Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-02
Alexandra Market. Octobcr2.

| AT IL o CLOCK the market WAS cdS!cl III Vo"S'
Alexandria Market. October2.
The wholesale markets to-day while with.
out change in prices are reported fairly active
with an increasing volume Of business. Flour
is in liberal receipt and somewhat better de-
mand. Wheat is still very quiet, figures con
tinue ruinously low sales were made at IS,
40, so, 81, and 52c, latter for prime long
berry. Corn is easy at 81, %. and 60c. Oats
30 to Bic. Rye 40 to 52c. Butter, Eggs
and sll kinds ofcountry produce are wanted
B.con, Sugar and provisions are steady. Mill
feed, Corn Meal, Hay and Straw are weak.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-Flour-State and
Western dull and easy Southern quiet and
weak; common TO fair extra 81 1Oa3 90:
good to choice do SO 0Oa3 SO. Rye Flour
quiet and steady superiine 50 55a3 90.
Wheat-No 2 red dull and iaa3sc lower; Dee
57lsa57 9-16. Rye nominal Western 4S
a57. Corn-No = dull and weaker; Oct Oily
a545s. Cats-No , dull and easier; Oct 32l
32ls; Nov 33Rs; Dec 81; May 37l2a3S
Safe 35a39; Western 33a39. Pork ac-
two and steady; mess gid 10 to SO %;
extra prime $13 80 to SD 90. Lard quiet
and easier steam rendered So 65a$S 10.
BALTIMORE. Oct, 2.-Flour dull and I'M
changed. Wheat dull No 2 red spot and
G,7s: steamer No 2 rcd 50i2 bid milling
wheat by sample sd. Corn easy mixed pot
and Oct 551h asked year 50t@ asked
southern white corn Glaze old and new do
yellow 5Sks old. Oats quiet; No > white
Western 34laa34ai No = mixed do ga
32ia. Rye quiet; No 2 53. Hay steady;
good to choice timothy S12 90 to SD 30.
Coffee quiet at 15lAa15a4. Other articles
unchanged.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2.-Wheat-Oct 51ls; Dec
53as May 5Sl5. Corn-Oct Ash Dec Az,
a47la Jan and May 497s. Oats-Oct 21'-
a27a4; Dec 295s; May 1874. Pork-Jan
ST. J2lb. Lard-Oct SO 10; Jan ~ Az.
Ribs-oct 81 05 Jan $6 57la.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Oct. i
Swipe.-Dealers report the supply fair ard
tie demand only moderate. Values show
little change from last week no variations in
the quotations from those prevailing then.
We quote good TO prime Western hogs at SGa
% per 100 lbs gross nearby hogs-those
from Pennsylvania. Maryland and Virginia
$~5.50a5.75 per 100 lbs gross. Roughs Sia
a 30 per 100 lbs gross.
Sheep and Lambs There is a heavy run of
both sheep and lambs, too many Of which are
of a common and trashy character. Trade Is
fair for only good sheep and lambs Sheep
are quoted at 2a23ic, and a few extra at 3c
per lb gioss. Lambs 2a3a4c, and extra AT dc
pei ID gross
Calves Trade is fair for good stock, but
common is dull. Fair to good veal calves Ia
5lbc, and a few extra at 58,c per ID. Grass
calves $3a5 per head.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. Oct. l.
Beeves-market dull but steady fair TO good
native steers 81 60a5.30, ordinary to medium
$4.25a4.5O, common to inferior $3.12i2a
4.15, rangers $3.75a3.9 80, oxen S3.4Oal.5o,
bulls S2.15 per 100 lbs. No exports to-day.
Calves-market weak poor to prime yeals
$5a7.J0 per 100 lbs, grassers $2.3o22'9
per 100 lbs, good Western calves St9oao
per 100 lbs. Sheep and L~ambs-marbet very
dull sheep and best lambs 1t,c per ID lower
other grades of lambs i4aasc per ID lo|eri
poor to prime sheep S2a3.25 per 100 los'
common to choice lambs $3a4.5 80 Per U 'ps'
.Hogs-market slow and lower; inferior 70
choice hogs $5.S5a6.1O per 100 lbs.