Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-06

REM ARKS.-Flourl Is very dull, and recepts
are exceedingly light, with only q moderate de-
mand for low grades, such as fine and midGlings,
for shipment; the enquiry for local consumption
is unusually light. There is better feeling in
the Wheat market than ut the opening of the
week, and prim and choice samples are in &C
tive request the market closes active, with an
improvement in prices; offerings to day of SIC
bushels, with sales Of prime lot Of white at ITO,
and red at 155, 100 and lG6 for fair to good, and
10 for prime. Corn is in better demand than at
the opening of the week, and prices are sitter
the market closes active and firm ut an advance
of 1a2c; offerings to-day of 22I0 bushels, with
sales of white at 10, and mixed at rs and So.
Rye is quiet and unchanged. Oats are very
scarce and wanted at an advance; offerings to-
day of 249 bushels, with sales at IS. Tie market
is almost bare of prime Butter, and prices are
advancing. Eggs al dull at decline of 1c.
Poultry is n light receipt, and prices are better
Potatoes are waited u; improved quotations
Receipts of Dressed Hogs are light and prices
are off 30: to 81 per cwt, the moderate weather
having sackened the demand; live Hogs are
coming in pentfully and in request. Plaster,
Salt and Wool are unchsnged.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET. March C.
The offerings of Cattle, Hogs and Sheep this
week were quite light but owing to the limited
demand there was no advance in prices. We
quot Cattle to the, Sheep to Sc, Hogs u to
SC MT, and Cows and Calves ~ to sou per head
Market only fairly active, with small sales of all
kinds of stock Cows and Calves declining.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. March 5, 1874
Prices to-day for Beef Cattle ranged rs fol-
ly rated first quality at 75a$5 rs; medium
to good fair quality at OOaS4 10; ordinary thin
Steers, Oxen and Cows ut 25a$4 10; inferior
and lowest grades of Cattle y UOaS0 OO-general
average of the market to-day IS %; extreme
range of prices 3'25aS7 90. Most of the sales
tai receipts for the week lU7l head, against 1895
last week, and eos head same time last year.
Total sales for the week S97 head, against lO3l
last week, and $40 head same time last year.
Sheep-There is no change of any moment IN
the market this week. The receipts have been
taken. with few exceptions, by city butchers,
at prices differing little, if any, from those OBJ,
tanned last week. There were few more good
Sheep on the market than last week, which were
taken about as fast as they arrived We quote
butcher Sheep ut 5s73. per ID gross. Common
and stock Sheep ? 5uaS5 so per head. Receipts
This week lS40 head.
Hogs-The past week has been avery inactive
one IN Swine. The receipts, though much
fully up to the demand, and sails were very
slow. Early in the week prices were shade
higher than can be obtsined at the close and i'll
d;cations, indecisive as they are seem to point
to lower figures before higher are reached.
The quality this week shows some lmprov' ment
on last weeks receipts. We quote ut lass II!
per 100 lbs net ard but few ut the latt.r figures.
Receipts this week 1921 head.
GEoRaETowN CATTLE MARKET. March s.
There were Us Cattle, 400 Sheep and 30 Cows
and Calves offered to-day. Owing to the light
run of Sheep and Cattle dealers ear y in the
morning expected brisk market, bul the con-
trary was the case, the market opening very
dull and continuing so to the close, and had 1t
not been for the farmers coming in and buying
up about 40 head for feeding purposes it would
have been one of the NEST unsatisfactory and
dullest markets of the year. We quote: Cattle
81 to 6ac, Sheep to &c, and Cows and Calves 3
to $50 per head. Cows ard Calves are declining.
RICHMOND CATTLE MARKET, March 5.-Cat-
tle--Yterings of 81 head, consisting of common
to prime, which sold at from 50aS6 30 per lOC
lbs gross. Shep-sa:es were made at 6aSo 10 per
100 lbs gross for good to choice Hogs.--heavy
supply and dull at 50aSS per 100 lbs net.
Vesls 6sSl3 per head.
RICHMOND MARKET, March ST market
is generally quiet, and the receipts of produce
light Small offerings Of Wheat, with sales OF
l55 for common to fair red. Corn 75a7S but the
sale: to-day were on private terms. Sales OF
Oats at 6lso2. Nothing doing in Rye.
LfScHBURG MARKET, March 5.-Flour is in
moderate demand Wheat wanted; receipts
limited; white l7OalS0; red l60al75 Corn is
very scarce aud prices very firm At SOaS3 Rye
and Oats unchanged since last week; receipts OF
both small.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET March 5.-The
market Is without special change since last week.
Receipts of Grain are lin tied, and prices not So
firm Wheat l40a175 for fair to prime. Corn
b5a6S Rye 70a7j. Oats 45a50
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