Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-12-13

BALTIMORE, Dec. 13.-Flour quiet. Wheat
dull and easy No 2 red spot and Pee 664,a
66as Jan 81 bid May 69Aa69as; steamer
No 2 red 63Ha631b; southern wheat by sam
pie 66a67 DO on grade 632a66a. Cor.
weak mixed spot, Dec year and Jan 33a
1919; Feb 33Aa33as; Mar 33ba33a,
steamer mixed 325sa32aa; southern While
corn 32i4a33A do yellow 321aa3319. Oats
easier; No 2 white Western 24i5a25: No 2
miIed do 221ba23. Rye quiet; No2 44a45
for nearby and as a47 for Western Hav
firm; good to choice timothy S15 Scale 90
Other articles unhanged.
CHICAGO, Dec. 13.-Wheat--Dcc 57k4;
May 6114sa61 Corn-Dec 255s; Jan 255s
asked; May 2Sa.. oats-May 19aiaf 81.
Pork-Jan So 40; May So 50. Lard-Jan
So 221h May So 471s. Ribs-Jan 81 221a
"a 25 May 81 471ha4 so Wheat opened
steady but under free offerings sold off to the
put price. Corn opened steady bnt eased off
with Wheat Immediately afterwards.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-Flour-..tate and
western steady and quiet. Wheat-No . red
dull ard steady; Dec &c., Corn-No ,
dull and easy; Dec 3414a343s Oats-No =
dull and steady; May 24aa Western pa
2Sl2. PORK quiet and easy; mess 50 0Oa
SO so. Lard quiet and steady; steam rem
dered So 90.
RICHMOND MARKET. Dec. %. The grsin
market is dull with very light offerings AID
prices remain practically unchanged since
last week. We quote: Flour SO 25a4 % for
fine 10 patent family brands; Wheat 5Sa6S:
Corn 36a37 (: Rye 40a45: Oats 22a3O.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, Dec. f3.-
The grain market continues dull nth lipbs
offerings and few sales We quote: Flour
81 25a4 % for fine to patent roller: Wheat
55a63 Corn 32a35; Rye 3Sa4O: Oats 2Oa
%; Butter 15a20c; Eggs 17a2oc; Poultry
is low.
sUeAR AND COFFEE MARX EFT. Dec. 12--
Refined Sugars-Cut loaf SIC per pound
Standard powdered cents per h., Cubes
DC; granulated 43.c; fine grannlated 4a4c:
Diamond 4 4S,c; Copfectioners' 45zc:
Crystal A 42.c; keystone 41bc and Coum-
bis 41ac per lb. A little more activity was
noted and the tone was firm.
CoFFEE.-The market was steady, with
quotations on tire basis of 143; cents per ID
for No. Z Bio, and 1414 cents for No. s.
Wild cofees were quiet.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET Dec. 12-
Beef Cattle.-The market has not been active
this week, there being DO improvement IN
that respect over last week. The quality Of
the offerings show no change. Values were
generally easier all Troublesome 10 or 81
per 100 lbs. Prices Of Beef Cattle this week
ranged as follows
Best,."..... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81 90 40
GENERALLY rated first quality. 3 70 90
Medium or good fair quality. 2 rs a 3 q
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
ana CoTs....... ,................. 2 % 2 2 %
OF the Cattle received 1895 came from Viz
ginia.
Sheep and Lambs.-There is but little dif-
ference il the market for sheep since list
Monday as to values and activity. Sheep
are quoted st 1aa3c per ID, and Lambs at g
DC per Id.
S1ine--There is no change in the marke5
since Monday and trade is not active.
Cows There IS q fair offering and fang
good trade in cows at the rates ruling last
Teek-S20a45 per head, and few extra at
$50 per head
Cslves.-geals are in fair demand at the
values ruling on Monday, aud Grassers sre
unchanged sipce then. Veals sell at 4lba
54c per ID, and Grass Calves at S4a7 per
head,
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Dec. ~
CIttle.-Gost OF the cattle offered we're dis
posed of a. S350a4.50. COMMON steers S3s
3. 40, choice heavy and medium weights S4a
4 90. with limited sales at 81 .60a4 80, fe%
Christmas cattle S5a5.50, COWS S24290. and
calves IS. Hogs-Common TO prime droves
sold at S3.30a3.55, with sales largely ct
S3.45 few gold below 81. 10. or above 81 30.
Sheep.-The market was fairly animated at
unchanged prices. Sheep were wanted at
SI5oa3.60 for poor to prime. with sales
largely at $2.5os3 10. Western sheep 9 500
3.25 Lambs sold at S3a4.40, principally at
S3.eoa425.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. Zee. IL
Beeves-no trading beeves at 7ast;c per ID.
CsIyes-market dull and very little dong
poor 70 choice veals S5aS per 100 4os oarh-
yIrd calves 81. 25a2 90 per 100 H. sneeP
and Lambs market active aud steady i9f
sheep: higher for lambs; poor TO good
sheep S2a3 % per 100 lbs; common 70 good
lambs So. 5Oa5 per 100 los; no prime Or
choice stock. Hogs market steady at $3.tG
AIS per 100 lbs.