Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-23


Flour is steady snd firm. Wheat has changed
but lite, and the receipts continue good we
ncte offerings of 1925 bushels, and sales at 100,
lO2, 1O2i and lC3 for Fultz; 1CG and 1O7 for mix.
cd. and lCS no. III and lis for Lancaster. Corn
is scarce and wanted, snd the only Offering to-
dsy YVES small lot OF damaged white, which
sold at IS No Eye reported, and 100 bushels of
Cats were offered but withdrawn. Butter and
Eggs arc higher. Other country produc, I'm.
changed Bacon is firm at quotations.
RICHMOND MARKET, July s2.-The market
Is only m moderately active, with but little doing
in Flour which is quoted at 4 Asst 81 for hne 70
cho;c, family brands. Receipts o.; Wheat are
Increasing and tho offerings to-day reached
nearly $40 bushels. with sales at ll5all6 for
primo white ll0all6 for Lancaster, llIsll6 for
mixed, and l05all0 for Futz. A few bushels of
white Corn brought tG. Nothing doing in Rye
or Oats.
LYNcuBURo MARKET. July 9th, market
generally Is quiet. For Flour there Is but linn
tied demand but prices are 1rmer at 5,S7 90 for
supcr to family brands. There is no change in
Wheat. which Is coming in slowly, and !he
quallty oil the receipts Is generally inferior; the
quotations are from 95sll5 Tor ordinary to choiae.
Corn quiet with fair demand at EG,Go for white
and mixed and yellow. Oats lower at 33a35 and
Ryo nominally 70s75. Sales of Tobacco wore
very large during the week Phi .es for ali
grsdes were lower. Fine shipping showed somo
little weskness. Dappled Tobacco less in de-
mand. Medium brigbts decidedly lower, IS we'll
IS the ssme grade OF dark Tobtc;o. Lugs are
also less active. Wrappers Of fue quality are
scarce and rather dull.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, July 22.-The
market Is quiet, Flour quiet but firm at 4 25s
!! 90 r'r ioe 10 choice family brands. Kecaip,s
OF Wheat fair; quot,tions from 100a1l2 for fair
10 pnme' Corn 6laSG Rye G5a70. Oats 3!s49.
BALTIMORE SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET
Sugdrs.---The market for raw is more decidadly
hrm, with strong movement with the ref ming
Interests al the Eastern ports. We quote prices
for foreign nomnslly as follows: Fair to good
delnlng I ll-lG,7 1876; centrifugal stss2o for
92a97 test. For refined Sugars the inquiry
IL brisk aid the market is firm, with q good
trade demand for all grades. We quote hsrds
at II &, for cut loaf, 10ic for c:ushed, lCs. for
powdered. and lCbe for granulated and soft A
at ice, and yellow at s4Aetc, and Canton &C st
sc cents
Coifee-so FIR as we are advised there has
been no business in CoFae here to day, but sales
are reported at New York of SIC bags BIC on a
basis OF lSs, for fair. We note the arrival here
TO- day OF 1907 hays which increases the stock In
hrst hands TO II, Gil, bags and We quote IS fol.
CArRO0S, n
lt1,,; good do 16tc. and primo do l5lc with
holders as a rule very firm but buyers disposed
10 held of.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. july o.
Booves-The demand was good to-day st sn ad. !
vance equal to ST. per head. The Te1ss and |
Cherokee Cattle sold at = ietc per ID dressed
Ira do at 10alOt.
Csives-Fat Veals ware in demand at shade
stronger prices, but g,sssers and buttermilk
calves were not wanted, exc ,pt at very low fg-
lres. Poor 10 prime veals sold at 4.etc per ID;
best at 63c grassers and buttermilk Calves were
holding for It to 3ic per ID. but not selling.
Sheep and Lam bs-Sheep were barely bteady
1t . i5c per ID for poor to good, with no choice
or extra shipping Sheep offered. Poor to prime
southern and Western Lambs sold at 5s6sc "a b
Bogs-None sold on live weight. Feeling not
% firm, and dealers make the nominal range
90aS5 per 100 lbs.
Beef Cs,tle-The Now York market on Monday
vas derately active. and prices shade high
II than on Friday, and yesterday Quotations
qere t. higher than on Monday
Sheep and Lsmts-All the offerings on hand
N Monday were closed Gu. on thst day and
ono wv head that have come in tince then have
,een reshlpped through to the East at owners
isk. The prospects are favorable for good Sheep
md Lambs at former prices. p
Hogs-Trsde is quite slow. the receipts since
donday numbering 750 head. while those now
n the pens reach nearly 1900 Pric.s are the
ame as on Monday, 6a62c per lb net, with fair
prospects for next week.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. July 22-Hops-
eceipts l5.CW. and shipments $500; market &C.
i've end DC higher; common to choice mixed
scking at 8s$4 IS; light 40sS4 e5;
holce heavy 70a$4 80. Cattle-receipts $500;
hipments 1900; desirable grades steady rough
hicping 4aS4 IS; corn fed Western l0i$4 40;
stlve butchers firm Steers 3s$4; grass Texans
toa*Z W; common to choice Steers 9 90a$3 30.