Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-22

Flour is heavy, and sales are slow, with forms
easy. Wheat is shade frmer. but receipts
are light, the offerings amounted to but GOO bus
heels, and wo note sales at l25 for white, and
l22 and l27 for red, as to quality. Corn is ono
cent lower than yesterday. and lz26 bushels OF
white sod at 81 and s. No Rye reported, and
sale of 800 bushels of Oats was msdo at 80.
Plaster is unchanged. Glover seed is %, lower.
Country produce IN light receipt.
RICHMOND MARKET, March 2l.-Tho market
is only tolerably active. The demand for Flour
is worry light; quotations-Fine 81 Super On
SIS 25: Extra S 75s$6 and Family 6 50aS7 %.
The offerings of Wheat were larger day than
for somo time, but prices were very Weak, and
sales were made at no. lE0 and l25 for common
to prime. Corn is fairly active without chSngc
in quotations, tho sales being at So for prime
white. Oats less active and dropping; sales at
37s38 for spring, and 43 for winter. No Rye on
tho market
LYNcuBURa MARKET. Mar. 2l--The 1t aTket
generally is quiet and dull. Flour - depressed
at4 5Oa$7 Is for Finn to Family brands Wheat
dull, with light receipts and small transactions
quotations llUal25, ss to quality, Tor white ai!i
rod, There is some iaqu ry for Corn. which IA
scarce, and quoted at 67a62 Tor mixed, and bIaoi
for white. Oats are wanted for SEED Al "'aIo 1or
spring, and dads for wintor. Nothing doing
in Rye.
FnEDER1cKsDuRa MARKET. March 2l.-Tho
market Is without activity. Receipts OF produce
are limited, and prices have undergone no ma a.
terial change since last report Flour 4aS7 Oh
for Fine to fancy brands of Family. Wheat
quiet and dull at 1l0al3O for fair to choice Woito
and red. Corn 48a50 for prime white. Oats
quiet at 35.>2S. Nothing doing in Rye which IS
quoted nom finally at 5GsG5.
BALTIMORE S UGAR AND COFFEE MARKET
Sugars-We note tho sale to-day Tor refining
of S34 bags of Demersrn Centrifugal At sets
which closes out all the stock here win mo e.
ception OF 81 hhds. Now Orleans we ~fi'e
with refining grades n demaad, ana "o s'''i
quote as follows, viz: IS
Cuba and z. r., fair to go,'d refining ~ :. "a
Cuba, centrltugal.- .~......''."' -
Porto Rico, grocery grade. '"...'..... "a
Demornrn centrifugal. "a .,
Refining grades Eng. and FIR. lspd. =
Now Orleans, grocery grades. Or ..
Collective have no further sales OF Coiiee 10
report, but there is Il good inquiry, ana We wrl.s
the market steady, with pretty hesn y, unuol
tone, At New York to-day FARGO OF MO WIZ
sold at suction at lat above val uhtlons, ana lh'
market there is said to be worry strong; lher ,
have boon no arrivals this Week, sh1 t'e go" "n
of Rio here in first hands Is reduced 70 M ON
bags. We quote as followS. with ID" ''0''"s
among holders firm, VIZ: "A l..
Rio, ordinary cargoes-.... ,is
Fair ,........................l log 80
Good ...... ..'''''''''
Prime .'."''.''''' III - ~
Job lots, ordinary to choice...... '11 -
Gold, GO days.)
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. Marcn "a.
Beeves-The demand was fair. but noS 80 ssfonx
especially for ordinary and medium Catae' "a a,
some of the sellers rated prices from 81 per hea'
TO lie per ID lower. REPORTERS TOOK up"aru
zoo naive Steers at 9asl03c per ID.
Calves--Prices we're much the same as rep ou !,
cd Yesterday, with good trade at Gtsosc per q
for ordinary to prime vesls. Some coarse CslVe
and "bobsI went at 5s6c per 10. .u.
Sheep and LsmbsPrlces were not maser's sn;
the market closed dull and weaker. Ordlnar!
to good Sheep were sold at bs6c PER ~ G ha
Ga7c per lb. Exporters took tour car'oaos Q
choice Sheep at 4sasG 50 per lo9 i1s rata
the market frner, and put the outside ngure
81 so per 100 lbs for good Ohio hogs, cs s' We
ID for e1tremek
hor OH