Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-07

REMARKS-The Flour mr. ket during the
past week has been quiet; the receipts of South
ern have been very light, while Western Spring
and Winter are in full supply The sales have
been confined to the local trade the demand for
which is light, and is chiefly for good grades of
Extra and Super, Family brands being negle t.
cd. The market cs ed quiet, but W thout change
in quotations, which we r"new, viz Family IL
to Sll so, choice so; Extras 10 to $40 3d. Supers
s - to 81.
The market for Wheat Las been inactive dur
ing the week, and cloScs dul. Receipts are
light, consisting Of 80 bushels white and 81 of
rel, with sales If the latter n a for choice
Corn is quiet and unchanged in prico.. No
transactions reported on Change this morning
Rye is in light receipt. Sales Of Y bushels
al 10.
PLASTER is in airsuppy, with limited demand.
Salt is in moderate demand; stock ample.
Wool l. in demand.
Bacon il dull.
Butter IS very dull market nver=tocked, and
sales very difficult to effect.
Dried Fruit is in demand.
Eggs i'll demand.
Chicken. are in fair request
Potatoes very firm.
Onions are dull.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, June 7, 1872
| Beef Cattle-The offerings this week amounted
to 100 head, 20 Of which were sold to the butch
ers here, and the remainder so head, driven to
the District markets Cattle sold ut from 4! to
7c gross. Market dull and pr ces declining
Cows and Calves are in abundant supply, and
laub la at ulI a. frpn
$50 nominslly.
Sheep and Lambs-Are arriving in large
quantities. and are ling at from 1 to &c gross
for he former, and ~ from 81 10 81 80 per
head for the latter.
Hog Are in full supply ut from i to G!c net.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. June 6, 1872.
Prices to-day for Beef Cattle ranged as fol-
lows: Best Beeves at OOaS7 IS; general
ly rated first quality ut 5 Cas- GO; medium
Or good fair quality at 00aS5 62; ordinary thin
Steers Oxen and Cows at ! CASA 80; inferior
and lowest grades of Cattle 0OaS0 O1-genersl
average of the market to-day ST l24i extreme
| range of prices 00aS7 75 Most of the sales
were from 5 80 to ST rs per 100 lbs To
tai sales for the week $50 head against 999
last week, and GS7 head same time last year.
Sheep and Lambs-There has been very
good supply of Sheep during this week, and the
demand for good qua'iti has been fair, running
about even with the arr Vals; common Sheep
have been difficult of sale ut any price We
quote common Sheep nominally at &c; fair to
good a. a53c, and good to extra at 53nG1c per ID
gross. We quote Lambs ut = 6OaS4 0O per head,
as to size and quality.
Hogs AT the close last week the Hog market
was not in very promisir condition, the heavy
receipts for two successive weeks causing y de
cline, which the marked falling of in the num-
Der of arrivals this week has been Intellectual in
arresting until now, when we think the pros
PEGS are that the lowest figures have been
touched, at least for time The decline since
last report has been gradual until at the close
to-day, prices rang ing at 15sS6 Is, very few
selling at the higher figure. the greater part of
the sales ranging at 6aSG ~ still-fed 25a$3 IS
per 100 lbs net.
GEORGETOWN CATTLE MARKET, June G.
There were 25e Cattle, GO Cows and Calves and
1850 Sheep and Lambs otie ed to-day. 80 Cat
tie, $50 Sheep and 40 Cows and Calves were left
over unsold. Cattle sold at from to &c; Sheep
to &C Lambs 2 so to 81 50, and Cows and
Calves Is to $40 Market very dull, and all
kinds Of stock declining from late prices.
FREpERIcKsBUKG MARX ET, June G.-Flour
quiet and no change in quotations since last
weeks report Very light offerings of Wheat,
which may be quoted at from $50 TO 2lO for com
mon to choice. Corn 70a72 for white, 81 to ~
for mixed, and 62a65 for yellow Rye 1OHSO, and
Oats 5Ga55.
RICHMOND MARKET June 6-Flour quiet
and unchanged Nothing doing in Wheat or
Corn; no offerings and quotations nominal
Sales Of Oats at 10a72.
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