Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-04-16

Ken RkS.--l he rect pts OF Flour are llgc!,
and the market i. quict and unchanged. thou sh
there is disposition on the p-rt of holders to
demand better price,. Wheat opened with y
brisk demand, aud prices advanced during the
week, but owing to larger recei pts the market
at its close has declined, closing 2a3o off; offer
ings of 242S bushels, with sale. Of red at lie 70.
ordinary, Us and Ii for good, and l3O, l35 and
until the close of t. week, when we note : de-
cline of to &c, with largo arrivals; offerings of
23 bushels mixed, with sales ut 50. SO and 80.
Rye is scarce and in demand. Oats are active aud
firm, and price. have advanced to &c since last
weeks quotations offerings of 200 bushels, with
sales 81 10 and IL. The total off rings of Grain
on Change for the week eadng to-day were
Wheat C3l6 Corn l54l, Oats 1884 and Rye ll6
bushels Tne large stock OF common BITTER
has been we'll worked of, and good Butter is
now in better demsnd Eggs are dull and de-
Ginning The large stock of peach blow Pota-
toes on the market has been reduced and there
is now a better demand for table Potatoes. A
light enquiry prevails for Glover Seeds, but
prices are not materially altered. Bacon is ecm.
Plaster and Sat arc unchanged
ALEXANDRIA FISH MARKET April It, 1875.
The receipts since yesterday have been tOOO
Shad which sold u. from 10 5 to Sl5 81 per hun
bred Y OOJ Herring, VIII ch sold ut from IL 10
Sl3 per Thousand, and small number OF Perch
and Rock which sold at high rates.
In Washington, yesterday, 500 5had sold at
ii to Sis per hundred; 1900 Herring at from IA
to SIT per thousand; 500 punches of Rock and
Perch at from Is to 32c per bunch; sou Tsilors
at from to 81 per hundred 1000 Eels at from
2 to 81 per hundred, and sou small Rock at
from Ia to SIC per hundred.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, April l6 =
There has been some impruv,m ent III the re-
ceipts of Cate during the week, though the ar
rivals are still light and the quality inferior;
good to extra Beet Cattle would command from
ID; Veal Calves brought safe per h. and Sheep
SAFE; live Hogs 94alU1c; Cows and Calves 26a$6O.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, April Is, 1874
Beef attic rlces to-day ranged as follows:
Best Becyes ... ............. Sc so 4 81
Generally rated first quaty..."...... 70 5O
Medium or good fair quality ....... 4 10 70
Ordinary thin Steers, oxen and Cows IS IS
General average OF the market....... w w
Extreme range ofprices .............. 8 10 8.
Most Of the sales were lrum............ oO 5O
The market throughout the week showed q
fair degree Of activity, and prices were hate
higher than last week, and in some instances u
greater advance WIS observed. Total receipts
for the week 1859 head. Total sales for the
week 1916 lie. ID
Cows-Wo quote mich Cows at 3OaSoO per
head, III d market fair for good Cows.
Sheep and Ian bs-Though the receipt. this
week were much less than last week, prices
were scarcely firm, though there is little
change IT, note in the figures the quality Of the
sheep being II shade better at the same time.
There has been no outside demand whatever,
the sales being wholly limited to the require
ments OF home butchers. Wequote wool Sheep
At 5a7!c, ard clipped at a &c per 10 gross.
Lambs 3aS5 per head, and good ones in demand.
Re- eipt, this week 2lS8 head.
Hogs-Owing to the rather light supply OF last
week and the limited number in the pens this
week, rs well rs the advance and frmness II the
Western markets, our quotations were advanced
Their, and have been we'll maintained ever since.
The demand since the e.rly part of the week has
been moderate, about equal 10 the supply. AT
the close the market IS firm and promises to re- |
main So MS long as the Western quotations con-
tinue rs at present. The quality OF the receipts
WAS fully ns good ~ last week We quote at ii
ASH per lUO lbs net. Receipts 5466 head
New York CATTLE MARKET April Is, 1870 |
Beev es-R Receipts 1913 head. mainly medium TO |
good native Steers from Chicago. The demand
Was strong and Wholesale s'aughterers took the
bulk of the offerings at llalItc per ID, dressed,
for common 10 good Steers, and l2asI3sc for
prime and extra p1ime-sn advance from Mon
day 20 lal 10 nearly /. per 10.
Sheep- Receipts 3o7O head, pant clipped and
part unsborn. The demand was good, and trade |
fairly active ut full prizes. Fair to extra un-
shorn Sheep were readily sold ut 74a94c per TO- |
and poor u prime clipped do. VI 5u.sc per ID.
Hogs Receipts 1876 head, none of which were
on sale alive City dressed Hogs were quiet
and steady III Ia: per 10.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET April 10 Cattle |
fm and less active; stOckere oUa$3 Is butch
ers 4aSo 30; ordinary to e ttra Shipping . COAST
cn"ice steers sold at L0sS6; nfic:al receipts |
yesterday 1900; to day 800 shipments 4OOO
Live Hogs active and firm tor choice grades ; !
others dull and declining; light 6Oa$9; heavy |
$ ,s9 2o lew sales At latter figure; rscsi pts ID,
wv; shipments 500. Sheep irm aid unchanged. |
GEORGETOWN CATTLE MARKET, April Is
The receipts vi Cattle this week have been light,
and the sales reached only 21O head at prices
rs ging IRON 5sIic per h. the quality being
from fair TO good Hne p were IN fair request.
with sales Of about $50 ut 61n61c per ID. Sales