Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-31


The past week has shown an increase in
he volume of business, and great many
a tories in different sections of the country
have Started up that have been closed for
months, but there has been no considerable
advance in values-only a healthier tone can
be reported. Flour is still quiet with sales
confined to near wants OF jobbing houses.
w. eat is steady; range AZ to 54 latter for
lougbcrry. Corn is lower at SO to GIL in bulk.
Ryc is higher at 40 to A.. Oats 80 to 80,
.tter for white. The receipts of Eggs, But
TER and other Produce are small and the de-
mand is good at full figures. Bacon, Sugar,
Provisions all kinds and Millfeed are firm.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 31.-Flour dull and I'M
changed. Wheat lirmer; No red spot 557s
So: Aug 55a,a557s; Sept SIS 1856; Dec 59a
59its; steamer No 2 red 500. bid; milling
wheat by sample 56a56l5. Corn dull mixed
spot and Aug 571b Sept 63 asked souther'
| white corn 5Sa59; do yellow 59a0: Oats
| dull No 2 white Wast:c.z o0 asked; No
mixed dc.2iSsa3f. Rye quiet; No 30.
hay steady good to choice timothy SID W
to S15 90.
CHICAGO, Aug. 3t.-Wheat-Sept 535s;
Dec 567s; May 81. Corn-Sept 55.s Oct
5l7s: May 527s. Oats-Sept 295ss29a4 Oct
3u5s May 35a351s Pork-Sept $13 971A;
Jan $13 90. Lard-Sept and Oct So By;
IN 81 so. Ribs-Sept 81 10; Jan ST 12ia.
RICHMOND MARKET. Aug. 31.-There is
little change to note in prices and the market
is quiet with light offerings. We quote:
Flour 50 OOa3 IS for fine to patent family
brands: Wheat 50a56; Corn 60a63 Rye 40
ads: Oats 34a40.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, Aug. 81
The market is dull with little doing and
prices remain about unchanged We quote:
Flour 50 0Oa3 as for fine to patent roller;
Wheat 5Oa52; Corn 55a60; Rye 4Oa12.
Oats 3Oa36; Eggs 14G15 /; Butter 15a2O.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET. Aug. 80
Refined SCgars-The quotations are IS fol-
lows: cut loaf 5 11-16c; Standard powdered
53sc; cubes 53sc; granulated 5lsc; fine
graduated size; Confectiones' a DC;
Diamond Size; Columbia A A 1916 cents
per lb. The market was steady and moder-
at.ly active.
CoFFEE.-The market closed steady with
the quotations as follows: 161,c per pound
for No. 7 Rio. Mild cofiees were steady.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Aug. 30
Beef Cattle The market was rather more ac-
tive than last week at the opening, and con-
tinued so till shortly before the close of opera
tions. Top cattle were not very numerous.
but were about enough for the demand. which
was fair throughout, and brought figures fully
up to those ruling last week. rather more
sales being recorded at and near the top fig
ures. Other grades, which comprised the
bulk Of the offerings, n arly held their own,
most sales being made at and near our lowest
quotations. Prices of Beef Cattle this week
ranged as follows:
Best ......... 430a4.50
Generally rated first quality. 3.S1a4.25
or good fair quality. 2.75a3.25
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
ana COWS. .;........:.. ooa%.o ~.
ginia.
Mich Cows.-There is light run and &
fairly good demand. Quotations $25a30,
and few at $40 per head.
Veal Calves.-There is full offering and
limited demand. Quotations 3A5c per lb.
and $3a5 per head.
Sheep and Lambs.-There is full Offering
the number exceeding that of last week By
about $50, and the offerings consist very
largely of very light rough stuff, which -
exceedingly hard to sell. Dealers reported
the market as being about the worst of the
season-greatly acknowledgement sheep aud
lambs only being in moderately fair demand
and they are numerous. Sheep sell at Lax;
per lb, and few extra at 23,c per ID gross.
Lambs 2a3asc, and a few extra at 2i3c per
lb gross. Stock ewes in very limited demand
at SOC and 50 per head.
Swine-The market closed strong at i.st
Mondays prices, with tendency towari
higher figures rext week. Fair TO best West
ern Sc 2Oa6.30 per 100 lbs, and Others 500
a6.1 per 100 lbs gross. Roughs S4a5 per
100 lbs gross.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. Aug 30
Beeyes-none on sale. Calves-market steady.
Yeals-poor to prime $5a7 per 100 ~
buttermilk calves $2.75a3, grassers 81 Qua
PTS per 100 lbs Sheep and Lambs -sheeP
firm; lambs 1bc higher; about 1900 head
unsold sheep $1.S71ba2.75 per 100 ID.
lambs $3a4.50 per 100 It's Hogs-maFket
firm top hogs 1928 per 100 lbs.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Aug. 3O-
Hogs-left over about $500 head; quality
not so good; market fairly active; best lob
sc higher; other grades DC lower sales rang.
cd at S5 25a5.95 for light, s.. 1Oao.'}9 ' ta
rough packing, $5.10a5.95 for mixed, S2.fg
a6.10 per 100 lbs for heavy packing anu
abinn;no lots Cattle-market fairly active