Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-21


49, Bye 40a45; the offerings were poor. Oats
25a30, Eggs, Poultry, Potatoes, Pork aud other
produce are in light receipt.
BALTIMORE. March 21-Cotton firm; middling
IFS. Flour dull. Wheat Southern fsirly ac-
| tive and steady Fuitz s0aeG; longberry 91aS7 ;
No Southern S4aS4b; steamer No = SOsS1 !;
Western steady; No winter red spot and March
S4sS4A April s44.a941a; Nay SASSY; July
80 asked. Corn-southern quiet and easier ;
white 36A3s; yellow 35aa7 Western steady !;
mi Eed spot 1878 .36; March 35a4s36; April 35ati
a36; Msy 36Aa36lh; June SO las3634; July 81 1s
a373s Aug 379sa377s; steamer 34%.a Oats
Southern and Psnna 27a30 Western white %
a30 do mixed 27a2e1b graded No white % y.
Bye fair at 66a67 Hay steady and unchanged
Provisions firm and steady.
NEW YORK, March 2l.-Cotton firm uplsnds
IL 7-16; Orleans IL 11-16 futures steady. Flour
finn Wheat fairly active. Corn frmer and
quiet. Pork quiet at $40 25a12. Lard dull at
Sc 47la
RICHMOND MARKET. Mar. 20.-Flour is quiet
at So 50a5 90 for fine to patent family. About
] 900 bushels Of Wheat sold at 65aSJ and 600
on private terms, and 600 bushels of Corn brought
3alh. No sales of Bye or Oats reported.
LYNcHBURa MARKET, March 2O.-The market
is quiet with but slight changes In prices. We
quote: Flour So 5Oa5 so for fine to family !;
Wheat 65a93 Corr 37a42; Rye 45a53; Oats
2Ss32
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, March 20.-Flour
So 5Oa5 40 for fine to patent roller fancy Wheat
6OaS3, as to quality; Corn 36a4O; Cats 2Sa3O.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET, Mar 20 Refined
sugars-Hards: Cut-loaf 71ac; cubes 6 11.1Gc;
powdered 6a.c; grsnulsted GIG. softs: Dia-
mond z-l6c; confectioners 3-16; OF
As 6a6Ec; light yellows 59sa6c; yellows 5ta5lA.
Price. have decined slightly and the market is
quiet
Cofee-The market for spot invoices of Bio is
easier in sympathy W tn decline in futures, and
closes quiet at 20a2OAc Tor fair Rio, and 1870
per Id No. grade.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Mar 20.-Prices
of Beef CATTLE this week ranged as follows:
Best. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 50 a475
Generally rated first quality. 1926 ALSO
Medium or good fair quality, 90 a 90
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
Cows......... Observation-Disclosures. 225 a325
The market is easier Tops of superior order
are not plentiful, aud they are 1sc lower.
Mich Cows 5000 per head for common to
fair, and S35a55 for cool to extra, Trsda slack.
Veals-Roughs 3Adc; far to good 5a5 ihc per ID.
Sheep and Lambs There is fairly good de-
msnd prevailing for good Sheep and Lambs, with
out any serious change in values except for spring
Lambi Butchers Sheep 4a6c per ID gross. Spring
Lambs Sa1Oc, and fall Lamb. 5a6Ac.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET, Mar 2O-Beeves
no trading in Beef Cattle dressed beef firm at
5aas744c per Id for common to extra native sides.
Calvss-market steady; voals S5a7 per 100 lbs,
and grassers and Western do. 81 25a4 30. Sheep
and Lambs-msrket steady; Sheep So 50a6 20
per 100 lbs, and yearline Lambs at SCAT so;
spring Lambs S3a6 so per head. Hogs-market
nominally steady for live Hogs at 81 40a4 20 per
100 pounds.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. mar. 20-Cattle-
market strong beeves 81 5Oa5 steers So goa
40; stockers and feeders So 4Oa3 TO; COVE,
bnlls and mixed 81 5OA3 40; Texas cornfed steers
81 9O43 20 per 100 lbs. Hogs-msrket lower;
mixed S4s4 %, heavy s4s4 %; light sad % /;
skips SIS 50a3 80 per 100 lbs. Sheep-market
steady; natives 50 90a4 Western cornfed sd 80
10; Texans $4I 20. Lambs S5a6 IS per 100
pounds
QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKET. Mar. 19.-At
Union stock yards this week 221 Cattle were on
the market and sold as follows Best 4Saa . {;
good 4E.a4lbc; medium 334a4c; common 21,a
&c per h. % Sheep and Lambs were offer
cd old Sheep A lbs6c Lambs 1aa7c per pound.
Cows and Calves S25a50. Market good.
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA. MARCH 81, 1890.
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