Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-03

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Smoked sides............ 7ta 0 z.
Lard Observation-Disclosures. " OF v o.
Smoked Beet ................ Ol3 U Ii.
Sugars-Brown. ................ O33 o 3!
OFF Announcement. 3S7 394
Conf. standard A........ 10 o 81
Granulated. -........ 800. 4 % o 4;
The commercial markets during the PAST
week show considerable improvement in
values and close strong and steady. Whole.
4ae houses report Flour fairly active at an
advance. Wheat, Corn, Rye and Oats are
higher. Country Produce is in small receipt.
Groceries, Mllfeed and Provisions are in good
demand. There is no change in Cotton Seed
Meal, Hay or Straw.
BALTIMORE. May 3.-Flour strong and
higher. Wheat strong; No 2 red spot and
May 697ss7O; June 6saa asked July 671sa
09; Aug 6914 asked; steamer No 2 red Ga
on grade 6Sa71. Corn strong; mixed spot
54as bid May 54a54A4 July 5414a bid Aug
50 bid; steamer mixed SO bid; southern
white corn 54a551, do yellow 56a57. Oats
steady and firm; No 2 white Western 37a
371b No 2 mixed do 33lha34. Rye steady :;
No 2 Sc Hay firm good to choice timothy
$13 90 to $13 so. Coffee quiet at 16a164t,
Sugar strong; graduated 81 %. Provisions
unchanged.
NEW YORK, May 3.-Flour-State and
Western moderate demand and firm; South
ern quiet and firm; common to fair extra
So 25a3 10; good to choice do So 20a3 20.
Rye Flour firm and light supply supcrfine
SO 4Oa4 Is. Whest-No 2 red declined 81
age; steady and dull; May 67aa68. Rye
nominal. Corn-No 2 dull and frmer; May
54a541a Osts-No 2 quiet and frmer juno
80; July 1914; State 37a41 Western 1885,
AL. Pork quiet and steady meas s13 so to
SD 90. Lard quiet and firm; steam rem
dered 81 90.
CHICAGO. May 3.-Wheat-May 63la :;
July 645s; Sept $40. Corn-May 491s
July 497sa5O; Sept 50ia. Oats-May 2sssa
291b; June %; July 2Sa. Pork-BIay
$12 90 bid July $12 30; Sept $12 so.
Lsrd-July Sc S21a Sept So 971h. Ribs
July So 27Ea; Sept Sc 42lb.
RICHMOND MARKET. May 3.-The offer
quotations, but the market is firmer and prices
are higher. We quote: Flour 81 75a3 so
for fine to patent family brands; Wheat 65a
IL; Corn 51a54; Rye 56a60: Oats 34a3S.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, May g.
There is little doing in the grain market,
Wheat is firmer and prices are higher. We
quote: Flour 81 75a3 so for fine to patent
roller; Wheat 6Oa71 Corn 45a5O; Rye 5Oa
SO Oats 34a36; Eggs 10a11 Butter 15a2O.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET. MAY o
Refined Sugars-The quotations are as fol-
lows: Cut loaf SC; Standard powdered
4osc;. cubes 4asc; graduated 4&c; fine
graduated Age; Confectionery A 4Ac;
Crystal PIC; Keystone A 4lsc; Column
A 4lsc per Id. The market WIS strong and
the demand active.
CoFFEE.-The market was steady, with the
quotations as follows: 16a16A. cents per
No. 3. The market for Mild coffees was
quiet.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. May q
Beef Cattle.-The offerings at the yards this
week are off considerable in quality as COM
pared with those Of last week. There were
not near so many tops as there were then aud
more of the medium and common grades.
Prices of beef cattle this week ranged as fol-
lows:
Best....:.................. ......... 47s SO,
Generally rated first quality. 4as q 47a
Medium or good fair quality. 90 444
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
a1d tbs Gsttis r:cc;v.d Ssx az. ~
ginia.
Sheep and Lambs.-The market for sheep
and lambs Is very slow for all grades. This
ls chlehy attributable to the condition Of tie
stock owing to the continued rough and wet
Shaan OF DAD
lambs 3ha5Ac per ID. Spring lambs 6s7c
per ID
Swine.-The market is dull and easier.
There are no Western hogs on sale, and others
-near-by-sell at 35.20a5. 80 per 100 lbs
gross. roughs S3.7 5a4.25 per 100 lbs.
Mich Cows.-There is light offering and
good demand. Prices for common to fair
$2Oa35 per head, and the better grades $4Oa
40, and few extra at $50 per head.
Veal Calves.-Tbere is a fairly good trade
for good veals with prices at 416a51ac per h.
New YORK CATTLE MARKET. May O.
Beeves-none on sale. Calves-market &C
tive and Aaahc higher; veals, poor to prime
$4a575 per 100 lbs. Sheep and Lambs
market active and 1baEac higher; unshorn
sheep, poor to good, $3.S71ha5 per 100 lbs,
uushorn lambs, ordinary to choice. $500
6.25, clipped do. $5.121ba5 so per 100 lbs.
Hogs-market firm; inferior to choice, $5s
$50 per 100 lbs
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. May O.
Cattle-market firm and 1Oc higher; com.
mon to extra steers $4.OOa6. 25, stockers and
feeders ~, 5Ua4.75, cows and bulls. 81. Goa
rs. calvesS 50a4 SO, Texans So. OOa4. rs.
Hegs-market firm and &c higher: heavy
packing and shipping lots $4.6Oa4 so; com.
mon TO choice mixed $4.45a4.S5. choice
assorted$4. TOAD 80, light $4.45s475, pigs
S3 6Oa4.65. Sheep and Lambs-market firm
and Ice higher; inferior to choice So GOA
AIS per 100 lbs. Lambs $3.OOa5.75 per
100 lbs.