Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-21

HASD-,,. .... 10 G9 Ito
MS>.'' ............ . 9 @ 81
9iusi1".rs D II @ . 5
SI9uI''is . 81 Ia 0 9
iI,nEsSED HOGS................. ! w g 2o
rWEEN APPLES per bbl..." | ~ ~ oo
piISrEN. ground, per TOM. ~ Ig w
Ground, in bags or bbis.:.. oo " ~ w
t;roun,., IN bags, returned. ~ y y" wv
~ . W @ w
>llT Il. i. jLivcrpooD..".". | 70 " ! o oV
F.;,.. .. " :. ~
~ ,,,,,,, nnw,shed q So Ia U So
WV" in4 " 50 @ U 50
N4rjun uuwasied. ........... % W ~
Nrrjuo, washed .............. oo " U 90
.y,Y pcr ton from the cnrs.....2o w " ~ w
prr,rvs-Thc market for Flour continues
,,u with no material change in quotations since
-. weeks report; receipts are small, but stocks
.-.smule Tor the light demand that prevails
~. note shipment during the week OF $50 bbls
r,,-.. a,d Fsn,iy TO Northern ports. Wheat
81. ned dull, with tendency of prices wn-
ward receipts are very light, and all offerings
,..-s sold At decline since tie Opening OF the
,,.s Of from 70 So; offerings to day OF 30 BUSH
d. white and 302 of red, with sales of the former
y, ~, and 100 for good to prime and OF the lat
,cr Vi $50 and lS4 for very good to prime. Corn
,,u.urd brisk, with IN active demand by MIXERS
,,,. ., The close nf the week we quote the marke!
,n, h,,,,,v with little or no demand; otf"r-
;or. to-day Of lltu bushels white, al ot l'iAeo
a,I IS of yellow, with sales OF wh'le al oi' "'!A-
81 n a, and 81, ard yellow ~ I'll. Rye Is q'''o'
,r1 ur,i,ausrd. The demand Tor Oa!s mas lta-
,,r,ved, lots :or seed being in especial REQUEST
arrivals this week have been light, ana the large
stock in store has been closed ont Tor scei 1T 9';
Gs. fancy lots being rs hig II ~ -. Prime Dut-
Ter is very scarce, the market being entirely
h4re with good demand nj an advance oil o.scc
on choice lots. The demand for Eggs has I'm
proved with MI advance "t 2s,3c IN prices. BON
eating and seed Potatoes are in active request
Urious NJ. scarce Seeds are less active, ous
,rj..s are unchanged. Bacon is firm with
,,riSk demand kY.c'p.s Of Dressed Hogs are
.is'!t, and small Hogs are wanted NJ Quotations.
The market il ba'e OF lump Plaster, with fair
enquiry for ground. There is no fine Ssit III
market. but the stock of IT, \. la: been increas
g! by the arrival of 1000 sacks
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET March 81
There were offered this week loO Cattle, 30
Sheep $50 Hogs and - Cows and Calves. The
butchers here purchased - Cattle, portion of
the Sheep and Ill the Hogs; the remainder OF
q .Ue offerings were taken by spectators and 9th
& e. and driven to the District markets. The
4 quality Of the Cattle and other Stock was fair.
The market was rather sluggish for Cattle, &C
tiyc for Hogs and Cows and Calves, and dull for
sheep. We quote SALES vt from )! to 6lc for
Cattle } TO i: ior clipped and 81 to nc for wool
Z Sheep to he for hogs, and ~ to $50 for Cows
B and Calves
q BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. March 20
q Prices to-day for Beef Cattle ranged as fol-
= lows: Best Bccve< at 0O,S7 %; general
Il !y rated first quality at 5 25aS6 25 medium
y |" good fair quality 1T 50aS5 3; ordinary thin
4 Steers, Oxen and Cows ut 23aS4 50; inferior
and lowest grades OF Cattle 0 uOaSO O0-general
4 average Of the market to-day So IS; extreme
u range of prices 25uS7 % Most of the sales
were from 81 to 50 s. per 100 lbs To
4 tn receipts for the week 99l head, against 1925
|. lat week, and 93l head same time last year. To-
! Il! sales FOR the week S34 head, against 1886
L Ia: week, and 800 head same time last year.
