Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-08-24
ISAAC EICHBERG,
COR. KING AND ROYAL SITS.

BALTIMORE. Aug 24.-Flour dull and
unchanged. Wheat steady at the decline No
, red spot and Aug 56a56is; Sept 56lss
5644 Dec 59asa59lA; steamer No 2 rcd So
bid; milling wheat by sample 56a57lb. Corn
dull mixed spot 81 bid southern white corn
6Oi6a61 do yellow 59a6O Oats very firm;
No = white Western 36l5a37 No = mixed
do 34aa5. Bye quiet; No2 Il. Hay steady
to firm; good to choice timothy SD 90 to
S15 90. Provisions firm. Coffee quiet; No
I 1GEl. Sugar steady; graduated $4.94.
CHICAGO, Aug. -Wheat-sept 541s;
Dec 81 a May 62ls. Corn-Sept 531s Oct
80; May 81 Oats-Sept 30; Oct 3Oa., May
347sa35. Pork-Sept $13 80; Jan $l3 IS.
Lard-Sept 81 10; Jan$7 671a. Ribs-Sept
81 35 Jan 81 02la.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET. Aug 23.--
Refined Sugars-The quotations are as fol-
lows: cut loaf 8 9-16c; Standard powdered
sic; cubos size; granulatcd SC; fine
graduated sc; Confectioners 47sc !;
Diamond A SC; Columbia A 411-1G cents
per lb. Prices were advanced lsc on all
grades except cut loaf.
CoFFEE.-The market closed steady with
the quotations as follows: 16t,c per pound
for No 7 Rio. Mild cotfees were steady.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Aug. ga
Beef Cattle ALI grades were we'll represent
ed at the yards except tops, which were nota.
by scarce. and for them the market was
strong and fully up to the values ruling for
them last week. Other grades fairly held
their own, and only toward the very close
of operations trade became dull. Prices of
Beef Cattle this week ranged as follows:
Best. ....................... ........ S43Oa455
Generally rated first quality. 3.S7a4 %
Medium or good fair quality. 2.15a325
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and COwS......... .................. = OOa2. 80
OF the Cattle received GOA came from Viz
ginia.
Mich Cows-There is fair demand for
good cows. Quotations $2ha30, and few
at $40 por head, aud one at $50.
Veal Calves-Trade in calves is dull, and
common are especially hard to sell Quota
tations 218a4 i2c per lb, and common at $2a5
per head.
Sheep and Lambs-Thero is heavy run
of sheep again this week, though the number
is some 3 600 less than last week, and it con-
ssts. as it did then, of too much common
trashy stuff, and there being no eastern de.
mand, trade is very slow. and values were 1ic
lOhtl lDdu lucl hrTc edIIcI III lHC WIN
Gheep sell at 11as2%a per lb, and few ex-
tra at &c per ID gross lambs 2l3a3l2 per h.,
and few extra at 3alc per ID. There is a
fair demand only for good stock.
Swine.-The market closes strong at Mon
days values when sales were made at 5.SOa
25 per 100 lbs gross. Roughs S4a5 per 100
lbs gross.
New York CATTLE MARKET. Aug. %
Bceyes-none on SALE Calves market quiet
but steady. Veals-poor to prime $5a7 per
100 lbs grassers 50 .75a3, buttermilk calves
So. 25a3. so per 100 lbs. Sheep and Lambs
market demoralized; sheep 4,a3sc lower
good lambs lie lower; others lac lower :;
sheep, fair to prime, $225a2. 621a per 100
lbs, lamhs, inferior to CHOICE So 25a4.75 per
100 lis, and fancy So per 100 lbs Hogs
market firmer fair to choice hogs So .80a6. 10
per 100 lbs.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Aug. %
Hogs-left over about 5000 head quality
poor market fairly active and firm prices
we'll supported; sales ranged at 2515a5 20
for light. S490a5.20 for rough packing,
S3.15a5.15 for mixed, 50 $3.50 so for heavy
packing and shipping lots. pigs $350a5 10
per 100 lbs. Cattle-market active and firm !;
best grades 10a20c higher; natives $1.25a
> 80, Westerns S3.5Oa4 60, Texans S1.15a
3 80 per 100 lbs Prices 10I15c advance
ard demand good.