Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-15

Brown acknowledgements. Il w (U w
Hominy Chop. 5000 "a % 90
Cotton Seed Meal. 27 SO % % %
Flour is in light receipt with fair demand.
Wheat is fluctuatug and closes steady for medi-
UNI grades There is still great scarcity OF
prime and quotations are merely nominal on that
account A strictly choice lot of milling is rarely
found among the offerings. Corn, Rye and Oats
are steady. Eggs are scarce and higher. There
is no change in other produce
BALTIMORE, May Iva 6's consolidated so !;
rast due coupons 81 \. do new 10 40s 30 new So
81 L, bid to-day. Cotton quiet and firm middling
1913 Flour quiet aud steady Howard street and
Western super So 50a3 So do extra S3 9Oa4 81 /;
do family 81 65a5 so; City Mills super SD 5Oa
3 rs; do extra 81 OOa4 %: do Rio Brands SIS Goa
%; Patapsco family Sc 90; do superlative
patent IS %. Wheat.-Southern fairly active
and firm; Western dull and easy; Southern red
1O3a1GS; do amber 112a113; No 1 Maryland
1O7a1C3: No Western winter red spot 99laa
100; June 101a1O12s; July 103ssa1O37s Au-
firm; Western dull and weak; Southern white 81; ;
do yellow 57a5S; Western mixed spot 54a541a !;
June 54a5i3s July Sd laa55. Oats quiet and
steady; Southern 41a44 Western white 43a44 i;
DO mixed 41a42 Penna Had. Rye quiet and
irm at s1ss3 Hay steady and firm prime to
meats-shouders and clear rib sides, pack
ed. SHAT. Bacon-s shoulders g.; clear rib
sides IA. Hams 11laa13. Lard, refined o4
Butter quiet and firm Western packed I4aIo;
creamery 23a26 Eggs firm at 14al4R. Conee
frner but quiet; Rio carsoes ordinary to fair 70
aSlb Sugar fairly active and firm; soft oi2a
u.s. Whiskey dull at 81 goal u.
CHICAGO May 15.-10:3O a. m.-The Wheat
market opened weak and somewhat lower, due to
the fine growing weather July selling down TO
91a, against OIL, at the close last night, then
became frmc-, and July advanced to 9-Ss' Corn
STEADY at Al. for July. Oats "a for July: Pork
Sl1 1Oll1 121a for July. Lard ST S5a6 oIA2 for
July.
New YORK May 15.-stocks steady. Money
easy at i. Cotton dull; uplands JOS; Orleans
Ills futures quiet aud steady. Flour quiet and
unchanged Wheat better. Corn better. Pork
quiet and weak at S12a12 D. Lard heavy at
81 O2la
New York, May 15-11 a. m.-The Wheat
market opened llalnc lower and heavy with
moderate trading.
RICHMOND MARKET, May 14.-The market is
only moderately active with light receipts of pro-
duce Flour steady but prices tending to de-
cline. Light offerings of Wheat and sales OF mix
ed at 113 for longberry and 1Ooa1O6 for tultz.
Sales of white Corn at 63aGo. Nothing doing IN
other things.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET. May 14.-The
market is very quiet and prices without change
since last report Flour S4 25a6 25. according to
brand. Wheat 90a1O5. Corn 5oa5S. Rye aud
Oats nominal.
LYNcHBURG MARKET May 14.-There has been
no material change in the market Flour mac
tive and weak Wheat in fair demand at 1oaSo
Corn strong and scarce at 6Sao2 Tor whlte ano
yellow Nothing doing in Rye or Oats. Receipts
of Tobacco light and market for all grades fairly
active.
BALTIC. SUGARASD COFFEE MARKET May IL
Suears-The tone in the market for raw Sugars
| the past week has been confident and stiong. ano
| the activity heretofore noticed IS maintained
| Holders seem cheerful and claim that the mar
ket has passed the period of pos tive depression
| with every reason to believe that luls in business
can now only prove temporary in character, ane
| that when buyers begin 10 come in freely they
| will have to pay more money. We quote fair t
| good refining at 43ta5 cents centrifugal, 20
test 5saa6t. grocery grades New Orleans o'sao
For refined sugars the market is hrm and steaay
| we quote: Cut loaf 7ssc.: powdered 6Hs. gran
ulated 60, A soft 6t.a6's; oil 5"sao; yei
low 5Hsa5lac.
Cotee,-The arrivals in the past week wer
1878 hays The market for spot is hrmer Il
| sympathv with the advance IN futures, OUT
quiet. The sales reported are 3647 bags at :.
S cts. The jobbing trade is rather better W W
onote Rio invoices as follows: Ordinary at -
ara cts, fair at 6asaSia cents, coed at So cts
and prime at 9 cts.
| Cattle Markets.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. May l4;-Shee
and Lambs.-Less than 800 head have been re
ceived since Monday, nearly all of which ha!
been reshipped. There is no change to note
prices since Monday. Hogs.-OEly 10 head hav
been received since Monday, and there are nor
on sale. Trade has been fair and prices firm
Mondays fgures-6a61ac, with extra at 6's
and the prospects are that higher prices will ru
next week.
f CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET May IA Cattle
Market very active and 5a10c higher; shppr
grades. common to fair, 81 75a5 %; good
choice s. 2Oa rs; choice to extra % .oat
butchers common 81 5na3 30: good to choi'
So 5Oa4 60: Texans So 60a4 30. Hogs:-Ma
ket slow ard weak; 1Os lower; general demar
dull; rough aud mixed So 9On4 20: packing ar
shipping 81 25a4 40; light 81 loa4 40: SKI
E s3 5Ou4 10 Sheep Market slow ard 1Ca2t
. lower; shorn 81 25a3 80; wooded IS 1oa4 d
the market closed weak.
NEwYoRK CATTLE MARKET. May 14-Beevt
None for sale, fair and unchanged for dress
| r., - ~, Shapn-E2siar for Shee