Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-21

REMARKs.-The Flour market during the
past week has been dull and inactive, the sales
being confined TO the local trade, the demand
for which is light. S,uthern brands are scarce
and held firm, but Western brands Of Spring
and Winter Wheat are in full supply and
difficult to move. Low grades are very dull
and neglected. We quote as follows Family
10 80 to Sll 25, choice Sll 75 Extras, Virginia,
10 to $40 80; do. Western 9 30 TO 50 u.s. Supers
s 80 to SIS IS. There were no offerings of Grain
of any kind On Change this morning. h choice
lot of Ia bushels white Wheat, offered yester-
day and held at 20j, changed hands to-day al
200 Corn is quiet and steady. Rye and Oats
nominal. Plaster is in full supply; demand
light Salt is quiet; stock ample Wool is in
good request Bacon is dull and neglected.
Butter is very dull sales are very difficult to eff
feet; receipts are large, nj in the absence Of
any demand, stocks are accommodating. Dried
FrIit is scarce and wanted. Eggs are dali.
Chickens are in demand. Potatoes arr firm.
Onions are dull!
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, June y, 1872
Beef Catlle-The offerings this week amounted
to 100 head, portion of which was taken by the
butchers here at from - to SIC for from ordina-
~ to No. /. c ,ws and Calve: are in + Il sup
ply and dull at from 20 o $50.
Sheep and Lambs-Are in large supply and
moderately active Il: from to &c gross for tn.
former, and 50 TO 81 per head for the latter
Hogs-Are selling at from Il TO 81 net
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. June 13. 49,
Beef CaLtle-This week the market has beer
very heavy and dul, and shows a decline
of 4asc per ID, the latter being on the common
grades, while on those Of better quality the
ii n ya m. ,ai ,Iy.l IA.
or no difference in the qusli.y ! the Offering.
as compared with last week. bu; the receipts
show an increase over those Of our last report
Prices to-day for Beef Cattle ranged AS fol-
lows: Best Beeves at 75aS7 81: general
ly rated first quality at 25aS6 IS; medium
or good fair quality at 50aS5 Is: ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows ut COAST 30; inferior
and lowest grades of Cattle OOaS0 00-generai
average of the market to-day s. SIT; extreme
range of prices 0oaS77 37!. Most Of the sales
tai receipts for thu week l4lS head, against 9}S
last week, and 855 head same time last year To-
tai sales for the week 1867 head, against 99s
last week, and. 1904 head same time last year
this week her heavy list Of arrivals Of Sheep,
under the effect, of which prices have given way
&c per ID, though Philadelphia and New York
dealers have taken some 1000 head from the
market The trade has been very dull under
the large number of receipts and expected at
selling at the latter figure Lambs we quote in
fair demand at 2 TO 81 per head, rs to size and
quality.
Hogs-Therc has been quite heavy run of
Hogs on the mar tet this week, argely in excess
of last weeks arrivals, and to the limited num-
Der ON the market last week may be attributed
the fact that there is no decline to note as Incl
dent to the heavy arrivals now recorded. 1t is
true that large fat Hogs are dull Of SALE being
unsuited to the season, but there ie quite good
demand for light smooth Hogs. We quote at
15aSt Is. the larger part of the sales being of
90 Hogs, which ranged at md above Sc per
100 lbs net, few bringing our highest quotation.
GEoRGETowS CATTLE MARKET, June %
There were 800 Cattle, 30 Cows and Calves and
100 Sheep and Lambs otfe cd to-day. 25 Cat
tie, 10 Cows and Calves and 300 Sheep left over
unsold. Cattle sold at from 4 to &c; Cows and
Calves from 20 to $50; Sheep 4 to &c gross, and
Lambs from 2 50 to 81 so per head. Beef Cattle
rather dull Sheep and Lambs moderately &C.
tive and Cows and Calves very dull