Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-01


sales mainly of medium and choice brands
and conf ed to the wants of jobhing traders.
Wheat is easy common grades are selling off in
consequence of further decline in futures but
strictly prime milling Wheats are still wanted by
home mills at full quotations; prices range as to
condition from so to Csc. Corn is steady at 63
to 65. Rye is dull and lower at 70a78. Oats are
active at 40sl2 Eggs II to 1S. Butter aud
other produce are harder to move and are in good
supply.
BALTIMORE Juno 1.-Cotton steady middlnE
1Oa10ls. Flour lower for City Mills and quiet :;
Howard st and Western super 50 5Ot3 %; do eX-
ira So 25a4 90; do family 81 25a4 75 city
mills super 81 37a2 65; do extra 50 25a3 DO !;
do Rio brands $4 95a5 10; Patapsco superlative
patent So 65; do family So 30. Wheat-South-
ern about steady; Fuliz 9ia9S; longberry 95A
100 Western frmer, closing quiet No winter
red spot 81 bid; June 91a92; July 90ass9Oata {;
Aug 90ibs9OS Corn-Southern easier and dull;
white 63464; yellow 61a62: Western frmer !;
mixed June 60lb bid; July 61a61 u Aug 619.
Oats firm; Southern and Penna 42a44; Western
white 44a45; do mixed 40a401a. Rye easy and
dull at 76a7S Fay firm; prime to choice West
ern $15 50a1e. Provisions firm and active;
Mess Pork SIS co. Bulk mcats-shouders and
clear rib sides packed 7lt. a9a. Bacon-shonld-
ers 7a,a9ib; clear rib sides 81 hams l2t3'
13 Lard-refincd 91a. Butter lower; Western
packed Hale: creamery 11a19. Eggs steady at
i5ba16.. Coffee firm Rio cargoes ordinary to
fair / 53l a16la. Sugar active and strong; soit
65s Whisky steady ut 81 24s1 26.
NEW YORK June 1 Cotton quiet and firm /;
uplands 10; Orleans JOS; futures Gull. Flour
quiet and unchanged. Wheat lower. Corn better
Pork finn at $15 25a15 so. Old mess Pork S14
ala so. Lard steady at IS 62i2.
CHICAGO. June1, II a.m-At this hour the
July option is quoted as follows: Whrat soy /;
Corn 55 1a553s; Oats 1915; Polk SD III; Lard
IS AZ y; short ribs 81 6O.
RICHMOND MARKET May 31.-The market is
quiet and receipts Of grain very light. Flour IN
good supply and unchanged. Small sales of short
berry Wheat at 81, and white aud mixed Corn
brought 69 Nothing doing in Bye or Cats.
LYNcHBuRG MARKET, May 31.-The market for
Tobacco is only moderately active, with demand
on,y for best grades. Flo1r is very quiet. wheat
firmer, with light offerings. Corn in some de
mand and prices stiff. with an advancing tend
ency.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, May 81 There
is as yet very little doing, the receipts OF produce
of all kinds being very limited. Wheat is quoted
at 95a1O5, and Corn at 6Oa62.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET. May 31.-Sugar-
No really new points or suggestions are 10 be
| fonnd in the markets for raw. We quote Fair to
good good refining 4a.a4 1916; molasses Sugars 4f.s
45sc; centrifugal. 90 test, iac. Refined Sugars
are improving, and the immediate holdings of re-
timers are by no means liberal. The market mar is
active and strong. We quote hards at $50 for
cStloaf 7ssc for cubes, y for powdered. and
zisc for gTanulated softs-7asc for mould a.
! for confectioners' a, 65se for standard 4, 4nd
1 6 re; for Columbia 4. Standard glucose Fy-
Cotfeo-There is very little STOCK in The market
and prices are 6rm with good ,o5blng demand
| Fair Rio invoices are quoted at 10 &c pef 10