Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-09
Alexandria Market. October o.

The wholesale markets show but few and
small changes in prices from day 10 dsy.
Flour continues very easy and receipts are
liberal. Wheat is without improvement in
figures but is tirmer and there is better De.
mand for choice milling samples; sales nun
from 4s for fair to 53 for prime longberry.
Corn is steady old IS, 50 aud 90. latter De.
clined new So to 81, both in car load lots.
Rye As to 30. Oats 30 to IS, latter for
white. Eggs, Butter, Potatoes other County
Produce, Groceries and Provisions are fairy
active at full values. Mllfeed, Hay and
Straw re without change.
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-Flonr-Statc and
Western quiet and easy Southern quiet and
steady; common to fair extra 81 l0a} 90;
good to choice do 50 00a3 80. Rye Flour
dull and steady; superfine 81 55a3 GO.
Wheat-No , red declined 3s4l,c: steaGy
and fairly active; Dec 57s57 7-16. Rye
nominal: Western 4Sa57 Corr-No > dun,
lower and weak Dec 537sa5il, Oats-No
> quiet and easier; State 36a37la; Western
:'3ha37 - Dec "a /, a34ie May 81 b. Pork
quiet and steady mess S14 10 10 SO %:
extra prime S14 90. Lard quiet and easy !;
steam rendered 81 80.
BALTIMORE. Oct. 9-FIour dull and I'M
Oh anged. Wheat steady; No . red spot snd
Oct 531ba533s Dec 55isa55i.; May GGas
a605s steamer No 2 red 50lo bid milling
wheat by sample 80. Corn duh; mixed spot
and Oct 54lg bid s; year 80 bid southern
W ute corn 51a60 do yellow 5Sa59 Oats
No ,,bi-a Uactnrp 10
343, No 2 mixed do 32a32t,. Bye steady :;
No : 52a53. Hay quiet. but firm good 10
choice timothy SD 90 to Sl2 80. Other
ar-ic.es unchanged.
CHICAGO. Oct. 9.-Wheat-Oct 5l1l Dee
51t,; May 5S1s. Corn-0ct 5oal Dec
4Sas May 5Oa5O1s Oas-oct 2sl. Dec
POS May 33a33ls Pork-Jan ST. 81 b.
Lard-Jan 81 321s. Rbs-oct Sc 60; Jan
So 7i9a$6 40.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Oct. s.
swine.-There is a moderate demand report
ed by dealers We quote coed TO prime hogs
at 50. S0a6 pAr 100 lbs gross common to
fai-, including nearby hogs-those from
Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia-S5.2 %
as 10 per 100 lbs gross. Roughs, sows aud
stays $4a4 so per 100 lbs gross.
Sheep and Lambs.-The market is very
slow for both sheep and lambs, and values la
Sc of from those ruling last week. Sheep
ARE at 112a2lsc, and few extra good at Sc
per lb gross. Lambs 2a35sc, and 4 few extra
heavy at 3a,c per ID gross.
Calyes.-1rade is very sluggish for both
veal calves and grassers. The former are
quoted at 3a5l!!c per lb, and grass calves
$2.50a5 per head.
New YORK CATTLE MARKET. Oct. S.
Beeves-market active and 10a15c higher /;
good to prime native steers $5a5 60, medium
to fair 81 .40a4. 80, common to ordinary 1919
435, poor 50 25a3. so, Colorados, fairsh.
S3 70a3 So, stays and oxen 50 25a4, bulls
S2a3, dry cows S1.45a2 per 100 lbs. No ex
ports to-day. Calves-markct dull veals l,c
lower grassers y" lower; Western calves sc
lower than week ago poor to prime veals
S5aT.25 per 100 lbs grassers S2a2.31i2
per 100 lbs. poor to good Western calves 80
a:3 90 per 100 lbs. Sheep and Lambs-mar-
ket slow; sheep weak and lambs 1sait.c per ID
lower poor to prime sheep $1.15a3.2o per
100 lbs ; common to choice lambs 81 75al.2o
per 100 lbs fancy 81 so per 100 lbs. Hogs
market 15c lower and dull inferior to choice
State hogs $5.30a5. rs per 100 lbs.
ARLINGTON CATTLE MARKET Oct. s.
At the Arlington stock yards yesterday soitc
100 cattle were offered and sold as follows:
Best 4a4Ac, good 33sa37sc, medium 81
3asc and common 2l5a3c per Id. Some
SOB sheep and lambs on sale, bringing the
following prices: Lambs 3k2a44.c per lb.
Sheep 2a3tt. per ID. Calves 4Aa512c per ID.
20 cows and calves brought from $50 TO
$50 per head. State of market good for all
kinds Of stock.
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA. OCT. o. 1894.