Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-28

Inc WnoleSalc HhrKetS aTe easy lo-uay, Dut
without material change in prices. Flour is
quiet as the warm season approaches sales
narrow down and are confined to the best
grades. Wheat is shade lower, milling sam.
plea - to IS. other sortG 6s to 70. Oats 80
40. Eggs, Butter and all kinds of produce
sell readily. Bacon, Lard and provisions
generally are steady. Millfeed is weak. Hay
is scarce Rye and Wheat Straw are dull.
Fresh Fish are in light receipt and prices firm.
BALTIMORE. April 2s.-Flour steady and
unchanged. Wheat steady; No 2 red spot
April and May 74ia74s June 743a75 July
754a75i steamer No 2 red 7Oa7Oi; milling
wheat by sample 73a76. Corn firmer; mixed
spot 4Ssa4Sl; April and May 4aisaSi July
49la49i; steamer mixed 4T4a47i; white
corn by sample 54a55; yellow do 51a52.
Oats steady; No 2 white Western 41a42
No mixed do 35a36. Rye dull; No 2 62i
.63. Hay quiet; good to choice timothy
SIS 90 to SIC so. Provisions firm.
CHICAGO, April 2s.-wheat-April III;
May ia; July 743i Sept 76l. Corn
April and May All July 49, Sept 44;a445.
Oats-April %; May 29s; July 29a29s Sept
27'. Pork April SIS 90; May $1S 95;
July $40 40; Sept $40 CO. Lard-April
$40 05; May $40 Oh July $40 So; Sept
$40 57i. Ribs-April and May So 871;
July 50 So; Sept SO 92i.
RICHMOND MARKET, April 27-The offer
ings of grain arc very light and the market is
dull with little doing. There is little change
in prices and we quote: Flour 81 5Oa4 rs
for fine to patent family brands: Wheat 7Oa
rs; Corn 50a52; Rye 60a63; Oats 35a3S,
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET. April 81
The offerings of grain continue light and
there is little doing in the market while
prices are unchanged. We quote: Flour
81 50a4 so for fine to patent roller: Wheat
7Oa74; Corn 46a48: Rye 55a5S; Oats 36a
So; Butter 1922. Eggs 11a12.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET, April 81
Refined Sugars-The quotations are as fol-
lows: Standard powdered 5se; cubes SIC;
cut loaf 5 1876; granulated 5sc; fine
mond A sec; Columbia A 81 cents per h.
strength.
CoFFEs.-The market closed firm with
gain of &c per ID. Quotations were as fol-
ows: lac per pound for fair Bio and 153c
per pound for No. 7 grade.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, April 81
Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged as fol-
! ,ws:
5t 81
Generally rated first quality. II 81
Medium or good fair quality ........... 81 IL
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen andCOws 3
Of the Cattle received Al came from Vir-
ginia.
Beef Cattle.-The market at wholesale this
| week was stronger than it was at retail, but
the general feeling was in most instances for
the better grades and the tops at retail were
! shade easier than last week.
Mich Cows.-Cows are in fairly good de-
mand at $20a$5O per head. with fair num-
| Der at and near the higher figure.
Veal Calves-There is fair trade with
moderate receipts at 4ia5ic per lb, and few
extra shade higher.
Sheep and Lambs.-The trade iur sheen
and fall lambs is fair, hut that for spring lambs
is not active, the weather operating against
them Wool sheep 4!sdc, and clipped do So
| Sc, and few a. 53c per ID gross. Fall lambs
(wool) 51s6ic, and clipped 5a5ic, spring
lambs 7a10c per Id gross.
Swine-There is fair trade at the figures