Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-04

Wheat Bran per ton.......... Is 90 10 %
Brown Middlings. 10 90 1S 80
,, White Middlings .............. IL so 18 90
Cottonseed Meal .............. 10 90 81 90
Hulls. .......................... $50 a 100
Cotton Seed Mixed Feed. - 90 13 90
The wholesale markets during the week for
Flour and Grain have been firm, better
feeling prevailing from day today. The con-
tinue scarcity of good Wheat prevails; it is
impossible to fill the daily orders for it, either
for the millers or seeding purposes prices adj
vanced during the week to 4 cents. Corn
confines very quiet and 20 not partaken of
! the firmness that prevails N, the Wheat mar
ket; sales in car lots 80 to 40 cents. Ga
from the West, supplied through Western
brokers. Rye is entirely nominal, no inquiry
for it No. 1 Bav is still in dernard. The
receipts are generally of a lower grade, which
| is dull. Country Produce is about steady.
BALTIMORE Oct FLOUR firm. Wheat
steady; No 2 red spot and Oct 65aa66;
Dec 6744a671a; steamer No 2 red ~ asked
southern wheat by sample 66a67; do on
grade 631ba66lh Corn steady; mixed spot
3S1ka39ss Oct 81 lsa373 Nov 30 1sa354.;
year s4a34A: Jan 339sa33A southern
white corn 80; do yellow 41a42. Oats
steady No 2 white Western 2715a27&; No
2 miIed do 24laa24a4. Rye easy at 45a46
for nearby and 4s for Western. Bay firm;
good to choice timothy SIS 00s$15 so.
Other articles unchanged.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Flour-State and
western quiet and steady. Wheat-No 2 red
declined &c; dull and steady; Dec $685.
Sc 1916. Corn-No 2 quiet and steadief
Oct 367sa371s. Oats-No 2 nominal; Oct
23A; Dec 232.; Western 24a3O Pork
steady mess 80 $3.50 90. Lard quiet and
steady steam rendered $6 221b.
CHICAGO, Oct 4.-Wheat-Dec 60ssa6OA
May 64lha644. Corn-Oct 30asa3Olh Nov
30; Dec % bid; May 2944. oats-oct
1875; May 20laa205s Pork-Jan SO As.
Lard-oct SIS 80; Jan SIS so. Ribs-oct
SIS 20; Nov 81 971h; Jan 81 S21a. There
Corn opened quiet and easy.
RICHMOND MARKET. Oct. A. The market
is shade frmer, but the offerings of grain
continue light and transactions are limited
We quote: Flour SO 25s4 25 for fine to
patent family brands; Wheat 5Sa65: Corn
40a41 Rye 43a47: Oats 22a30.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, Oct. 4.-There
has been a slight advance in prices Of Wheat
since last week, but transactioDsin grain have
been light. We quote Flour 81 25a4 80
for fine to patent roller; Wheat 55a61 Corn
3Sa4O; Rye 4Oa45; Oats 2Oa2S; Butter IS
also; Eggs 13a15c.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET, Oct. s.
Refined Sugars-Cut loaf size per pound;
Standard powdered SIS cents per H., cubes
5isc; granulated Acc; fine graduated Age;
Diamond A Acc; Confectioners' A 4a4c;
Crystal 4a4c; Keystone 49sc, and Column
| bis A 4Sscper h. AS expected the market
advanced Lice on all grades, closing firm.
-CoFFEE.-The market wss firm, with quo
tations on the basis of 1644 cents per lb for
No. z Rio, and 154. cents for No. 8. Mild
coffees were steady.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Oct. 8
Beef Cattle The market this week has been
fairly active, more so than last week, and
values, though they show no notable change,
were stronger, and some dealers thought they
were in q few instances higher than last
week. Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged
| as follows:
be5t Az
Generally rated first quality. AZ 4l2
Medium or good fair quality. 81. 80.
Ordinary thin Steers Oxen
and Cows....... ..............-. = a3
OF the Cattle received 1870 came from Vir-
gini2.
Sheep and Lambs-There is fairly good
trade reported for good sheep and lambs, but
very dull for common. There is also fairly
good demand for good stock ewes No change
in values all around are reported. Sheep 10
md fo,u NJ - h.
a4c and q few extra at 4A:c perl Stock
ewes 75c.a$2 25 per head.
Swine-The market closed strong at Mon
days values, with better feeling.
Mich Cows-There i. good demand for
good COWS. of which there are few received
Prices $20a50 per head, and few at the latter
price.
Calves.-Good veals are in good demand at
4a51sc, and few extra a shade higher.
There is also fair demand for good grasscrs
at $4a6 per head.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Oct. g.
Cattle-native dressed beef and shipping
steers in good demand at SO 60a5.40 good 10
low 81. 25 stockers and feeders 50. 50a3 rs,
bulls 81 .S0a3.25 COWS and heifers S125a4
veal calves were lower at $3.a5a6.25 Hogs
the demand was good; the great bulk Of
the supply was taken at $3. S5a4 for packers,
and at 50. 10a4.25 for shippers; common TO
choice heavy hogs $3.70a430, mixed lots at
So s5a425, light weights So S5a440 for
for common to choice, and pigs $i.75a4. Is.
Sheep and Lambs-the offerings were princ
pally Westerns trade was fairly active, ma
tive sheep selling at 81. 50a3. so for inferior,
export grades SO. 60a3.90; Western sheep
So. 50a3. %, and lambs at So 25a4 65, few
extra lambs $47Oa4. 85.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET Oct. 81
Beeves-no trading; beef at Sa9Ssc per ID.
Calves-market active and steady poor to
prime veals S5aS so per 100 lbs grsssers
s3A3. so per 100 lbs. Sheep and Lambs
sheep steady lambs o trife weak: poor to
prime sheep 81. 5Oa4 25 per 100 lbs; com.
mon to choice lambs So 75a5.25 per 100 los
Hoga-market higher SIS. 20a5.50 per 100
lbs.
A FINE assortment of UNDERWEAR, all
~ grades and prices, at
A. c. SLAYMAKER'S.
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