i T;cotf"rngsthls week were not within tWo-thlrds
many az last week but they were in excess OF
The demand, and the market was very dull
throughout, but prices were maintained 1or
some time, till the arrival of numhcr of II car
| leads on IN already overstoc!ied market caused
decline of &c per 10.
Sheep-Tho receipts were much less than last
week, but there is very little or no demand. Inc
4 >"snn of Lent SO ms to have affected tins KIND
a u ,tvck to greater ca tent than it has Cattle or
a !oy> and at the close though prices are &c low
u =: :nan last week, the indications are that they
% vi! - lower before there can be any advance
E Wsllole fair to good Sheep at 43a7c per ID
k@ g.> Receipts this week 1899 head.
Ea h"s>-The receipts have fallen off very per
ES e.rtih.y during the past week, more especially
fs .. Hogs of II good quality and the demand has
3 deceased - n greater extent. Prices have con-
IA ''fiesily benn receding since cur las; report,
En- NJ! We quote nov ut q shade lower figure, with
III Ade'.lning tendency, but some dealers anticl-
eSS ~" MI advance ncXtwcek. As Unfinished above,
E l''s> .: n good quality are not MS plentiful as
E4 .&'>c OF n grade but they are equal to
|S 'ar demand and it is with difficulty that top
20 lr.l"Lr;> are maintained. Wequoto stiliers at
IN 8 ""s a,d r"rn.cd Hogs ut 1857 621 per TO-
IS4 ''>' c.' Receipts this week 1919 head
nE'SGErowS CATTLE MARKET, March 2l.-
49," 'ii e were "3o CAT e, 500 Sheep and % Cows
Snl NN'vrs wrre offered to-day. 275 Cattle, 800
f&g".ep ana - Cows and Calves were sold at from
t8"' |" &c ior Cattle 10 Gle Tor Clipped and to
M ~ "o". ,>H%c.~-thc latter choice OHIO merl-
VA ~, n" 20 !" s-o Tor Cows and Calves. Mar
sv. '"a >nrrl and Cattle rsther dull and declin
Ia Is 1''" Vows ANA Calves moderately active for
frn,, ',t to''i''"h and mcdium being dull and diff
- N"" 'Ar'LE MARKET, March 20 Cat
hrctip:S 2loI. Market fairly active for
ga ga era les and prices firm, with liberal sales.
:" goa Steers 25sS5 80; choice 5 1jaSG IS.
MY .. :" head II lIl It's Steers brought
49,; i"lr TO COED corn-ied Texans sold readily
lin t,:H94 w. Stockcrs ) SOaS5 75 Shipments
il .,s ki MARKET March 20-Flour is
m,n"1t' receipt, with supply equal to the de-
t,"1,; hcce'p!< of Wheat limited, and prices
sA,r p"s' white l1oal9), and red lG5alSo Corn
.ves unchanged; quotstions 55aco. Rvc S0a
&vo,,i,nn nc receipts OF Tobacco vt the warehouses
b.; .mi'a 'arie but for Week the prices have
Y~,:rr,vsuu, Ms h'sh sduring the preceding month
@aa,t'HGsy however, the better grades COM
yr ,-Ei = iuil figures. The large amount of in.
tyn., it"!"cc" placed on the market makes the
""0 Tor Iha! grade rather dull
N,rs MI"Nb MARKET, March -. Offerings of
j.: msh'' with sales OF white at l5Osl9O for
Sac. tt.''ne aud rcd at l5ualeO for like Quality
,S. Of prime white Corn at Is, Sales Of 't Osts
WIN light offerings.