Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-12

GREEN APPLES, per bb....~ 81 t9 20
Dried per lb....:...."."...:... @ 3
DRIED PEACHES, pealed... ii @ Ii
Cnpealed. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. " ~
PLASTER, grrund, per ton. IS "a 10
Ground, in bags or bbls...... IS q 90
Ground, in bags returned IS q 500
Lump ..................... 90 y 600
SALT, Il. A. lLiverpooD......... 40 W 50
Turks Island. y AZ " A.
WOOL, common unwashed..... ~ " a.
WaSleu........ Observation-Disclosures. v w 9e W
Merno, unwaShed .............. Az tt az
Merno, wasned............... D GO @ %
HAY. per ton from the cars......O w CH 70 w
REMARKS-Since the date of our last weekly
review the Flour market has been firm and &C
tive, and during the week has sustained an ad-
vance of Is to soc per barrel. The receipts are
light and the demand is steady for the local trade.
Family brands, however, are quiet at our quo
tations; Extra and Supers are very scarce; West
ern and Pennsylvania brands are quiet at 25c
per barrel under our quotations We quote the
market very firm at the close with sales Of about
5vO barrels, rs follows: Family $50 to $40;
Choice Sl0.50; Extras 875 10 50; Supers 1862 to
$..S7 Rye Flour is very dull, and we nominal
" quote a. 525 to 81 81. The receipts of Wheat
during the week have been light, and the mar
kcl has been active for good to choice samples
which show an advance of 3 to SC per bushe
offerings to-day of $50 bushels with SALES Of
good ut 1874 and 1871; prime at 100 to 1872 and
choice at 1875 Corn has been in light receipt and
has sustained an advance of z TO &c Fer bushel;
offerings to-day Of l94 bushels, with sales at II
t. - Rye is quiet but firm; sales to-day
OF small lots ON Change at lG0 to lO2
Oats have been more active during the week;
receipts are light; offerings to-day of 4io BUSH
els, with sales at IS and 20. The market is still
bare Of lump Plaster; carsoes are looked for
and orders are booked for future delivery Salt
is in full supply, and the demand Is moderate.
Dressed Poultry is dull; the season is about
over, rs the weather is now too warm for the
trade Bacon is very dull quotations are mere
" nominal, and we can note no transactions ex-
cept in small lots TO the retail trade Dressed
Hogs are dull and lower. Lard is dull. Prime
Butter is scarce and wanted; other grades are
very dull Dried Fruit is scarce and in active
enquiry. Eggs are less active at quotations.
Chickens are arriving more freely ana are
steady at quotations. Green Apples are scarce
and wanted Irish Potatoes are steady. OAions
are very dull Seeds are anil; prime Glover
Is scarce.
Flsn MARkEr.-Tle supply Of Fish to-day
has been equal to the demand, and the market
has ruled dull The receipts since last report
have been ,0LO Herring, 1900 Shad, low
Taors, and plentiful supply of Rock, Perch
and Catfish The Herring sold ut from % I"
81 50 per thousand the Shad at from 5o to 81 |
per hundred the Tuiors at from TO 81 80 per
hundred and Rock and Perch At from = u &c II
bpnch--lsrge Rock ut from Csc TO 81, according
to size Sal,ers are operating sparingly, and
the indications are that prices will be lower =
The weather is fine, and large receipts are now
looked for.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, April IL
IR.Dorted tn j. r. .Sn,oot, Lice Stock Broker.
Beef Cattle-Ihe offerings this week amounted
to 100 head, Is of which were sold to the butch
ers here, and the remainder dnEen 10 me LIS 9io
gross. Market dull and lower. Cows ana
Calves are in demand for No. ut from Az to
S65; common dull at from rs to $50.
Sheep-Are in full supply, with fo"d dc. :.
mand, at from 5! to 7ic for clipped, and from b
to SIC for wool. Lambs are scarce and wanted
at from 2 50 to s. per head:
Hogs-Are very dull at from to f9c net.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. April II, 1872
Prices to-day for Beet Cattle ranged as fo
w. rated first quality at 25aS6 ~ medium
or good fair quality at 1 25aSo 2o ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows at 50aS4 Is; inferior
and lowest grades of Cattle 0 OOaS0 O0-general
average of The market to-day So GA; extreme
range of prices 50aS7 So Most OF the sales
were from Is to ST Is per 100 lbs Total re-
ceipts for the week 1904 head, against ST. last
week, and 926 head the same time last year
Total sales for the week 977 head, against 541
last week. and 80 head same time last year.
Sheep-The supply of Sheep this week has
been fully up to the demand, and prices have
given way tc per ID. We quote sheared ut 3!a
&c and wool Sheep at case per ID gross:
Hogs-The receipts of Hogs this week haV
been quite fair, and fully equal to the demand
which has been moderate for corn-ted, while
Shoppers have been dull and &c per 10 lower !,
We quote corn-ted Hogs at 6aS6 u, and stlll-ted
at 5OaS6 80 per 100 pounds net
DRovERs REST, GEoRaErowS, D. G.,
Thursday, April II, 1872.
There were l25 Cattle, 100 Sheep and 70 Cows
and Calves offered to-day, with sales at from !
to Il for Cattle to nc for Sheep (cllpped!, ana
from 20 to $50 for Cows and Calves. % Cattle
$50 Sheep and 10 Cows and Calves were iaid
over unsold. Market dull and lower Tor all
kinds of stock.
GEORGETOWN MARKET-Sales of GOO bushels
Wheat from store were made yesterday at -,
and 600 bushels white Corn at 15c.
PORT or .4LEx.g.vDKIa.. april IL.
San rose. ............ 5.27 Moon sets......ll .al