Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-14
COMMERCIAL.

---------.npI. MARKET, April II, 1S17.--lhe
10. ;s active and feverlsh, and pilco' Nr'
'n ."ano;ro rspidly. Flour is in active demand
wbast continues in light recclp'' anu p..;.s
,srs advanced 5s7c since yesterday "t.u .ne:-o
49,. cold TO-DAY at 1873; other safes o. 'n,0to
,,,o,;.- O. 1-Os1s-. Corn is active Win Sa'es ".
9oa.' 80, Sand 81. I'D bushels OF Rye sofa 81
.2snd s. No Oats reported.
FISH REpoKr.-- Receipts at tlsh'o"'s s'nec
....ar1sv amount to about 1900 Shad ana lo'o'o
n..r;no Prices were 22sS27 per hundred ior
IIsaI. = 70 SIS per thousand for Herring; "''
,,ar hnnch for Rock sud lOc per DuncA '"i
,,arcb Rock and Perch continue to gro"
scarcer. e.eI o,i.,t
'" ,.Tho shsd season on the Delaware opened
,,-, uoal- and reports wero circ j atod 1hat the
I'mnIv was very small, owing 10 tho opeia.lohs
Of poschers. 1t was also SAID tnat tte up
' '"T have to depend lsrgIy duri1ga portioh
I'M. sesson on the South. A Herald reporter
sa55oH v;sfad Fulton Market for the purpose
~ ssrartaining whether there was any run III
mesa reports and to hear the onlhi'n q tHoSe
nos, informed on the sutjecI 10 "i appcar,
unces the supply Of shad was very - M noo
jarnaDd somewhat brisk, but on lEquIry ~ WIS
ionnd that the supply WAS almost ehllI1!y itGi"
,ho south Reports ola scarcity Gil tue DeiS-
Isra had reached the dealers put mos u tno''i
seamsd TO attach little importance 10 tIionl aiIu
ina ponoral opinion seemed TO % lcaI u 'ueio
Tss any truth at a.! IN tnem they Teio s;e!S
,',I,ci, nyacpcrsted Not q few soeinou TO thlnk
~, rcDorts had been circulated SIMPLY Tor inc
,'r,rno:e of giving = slight stimulus TO tlade;
yaturally on the Conclusion OF Lent the demand
for fish OF all kinds must be largely dlhlnlSileS
n 4 city containing sucn large propottoh u
Catholics as New ork put Inc suAo oIs,taS ~,
No fish and is not likely 10 bo much eue2ted ny
sIeh matters. AS the shad generally ARRIVES IN
Nav York waters 81 It's yearly norlaWard tour
- despo;t its spawn about the end OF March, or
the beginning Of April, it will sooA b made ap-
rsront whether the reported scarcity Will ahoct
rIociabie extent Some Of tie anacimons seen
= tho market Yesterday were very uno and
thought good l'C!'::s
RscglrTs OF PRODUCE. The following were
the receipts by the Washington City, Virginia
Midland and Great Southern t. i. this week:
Corn li20 bushels, wheat 29l5. rye 1871. oats
D. polstoes 81, -four 55l bbis, leather 1oo sides,
ii; cal l. 900 lbs. bacon 100 lbs, br0omS '"I
nunilos, butte: hbls and Grklns, ground SUI
mac 20, 600 lbs tobacco boxas. wine barrels;
luc l.; packs, sumsc l93 sacks. eggs Il Ibl5 and
poxes, fowls 3 coop3, hides bbis and l.: bli3,
lime III sacks, cavc: ). apples bb!s, whiskcy
., bbls, dried fruit l sack, dressed poultry
bb cattle, sheep and hogs u ears, hoops car,
hay car.
COAL REroRT--The following Is y report OF
the receipts and shipments Of coal during the
week ending to-day:
RECEIPTS tons.
amer. Goal Co., j. Il. Parrot, jr.,. Agt. 58S
tlsmpshiro and Bait. Coal Co.."..... i.o
j, =, Arnew & Observation-Disclosures. 1850
Observation-Disclosures. $685.
SHIPMENTS.
American Coal 2,5S4
Enmn. nnd Bait, Coal Co.............. 7G2
! =, Apnow 1880
rotsl ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SO