Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-02

weak NO q Ieu SpOP anu aug OS12aOot3 /,
Sept 7O1aa70Ss; Dec 73.73A; steamer NO
2 red 661aa66a4 southern wheat by sample
7Oa72R; do on grade 6s1ha711h. Corn
Sept 48 asked year 4O1a asked; Jan 394h
a39a4 southern white corn 81. Oats easier !:
No white Western 301ba31 No 2 mixed
do 29a291h. Rye dull; demand light; No 9
so. hay easier; good to choice timothy
SIT 90 to SIT so. Other articles unchanged.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2-Flour-state and
western quiet and about steady. Wheat-No
2 red advanced 11sa4c; steady and dull; Aug
735aa74A. Corn-No 2 dull and easier I;
Sept 482 49ss Oats-No 2 dull and steady
Sept 264h; Western 2s1ha40. Pork steady
and moderate demand mess $11 75aS12 25.
Lard steady; steam rendered Sc 80.
RICHMOND MARKET. Aug. 2.-The market
is quiet with little doing, though the prices of
Wheat are rather firmer than those of last
week. We quote: Flour SO 25a4 25 for fine
to patent family brands; Wheat 67a70 T;
Corn 50a51 Rye 45a50; Oats 27a36.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, Aug q
There is little doing in the market and the
offerings of grain continue light. Wheat is
fine to patent roller; Wheat 60a65; Corn
46a50; Rye 40a45 Oats 25a30; Butter 12
aloe; Eggs 9a10c.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET, Aug. L.
Refined Sugars-Cut loaf 53sc per pound.
Standard powdered 1.16 cents per h.,
cubes Sc; granulated 4%c, fine granulated
4a4c; Diamond A 4ac; Confectioners' A
4ssc; Crystal A 4sic; Keystone A 41sc and
Columbia A 41bc per lb. The market was
reported strong, but unchanged in prices.
CoFFEE-The market was firm, with the
quotations on the basis of 161s cents per Id
for No. Z Rio, and 15 cents for No. 8. The
market for Mild cotfees was strong
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Aug. 1 -
Beef Cattle-The market this week has
shown little more activity than for two
weeks past, Values for tops have been well
maintained, and the medium and common
grades show shade improvement in most
cases. Thele were rather more of the COM
mon grades than last week. Prices of Beef
Cattle this week ranged as follows:
BeSt...... ......... .......... $40 BOO
Generally rated first quality. a 81 1852
Medium or good fair quality. 300 1926
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and Cows..:.........:........:..- 200 2.37
Of the Cattle received 1176 came from Vir-
ginia.
Sheep and lambda fairly good trade is
reported for good sheep and lambs Common
stock of both kinds is dull. Sheep sell at "a
3Eac per lh Lambs at 2l4a41sa and extra at
sc per ID gross.
Swine.-The market is about steady, but
values are easier than they were on Monday
some 10a25c per 100 lbs gross. Western
hogs $5. 90a6, near by hogs $5.25a5 go per
lbs gross roughs S3.50a4.50 per 1O0lbs
Mich Cows.-There is an improved de.
mand and better prices are obtained. The
range of prices is S25a40, and few extra at
$45 per head.
Veal Calves-A fair trade is reported for
good veals at 3a5c per lb. Roughs S3a5 per
head.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Aug. l.
Cattle.-Common to fancy native steers sold
at 81. 6oa5 90; the stot ker and feeder trade
is again active at So 50a3.75, bulls and COWS
were active at 225a3 so; veal calves So. so
as so per 100 lbs. Hogs mixed lots sold at
S4.5Os4.75, light weights at 81, 6Oa5. 05.
pigs at So 75a4.25, tho bulk of the hogs
fetching S4.6Oa4.75 per 100 lbs. Sheep
Sales were on bssis of 81. 25a4 for inferior
to choice native sheep. with the bulk selling
at S2.75a3.75. Lambs sold at $4.5Oa5. so,
and culls S3a4 per 100 lbs.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. Aug. L.
Beeves-little trading and prices steady beef
at 9a1Oc per Id. Calvea-market active and
firm poor to prime veals $4a7.25 per 100
lbs; grassers and buttelmilk calves S3a4 per
100 lbs. Sheep and Lambs-market very
slow; common 10 medium stock lower; poor
to ordinary sheep So. 50aS. so per 100 lbs;