Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-26

snare5. IheSe STOCKS were bought on liberal
scale. At II o'clock speculation was firm.
BALT1MoRz. July 26. Virgins 3s nss
74a74S,; do. Century 62s4a62As.
Wholesale Prices In Alexandria
Flour Extra 275 800
Family. ..................... $50 1915
Fancy brands. ............ 3!75 q 400
Wheat, iongberry 068 8 065
Fuitz. ........................ 05S O63
Mixed .................... OFT 0-64
Fair ......... ............... 057 060
Damp and tough....... $50 055
Corn. white ..,............... O51 052
Yellow -................... $50 O52
Corn. Meal. O53 055
Rye......... ..... .............,... O 4O 045
Oats, mixed. .................... OPS q O3O
Transactions in -four during the week have
been confined to rather narrow limits. Only
small lots necessary to keep up the grocers'
stocks have passed hands. The old Flours
are held at steady prices, no one being yet
willing to take in any new. Wheat has been
steady, but has not taken up the advance the
bnllish market of Wednesday would indicate
The speculative market receded to 11ac.
and yesterday prime dry samples were still
wanted at 81 to 66; Corn is unchanged 81
81 to 53 in car lots at so to Sc in Job lots.
Oats are quiet and ratherfiat Rye, nominal.
Butter, Eggs, Chickens, &c, in good demand.
BALTIMORE. July 26.-Flour firm and up-
changed. Whea. dull and lower; No 2 red
spot, July and Aug 69ha69a. Sept 7Olba
703a; Dec 73a7 u ;ts.samer No 2 red 66l5a
66ai; southern wheat by sample 70a72; do
on grade 681ha7195. Corn quiet aud easy
mixed spot and the months Ash bid; Aug
471hs47S Sept 471aa47a.; year 491b !;
southern white corn 51a52 do yellow 521ba
53. Oats easy ; No 2 white Western 81 1ss32;
No 2 mi1ed do 291ba30. Rye quiet and
steady No 2 so. Hay strong and in active
demand; choice timothy SIT 50aS1a. Other
articles unchanged.
CHICAGO. July 26.-Wheat-sept Tia
71A; Dec 72a737s. Corn-July IS: Sept
dsssa4SA; Oct 41Ss; Dec 354s May Ssh
PoItEsapt So is Zee Jan sf6e aoay Ls aS
Sept So 32k; Jan Sc 80 Ribs-seps
S6 1915; Oct Sc 10; Jan $5 .62Js. whess
opened slightly higher than it closed last
night but as the undertone was weaker prices
soon set iu to decline. Corn opened easier
and then declined further through sympathy
with wheat.
New YORK, July -Flour-staae and
western quiet and steady. Whsat-No .
red advanced y; firm and fairly active;
Sept "a 1-16a75A. Corn-No 2 quiet and
weaker; Aug 48A. Oats-No 2 dull and
easier; Sept 261a; Western 29a4O. Pork
moderately active and steady; mess $12 25a
$12 rs. Lard quiet and steady; steam rem
dered Sc 62la.
RICHMOND MARKET. July 26. The market
continues quiet and dull and while the changes
in prices are few, the offerings Of grain CON
tinue light Wequote Flour So 25a4 20 for
fine TO patent family brands; Wheat 67a70;
Corn 5Oa51 Rye $3.50: Oats 32a36.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, July 90
The offerings of grain are light and the mar.
ket continues quiet, while prices are rather
lower tnan those Of last week. We quote:
Flour$S. 26a4.25 for fine to patent roller;
Wheat 60a64 Corn 46a50; Rye 44a4S !;
Oats 32a35 Butter 12a15c; Eggs 9a1Oc.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET, July 25.-.
Refined Sugars-Cut loaf sac per pound.
Standard powdered s lie cents per b.,
cubes 5c; granulated 4aac. fine demand;
graduated 4sac; Diamond A 4gc; Con.
fectioners' A 4Sac; Crystal A 4a,c; Keystone
A 412c; Columbia A 41bc per ID. The
market was steady but quiet.
CoFFEE.-The market was firm, with the
quotations on the basis of 16aa1614 cents per
ID. for No. Rio, and Ia 1a14a4 cents for No. 8
The market for Mild coffees was firm.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. July 20
Beef Csttle.-There is but little difference be-
tween this week and last weeks market for
Beef Cattle. Trade was scarcely as active as il
was last week and trading wound up very slow
Prices for the tops were fally well maintained,
but other grades were shade easier at 10
to 12ta cents. Prices of Beef Cattle this week
ranged as follows;
BeSG.,..,,,, s............. ............... 1870
Generally rated first quality. 4As4 II
Medium or good fair quality......... 2iha3Aa
Ordinary thin Steers Oxen and
CoWs"....... $1,000. 10000. ............ 1A2A
Of the Cattle received 1897 came from Yir-
ginia.
Sheep and Lsmhs.-Trade is reported as
being quite dull at shade decline since last
Monday in Sheep and unchanged as to Lambs
Sheep sell at 11ha3c and few extra 31sc;
Lambs at 3a41bc, and very few at 41bc
gross, with trsde. for the latter especially
very dull.
Swine-There is no change to record in
hogs since our Mondays report. Western
sold at $500 to 1926 and others at 5.75a6
per 100 lbs gross; Roughs So. 5Oa4.5O.
=. Mich Cows.-There is moro active in
quiry for Cows Quotations for common to
fair S2Oa35, and good to extra $40a45 per
head.
C.lves-The trade in Calves, both veals
and roughs is greatly demoraiized. Yeals
sell at 2a4 cents; rcughs $1.50a4 per head.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. July 25.-
Cattle-Sales were on basis of SO 4Oa5.75
for common to choice native steers, with
transactions largely at 4.5Oa5. so. Butchers
and Gamers stuff selling at 1T 5a3 80 with
few fancy cows and heifers at 3.75s4.25.
Veal calves are 25c per 100 lbs. lower than
early in the week, with Gales at 2.OOa5.26,
chiefly ct 4. 90 and upward. The bulk of the
stockers and feeders sell at 2.60a3. rs, choice
ones fetching 8 9Oa4O 90.
Hogs-Heavy hogs sold at an extreme
range of 4, 65a5. 15; mixed lots at 4.70a5. 90
for common to choice, and lightweights st
4. SOa5.10. Transactions were largely at
0Oa5.15 for light and at 4 85a5.00 for
heavy. Sheep-Sales at 1.5Oa4 35 for infe-
rior to extra lots, few being SO poor as to go
below 2 90, or choice enough to sell above
so. Spring lambs were in active demand
at 3 oOa5 90 for poor to choice.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. July 25.-
Beeves-none on sale; beef at 7a4a10c per ID.
slow and weak veals, poor to
choice, So. 50a6 20 per 100 lbs; buttermlk
calves 81. 25a3 per 100 lbs. Sheep and
Lambs-sheep weak; lambs steady; sheep
poor to prime, 81. 50a3.75 per 100 lbs;
lambs, common TO choice, $3a5.50 per 100
lbs. Hogs-market easier at $5. 20a5. 40 per
100 lbs
Port OF ALEXANDRIA, JULY &c, 1895.