Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-05

REMARKs.-The Flour market during the
week has been dull, and medium and low grades
have suffered II furthe" decline of 25c per barrel.
High grades Of Family are steady and in fair
demand. Western brands are dull We quote:
Supcrs s 25aSS 80; Extras 8 75aSlO; Family
~ 50a$1l, and choice Sill So Wheat is in light
receipt, and the samples offered on Change are
in bad condition and are poorly cleaned; no
prime samples have been offered of this seasons
Wheat; orri: gs to-day of lI6 bushels new
white. with sales of fair at 145, and l66 of new
red at l45 and $50 fr fair to good. Corn is quiet
and steady; offerings of "A bushels white and
$50 Of yellow with sales Of the former at 81 and
of the latter ut 10. Rye and Oats are nominal.
Stocks of Plaster are ample, and the market is
dull. Salt is quiet, with IL fair supply. Wool
is in demand Bacon is dull. Butter is very
dull prime is quoted l3ul5. Eggs are in de-
mand ut 2la22. Dried Fruit is Unchanged
Potatoes are steady. Chickens are in fair re-
quest Onions are dull.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, July j. 1872
The market lh's week WAS fully supplied with
all kinds If sock, and the sales, as compared
with those If last week, show IL still further de-
cline Of ut least 10 &c gross on Cattle, and from
- % soc per mead on Lambs and old Sheep
We quote Beef Cattle at from 3! to SIC, and
Shs cp and Lambs from 81 to 81 80 per head -
Market dull and declining. Hogs are in de-
mand NJ from to 6!c net.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. July 3, 1872.
BE t Cattlc-Thc excessive heat had Il very
depressing effect on the market, the decline
being Gag cent, and in some Instances much
larger concessions had to be made. Through
out the week the market very irregular -
Prices to-day for Beef Cattle ranged rs fol-
lows: Best Bccvcs ut b2!aSG SI4; general
ly rated first quality ut 4 l2nSo 81! medium
or good fair quality at 15nS4 -; ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows ut B. 4aS3 IS; inferior
and lowest grades of Cattle 0 0OaS0 0O-general
average Of the market to-day s. %; extreme
range of prices 3 37!aSG S71. Most Of the sales
were from so to - Is per 100 lbs. To-
last week, an lbs head same time last year. To-
tal sales for the week 955 head against ll76
last week, and 1905 bead same time last year.
Shccp-The receipts Of Sheep this week show
Il marked falling off rs compared with last week,
yet the demand is SO light t at there is never
butchers, who generally bought largely last
week a consequent decline Of &c is exhibited
in prices, and they range at 4ao3c gross, and
have yet downward tendency. Lambs are in
fair demand at 2aS4 per head rs to size and
quality Receipts this week 2G7l head
Hogs-The receipts this week are somewhat
in excess of those of LAST week. but still the de-
mand kce's fully up to the supply, the sales et-
frcted being al, tut at last weeks quotations-6a
&c net for corn, fed Hogs the larger part OF the
operations ranging and near the higher fig
ures; and stiers sell at Slate, but few, and those
light ones, realizing the latter quotations. Re-
ccpts Ibis week 1854 head.
GEoRGETowS CATTLE MARKET, July 4
There were ;S5 Cattle, Is Cows and Calves and
1900 heep and Lambs offe cd to-day. s. Cat
tie, 10 Cows and Calves and IS Sheep LETT over
ulsod Cattle sold ut from. 3 to &c; Cows and
Calves from 20 to $50; Sheep to SIC gross, and
Lambs from 50 to 81 80 per head The market
opened dull and continued so throughout the
day, and closed with decline of &c gross on
Cattle soc per head on Lambs and Muttons and
to $40 per head OH Cows and Calves.