Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-04

KEMARKS-The Flour market, which opened
ouet for the week ending with our last review, has
been without material change, and We have to
note dull, heavy feeling with tendency to
lower figures The receipts are light, but equal
10 the demand Family brands are very dull
under large stocks and light demand. Extras
are in moderate request: Supars arc scarce We
note sales during the week of Family at 7 81,
80 G2 and 81 IS; Extras at t 10, = 81 and
Sc s., and Supers at 5 IS to St. we revise our
ouotatons as follows: Family I 30 to 81 75
choice So %; Extra - to So 81; Supers s 10 to
SIS, The market for Wheat closes active, and
prices are unchanged; offerings Of lOi bushels
white and 1902 of rcd, with sales at l27, $50 and
llD for the former, and ll6, 10, l26, III, l:S
1870 l,3 49, 1874 and l40 for the lattcr-quality
from fair to prime Corn isquct and unchanged;
offerings of ISL bushels mixed and yellow, with
sale, of the former ut 7 and -, and of the latter
inferior ut Il. Small sales OF Rye at to and
~. Oats arc unrhangcd; offerings of l:':E bush
81, with sales ut f. and Is
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, Aug g.
Rrvn!t.R hy H. Il. Sn""t, Lire Stock BROKER. |
Beef Cni,lr-rhc offerings for the week amount
ed Ia 80 head Is of which were sold t"thc butch
r. railroad contractors and spccul atorS, ut from
/ to 5ir gross. The market showed moro anlna-
ton this week, owing t" 4 short supply, at n"
advance in prices, however. Cows and Calves
are in over supply with sales ut from % To Slu;
most of the sales were II about 500 per head.
Sheep and Lambs-Thc supply this week,
though much below that OF several previous
weeks this season, FULLY equal to the demand.
Sheep sold ut from IL % gross; Lambs 1T from
= so to 81 per head; mixed lots OF Sheep and
- - A, h.,,,l l,,tt H,r
uras for very superior lots.
Hogs--i'hc supply is fully equal t" the de-
mand. Prices ranged at from ii 40 I" g. per 100
pounds net.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Aug. 3, 1871.
Beef Cuttle-Prices to-day for Beet Cattle rang
ed as follows: Best Beeves ut 3 50:iS6 80; grncr
ally rated first quality4 2jaS5 40 medium orgood
fair quality at 75aS4 %; ordinary thin Steers,
Oxen and Cows at 3 50aS3 IS; inferior and lowest
grades Of Cattle 25aS3 5O--gcneral average OF
The market to-day SIS -; extreme range of prices
3 3aS6 80 Most of the sales were from - to
So IS per 100 lbs
Sheep and Lambs-Though the rccci pts of
Sheep have fallen OFT largely since our last r.
port, wo observe no variation i'll quotations !;
good qualities are in fair demand. We quote fat
Sheep at 4a5tc per 10 gross, rs to quality. Stock
Sheep at 50aS3 per head. Lambs 5OaSl per
head, as to quality.
Hogs-Tho receipts have largely increased
during the past week, and prices in consequence
have fallen otf-sales at the close ut t 5OaS7 %
per 100 lbs net q few selling yesterday ut S. 50.
The market closed to-day 1T quotations, with
few sales
RICHMOND MARKET, Aug 3.-The market for
Grain is unchanged. Offerings OF 5000 bushels
of Wheat, with sales Of white at l2Oal574 for
common to prime, and 100 to l55 for poor to
prime red. Offerings OF Corn light, with sales
ut S4aS5. Oats 47a5O, and Rye Zoe.