Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-03-15

REMAKKs-The market for Flour for the past
week has been quiet and prices have sustained
no material change since our last report. Re-
cepts are fully equal to the demand, sales being
confined to the local trade, there being no en-
auiry for shipment. We revise our quotations
as follows: Supcrs l2aS7 Is; Extras Sass Us
Family 50uS9; Family choice 50aSlOi
Welch's SO 25 Wheat is active for prime and
choice samples, but inferior grades are dull Of
ferings Of 69l bushels red, with sal s at l6o for
fair, l72, lib and It's for good and $50 for prime;
no choice offered. Corn is dull and declining;
buyers holding off; sales are diff ut to effect,
owing to the decline elsewhere; offerings of $40
bushs. mxed sales at 66, G8 and G9-the latter be-
ing ultra quotations, best samples not bringing
over 81. Oats are unchanged offerings of 81
bushels with sales at So ard 49, Butter is I'M
changed, prime lots readily commanding 2oa
26c while inferior is dull and neglected. Eggs
have declined Poultry is in fair request Salt
is in fair enquiry Bacon is dull and unchanged
in prices. Other articles are without change
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET March 10
Reported by j. K. Snsoot Lice Stock Broker.
Beef Cattle-The offerings amounted to lSO head
this week, all Of which were sold to the butchers
here and spectators for the District markets,
AT prices ranging from to nc gross-the latter
figure for very superior. Owing to the limited
supply and general fine quality Of the Cattle Of
fered, the market showed considerable stiffness
and nm advance in prices not justified by any OF
the larger markets North. There must be u de-
cline from the present rates asked here. Cows
and Calves are in large supply, andvery dull, at
from Is to $50 per head. -.
Sheep-Are in limited supply, and selling
quite readily ut from to SC gross.
Hogs-Are arriving quite freely, and COM
mand ready sale ut from 63 to tic net.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. March IA, 1872.
Beef Cuttlc-N Notwithstanding the falling ON IN
the receipts of Cattle this week, as compared
with last there was no corresponding advance.
The market was one of the dullest of the season.
Prices to-day for Beef Cattle ranged as fol-
lows: Best Beeves at 6OJaS1 %; general
" rated first quality ut 5 Sass w.; medium
or good fair quality at 37aS3 81; ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows at 3 15aS4 -; inferior
and lowest grades of Cattle 2 OOaS3 75-general
a I'VE, of The market to-day So 81; extreme
range of prices COAST Is. Most Of the sales
we're from 5 90 to ST rs per 100 lbs Total re-
ceipts for the week 93l head, against 1882 last
week, and 584 head the same time last year.
Total sales for the week 800 head. against gil
last week. and $50 head same time last year
Sheep-The receipts continue light and the
demand good for Sheep of good quality, such
being scarce-prices have advanced about &c
since last week We quote at % to &c per 10
gross; few Sheep of superior quality sold
shade higher.
HogsSThere has been some increase in the
arrivals since last week, but no variation, IN
quotations, though the market closed to-day
With less trmness than was exhibited at the
opening. The supply has been fully up to the
demand We quote common to extra Hogs at
5OaS7 % per lW pounds net, Il few selling at
either extreme.