Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-23

The wholesale markets have held very
quiet and generally dull during the week in
Flour and prices-a are o fraction OF. Wheat is
also very quiet and has declined 2a3c during
the week, though there has been an active
demand for all southern samples, suitable
for milling purposes. Corn has also, in sym
patty with Wheat, lost 1a2 cents. Bye and
Oats are about steady; both OF these have
been selling very low since the new crop COM
menced TO arrive; an advance In both would
not be disappointing. Country Produce Is IN
light receipt. Primo Butter and nearby
Eggs command moro money than they have
done for some time Other Produce un-
changed.
BALrrMoRE. Aug. 23.-F1our weak. Whest
steady; No 2 red spot and Aug 65@a65A;
Sept 66Aa66h; Dec 69Aa69h steamer
No Q red 62lha624; southern wheat by
sample G6a671h do on grade 63ha661.
Corn steady mixed spot 433ss431h; Aug
43 bid Sept 421aa42A; year 37a37ks; Jan
364a37; southern white corn 44a4o; do
yellow 444ba46. Oats steady; No 2 white
Western 261ha27 No 2 mi1ed do 26a25A.
BYE uEli NO AfI 72ato. aay uim SoVu W
choice timothy SIS 00a$15 so. Other ar
ticles, unchanged.
CHICAGO, Aug 23.-Wheat-sept Gigs
61A Dec 644s; May 684. Con-Sept
1855 Oct So Dec 31As; May s2A. Oats
Sept 1873; Oct 1914; May 22A. Pork
Sept So IS Oct SO go; Jan 50 S21a. Lard
Sept IS 97h; Oct Sc 90; Jan So 971a.
Ribs Sept SIS so; Oct$6 90. Wheat opened
weak on weaker cables. Corn opened easy
in sympathy with Wheat and on prospects Of
rain in the West.
NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-Flour-Stats and
western quiet and weak. Whest-No 2 red
moderately active; Atsassc lower; Sept 67s
CT SIC. Corn-No 2 dull and easier; Sept
4laa42. Osts-No 2 dull and steady Sept
24A Oct 237s; Nay 81; Western 25a34.
PORK quiet Inc easy; mess $11 0OaYl1 90.
Lard quiet and nominal.
RICHMOND MARKET. Aug. 3d. The Offer
ings of grain are rather light, but the market
continues dull in tone and prices are weak.
We quote: Flour SO 25a4 % for fine to
patent family brands; Wheat 66a6S: Corn
45a57: Rye 45a50: Oats 25a32.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, Aug %
There is little doing in the market and prices
continues dull. We quote: Flour 81 25a
4 55 for fine to patent roller Wheat 60a65
Corn 45a46; Bye 4Oa45 Oats 25a30; But
TOR 15a1Sc; Eggs 11a12c.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET. Aug. o.
Refined Sugars-Cut loaf 5Ac per pound.
Standard powdered 47sc cents per h..
cubes 47sc; granulated 4aac, fine graduated
dhn. yN.noapd a d6Lo. nopfaotinnaror
41hc; Crystal A 4%c; keystone A 4ssc, and
Columbis 4 4&c per lb. There was & gen.
eral decline Of bc, the market ruling steady
at the above figures.
CoFFEE.-The market was quiet at q de-
cline of lac, with the quotations on the basis
of 16a16A cents per ID for No. z Rio, and
14A cents for No. s. The market for Mild
coffees was firm.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Aug. 22-
Beef Cattle.-Thers has been 3 very heavy
offering again this week and the average
quality is considerably of from that of last
week. There are fewer good tops than there
were then and o great many more medium
and common cattle among the offerings. The
better grades were y shade easier than last
week. Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged
as follows:
~
Generally rated first quality. 444 q AZ
Medium or good fair quality. 2% 8 3A
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and Observation-Disclosures. Ii 3 2tH
OF the Cattle received 1871 came from Vir-
ginia.
Sheep and Lambs.-The sheep trade is slow,
except for those that are of prime quality,
and there is q fairly good trade for good lambs
at an improvement OF 44aasc since last Mon
day. Stock ewes are very dull. Common to
primo sheep sell at 1ha2c, and fair to good
fat sheep 21as3c per Id. Lambs 3aa4iac,
aud 8 few extra at 4Ac per lb Stock ives
sell at 75c a$2 per head, and but few at the
latter price.
Swine.-The market for hogs is about
steady at Mondays prices. Westerns $500
s rs, nearby hogs $5a5.40 per 100 lbs, and
roughs $3a4 per 100 lbs gross.
Cows.-There is . fair trade for good Milch
Cows reported. Common to good COWS $20a
40, and q few extra at $45 per head.
Cslves.-There is a fairly good trade for
good prime veals. Common to fair 3a4c, good
to prime 51aa5Ac per lb. Heavy roughs So
a6 per head and trade only fair.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Aug. 22.-
Cattle.-market for steers was 1Oa25c lower
the bulk of the sales were at 81 5Oa5.60.
4ud ogOChcl dhU iCSuOi SlhQO WS kOOO u
$2.25a4, bulls 81. SOs4, and COWS and heifers
81. 25l4.25, principally at $1.75a3. so: veal
calves were active and firm at $3.75a6, and
Texans and sellers at $3a4.25. Hoss-The
weakness thst has followed the strength of 5
few days ago was again marked and there Was
. further average decline of 10c per 100 lbs.
Heavy hogs $4.15a4 70, mixed lots $4.25s
ATS, and the bulk at 81 45s4. 80. Sheep
were not any lower and trade was fairly good
at $i.25s3. 80 for natives, and 5 2 .25a2.90
for Western sheep. Lambs were in greater
supply than usual and had 3 fall of 15a25c,
common to choice fetching So. S0a5.
New YORK CATTLE MARKET. Aug. %
Beeves-no trade; beef st 9a10c per ID.
C~alves-market firm; veals, poor to choice,
$5a7 624a per 100 lbs; grasiers and butter
milk calves S2.50a3.25 per 100 lbs, Western
calves $5. % per 100 lbs. Sheep and Lambs
sheep steady and in fair demand lambs &C.
tive and firm for under grades a shade strong.
or for good sheep, poor to fair, 81. 5Oa3 per
100 lbs; lambs. COMMON to choice, $4s5.75
per 100 lbs. Hogs-market steady st $3.50
$50 per 100 lbs.
HRIMsON CLOVER SEED, new crop, just
" received, prices very low.
HERBRRTBRYANT,
No. 1T King street.