Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-27

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distributed. The foreigners also bought in
our market and this lent additional strength
TO the local speculation. The industrials ad-
vauced u to 19A per cent, but were less
prominent in the dealings. ALL o'clock the
market was firm.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 27.-virginia IS, new,
rs asked do century 63ss bid.
Alexandria Market August 81.
Flour quiet and inactive, only the daily
local demand being supplied. Wheat is dull
and lower to sell mills generally we'll stock.
ed only the best quotations command full
prices. Corn is quiet and unchanged. Rye
and Oats are in light receipt aud steady at
very lowest prices. Country Produce is
generally steady. Butter and Eggs are firm
and higher.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 81 Flour dull. Wheat
641ss64A Sept 6iassa6A1h; Dec 67Aa67ss;
stesmer No 2 rel 6la6l4; southern wheat
by sample 6aa66; do on grade 62a65.
Corn steady mixed spot and Aug 43a43h:
Sept 4~2Aa42la; year S61a asked Jan SO
asked; southern white corn 424s do yellow
431aa44. Oats active; No 9 white Western
26hs27 No 2 miyed do 24ga25. Rye
steady; No 2 471b. Hay quiet; good to
choice timothy $15 90. Coffee dull al 16.
Other articles unchanged.
CHIoAso. Aug 27.-Wheat-Sept 6O7sa
604 Dec 63ass63h; May CTS. Corn
Sept 35& Oct 347s; Dec 30ss May 31Sa.
Oats-sept 1915; Oct 10; May 22ss Pork
Sept 50 80; Oct So 371a; Jan SO rs.
Lard-sept IS s7a Oct SIS 95a5 971a Jan
0E OE D;l. Ca.f CO az. n,t @S rE- r.
So 10. Wheat opened weak on very heavy
receipts in the northwest. Corn opened weak
on slightly larger receipts than expected, 80
csrs-and in sympathy with the weakness in
Wheat.
New YORK. Aug. 27.-FIour-state and
western dull and weak. Wheat-No Q red
opened weak and declined Gage; moderate
ly active and steady; Sept 651hs66 BIG.
Com-No2 quiet and easier Spiritually.
Ost.-Eo Q quiet and easy Sept "a: Oct
233; May 261b; Western 25a33. Pork
duI and easy; mess $11 00a$11 so. Lard
dali and steady; steam rendered So 80.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Aug. 90
Swine.-The receipts are light again this
week. but there are sufficient on the market.
trade being reported SO slower. Values are
unchanged since last week, Western selling,
as then, at S.. 60a5. rs, and nearby hogs $5
eb.4O per 100 lbs gross, and roughs $3a4
per 100 lbs
Sheep aud Lambs.-There is a fair trade
for good sheep and lambs. Common of both
dull, as also are stock ewes, for which hut
little demand is reported. Common to fair
sheep 11aa2c, fair to 21aa3 per lb. Lambs
3s44sc, and a few extra at ACC per lib gross.
Stock ewes 75c to So per head.
Calves. Common to fair veals sold at 3a4c.
fur to good 44ha519c per lb. Roughs $3a5
per head.
New York CATTLE MARKET. Aug. 90
Beeves-market dull steers 1Oa15c lower;
bulls and cows steady; yards not cleared
poor to prime native steers $4a5.40 Colorado
and half-breeds $3.SOa4.50, stags and oxen
S2a3:50, bulls 81. 70a3.40 dry cows $1.2Oa
3 per 100 lbs. Calves-market active and
steady; poor to prime veals $4aS per 100
lbs; grassen and buttermilk calves 50. 5Oa
a3.5O per 100 lbs. Sheep and Lambs
sheep active and 14c higher lambs dull, clos-
Ing lower; poor to primo sheep S1.25a3.75
per 100 lbs common to choice lambs 49, %
a5.5O per 100 lbs. Hogs-market higher at
$5.35a5.97h per 100 lbs.
ARLINGTON STOCK YARDS. Aug. 26.-Cat.
tle.-some 40 Cattle were up and sold as fol-
lows: Beat 41aa4ssc, good 4a44c, medium
3t2a34c, common 2lha31Ac per ID. some
S76 Sheep and Lambs were offered and sold
as follows: Lambs 32a5c per ID. Sheep
21ha3c per Id. Calves SAGE per ID. 10 Cows
and Calves sold at from 500 to $45 per head.
Market good for all kinds of stock.
GRAIN CRADLES, LAWN MOWERS,