Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-01-12

REMA RKs.-The Flour market during the pa:
w"el; has been moderately active under light
receipts, and low grades have sustained AT AL
| vance 81 10 t. 20c per bhl. Family brands are
very quiet, and the demand i: limited !" lhc
high grnl"- Extras are in fair demand for the
local trade We revise CTR quotations: ~ FL
lows Family : 5. 10 S. -, choice 80 Extras
- to = 90 Supers 30 10 ST -. Wheat i
active ut an advnnr. on choice samples Offering:
"f $40 bushels rcJ with sales At lG5 for good, Ia
for prime, and IS for choice. Corn is firm; H..
ccIt: fair, with sales nj yesterdays figures; Of
frrngs of SlG bushels white, ltE:i Of miyed ala!
4Js Of yellow, with sales OF white 1T t., and mH-
ed at 81, e. and G'; n" sales Of yellow reported!
Rye i. unchsnged; SALE "( - bushels al icl
Oats are firm offering: 22i0 bushels. with 7a!ra
At s. and 80. Poultry has been il fair supply
and tic market is less active at the close. Prime
l,.,- or Chickens are ii. g"'"l rrGn">l bat poo:
and badly dressed l",- ARE dali. Bacon is yc!y
inli We note limited trAnsact"as in sidrs al!
shoulders within oar un.'lati"n>, bat hams A.
nnrniraI. Dressed Hogs are i'll GOO! DEMAND n
An advance of Ia lc. Lar'l is dull. Bntt'g :.
lrsS active; the receipt, sr" large and stock ~
accommodating. Strictly prime Butter is in !ai'
request, but other grades ar. not wanted. Drirt
Fruit Is in fair request. Eggs ar" dui and lo";-
t.: receipts fair Green Apple: ar" IN fair
uur>, Onions are dali. Potatoes are in de-
nanh Seeds ~. duh, with limited trHn-a"ti"',.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, Jan. l.:
Reunited bg H. H. SmU"t, Lir' .EprE Broht".
Beet Cattle The offerings this week anountr,!
to - head, - Of which were taken hy tn
butchers here, and the remainder, 50 head, ,ir!,-
eE L" the District markets. Prices ranged hi
w"'; from ;! to C &c sr"ss, and averaged shn';
lnI at from ~ to SEQ per h"sl
Shecp--Abnut 200 Sheep w"r" offered hi
week and sold HI from II IL &c gross. St"ch
Sheep arc duh and neglected NJ from : ~ i':'
per heal.
HogS-Are in good dc,na,d and mo,ir",."
supply III from Il N I" >. net.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Jan. II, IS.
Beef Cattlr-Priccs to-day for Beet Cattle rang
ed aS follows: Best B"nvcs ut 7.jaSG -; gcn"r-
ally rated first quality Mt ) 25a:1 IS; med!n!"
or good fair quality At 75a;S5 - ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows at 0OaS3 -; ini"r"r
and lowest grades Of Cattle q O0aS0 60 gcn"r:
average of the market to-day 81 -. ENtrc,:"
range Of prices $" GIaSG -. Most Of the ss',
were from - Ia s. . per l0o lbs. OF ther"
ccpts 1896 head came from Ohio, 1873 from Elr-
gina, 400 from West Virginia, 100 from Mary
land, 81 from Pennsylvania, and ~ from Tel
ncssce- total receipts Tor the week PITS head.
against 1852 last week, and $3.50 head III" SAN"
time last year
Shccp--Thcre has been large increase in The
receipts Of Sheep this week, under the ntuenc"
of which prices have fallen of shade since la~;
report, and though there is II good demand t""
good Sheep, common grades are dull. We No"
quote fair 10 good Sheep nj 5a1,!c per ID gross:
Hog.-Thc receipts show 4 considerable ~
crease during the past week, but tn" dcmnr:d Ia"
u0ol
supply, and prices are firm. W. quote At E a"
81 per 100 lbs net. The larger number ka''
been sold at the higher quotation: while l'"
tails only brought til" inside irI,:.