Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-07

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Plaster, ground,per ton.... ATS % 6N
Ground In bsgs-......". 60 q e5l
Lump. .."........"." 90 . 375
salt-G. A.. 800. 30 y go
Fine. 10 g $50
Turks Island ..........- 25 l3i
Wool-Long unwsshed..". U 20 = OPS
Washed........."..,..." O32 % 035
Merino, unwashed.".. 0 20 G 922
Do. Wsshed.""........ Q 81 u OBS
Sumac. .........".." 40 % O1j
Hay ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 16 90 q lsm
Cut do...................... 20G0 q 9l00
Wheat Bran p ton B car. ii 10 Y co
Brown Middlings IA 80 a - %
White MiddlingG IL 90 a. l. 81
Cotton Seed Meal Is 90 II -
Flour is stro ng and fairly active miller. and
holders of stocks sci at current figures, In.
neither are pressing ssles. Wheat is without ms.
teral change; strictly choice sample, conmnl
outside prices but other sorts are taken reac.
family, and they form very large percentage OF
the receipts; sales consequently show the 1,us
long range for last seasons crop, say FROM 60 for
tail ends and damaged to 80 for sound, clean Lsu.
caster lots Corn 35a37. Rye 43a53. Oats 95l
80. Poultry and Butter are higher. Eggs, Po;s.
toes and produce generally are wanted
BALTIMORE, March Cotton firm mdd.ias
liz. Flour fairly active and firm; Howar!
street aud Western super So 0OaS2 so; do exin
50 75a3 60; do family So T5a4 30; City Mills
Bio brands extra Sd z044 27 winter wheat psf.
cat 81 40a4 50; spring do $4 S5s5 25 straight
ern easy Fultz 1885 longbsrry SJaeG West
ern dull and easy No winter red spot snd Mar
1928 April e31ssS3A May S41s ,S1A Corn
Southern steady white 36a40; yellow 3G-3S
West, 70 firm mixed spot 36E,s36as March Boa
36f4 April 35%4a36; May 361ss36i. Il ssmer
35fi. Oats fair and steady Southern aud Penna
27a30; Western white 29.30; do m'xel 27a2ss;
graded No white 30 Rye inactive At 55s57
Hay dull; prime to choice timothy SIP 50sl3.
Provisions firm. Mess Pork old $40 80; new 5ll.
Bulk Mests-looss shoulders AZ. long clear and
clear rib aid,s So; sugsr-pickled shoulders 81
81 sugar-cured smokers 6As6ia; mans Ia
liz. Lsrd-rtfned 71a crude Ga. Batter
creamery 25a27. Eggs strong at 14s1i1a Coffee
firm; Rio cargoes fair 2o420A Sugar strong
soft ga. Whisky unchanged.
NEW YORK, March 7-Cotton steady; aplsadi
11ss; Orleans 11ss futures easy. Flour easy
and slow. Wheat dull and steady. sorn dull
and steady. Pork quiet and steady st 80 7js
II %. Lard slow and firm at So 30
CHICAGO, Mar I'll m-Wheat-Hsy 49,
Corn-Msy % Oats May 2ias Park-Mlr
SO 80 bid Lard-Msr So 90 bid. Short RIBS
Msy 81 S7lRa4 80 bid.
RICHMOND MARKET, Mar. 6.-Flour is quiet
at So 5Oa5 So No Wheat was offered yesterday.
5000 bushels OF Corn were offered, and 6G0 sold
at 40. No sales OF the 1000 bushels OF Oats lc
ported,
LYNCHBURG MARKET. March 6-The markets
are quiet, with but little doing. We qnote Flour
SO 5Qs5 SO for fee to family; Wheat ass, the
latter for choice; Corn 3Sa42 Rye 48A52, aud
Oats 27s32.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, March 6.-Thore
Is little doing in the markets and prices are ua.
changed. Flour qui,t at So 50a5 40, Wheat Goa
SO, snd Corn 35s3S.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET, Mar 6 -Refnei
sugsrs-Hards: Cut-loaf 7lhc; cubes 67sTc;
powdered 6a67sc graduated 81 6a6asc sofis
mould 6 11-I6c; diamond A 7-16c; confec'
TONERS 6 16c; Columbia A Slice lsh.
yellows 5l9a57sc, and yellows 51ss5asc per ID.
The demand has been fairly sc.iye and the mar
ket has been firm in tone, becoming stronger ~
the close of the week.
Cotiee-There has been good inquiry for %:
Bio invoices during the week, and the market has
shown q fair degree of activity at advancing
prices. The market closes quiet but strong at =
a2Ok. per Id for fair Rio, and at 19la,1S3s fof
No. grade, dat bean.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Mt 6.-Price,
of Beef Cattle this week ranged as follows:
Best ..........................S4 SO ALSO
Generally rated first quality. 81 a 80
Medium or good fair quality. 3 80 al -
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
Cows. 90 20
The market was stronger than last Thursday,
prices generally being given az y higher than
those rulir g then.
Milch Cows $20a25 each for common to fair,
S30a35 for fair to good, and $40a55 for good to
extra. Trade slow.
yeals-Roughs 2laa4c, good 5s6c per b. and
trade fair
Sheep and Lambs-Trade is quite Glow, aud
there is little il any, variation in prices Butch
&c per Id gross for good to extra. Lamb. 4 ihs64c
per lb gross. Spring Lambs 1Oal3c per ID gross.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET March 6-Beeves
no trading in Beef Cattle; dressed beef steady
at 6s7lbc per ID for common to extra nstiyo
sides. Calves-market dull; veals S5aS per 1CO
lba and grsssers and Western Calves S3a4 Sheep
and Lsmbs-market stesdy: Sheep S5AG 81 per
100 lbs, and Lambs s5a7 so. Hogs-market
nomipaliy firm for live Hogs at SO 90a4 so per
100 lbs
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Mar 6.-Cattle-
market weak beeves 81 5Oa5 Is ste eIs So 2OG
4; stockers and feeders 81 50.3 60; COVE, bulls
and mixed 81 50s2 4G; Texas cornfei steers
50 65a3 60 per 100 lbs. Hogs market lower;
mixed So S5a4 05; heavy SO s5a4 o. light
So 65a4 05; skips So 30a3 20 per 100 lbs sheep
market higher natives $3s6 40; Western corn
fed 81 sOs5 Co. Texans So 50a5 so; Lambs s5a
so per 100 lbs.
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA MARCH T, 1880.