Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-05

REMARKs-The Flour market during the
past week has been strong and active under
light receipts and steady demand, and Il. the
close prices may he written 25c higher on all
grades. Family brands are in good supply, but
Extra and Supers are scarce. we revise our
quotations at which the market closes very
firm: Family 9 25 to So IS, choice $40 80; EI-
traS 80 to So IS; Supers : 81 to 81 O.. Wheat
is in very light receipt, and the market closes
active for prime and choice samples; oherlhgs
Of 66 bushels white and rcd with sales of fair at
l65, good ut LIS, and prime at 1907 no choice Of
iered Corn is in better receipt and the market
is active and firm offerings of 1910 bushels
white, $50 of mixed and 80 of yellow, with sales
of white and mixed at 20. Rye is nominaily 9oa
los No offerings of Oats on Change. The
market is still bare of Lump Plaster, and orders
are book ed for cargoes to arrive. Salt is IN TAR
supply and moderate request. Dressed Poultry
is scarce; the season is about over, and prices
ne firm. Bacon is unchanged; stocks are large
and sales difficult 10 effect, except in small lots
at inside quotations. Prime Butter is wanted ut
full figures, but medium and fair lots are very
dull. Dried Fruit is scarce and in active de.
msnd Eggs are quiet; receipts are fair Chick
ems are in good demand at our quotations; re-
ceiptS are light Apples are in active demand.
Potatoes are firm. Onions are dull. Seeds are
dull prime Glover is scarce; inferior lots are
plentiful.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, April g.
IReported tn j. t. Sn.oot Lice Stock Broker.l
Beef Cattle-The offerings this week amounted
to SO head, 20 of which were sold to the butch
ers here, and the remainder driven to the Dis
trict markets Prices ranged from X TO SIC
the latter figure for only one OF very superior
quality bought by one Of our most enterprising
butchers. The market averaged about 6c gross
Cows and Calves are in abundant supply and
dull at from 25 to $50 per head.
Sheep-The supply OF Sheep is large and
prices are declining. We quote clipped at from
few Lambs were offered prices from 2 81 to
: per head
hogs-Are arriving more fire. ly, and prices
sre dropping. We quote at from 6!c to &c net.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. April T. 1872.
Prices to-day for Beef Cattle ranged as fol-
lows: Best Beeves at 573aS7 49, general
~ rated first quality at 3 5OaS6 81; medium
or good fair quality ut 5!aS5 3G ordinary thin
and lowest grades of Cattle 0 OOaS0 N-general
average of The market to-day, So 81; extreme
range of prices 4 Coast rs. Most of the sales
were from 80 to ST 81 per 100 lbs Total re-
ceipts for the week 577 head, against s17 last
week, and ll42 head the same time last year:
Total sales for the week 543 head, against 96l
last week, and 927 head same time last year;
Sheep-The receipts of Sheep this week have
been only fair, but much in excess OF last week,
xnd the demand only moderate We note
change in quotations, considering quality, since
last report. We quote sheared at 5a74c, and
wool Sheep at 6aete per h gross ~
been moderate but with the supply left over
from last week they were more than equal to
the demand, which has been only fair, slippers
in fact being hard to sell-prices have fallen OFT
in consequence &c per 10. We quote corn-ted
Hogs at + 25sS6 rs and others al D 75"Sd 50 per
too pounds.