Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-23
e. 8snmks.;;,. &9H5s,.
s1e KING STREET.

is 30 little coming into the market it is diff
cult to load car prime milling Wheat is IN
daily demand and sells readily at outside
quotations Corn continues also in light re
ceipt; old Corn is bringing good figures ntw
is yet little firm. though very dry for so
early in the season this is selling slowly at
35 to 81, while old is bringing 2a3c more.
Oats are in light receipt, only Western pro.
auctions are being offered prices continue
steady. Bye seems to be neglected no in
quiry for it in this or other markets adjacent
to as; prices are entirely nominal. No Hay
continues scarce aud in demand. There is
plenty of common Hay, but it is not wanted !;
stocks are being laid in for the winter use and
only the better grades command full figures
Country Produce is generally steady. Fruits
seem to be very low. The best winter Apples
are only bringing 81 to $1.25 per barrel.
Butter and Eggs are in demand.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 23.-Flour steady. Wheat
dull; No 2 red spot and Oct 65a4a657s; Dec
67ssa671h steamer No 2 red 62%s627s (;
southern wheat By sample 66a67; do on
grade 63lba664a. Corn frmer; mixed spot
37Aa37Hs; Oct 379s bid; Nov 35Aa35 y !;
year 34a344 Jan 3Sa4a34: southern white
corn 36a37; do yellow 3sa38h. Oats
white easier mixed firmly held No 2 white
Western 25a4a261k; No 2 miIed do 23lh
asked Bye trmer at 44a441h for nearby
and 4sa481b for Western. Hay firm; good
to choice timothy SIS so asked. Other ar
ticles unchanged.
Msy 64s. corn-oct soss Nov 500. Dec
90; Jan 271a; May 29as. Oats-Oct 10
bid Nov Is bid Dec 1914 bid; May 2O1s.
Pori-Jan SO 15; May So as. Lard-Dec
SIS 571h; Jan So 62lha5 65; May So 80.
Ribs-0ct 81 721b; Jan 81 621ha4 65.
Wheat opened firm. Corr opened firm with
Wheat and on higher cables
NEW YORK, Oct 23.-Flour-state and
western quiet and steady. Wheat-No 2 red
dull and 1sa4c higher; Dec 67a67A. Corn
No 2 dull and steady; Dec 35ss. Oats
No 2 dull and steady; Nov 231a Dec 23a4 Z;
Western 24a29. Pork steady; mess 80 5Ua
$40 90. Lard quiet and firm; steam render
cd So 80.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Oct. %
C.tt,e-prime native steers $3. 40a5.35, with
sales principally at $4s5, choice beeves So,
fat steers $4.6Oa4.SO, stockers and feeders
81. 60a3 IS, with few at 81 75a2. %, COWS
81. 25a3. so bulls $1.75a3.15; veal calves
were in only fair supply and prices remained
firm at $5a6. Hogs-heavy So. 3Os3 80, and
few choice butcher weights So. 85s3. 80,
mixed lots $3. 4Oa3 60 and light weights
So. 40a3. So; sales were largely at $3:5oa
$40 for packing and at SO. 70a3.90 for ship
ping. Sheep and Lambs.-The general de-
mand was fairly active; inferior to choice
natives 81 .20a3. 40, with sales chiefly at SEA
8, feeding sheep $2.50a2.90, and Westerns
81. 85a3 10. Lambs $3a4.35.
WAsHNeToN CATTLE MARKET, Oct. ga.
| At Union stock yards.-Some Cattle were
offered and sold as follows; Best sold at 21aa
41ac, good 3aaa4c, medium 314a3l hc. com
mon 2s2%Ac per ID. An extra load of cattle
from southwest Virginia was sold at 41hc.
Some Sheep and Lambs we're on the marke
with sales as follows: Old Sheep sold at "a
3lhc per lb. Lambs sold at 3a4lkc per ID.
Cows with calves sold from $50 to $40 each.
Market fair.