Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-03

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| HAY, per ton from the cars.....3O w tG 50 lW
REMARKs.-Flour opened brisk, with light
receipts. and prices have advanced IS to SOC on
Extras while Supcrs and Family brands are
not so materially changed in prices. Extras are
| in especial request, and all arrivals are readily
taken 1T the advance for home consumption.
| We quote: Supers 7aS1 Is; Extras s 5OaS3-at-
ter for choice brands; Family 9aSlO, and choice
brands Family $1,000. Wheat opened active
and firm with very light receipts. The large
quantity of Wheat destroyed by fire in the early
part of the week will cause little depression
! Tor 2 while but dealers look for renewed activi-
| ty in the market rs soon rs the losers are again
established in business. The destruction Of the
I-~.,;n boo he'd object on prices. Offerings to-
day of 1873 bushels red with sales at $50, lS5 and
1856 for medium to good, l95 for prime, and 200
for choice Corn opened dull and declined 3 to
cts , but as the week advanced prices rallied
and recovered the Decline and the market closes
| firm offerings of 37S bushels mixed and as Of
ycloy, with snlcs ut CO. Rye is in fair demand.
There have been no arrivals of Oats during the
week, all transactions being from store; prices
| arc unchanged. Good Butter is in request, at
decline of Babe. Eggs have declined, and the
demand, which is usually light after the holi-
days, has not improved since last report.
Poultry is dull and declining. Potatoes are
scarce ard in demand. Seeds have not yet COM
mcnced to move, there being as yet but small
enquiry for clover. Bacon is dull, and prices
arc falling. Dressed Hogs are in active request,
and the light receipts have caused prices to adj
vance fully SOC small Hogs are in particular
enquiry. We have no change to note in Plas-
ter there is some enquiry for lump but ground
is inactive. The season being nearly over there
is but little doing i'll Salt; prices unchanged.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET january
| Cnttly Sheep and Cows ard Calves are in full
supply this week, with limited sales OF CATTLE at
| from to &c; Sheep 5 to Gle; Cows and Calves
70 to SIS Market very dull, with slightly in
creasing demand for the heavier and better
| grades of Cattle. Live Hogs are in short sup
| ply, with considerable enquiry by butchers
and packers
BALTIMORE CATTLE, MARKET, January 3
! Prices to-day for Beef Cattle ranged rs fol-
lows: Best Bccves Mt 25aS! 80; general
ly rated first quality at DaSG %; medium
to good fair quality at 25aSo 70; ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows at 73a94 70; Inferior
and lowest grades of Cattle U0aSO OO-gcncral
average Of the market today s. 90; extreme
range of prices 2 75aS7 So Most Of the sales
were from 4 IS to s. 80 per 100 lbs To-
tai receipts for tho week 1896 head, against 522
| last week and 1872 head same time last year 10
| tai sales Tor the week 1910 head against All
| last week, and 1llG head same time last year.
! The market early in the week was tolcrably &C
| tive and prices were about &c better than last
week, but it became overstockcd by the heavy
arrivals up to this morning, and the effect was
seen in the very slow movement to- day, and the
loss of the previous advance. The mari closed
! ,rrtb 1iftlf fbu eli, luSt
| Sheep-The market this week WAS very light
| ly supplied the number not reaching half that
| of last week. The demand is quite limited, but
it exceeds the supply, and prices in consequence
have advanced about &c rs compared with last
week. We now quote At 4a6!c per ID gross,
| with some prospect Of further advance he-
| ccipts this week $40 head.
Hogs-Thcre was slight falling OIL IN the re-
| ceipts this week az compared with !ast %eeh
| notwithstanding this prices are no higher, though
| during the week at one time there wa: q shsht
| advance which, however, was malntsned Dut u
| short time and now at the close Of the market
to-day prices are scarcely rs firm Us they %eI"
last week, our lowest quotation beng sn"1'
| lower, while the other figures are unchanged
We now quote ut 50,.S;6 per ITO lbs net. re
ccipts this week 722l head.
GEoIGETowN CATTLE MARKET January z.
There were 4oG Cattle, 600 Sheep and ~ Lows
and Calves offered to-day Sales were made ~
ir2m to &c for Cattle, d TO &c Tor ohccp, any
y to $50 for Cows and Calves. About ~ Ca!!le
and 1OD Sheep remained over unsod clarke;
rather dull and dropping.
RIcHMonD MARKET, January 2.-Oherings
to-day Of only about 1000 bushels of w heat win
sales At 190azO0 for fair to very good white and
la')aaN for do. red Only about 20 bushels 81 .,
Corn offered, with sales at IS. Sales of small
lot Of Rye at So.
LYSCHBUKG MARKET, Jan. 2.-Tbe market
il very quiet, and the transactions scarcely war,
rant quotations. Wheat ltGals0 for white, and
45a5O K occipts of Tobacco very light ana
some Improvement is noted in prices. =
FKEDERIcHsBURG MARKET, January p
Market quiet and unchanged, with very limited
a oGF2g neat rc1 qu C"sn @ Rye Ue S nS
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