Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-17

Safe A.. 055 q 50
Fine -. $50 a / 90
TURKS Island...... i 20 a 1 30
WooiNlonp. unwaslod..... O15 3 DIG
Washed ...... o2O a OIL
Mcriuo, unwashed. -. Ul: a Od2
De. washed ......". w Il WI
sumac .. .... 90 a OS5
Hav - So a II 90
Cut do ..... II 90 a 10 90
Wheat Bran per ton........ IS 90 a 10 90
Brown Middlings..""".... lS W q 10 oO
White Middlings ...."...." ~ OF a 70 5O
cottonseed Meal........ 10 90 a 81 90
Hills so a 90
Cot+on Saed Mixed Feed. u 90 q 13 90
The commercial markets during the past
week show improvements IN many lines.
Flour has advanced. Wheat, Corn and Rye
are higher. Oats are firm. Groceries, Pro-
visions and Country Produce are in very good
demand. Millfeed is quiet. Hay Is steady.
Straw Is still dull.
bipher. Wheat unsettled No 2 red spot and
NAV 71a,,72;J june 7134 asked; July and
Aug 71ba71a4 steamer No 2 red 69a4a69;
southern wheat by sample 72a74 do on grade
7Oa73. Corn easy mixed spot and month
56La561b; June and July 561b asked Aug
56a, bid steamer mixed SO bid southern
white corn 571a; do yellow So. Oats firm
No 2 white Western 37a37h; No 2 mixed
do 331ba34. Rye firm good inquiry; No
6S Bay steady good to choice timothy
S13 90 to SID 90 Other articles unchanged.
NEW YORK, May 17.-Flour-moderato
demsnd and firm. Wheat-No 9 red fairly
active. irregular and excited, advancing ga
1c: June 72Aa725s. Corn-No 2 quiet and
stronger: May 557sa56. Oats-No Q
firmer and fairly active June 80; July 1885,
a32a,: Western 32a41. Pork inactive and
steady mess S13 % to $13 rs. Lard quiet
and firm steam rendered SO 80.
CHICAGO, May 17.-Wheat-July 694sa
691a Sept 691sa69l3. Corn-May 5113:
July 521h: Sept 52aa52a4. Oats-Junc
29E; July 2Slh Sept 26l9. Pork-Jnly
$12 25; Sept SD 30. Lard-July Sc 20;
Sept SIS S7A. Ribs July Sc 20; Sept
So 35. Wheat opened strong with the bull
feeling still on the market.
RICHMOND MARKET. May 1.-THE mar
ket is firmer and prices are rather higher,
but the receipts Of grain continue light. We
quote: Flour 80 50a4 25 for fine to patent
family brands; Wheat 65a74; Corn 52a56;
Rye 55a65 Oats SLABS.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, May IT,
The offerings of grain are very light, but the
market is firmer and prices are sitter. We
quote: Flour So 25a4 25 for fine to patent
roller; Wheat 60a72; Corn 48a52; Rye 56a
So; Oats 34a3G Butter 15a20; Eggs 1Oa11.
SUGAR n COFFEE MARKET. May 49,
Refined Sugars-The quotations are as fol-
lows: Cut loaf 5asc; Standard powdered
5 1.16c; cubes SC; granulated ACC; fine
granulated 434c; Diamond A 4aic; Con-
fectioners' A 49sc; Crystal A 4a4c; Keystone
A 41ac; Columb a A 4tac per Id. Thu mar
ket was quiet and unchanged.
CoFFEE.-The market was quiet, with the
quotations as follows: 16a16A cents per
pound for No. Z Rio, and 14@4a15 cents for
No. 8. The market for Mild coffees was
rather firm.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, May 10
Beef Cattle.-There WAS a fair run of very
fine cattle this week, and while the better
grades were a considerable improvement over
last week the quality generally was of a bet
ter average than that Of last weeks offerings
There is no serious change to note in quota
tions. Prices OF beef cattle this week ranged
as follows:
Best................. SIS 1850
Generally rated first quality. 4.75a5
Medium or good fair quality. 3 a4.37
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and Cows............. 2 a2.62
Of the Cattle received 265 came from Vir-
ginia.
Sheep and Lambs.-There is a fair run of
sheep and lambs, nearly as many as last week.
The trade is fair only for old sheep, There is
a better feeling for good spring lambs, with
an improvement of 4c. Sheep sell at 2a4Ac
per h.. Fall lambs 4a53sc, and spring lambs
51ha624c per ID gross.
Swine.-Trade is not active and values
without any change since Monday, the figures
quoted then ruling to-day.
Mich ~Cows-There is a very heavy run,
with the market greatly demorslized. Com
mon to fair COWS $20a25, fair to good $3Oa
30, and the best at $4Oa45 per head, with
extra at the latter figure.
Veal Calves.-There is a fair trade for good
veals. Prices 5a524c per lb.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. May 16-
C~attle-msrket steady common to extra steers
S4:lOa6.15, stockers and feeders $2.6Oa
40, cows and bulls. $1.75s4 so, calves
S~o.ooao.4o, 1e1ans S~2.5Uao.lO. dogS-
market opened weak and closed firm heavy
packing and shipping lots $4.30a4,6O,
common to choice mixed $4.2O, choice as
sorted $4.35a4 45, light 81. 2Oa4.45, pigs
S3a4.25 per 100 lbs. Sheep and Lambs
market strong inferior to choice $2.50a
40 per LOO lbs. Lambs $3.50a5.9O pet
NEW YoRK Csrrrr B.pyrr Nav 16-
Beeves-none on sale. Calves-market active
and firm; veals, poor to choice, $4a6 per
U lbs. Sheep and Thanksgiving lambs
Ac lower; unshorn sheep, poor to prime, $4a
o.So per 100 lbs, clipped do. S~3.50a415;
ordinary to fair upshorn yearlings $5:75a
DO, fair to choice clipped do. $5.5Oa5.9 ~
per . los. Southern lambs $6.5Oa1.15
per loO lbs. Hogs-market steady inferior
to choice $5a6.25 per 100 lbs.
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