Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-02

REMARKs-The market for Flour opened
dull, but us tic week advanced prices stitfenod,
and at the close may be quoted at an advance OF
25c on Supers and Extras, which brands are in
active enquiry, with light receipts, while the
supply of Family is large and the market mac
tive. Wheat has been in light receipt all week.
with good demand and steady market, prime
and choice samples being in especial request;
offerings to-day Of 324 bushels white and red,
with sales Of the former at 100 for good, and of
the latter ut 175 19l and 1856 for fair to good and
100, 1872 and 1875 for very good to prime. Corn
opened brisk, and prices improved as the week
advanced, but at its close we note decline of "a
Sc since yesterdays report; offerings are taken
by milers, with light shipment to neighboring
ports offerings to-day of 1904 bushels mixed,
with sales at 81 and 6s a small 10: of yellow
brought G8. Rye is quiet and unchanged. We
have no change to note in Oats transactions are
light Prime Butter is scarce and in demand.
Eggs are inactive, and prices are tending down.
wards Small Spring Chickens are arriving,
but tho demand is for full grown Fowls. Re-
ccipts of Potatoes arc large, and prices are off,
No change in Onions. Bacon is active and quo
tations are unchanged Apples are dull. There
is no Plaster in market, but Il cargo of lump is
daily expected We have no change to note in
Salt; there is moderate demand both for Fine
and g. A., with full stock.
ALEXANDRIA FISH MARKET May 2, 1873
The receipts of fresh Fish during the week have
been unequal to the demand, and the market,
consequently has been active with prices well
sustained, the quotations to-day bong D 5oaSo
per tn ousand for herring, and Sll5OaSl25O per
hundred for Shad
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, May p
There were 100 Cattle, 800 Sheep and LAMBS,
100 Hogs and 30 Cows and Calves offered this
week, With sales of Cattle at from 4lto7c; Sheep
at 5to &c; Lambs at 3 to So; Hogs at TO nc;
and Cows and Calves at from 70 to $50, Cattle
and Hogs fairly active Sheep and LAMBS dull'
and Cows and Calves brisk.
BALTIMORE CATTLE, MARKET. May l, 1873.
Prices to-day for Beef Cattle ranged as fol-
lows: Best Beeves at 2oaS1 70; general
ly rated first quality at ) oOaSo 70; medium
to good fair quality ut 0OaSo So 9r az tnn
Steers, Oxen and Cows at 0onS0 90; inferior
and lowest grades of Cattle Q OOaSO OO-general
average of the market to-day 81 %; extreme
range of prices OOaS7 25. Most of the sales
Were from IS to Sc IS per lO0 lbs. 10
tai receipts for the week $50 head, against ll67
last week, and O6head same time last year 70
tai sales for the week 1855 head, against 1000
last week, and SOB head same time last year
Sheep and Lambs-AIthough there has been
q large proportionate increase in the number of
Sheep received during the past week, as COM
pared with previous weeks arrivals, yet the de-
mand is fully up to the supply, having been
quite active, and pr css are about as they were
Washington butchers. We quote wool Sheep
at 6a7lc and clipped at 4tat9c per ID gross
Lam BIS are in good demand at BASS SO per head.
Receipts th. week 2l74 head.
Hogs-There has been fair increase in the
receipts during the past week, but the scarcity
the previous week, and the good demand for the
last few days, have kept up prices to the stand
ard of last week. At the close to-day quotations
are firm, with good prospect of their being
maintained ut the present point for some days,
unless heavy arrivals, which are not just now
anticipated, should come to hand. We quote