Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-13

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changed Wheat higher. Corn better.
RICHMOND MARKET, Mar. 12.~T'hc msrke is
very quiet and receipts of produce light there
is no change whatever ported in Flour. Slnsl
! sales of longbeIry Wheat to-day at 80 and lie"
bushels of white Corr: brought 81.
FREDERICKsBURG MARKET. Mar. 12-harktt
auirt .nd unchanged Flour dull ut LAST w' ek 5
quo,atinrs. Wheat S5u&O. Corn 5oa52 Eye
52a5o and Oats 3oa4O.
LYScHBURG MARKET. Mar 12.-The market
is fairly active Flour inactive. Wheat i'll light
receipt and fairly active at 75a9O. Corn IN de-
mand and most of the offerings from the west !;
the quotations are from So to 60. Rye and Oats
nominal. Receipts of Tobacco heavy and prices
show downward tendency for common grades
There wss something of 4 collapse in the Balti-
more Wheat market for May options yesterday
On the strength Of the bol!iperent character OF
the Russian English news May Wheat early
in the day raj. up to 92a. the highest point yet
reached. After some fluctuations and more pa
cifc news the market for May closed ut 81 t4c
bushel The transactions were moderate and the
disposition was to await developments. There
was very little doing in spot Wheat.
BALTIC SUGARAND COFFEE MARKET. Mar 10
sugars-The market for raw Sugars has shown
the same familiar features noticeable for weeks
past. All values remain upon nominal basis.
We quote fair to good refining at 1916 TO 5isc;
centrifugal, 960 test, 5a.a64; grocery grades
New Orleans q. For refined Sugars tie market
is steady at tho following quotations: Cut loaf
I; powdered 81 graduated 6la; silt 6's;
yellow 5a034.
Cof"e The only arrival in the week was car
90 Of 3 III bags. The market is dull and lower
with very moderate Inquiry for invoices aud
the stocks held with splar"nt Indifference. The
only business is sale Of o12 bags made before AT
rival and Withdrawal Of 4,22S bags. The DIS
trEution is slow ana III small lots. We quote
Lilo invoices as follows: Ordinary ut ~ cents,
fair at 50, cents, good 1T ga cents, ana prime
at 9ti cents.
Cattle Markets.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Mar 12-Shoep
and Iamhs.-Th.rc have bcen fresh arrivals
since Monday, and lT5 head Of that days oilar-
iEgs remain uHsUid. Trade has been slow, aud
prices have been unchanged. ~ to quality
Sheep at 2loa!c, and Lambs iZso = gross. The
stock ON hand now is of a rather coD'Inon grade
HogS-There have been les than 100 head 1c-
c,vcd since Monday and there arc none nov on
sale. Mondays prices have ruled, viz: 6aIc, hut
higher figures arc expected to prevail next week
NEW YORK CATTLEMAgEr TT Mar. 12.-Beeves-
Dressed Beef steady ~ .4;,9 &c per Id sheep
4 shade iiriner, hut inactive; extremes 1loc per
lib for sherp aud oa6'ti for LAMBS; general sales
at 4L.a51.c for Sheep and 6a6' for Lambs. Hogs
All fer slaltghterers direct; uOno offered alive
nominal value S5a5 80 per 100 lbs.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Mar. 12.-Cattic-
Market active and generally steady; light to
heavy Steers S4 Dad so; choice 50 5Oa5 10:
s--common, S2a2 IS: good S3a4 stockers
So 6oa4 30; feeders 81 Bad 60. Hogs.-Mar
ket slow: closed shade lower; rongh packing
81 4Oa4 Go; packing and Shipping II Ghs4 80
light 81 25a4 So; skips S3 25a+ 2o sheep-
Market fairly active and iirmcr; inferior s 25a
. rs: medium $3a3 80; good IS 75,4 -; choice
81 25a4 IS Lsubs 81 50l5.
CINCINNATI Hoe MARKET. Mar. 12.-Hoes
steady; common ard light 81 $3.50; packing and
butchers 81 60u6 Is receipts ,657 head ship
meuts $50.