Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-01-05

REMARKs-The Flour market during the past
week has been very quiet, with limited transac-
tons The receipts are light but equal to the
demand, except for Supers, which are scarce
and in active request. Family brands are in
full supply and in light request Extras are
quiet in the absence of high grades. We revise
our quotations as follows Family 81 to So Is,
choice So Extras to 81 %; Supers 6 so to
ST. g. Wheat continues in light receipt. and
the market is more active offerings Of 5l7 bush
els red with sales at l6U and 1863 for prime, and
l.5 for strictly choice. Corn is steady; offerings
Of 2Ol0 bushels mixed with sales at Us and Co.
Rye is in fair request sales Of IS bushels at l02.
Oats are firm; offerings of $50 bushels, with sales
NJ 81. Poultry has been in light receipt during
the week, and prices are well sustained; niceiy
dressed tat Poultry will bring our outside quo
tationS but poor lots are not in demand. Bacon
continues very dull, and in the absence of sales
our quotations are merely nominal. Lard is
quiet. Dressed Hogs are in fair demand. But
ter is less active; the receipts are large and ex-
cept for strictly prime lots, there is no demand;
the greater portion of the receipts not in
good condition, and are necessarily accommodating
in store. Eggs arc in good demand under light
receipts. Green Apples are firm 1T quotations.
Potatoes are in good demand. Onions are very
dull Seeds are dull, with limited transactions,
and we note further decline in Glover. Dried
Fruit is in fair demand.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, Jan. s.
(Rsportsd by J. Il. Sneoot Lire Stock Broker
Beef Cattle-The offerings this week amounted
to l25 head, 30 of which We're taken by the
butchers here, and the remainder, % head, sold
to spectators and driven to the District mar
ketS The quality of the Cattle offered this week
WAS above the average consequently prices ask
ed and obtained were about TO &c better than
last week. We quote prime butchers Cattle at
from TO &c; good at from to oc ordinary 3!
t. &c; old Cows and Scalawags st frcm to &C.
Market active. Cows and Calves are in good
supply and very dull, save for strictly No. l.
Sheep-Are in moderate supply, and COM
mand quite ready sale at from to &c gross.
Hogs-Are in light supply and in demand at
from - to ST.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Jan. 4, 1872
Beef Cattle-Prces to-day for Beef Cattle rang
ed as follows Best Beeves ats 0oaS7 CO. gener-
ally rated first quality at 5OaS6 W medium
or good fair quality at 25aS5 So ordinary thin
and lowest grades of Cattle 00uS3 75-general
average of the market to-day s. IL. Extreme
range of prices So OOaS7 90 Most of the sales
were from IS to SIS IS per 100 los.
Sheep and Lambs-,-Sheep have been scarce
this week, and the demand for good qualities
quite active while common grades are IN less
demand We quote fair to good Sheep at safe
per 10 gross, a few extra only selling at the latter
igurc Stock Sheep very dull at 2aS3 per head.
Lambs in fair demand at 2 5OaS3 81 per head
Hogs-The receipts have fal len Oft considera-
bly, during the past week, and with good de-
lnand prices have advanced 4c-at the close to-
day they have an upward tendency. We quote
ut tiaS1 per 100 lbs net.