Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-04

Alexandria Market. September 1.
The wholesale markets are decidedly more
active and the volume of business is increas-
ing, but values are not materially higher
Flour is in fair demand It current prices.
| Wheat is in small receipt and steady; sales
run as to condition of the samples offered
from As to "a, latter for choice longberry +:
seed Wheat is bringing more money. Corn
is quiet at 80 to 50. Rye 43 to as. Oats
30 to IS ia car load lots. Butter 10 to 20
Eggs, Potatoes, other Produce and Vegetables
sell readily at full figures. Bacon, Sugar and
Provisions are firm. Millfeed, Hay and Straw
are without change.
NEW YORK, Sept 4.-Flonr-state and
Western quiet and easy; Southern dub and
easy common to fair extra 50 10a5 co; good
to choice do So 0Oa3 90 Rye Flour quiet
and steady: superiine 81 60a3 90. Wheat
No . red declined Sc; dull and steady; Sept
81 11-16a519s. Rye nominal Western 4~a
81. Corn-No , dull and steady Sept %
a62a.. Oats-No firm and dull; Oct 81
abs; State 36a41; Western 3ia41. Pork
moderately active snd firm; mess $50 - 10
SD 80; extra prime S13 30 to Sl4 90
Lard quiet and firmer steam rendered $500
BALTIMORE. Sept. flour dull Wbeat
dull and easy No ? red spot and Sept 55a-
a55Ib: Dec 5Sia5S5s; steamer No . red
521.a52la: milling wheat by sample boa
SOB Corn dull; mixed spot and Sent ssh
bid year 81 asked southern white corn 81
bid: do yellow GOa61. Oats steady No
white Western 35 iea36: No , mixed do33l2
ash BYE firm; No = 90 Hay quiet; good
t. choice timothy SD 90 to S14 80. Coffee
quiet; No : 16a16ls. Other articles un-
.anged.
CHICAGO. Sept. -wheat-sept 53as
Dec 567s; May 617s. Corn-Sept 90; Oct
55t:; May 527sa53ls. Oats-Sept 29lli
Oct 301. May 35ls Pork-Jan $13 %.
Lard-Sept So So; Oct So 60; Jan IS 90
Ribs-Sept 81 so; Jan 81 22l6.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Sept 3
Swine-Though the receipts since last Monday
number over $500 head in excess of the pre-
vious week, yet the offerings at the yards this
morning are rather light and the demand is
moderate owing to an advance in values of
% or 30 cents over those of last week. Good
Western hogs sell at S650a660 per 100 lbs
gross comrnon to fair at $6a6.40 per 100 lbs
gross. Roughs sell at S4a5 per 100 lbs gross
Sheep and Lambs-There is q fair trade in
both sheep ard lambs, when good common
are very dull. Sheep are quoted at 2a3c per
b gross lambs 21aa4c per lib gross. Stock
ewes are slow at $la2 per head.
Calves-There is a fair trade in veal calves.
which sell at 3iaal lbc, and few extra ~
43ic per h. Grass calves S2a5 per head.
Common are not wanted.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. Sept 3
Bccves-good beevcs 30 cents per 100 lbs
higher other grades and natives Zoe higher;
Texans and Colorados steady choice native
dunn to fair 81 .45a4.90, inferior to ordinary
81 5a440, common $3.65a4, Colorado
So 35a3 10, Texans So 40a3.50, bulls :2a
AGO. dry cows S1.50a2.52la per 100 lbs.
Exports to-day 500 beeves. Calves-vcals
opened stronger other calves lac lower; mar
ket closed weak for veals, with advance lost
and fully lbc lower on other calves poor To
prime veals $5a7, choice and selected S1.12i.
az % per 100 lbs. buttcrmilk calves S2.I5a
3 per 100 lbs. grassers S250a2.75, Western
calves S3a4. 80 per 100 lbs. Sheep and Lambs
sheep l,c higher good lambs opened strong,
but all grades closed slow at Saturdays iig-
ures pens about cleared poor to prime sheep
$l74a350 per 100 lbs; very common to
prime lambs s'3a5, strictly choice 50. % per
LOO lbs. Hogs-market active and hrm;
extreme range $6a65 so per 100 lbs.
ARLINGTON CATTLE MARKET Sept. i
At the Arlington stock yards yesterday some
lis cattle were offered and sold as follows
Best 4a4Ac good 3iha3a.c, medium ~
900 sheep and lambs on sale. bringing the
following prices: Lambs 3a4i2c per 10.
Sheep 2a2lsc per lb. Calves 3 2a5c per ID.
Ten cows and calves brought from $50 to
$45 per head. State of market fair for eooo
cattle good. Sheep and lambs dull.
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA. SEPT. 4. ls9i-
SAILED.