Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-13

WOOL, common unwashcd...... y Az " 40
Washed .....'.;'..;..'..''''''" 90 90 TX az
Merno unwashcd ........... Az g 40
Mcrno washed ................ 30 @ W
HAY per ton from the cars......3O w ~ 80 w
REMARKs-The market for Flour is extreme
ly dull receipts are very light, but equal to the
demand, which is confined to small local trade.
Stocks on hand are light. We quote Superhne
at 6 S7aS7 Extra Sass 25 Family 25aSlO and
choice brands of Family at $40 80. Wheat
opened active and firm, and continued during
the week until its close, when we quote the mar
ket less active, with prices little off from yes
terday's quotations. A choice sample OF white,
for seed, sold after Change hours yesterday for
1856. Offerings to-day of la bushels white and
95i of red, with sales Of the former at l4O for
common, lG0 for medium, and It's for prime;
and of the latter at $50 for fair 1885, 100 and 1853
for medium to good, ITO for very good, and l75
for prime Corn is dull and lower; the bulk of
the offerings to-day were withdrawn; sales OF
mixed at 10 and II, with offerings of lOiO BUSH
els Rye is stiff; good Rye is scarce and in de-
rnand small sales to-day at 49, Oats are dull
no offerings reported on Change to-day. Bacon
is steady. Prime Butter is in demand, but com
mon is neglected, the market being overstockcd
with inferior grades, which are hard to move.
Eggs are scarce and wanted, at an advance on
Yesterdays quotations. Lump Plaster is very
scarce, the small stock now in market selling at
an advance on the last two weeks of soc per ton.
Salt is scarce and high, the market being entire
ly bare; a cargo Of 1000 sacks Fine is daily ex-
pected Seeds are active, Timothy selling at an
advance of 25c on last weeks quotations. Hay
is scarce and wanted.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET Sept. ID
There were lurge offerings of Cattle, Sheep and
Hogs this week. The market for all kinds of
stock was dull and lower. Cattle sold at from
TO 44c; Sheep 4a5c; Lambs 80 to 81; Hogs 63
to 1c net and Cows and Calves ut ~ to $40. Ow-
ing to the increased supply, a port on Of the
stock offered was laid over, and a large portion
forwarded to the Baltimore and District markets.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. September II.
Prices to-day for Beef Cattle ranged rs fol-
lows: Best Becvcs at & 25aS7 90; general
ly rated first quality at 5 Coast rs; medium
to good fair quality at 1 0OaS5 co. ordinary thin
Steers Oxen and Cows at 3 uOaS4 w; inferior
and lowest grades of Cattle 0 OOaSO UO-gencral
average of the market to-day 81 81; extreme
range of prices 3 OOaSI OO. Most of the sales
W, re from 4 25 to S. so per 100 lbs. To-
TIL receipts for the week 2479 head, against 2GOO
last week, and 2753 head same time last year. To-
tai sales for the week ZIG head, against l019
last week, and 1894 head same time last year.
The market this week has been tairl y active
throughout, and the quality OF the offerings gen
orally better than last week.
Sheep and Lambs-Thc receipts of Sheep this
week show a considerable increase over the num-
Der recorded in our last report and the demand
being only moderate, prices are scarce y us good
rs then. Only about 1000 OF the receipts have
- a., -of1 lo1n RI
ers and we have to note consequent decline of
&c per h. We quote fair to good Sheep ut 4ta
Sic. and good to extra at State per ID gross
Stock Sheep at 50aS3 80 per head. There have
been some superior Lambs on the market, and
we quote them at 2aS4 % per head, and some
few shade higher.
Hogs-The receipts this week show an increase
of about 1UC0 head over those of last week
prices, nevertheless, have been fully maintained,
and ut the close ure firm at our quotation; Ton
s. so net, and very choice lot sold to Phlla-
delphia dealer at fraction higher-the bulk of
the sales have been effected at 2)aS7 80 for the
tops" which were taken by our home butchers
almost as fast as they arrived Stilers and COM
mon Hogs are sold at 6 75aS7 % per 100 lbs net.
GEoRGETowN CATTLE MARKET, Sept. r.
There were 675 Cattle, lUCO Sheep and Lambs
and 40 Cows and Calves offered to-day: 415
Cattle, $50 Sheep and 30 Cows and Calves
SIC for Cattle, to &c for Sheep so to 81 81 for
Lambs and 25 to $50 for Cows and Calves. The
remainder of the stock was laid over, excepting
about $50 Cattle and 200 Sheep, which were sent
on to Baltimore Owing to the very heavy sup
ply of stock and inclcmency of the day, the mar
ket was very dull, and prices for Cattle fell off
fully &c from last weeks prices.
LrScuuURG MARKET, Sept. Il. Receipts Of
Flour light Wheat in good supply, but prices
well maintained white l55alGO red l45al55.
Offerings of Corn light and prices unchanged /;
white S04S2; mixed and yellow 70a72. Oats in
good demand at 45a5O. Rye SOas5.
RICHMOND MARKET Sept. 12.-Ofcrlngs of
about 6UUO bushels of Wheat, with sales of white
at l4Oal9O for ordinary to choice, and red at 100
a1S5 for do. Sales of 1900 bushels of white Corn
at S. Oats Sass, with offerings of 1900 bushels
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, Sept l2-Wheat
is in fair receipt; white quoted at l40al90, and |
red at 140al95. Corn 68l70 Oats 45a5O, and
Rye 60a70.
PORT or aLEx.g.tDRI.4, SEPT. I3.
Sun rose. ........ s. 40 Moon sets...... 0.57
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