Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-24


Wheat Bran ."..-........ ~ w (g 19oo
Brown Middlings."."...."".. ~ on (g rs w
White Middlings....... 70 w (Q "a w
Hominy Chop. 20 w (g 20 w
Cotton Seed Meal .............. % % "a ~ ON
Cotton Seed Oil, per gall. O65 0 075
There are no new features to note in the -four
and grain markets. Wheat closes steady, tho
dealers are disposed to handle only choice lots at
anything like full figures and here as elsewhere
discriminate moro closely this season than usual,
hence the wide range in prices; 1000 bushels
were offered and sold on change this morning a
II to 80 for ordinary to good Fultz and mixed
no longberry was offered. Corn strong and firm
new IS, old 60. No yellow Corn, Rye or Dat.
were sold. Produce Is without change.
BALTIMORE, Oct 24.-Va 6s defd -; consol-
dated =; de I'd series =; past due coupons 81
new 10 dos new IS 6112 bid to-day. Cotton
aa n a1d Western supsI 2H aSaa 5 do
extra So 9Os3 so; do family So 75a4 IS; City
Mills super So 25a2 IS; do extra $3a3 rs do
Rio Brands 81 62a4 rs; Patapsco family So co.
do superlative patent So. Wheat-SoutherD
frmer and quiet; Western fairly active; South
ern red 84aS6; do amber 93a95; No Maryland
9Oa91 No 2 Western winter red spot S1%4s92;
November S2t4aS212; December s32taS4; Jan
uary $50. a85Ts. Corn-Southern irregular; West
ern dull and nominal; Southern white o3a60
do yellow Sass. Oats quiet and nominaly
steady; Southern 31a35 Western white 33a34
do mixed 30a32 Pennsylvania 31a34 Rye
quiet and steady at 62a65. Hay dull prime to
choice Penna aud Maryland S14al5 90. Pro-
visions quiet and easy Mess Pork ST. 20. Bulk
meats-shoulders and clear rib sides packed lqa
1Ola Bacon-shoulders 81. clear rib sides ia
Hams 15ha161a. Lard (refued) GA. Butter
firm for choice Western at 2Oa22 Eggs quiet
Western 1920. Coffee dull and easy Rio car
goes ordinary to fair 9a1O. Sugar dull soft
6as. Whiskey steady 1T 81 1Sa1 10.
NEW YORK, Oct 24-Stocks stronger. Money
10 1-6. Flour dull and heavy. Wheat lower
and dull. Corn dull and lower.
RICHMOND MARKET, Oct. 23-The market is
quiet and to-day being observed rs holiday there
were no transactions on Change Quotations,
however. are unchanged for -four aud grain
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, Oct. 23.-Tbe mar
ket is quiet and prices unchanged Flour s3a6,
"a to brand. Wheat in light receipt and quoted
at 7OaS5 Corn 6Ss60 for old and 4Oa45 for
now. Rye 6sa60, and Oats S7a4o.
LYNcHBURG MARKET, Oct. 23.-The market is
very quiet. Scarce y "a anything doing In -Four.
Wheat steady at 7Oa9O Corn In good demand at
6Sa75 Bye and Oats nominal Receipts Of To-
bacco light and consequently very little doing.
BALTIC. SUGARA AND COFFEE MARKET. Oct. 90
Sngars.-In the market for Sugars the tone
is more cheerful and increased animation
is shown in the demand. The buyers arc
principally local and evidently not investing be.
yond immediate wants. 1t Is claimed that re-
fners have gradually allowed their accummuIa-
tions to waste away and are now really quite
anxious for supplies. Quotations are 5'sa54c
for fair to good refining Grocery grades OF
New Orleans 6a61s; centrifugal 7laa7s4. For
refined Sugars the market Is steady at the cd
vance noted. We quote: Cut loaf nc; for
crushed ia for powdered 7 for graz ulated 6'4;
soft 6a, yellow 5a6.
Coffee-The market is quite with limited de-
mand for invoices. The Offering from importers
hands is small, but arrivals are shortly expected
and prices are more or less nominal. The sales
reported are 400 bags at 9a4 a9Ssc. The job
bling trade is quiet. There were no sales at the
Exchange to-day. We quote Rio invoices as fol-
lows: Ordinary at &c, fair at 1Oc, good at lo'ac'
and prime at lie.
Cattls Markets
BILr1nohE CATTLE MARKET. Oct. 23.-Sbeep
and Iambs-Prices are unchanged. There have
been received 100 head, which are on the market.
Hogs.-The receipts since Monday number 800
head. and there are nearly 900 head on the mar
ket. at prices SCARCELY as high as on Monday,
quotations ranging from-6 to TIC, with fewer at
The latter figure than on last Monday, when q
few sold shade above that figure.
NEW YORK CATTLEMARKET, Oct. 23-Eeevcs--
No trading in beef Cattle dressed beef dull at "a
lOc per ID for native sides, and 51aa7 for Texas
and Colorado stock. Sheep.-Market extremely
1ull and closed weak and about +4c per ID lower
'or both Sheep and Lambs extremes 50 25a5 per
100 lbs for Sheep and 81 5Oa6 for Lambs, but at
The closing top figures were 81 IS for Sheep and
So SO for Lambs; dressed Mutton was shade
irmer at 6aSc per ID, and dressed Lambs sold at
7a9c. Cool weather helped the dressed meat
market. Hogs.-Msrket frmer at S5ao 30 per
LOO lbs.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Oct. 23.-Hogs-
The market opened strong. weakened and closed
5a10c lower; rough packing 81 40a4 95; pack.
ng and shipping s5s5 so; light 81 5Oa5; skips
Ind grassers $4a4 30. Cattle.-Markets slow, weak
md 1Oc lower export grades So Goat; good to
boice shipping S. s0a6 so; common to medium
n 2Oa5 IS. sheep.-All below best grades dull
md lower; inferior to fair 50 10a3 10; medium
o good So 25a4; choice S4a4 so; Texans S,a
CINCINNATI HOG MARKET Oct. 23.-Hog- firm:
COMMON and light So s5a4 90: packing and
'utchers' 81 6Oa5 20: receipts 1900 head; ship
nents 300.