Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-03-12

REMARkS.-The stock OF Flour IN store is
low; Fine and Supers are very scarce, and
prices on those grades have advanced 25c per
Dbl other grades are unchanged. The receipts
of Wheat have been mure liberal, with fair
enquiry; the market closes firm; offerings of
5O2 bushels red, with sales at ll8 l23, l25, l2G
and u.s. according to quality, latter for choice.
Corn has been active all the week, but we have
no change to note in prices since yesterdays re-
port; the market closes firm offerings of l5Ol
bushels, with sales of white ut S21, and mix ed at
81 and 49, Rye is scarce, with good demand /;
prices have improved sales to. day at lob. Re-
ceipts Of Oats are very light, and the enquiry is
only moderate, except for seed Oats, which are
in request. The offerings of Grain for the week
ending too day were Wheat 3764, Corn 1880,
scarce; in the absence of receipts prices are
nominal There is no change i'll Butter. The
receipts Of Eggs are larger, and prizes have de-
clined to TO-; the market is very dull. For
Potatoes there is MOD crate enquiry for table
use, and brisk demand for Seed receipts are
light. Glover Seed is very active and prices
are looking up. Bacon is firm at an advance of
IT, on sides and shoulders. Receipts of Hogs
are light, with moderate enquiry.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET. March II -
The market this week has been fairly active,
while the receipts were light. Beef Cattle 4ta
&c per lb-an advance Of &c over last week :
prices. A few veal Calves sold at SAFE per ID:
Very few Sheep were offered, and butchers had
nally safe per ID. Hogs 30 $50 % for live and
dressed. with few on the market Cows and
Calves 25aS55
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Mar. II, 1874
Beef Cattle Prices to-day ranged as follow.
Best BeevcS .............So w Il ~
Generally rated first quality ........ 8 W 90
Medium or good fair quality ........... 3O W
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows Vi ~
General average Of the market. ..... w U w
Extreme range ofprices ......."....... w q I 81
Most of the sales were from ~ = oO
The opening of the market early this week
was attended with considerable degree of &C.
tiviiy, and with prices &c higher on all grades
than last week this being especially the case in
the wholesale trade. But the early expectations
of dealers were not wholly real zed in the after
operations when the market subsequently, fell
off and dragged very slowly along towards the
close, With sales generally ut the range OF last
weeks prices, and in some instances at lower
rates Total receipts for the week 1898 head.
Total sales for the week llG8 head.
Cows-We quote mich Cows at 80 $50 per
head. Market fair, and prices declining
Sheep-A scarcity that has prevailed for some
time past continuing early in the week induced
q shade more activity (which was of short durs-
tion) with slight advance in prices, but the
market soon became slow again, as 1t has been
for some weeks past, though the advance wss
maintained. The quality was about the same as
last week, and the demand, as it was then,
chiefly for middle grades Of Sheep, those ling
at 6a63c. We quote 1T 5s74c per ID gross, with
little demand for those selling at the latter price
Receipts this week 200 head.
Hogs-Owing to continued scarcity in the
market early in the week prices advanced on
Monday, and sales were freely made at our
highest quotations. There were few better
tops than last week, but the general average Of