Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-17

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HAY. per ton from the cars......35 w e1 Az w
REMARKs.-The Flour market during the
past week has been active and strong. The re-
ceipts of Virginia brands are very light, bat
Western brands of Winter and Spring Wheat
are in good supply. We quote the market
steady at the close. holders Of Southern Flour
evincing little disposition to sell. We revise
quotations as follows: Family llaSll 81, choice
SIP; Extra 10a$l0 SO; Supers 75a$9 25. Wheat
lsinlight receipt; the market is active for prime
and choice samples; sales Of choice at 2z5 and
prime at 20 Corn is less active ut the close of
tho week and we note sales to-day ut 50 for
white, and 8U for yellow. Rye is quiet, with
SAILS at 95alOO Oats are firm; sales at 81 to GO;
choice S. T market is still bare of Plaster,
but cargoes are reported in the river, and or
ders will doubtless be filled early in the coming
week Salt is in full supply and fair demand.
Bacon is dull transactions very light, and
quotations are nominal. Prime Butter is in
fair request but other grades are dull and neg
ected Dried Fruit is scarce and in active de-
mand Eggs are quiet. Chickens are in de-
mand. Potatoes are dull. Onions are very dull.
FISH MARKET.--The recei pts have rapidly
fallen Of. and since last rerort have scarcely
reached sc, 900 Herring and 1000 Shad, which
have Sold the Herring at from 2 to 81 80 per
per thousand, and the Shad at from to 50 per
hundred, packers being the purchasers.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET May IL
Beef Cattle-The offerings this week amounted
to rs head. all OF W ich were sold to the butch
ers here and spectators for the District mar
krts at from to ne for from commont choice;
a., ND npIsh
Calves are in excess of the demand, and are dull
NJ from 20 to $50 per head.
Sheep AID I4ambs-Are arriving very freely
with more on the market than can De sold at
t r prices. Sheep are selling at from to &c
gross except a few extra ONO merlnoes, when
brought &c. Lambs 3aS5 piece
Hogs-Are in full supply at from = to net.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. May &c. 1872.
Prices to-day for Beet Cattle ranged as fol-
lows Best Beeyes at SASS ~; general
~ rated first quality at + l2taS7 81; medium
or good fair quality at 25aSG l24; ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows at 75a$5 70 inferior
and lowest grades of Cattle 0 OOaS0 OJ-general
average Of the market to-day So 81; extreme
were from 6 25 to 81 371 per 100 lbs Total re-
ccipts for the week 8l6 head, against 932 head
last week. Total sales for the week $50 head,
against 92l last week. and 691 head same time
last year.
be overstocked, and quotations have a downward
tendency. We quote fair to good sheared at
;s,ic i; good to extra at 6a63c, and wool Sheep at
1aSc per 10 gross. Lambs in fair demand at 5
TO SIS per head, rs to size and quality.
Hogs-The supply of corn-fed Hogs has been
quite fair and the demand good stllers are not
SO plentiful, and slow of sale. We quote corn
fed Hogs at 6a$6 50, aud still-fed At 5oaS6 per
100 pounds net.
4C -
There were It's Beef Cattle, 1900 Sheep and
Lambs and 60 Cows and Sprlngcrs offered Tor
sale to-day. There were go CATTLE 5O0 Sheep
and Lambs and 80 Cows and Sprlngers LET over
unsold Cattle sold ut from to SC; Sheep ! TO
&c extra superior Ohio mernoes from It to Il )
Lambs from 80 to So 81 piece TIE market
was dull, with downward tendency In the
prices of Sheep and Lam 5s and Cows ana
Calves Beef Cattle Of good quality, maintain
their prices.
LYScuBuKa MARIE May l6.-Receipts of
Flour very ligh demand active, and prices
steadily advancing. Receipts Of Corn inereas-
ing, but prices are well maintained, the quota
t1ns being S5aS7 Wheat l55alSO for fair to
prime red and white The receipts of Tobacco
Show falling off, while the market continues
active and prices fully sustained
but transactions limited. Nothing doing in
Wheat Sales of prime white Corn at Is, and
mixed at II. Western Oats Is. No sales of
Rye reported, and none offered.
FREDERIcKsBURG MARKET, May lb.-There
is no change in the mar et: Flour, Super,
SO SO; Extra 10sSlO 50, and Family l2aSl2 90
Wheat l7Os.225 for fair to strictly choice. Corn
6SaIO Rye 70aSU, and Oa's 5Oa55.
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