Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-02

CottOnSeed Meal. 20 w - ~
The markets arc easy and unsettled, but
the changes in prices are small and fairly
active business is reported i'll most lines at
quotations. Flour is in liberal receipt. Wheat
sales range from 65 for ordinary to ~ for
choice lancaster. Corn is lower at so to %.
Rye So to 60. Oats SO, 81 and 80, no white
were sold to-day. Butter, Eggs. other pro-
duse, Sugar, Bacon and provisions generally
are in steady demand at current figures.
Milfeed, Hay and Straw are dull.
BALTIMORE, June Flour steady and
unchanged. Wheat weak; No red spot
and June 72a721s; July 73asa73i2 Aug
74Asa74aa Sept 1914 asked steamer No
red 67a67t4; milling wheat by sample fla
10. Corn dull mixed spot 4Sl.aiSas June
4Sa4Sla July 47laa47a!; Aug 47alaiS;
white corn by sample 80; yellow do 40. Oats
fair inquiry; No = white Western 42i2ai3;
No mixed DE- 36a36i2. Rye dali No 63
nominally Hay tirmer good to choice timo-
thy SIG 90 to SIT 90. Provisions steady.
NEW YORK, juno 2.-Flour quiet and
weak. Wheat steady. Corn dull and steady.
to 500 so. Lard dull and steady; steam
SOTO.
RICHMOND MARKET, June 1.-The offer
ings of grain continue light while the mar
ket is dull and dropping with still further
downward tendency. We quote: Flour 81 90
al 10 for fine to patent family brands: Wheat
70a74; Corn 50a53; Rye 6Oa63; Oats 80
a37.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, June L.
The market is dull and heavy with light re-
ceipts and little doing. We quote: Flour
So 5Oa4 80 for fine to patent roller: Wheat
7Oa72; Corn 4Sa5O; Rye 55a5S; Oats 36a
SO: Butter 1920; Eggs 12a13.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET, juno l.
Refined Sugars-The quotations are as fol-
cut loaf 15-1 &c; grlnulated . be; fine granu
lated She; Confectioners A 5'bs Diamond
A 51ac Columbia A 5ti cents per ID. The
demand was moderate, but the market WAS
steady.
CoFFEE.--The market closed steady for the
week, the quotations being rs follows: 19c
per pound for fair Rio and lie per pound for
No. 7 grade There was a confident feeling
in mild coiices.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, June l.
Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged as fol-
lows:
80
Generally rated first quality............ 47sa3 4
Medium or good fair quality ............. 3i2a4 y
Ordinary thin Steers. Oxen andCows. )
OF the Cattle received 90 came from Nir
ginia.
Beef Cattle-The market for Beef Cattle
this week is generally considered rs strong as
last weeks values, but not active at any time,
and closing very dull particularly for common
cattle.
Mich Cows There is fairly large offer
ing and the market is slow. Prices range
from $25 to $50 per head, with few at the
latter price.
Veal Calves-There is . full offering this
week, with n good trade for good stock. Prices
5a6l2c per lb.
Sheep and Lambs.-There has been fall
ing of in the offerings Of more than 1000
head As compared with last weeks numbers.
There is "A fair trade reported for old sheep. but
that for lambs is reported dull Quotations
for sheep range from 3 to 4a,c per lib gross,
with few extra at &c. Lambs Gaze, with 4
few extra at Tl.,c per ID gross
Swne-Thc market for hogs has been easier
since Monday, values being reported as poe
per 100 lbs lower than they were then. Trade
has been only moderate. Fair to best West
crn hogs sell ut so per 100 lbs /:
roughs $6aG, 80, and pigs at $6.50a7 per 100
lbs gross.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. June l.
Bccvcs-no trading. Caives-market active;
vc;ls $5aT per 100 lbs. Sheep and Lambs
Sheep $4.25a6.25, spring lambs $7a9 per
100 lbs. Hogs-market steady 1T $7.4OaS
per 100 lbs.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. June Cat
tlc-markct was lower; top prices $5.5Oa
6, medium 81 75a5, others $l.50a4.90,
Texans $37Ol3.75 native cows $275a
10 per 100 lbs Hogs-market closed about
steady; packers and mixed S6.90aT 80. prime
heavy and butchers weights $7.1Oa7.2O,
light $7a7 20. skips and pigs S5.50a5.6O per
100 lbs. Sheep-narket steady natives
St.75a5.50, Westerns $4.75a5.25, Texans
$3T5a4 per 100 lbs. Lambs $6aG.S0 per