Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-01-19

week has been moderately active for medium
and low grades. The receipts have been light,
and scarcely equal to the local demand. Fam-
ly brands continue in good supply, with limited
transactions. The scarcity Of water in the up
per country has materially checked receipts, and
holders are quite firm. We can note but limited
transactions al figures within the range of our
quotations, viz: Family 81 to So Is, choice So
Extra 23 to ST so; Supers & so to ST 10. Wseat
is in light receipt, and the market is active for
prime and choice samples sales of l40 bushels
fair red at l5G. Corn is iirm offerings of 1910
bushels mixed, with sales at is and GG. Rye is
in light receipt, with sales at 96. Oats are in
fair request Poultry has been arriving more
freely and the market has been we'll sustained
for prime lots oc we'll dressed fowls; poor and
badly dressed Poultry is only taken at very low
figures Butter is in full supply, and the market
is weak the greater portion of the stock on
hand is of medium or low grades and sules are
very difficult to effect; choice roll Butter is in
fair demand. Bacon continues dull, with limit
ed transactions; we note small sales Of sides at
to 81; shoulders 7 to Il hams are quiet, no
sales being reported. Dried Fruit is in fair en-
quiry at our quotations. Eggs are in fair de-
mand at quotations. Green Apples are in light
receipt; demand steady. Irish Potatoes are
firm Onions are in moderate request. Seeds
are more active at an advance on previous
quotations.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, Jan. 10
[Reyorted by j. H. Snaoot, Lce Stock Broker.
Beef Cattlc-The offerings this week amounted
of which
butchers here and the remainder, ~ head, driv-
en- to the District markets. The quality OF the
Cattle offered this week was ordinary, conse-
ouentIy prices declined from last weeks quota
tons Best Cattle sold at from &c; ordinary
AT from 81 to &c, and old Cows and Bulls from -
TO 3c-general average about 44c Market dull
and Dropping. Cows and Calves very dull at
from ~ to $50 per head.
Sheep-No. i Sheep are in demand ut from 4
to &c; ordinary at from to Sc gross; stock Sheep
dull At from so to SO per head.
Hogs-Are in demand ut from e 50 to - per
lOp lbs pounds gross.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Jan. IS. 1872.
Beef Cattle-The market yesterday erinccd con-
siderable activity under liz liter receipts and
chiefly on the middle grades The quality Of
the tops was somewhat better than last week.
At the close of the market in the evening nearly
all of the offerings had been sold, some 1900
head having changed hands at 3 80 to 81 II! per
lUO lbs. OF the receipts solne 100 were rcshiprcd
East without being offered. Prices ranged as
follows: Best Bceves ut UOaS7 Is; gencr-
ally rated first quality ut OOaS6 90; medium
or good fair quality ut 1 0OaS5 50; ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows at 3 5OaS 81 20; inferior
and lowest grades of Cattle u NaSO G)-general
average of the market to-day So IS. Extreme
range of prices So 00,S7 H. Most of the sales
were from IS to So 80 per lo0 lbs. OF the re-
ccipts 1883 head came from Ohio, l28 from Vir
ginl, 5>34 from West Virginia. Al from Mary
land, and IA from Pennsy total receipts
for the week 1906 head, against PTS lust
week, and 1915 head the same time last
YEAR. Total sales for the week 1867 head against
1913 last week, and 1868 head sanetime last year.
Shccp-The receipts of Sheep have fallen of
this week, good qualities being rather scarce and
in request, though there is no change in prices,
quality considered. We quote fair to good Sheep
ut 5aGic, and good to extra at Gla9c per ID gross
Receipts this week 1913 head against 257G last
week, and 2OIl head same time last year.
Hogs-The market has been over-suppled this
week, in consequence of which prices have fall
len off 1usc per Id, and at the decline there has
been fair demand, though the market closed
weak We quite At Gas6 10 per lD lbs net