Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-18


excels. Price rs cts. Sold By I. ;.
Leadbeater & Sons.
Ten of the aiding fruit canning factoi,,
cf east FaltimoI., which have been shut down
since the first of October will start pom Mon
day next
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.
Monetary aud business affairs general
have been quiet during the week as is gener-
ally the case in midwinter. In New YORK oa
| Thursday nj 'ney on cali closed easy at lal
FER cent. Prime mercantile paper 23lRi.2
per cent, In Baltimore m meg was easy ID.
:; to ) / er cent. Local shares were quiet bui
| finn
BALTIMORE. Jan. 18.-Yirginia century
59A460.
Alexandria Market. january IS
There are few or no changes to report from
the wholesale commercial markets to-day.
During the week Wheat showed decline OF
from l to 1 be; 81 es, as to condition OF the
strictly choice longberry. Corn A. 10 Is
Rye 50 to 53. Oats 80 to rs. Flour i,
quiet but very firm. Butter and Eggs az
lower but there is a very good demand f5r
all other Country Produce. Groceries Pro-
visions and AIillfeel at full prices.
BALTIMORE. Jan. 1S.-Flour dull. We.
dull and easy No = red spot and Jan 50 n
5912: Feb 595sa59a:; March 6o7saGO
Nay 62a62ls steamer No = red 56ta56-s
southern wheat by sample 6Oa61 do on
grade $500. Corn weak; mixed spot and
jan 47laa475s; Feb 477sa4S; May 5Oi,
| IL l5a49i, do yellow A. lia49. Oats FIRM:
do 35lsa36. Rye firm; No 81. Hy
stoa " ard firm; good 10 choice timothy
SD 80 to S13 90. Provisions unchar -gd
Coffee firm; No : 16. Sugar unchanged
cEIcAeo Jan. 1S.-Wheat-Ma 5o.a
81 IS July 5Sis Corn-Jan 45&- }ay
7I.,a473s; July 461s Oats-May BOZ.
Pork-Jan 81 20; May S11 42lo Land
jan So 62H, May So S2laaS6 50. RiJs-
May So S21,.
RICHMOND MARKET. Jan. IS. The offer
ing' of Wheat are very light, while those Of
other grain are by 10 means large. Pric srg
rather firmer. We quote Flour 81 7,ja.' ~
for fine to patent family brands; Wheat
81; Corn 46a49; Rye 53a5S. Oats 3 i.:j
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET. Jan. Is
There is little doing in the market and o'iar.
ings continue light while prices rcmaIe
unchanged We quote: Flour II 1913 50
for fine to patent roller Wheat 52a59 Corn
Halo; Rye 50a53; Oats :}4a37 Eggs l,l
20: Butter 1922
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET, Jan IL
Refined Sugars-The quotations are a. ri.
lows: Cut loaf 4alc; Standard powdered
49sc; cubes 4asc; graduated ~; ns
granulsted 4lsc: Coniectioners a.
Diamond A 41sc; Columbia A 81; cen. pe
ID. The demand was light, but there VS.
firm undertone.
CoFFEE-The market closed firm. with
the quotations rs follows: &c cent? qer
pound for No. Rio. The market Tor Maid
cotfees was firm
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Jan. L..
Beef Catte.-Quality of the offerings this
week are fully up to that of last week Trsie
has been fair throughout. There is but Ii-ls
change in quotations from last week. the only
difference being that medium and common
grades were considered slightly easier Pic
OF Beef Cattle this week ranged as follows:
6est....;;... ......:.......... as -.
GENERALLY rated first quality. AZ. a.
Medium or good fair quality. 81, 4
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and Cows. Observation-Disclosures. . ~
OF the Cattle received 1904 came frora Nr-
ginia.
Mich Cows.-The market is dull. Pr.s
$50 to $50 per head, and few extra at so
per head.
Calves,-veals are dull and lie OF since
Monday. Common veals sell at 5a4c, and
good ones at 5a5 1ac per h.
Sheep and Lambs.--The market for sheep
and lambs is slow. The quality of tho offer
ings is fair, the number being but little more
than half of that reported last week, bGt little
or no change in quotations. Sheep sell at -
31,c per lb. and lambs az Bad &c per 10 gross
Swine.-The market is somewhat easior
than il was early in the week. The range
of prices is S4.25a4.75 per 100 lbs g1o.s.
with roughs at s3a3.75 per 100 lbs.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Jan. Il
Cattie-saies were principally at 50 5Dl
400 for steers and at $2a3 for cows aud (
bulls. Few cattle were left over and ,ae
close was firm. Hogs-Sales of hogs We q.
S4a450 for common to prime. at ~ 80. Z
4.40 for averages of 200 to $50 pound, aa3 &
at So. 75a4.2O for lighter weights. Tr-s
was active, shippers and packers buying tr.s
ly, but the there were too many hogs tJr 81
demand. The bulk of the sales were q, -
$3.50 for light aud at S4.15a4 40 for
diun and heavy. The sheep mark, 4
strong to shade higher. Sheep Were 4ll *
from 81 to $50, and the bulk sod r.
$50 to So so. The top for lambs = q
S4.6O, though not many sales Were a.'l
price. A good many sold around 81 . 80
the bulk brought S4a440.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET Jan H..
Beeves-nothing doing. Calves -vels s'es*
at S5a7. so per 100 lbs Western. ca.'e
sold at 81. 50a3.12la per 100 lbs. sheep " "
Lambs-msrhet active and firm e;pse'
FOR light medium lambs sheep sold from
to $4 per 100 lbs for medium 10 prime o'- s.
nary to prime lambs S4.35 per 100 siD ~, -
ed mutton 5a7c per ID dressei amos IS,
9lac per ID. Hogs-market quoted DC '''
at 50. 50a47 per 100 lbs. 20 *