Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-05-18

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Cottonsecd cal............... "a 90 20 90
Hulls..... ........................ $50 700
Cotton Seed Mixed Feed.... ~ 90 13 90
The wholesale markets are still unsettled
and heavily depressed by the slowncss of the
Senate in passing some kind of tariff bill.
Flour is weak and dull. Wheat is again low
or and only choice samples are wanted sales
50, Sc, 81 and 5S as to condition. Corn is
easy at As to 49, Oats 80 to 42, for mixed
and white, both in car load lots. Rye so to
54. Eggs 111a. There are no changes in
Butter, Other Produce OF Provisions. Mill
feed and Hay are lower.
BALTIMORE, May 1S.-Flour dull and un-
changed. Wheat weak No 2 red spot STA
ST.: Nav 57a57is; July 56aa57; Aug
5715s57at, steamer No red 3a:a54 mill
ing wheat by sample Sass. Corn easy
mixed spot 44a,s447s; May 43aia437s
July 40 asked; steamer mixed 42ai bid
southern corn by sample 46 bid do on grade
45a46. Oats firm No 2 white Western 43
bid No . mixed do 40a41. Rye dull No
2 56a57. Hay quiet but firm and unchanged.
Provisions steady Coffee firm; No 16l3.
Sugar steady; graduated 4 GIG.
New YORK, May 1S.-FlouI-statc and
Western quiet and weak; Southern dull and
weak; common to fair extra 50 OOa3 90
good to choice do So 00a3 so. Rye Flour
dull and steady; superfino 50 70a3 10.
Wheat moderately active; May 563s. Rye
quiet and nominal Western 4Sa57. Corn
quiet and firmcr. Oats dull and tirmer Pork
slow and unchanged; mess $13 so to $13 76
extra prime $13 so. Lard quiet and steady
steam rendered 81 50.
CHICAGO, May 1s.-Wheat-July 56ia
Sept 57a571s Corn-July 37H,; Sept 80.
Oats-May 33; July BOIL; Sept 25ata257s
Pork-July S11 90; Sept Sl2 90 bid Lard
July So S7is Sept Sc 9212. Ribs--July
So 17la Sept Sc 15a6 1712.
RICHMOND MARKET May 1S.-The mar
ket is dull with light offerings. Wheat is
lower but other articles are unchanged. We
quote: Flour 81 00a3 So for fine to patent
family brands; Wheat 5SaG0; Corn 45a4S
Rye 53a55; Oats 35a10.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, May is
The market is dull and heavy with little do
ing. while prices remain unchanged. We
quote: Flour 50 00a3 So for fine to patent
roller; Wheat 5Ga6C; Corn 40a44; Rye 40
a4?: Oats 35a3S Eggs Sa9; Butter 14a16
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET, May IL
Refined Sugars-The quotations are as fol,
lows: cut loaf ) Lice; Standard powdered
/ 9-16c; cubes i 9.16c; graduated i 5-16c
fine granulated i 5-16c; Confcctioners' \
/ ;;-16c; Diamond \ 5-16c; Columbia a
IL, cents rerlb The rl,rl,et was strong and
there was IN advance in some Of the low
grades. but standard grades remained 1T form
or quotations.
CoFFEE.-The market closed quiet, with
the quotations as follows: 16inc per pound
for No. grade OF Rio. Mild coilees were
qaie; and steady.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. May IL
Prices OF Beef Cattle this week ranged as FOL.
lows:
......... $50 q 4.65
Generally rated first quality. 437 $50
Medium or good fair quality. 3.62 a So
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and Cows. 200 325
OF the Cattle received 1877 came from vir.
ginia.
Beef Cattle-The offerings this week con.
sisted very largely of tops and very good
butcher cattle, with comparatively few OF
the lower grades, the average being some
what above that OF the very good offering o;
last week. The prices obtained ranged well
up toward the top figures, values being quite
strong at the rates ruling then
Mich Cows.-Therc is s very heavy run