Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-30

REMAkKS.-The -Four market during the
past week has been dull and heavy. The re-
ccipts have materially increased, and prices have
given away, holders evincing disposition to
sell at concessions on current quotations, and the
market may be written lower, with good stocks
and light demand. The transactions during
the week have been limited to the local trade.
We revise our quotat ons as follows: Fine SIS;
Supcrfne & 81 to 81; Extra, new, 81 to So II;
super, old, 81 to So so; Family $50 to $40;
Family, choice S o So The Wheat market for
tie week opened dull and inactive, but under
more favorable advices the market became more
settled, and late in the week sustained an ad-
vance Of several cents above the opening quota
tions, and closes very firm, with an active de-
mand for prime ard choice samples. Offerings
,o-day.of only 1900 bushels, with sales of white
i, TAO for ordinary, 155 for good, and lG5 for
prime; and red ut $40 to l45 for fair, $50, l53
and l5t for good, 159, l6O and 1913 for prime; no
strictly choice samples offered. Corn is dull;
receipts are light, but equal to the demand, and
we note sales of white at II and Is, mixed at 10
and II, and yellow at IS and Il. Rye is steady
Al 10 to &c; receipts are light Oats are in brisk
demand offerings are light, and we quote sales
nj 40 to 46 for fair to prime. Plaster Is scarce
and firm, and we quote q further advance in
lump but ground is unchanged. Salt is very
scarce and in active demand, and we quote
further advance for both Fir e and Ground AL
um. Wool is unchanged Bacon is firm. But
ter is in good demand for prime; all other grades
are dull. Eggs are firm at quotations. Chick
ems are in fair demand Potatoes are scarceand
in demand. Onions are scarce and in request.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, August 3d.
The receipts OF Cattle and Sheep this week were
heavy, and sales to butchers and specuators
quite large, with no advance in prices though
an active market We quote Cattle az from 3 to
4ic, and Sheep and Lambs2 50 to S4 80 per head.
SO. Cows and Calves are in active request at
10 10 500 common and ordinar very dull and
nominal at Is to $780,
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. August 29.
Prices to-day for Beef Cattle ranged as fol
lows: Best Beeves at 6 0OaS6 rs; general
" rated first quality at 475aS6 90; medium
Steers, Oxen and Cows at 3 JaS3 IS; inferior
and lowest grades of Cattle 00aS0 OO-general
average Of the market to-day S4 62A; extreme
range of prices 2 15aS6 Is. Most of the sales
W, re from LOO to S. Is per 100 lbs. To-
tai receipts for the week 1880 head against 24O3
last week, AMI 1895 head same time last year. To-
tai sales for the week 1889 head, against 2l09
hast week, Ind 1854 head same time last year.
The market this week has teen fairly active
throughout.
Sheep and Lambs-The receipts of Sheep have
increase ed this week rs compared with last week,
and notwithstanding this prices are fully main
tanned There were a few Sheep in the market
81 II somewhat better quality than those OF last
week, which sold at a correspondlngly higher
figure, there being no material change in the
quotations since our last report, quality 6eing
considered Of the pts some 1900 head will
be reshipped to Philadelphia, and TO this, per.
haps, may be attributed the maintenance of
prices. We quote Sheen at 4!a6!c per 10 gross;
Stock Sheep at . 25aS3 so per head; Lambs III
Il per head, as to size and quality.
Hogs-Prces keep fully up to the figures
maintained for several weeks past, IN the lace OF
Increased receipts in fact our hig quotation,
ON fairly supplied market, (the increase in the
receipts MS compared with last week being quite
!, heavy percentage,) is shade higher than last
weeks figures though this is owng probably
demand at 7aS7 81 per 100 It's net.
GEORGETOWN CATTLE MARKET, Aug: %
There were CIV Cattle, 1000 Sheep and Lambs
and rs Cows and Calves offered to-day. 400
Cattle, SEQ Sheep and Lambs and ~ Cows and
Calves wore sold at from to 59c for Cattle 4.oc
for Sheep, 2 to 81 50 for Lambs, and 70 TO $50
for Cows and Calves. Market for Cattle ana
Sleep dull and lower. 100 Cattle and 2OO Sheep
remained over unsold.
LYNcIlDURG MARKET, Aug. 29.-Thc receipts
of Wheat are heavy, with fair demand tor
prime, but damp and badly cleaned. is dull;
white l55al65, and red l45altO Corn is in Inn
l.. supply white SOaSl mixed and yellow 1oa
&C. Oats 45a50, and Rye 65a70.
RICHMOND MARKET, Aug. 2.-Oferings OF
600 bushels Wheat with sales of white ut !oUa
IL, and red at l3Oa172 Corn 20, with offerings
of llGJ bushels. Oats SIS. No sales OF Rye.
FrrDER1cKsBURG MARKET, Aug 29-White
Wheat l5Oal72; red l50al75. Corn GGa89 Rye
Nh,!N and Oats 45a50
I'vxT or .aLEIA.yDsi.4. .4EGUST 30.
sun rose. .......... 527 Moon rises. l.52
SIM sets .... ...... b. 33