Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-01-26

REMARKS.-The Flour market is firm, under
light receipts and steady demand for medium
and low grades. Family brands are in good
supply, and the demand is limited. We note
limited transactions in the absence of stocks, and
revise our quotations as follows: Family s Is to
SIS So choice 50; Extras so to ST 62; Supers
6 so TO ST IS. Wheat closes active at figures that
have ruled since the opening of the week offer
ings of $40 bushels red, with sales at $780, l5S and
1G3 for fair to good, and 173 for choice. Corn is
steady; offerings of 1902 bushels mixed and 100
of yellow, with sales of the former at Ga and 65
and of the latter at G5. Rye is firm; sales of %
bushels at 9S. Oats are unchanged; offerings Of
80 bushels, with sales at "a for ordinary samples.
Plaster is in good demand. and the stock is light
Salt is in fair request. Wool is in moderate de-
mand. Poultry is firm for prime, but dull for
poor and badly dressed lots. Bacon is very
quiet, with limited transactions. Dressed Hogs
are dull at decline of &c. Lard is dull Butter
is very dull for AL but strictly prime lots; me-
dunn and low grades are not wanted. Dried
Fruit is in good demand. Eggs are active at 81
decline of to Sc since last review, and we
aow quote at 26 to 29c-latter price for boxes
Green Apples are in moderate demand. Seeds
are firm at quotations
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET jan 90,
Reported by J. r. Snsoot, Lioe Stock Broker.]
Beef Cattle-The offerings this week were larger
than for several weeks past, and greatly in ex-
cess of the demand, the general quality OF the
Cattle being very good. There were go head on
the market as Beef Cattle and about 81 head of
Feeding or stock Cattle. Prices ranged from
to &c for the former, and from to SC for the lat
ter-averaging 4!c. Choice Cattle were in de-
nand and the prices of last week were fully
sustained, while ordinary and common were
very dull at decline OF from to &c gross. Inc
present week is regarded us the dullest for sew
ers months past, many Of the Cattle having to
be laid oyer for next week. Cows and Calves
are in fully supply, and sell ut from 25 to Stopper
head, according to quality.
Shcep-A bout 30U head of Sheep were on the
market, and sold at from to tic gross
uogs-Are in good supply at from 6 50 to 81
per 100 pounds net.
Reef C.ttle-Prices for Beef Cattle ranged as
follows: Best Bceves ut 15aS6 o13; gener-
ally rated first quality at 75aS5 IS; medium
or good fair quality at j0aS4 ~ ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows at 3 25aSS 5oi inferior
ard lowest grades of Cattle OC0.SO OO-7general
average of the market to-day 50 60. Extreme
range of prices So 25aSG 81. Most of the sales
we're from 4 so to S. so per 100 lbs. OF the re-
ceipts SCI head came from Ohio, 16l from Vlr-
ginia ITO from West Virgins, Sl from Mary
for the week l4G6 head against 1906 last
week, and ll3l head the same time last
year. Total sales for the week 1851 head, against
9l4 last week, and 1868 head same time last year
Shcep-Tbe receipts OF Sheep show slight
falling off this week, though there is no percep-
,ible change in prices, quality considered. we
quote fair to good Sheep at 5aG2c, and good to
extra chase per ID gross.
Hogs-The receipts have fallen on largely tii,s
the demand, which is fair Towards the close,
however there seems to be a better feeling III
The mark ct and prices have an upward tenden-
CIV. We quote at 6 Goa So IS per 100 lbs net, the
bulk of sales being at the outside figure
DRovERs' REST, GEoRGETowN, D. c.,
Thursday, January.25 1872. J
About $50 Cattle, seq Sheep, and 81 Cows ana
calves were offered to-day; $50 head of fat and
SO head of feeding cattle were sold TO the
butchers and praZiers and the remainder were
left over unsoid-all the Sheep changed hands to
the butchers and Philadelphia spectators. About
20 cows and calves were sold. Prices OF Beef
Cattle from 81 to &c; most of the sales being at
from A TO &c: Sheep from 4 to &c; Cows anC
Calves from 20 to $50; feeding Cattle and Stock
crs from 4 to ST cts. The market oVerstockeo'
dull and dropping throughout.
1BY TELEGRAPH
New York, Jan. 26-Stocks dull, but prices
better than at the opening. Money easy at oao.
Gold steady at o. Virginia SKIES 81; new oo;
Flour quiet and unchanged. "he"' q''''' ""o
steady. Corn steady
BALTIMORE, Jan. 26.-Virginia skies, old: a
b;d. do consolidated 523 bid, 50 asked. West
Virginias is bid, IL asked. Cotton rather
weak; low middings q Flour stsady heat es,
Hnrn scarce and firm at 6laG8; yellow do steady
ut g.; mixed Western quiet at 67a69, Oats firm
cr at 53a57.
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