Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-26

The wholesale Flour markets are rather
dull with not much changing hands, though
no decline can be noted to-day. Speculative
Wheat went up &c yesterday and gave rather
frmer tone to the actual grain itself prime
samples of new Wheat would bring to-day rs
CENTS while paper Wheat is only bringing
721hc for July. Corn in sympathy advanced
tent. Oats are tirmer. No Rye was Offer
ed and it is therefore only speculative to
name prices for it, but it would bring 55 to
SIC. Old Hay is in good demand. Millfeed
is IN light supply but steady in price.
CHICAGO. June 6.-Wheat-July 71ha
71ss; Sept 72hs73as Corn-July 1915
-epI 49as May Az. Oats-July 26aa
1858 Sent 26asa261a; May 301s. Pork
July $12 30; Sept SIP 55a12 90. Lard
July Sc 60; Sept SIS 80. Ribs-July$6 80 {;
medistely irmed and advanced on short COW
ering, holding at 7lssa721a-7ac higher than
yesterday. Corn opened steady and after.
wards became strong with Wheat, holding at
46sss4S1h-a shade higher than yesterday.
BALTIMORE. June 26.-Flour dull. Wheat
frmer No Q red spot and June 72aha72a. {:
July 724s73; Aug 1894; Sept 74aaa
747s steamer No 2 red 69ks693. SOUTH
ern wheat by sample 72a75: do On grade
691ha731h. Corn steady; mixed spot 52a
521h; June 52a524; July 52a52L; Aug
soy; Sept 52a4a53; southern white 5Oa
52A do yellow 53a54. Oats dull; No Q
white Western 35ha36; No miIed do 321h
a33. Rye inactive; No 5Sa6O. Hay firm
er; good to choice timothy SIC 90. O,her
articles unchanged.
NEW YORK, June 6.-Flour-State and
western quiet and weak. Wheat-No Q red
advanced 1a1 1sc on frmer cables; moderate
ly active and steady; July 751ha76 GIG.
Com-No quiet and easy July 62Ae531a
Oats-No quiet and caaler; July 291Sa
1913; Sept 3Oa30lh; Weatern 3Oa4O. Pork
moderate demand and firm; mess $13 % to
SD 90. Lard quiet and nominal steam rem
dered $6 20 asked.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. June 25-
Hogs-msrket active; prices averaging
shade higher; light 81 35a4. IS, mixed $3.50
al rs. heavy $4.45a49O, roughs 81 Asa
4.60 per 100 lbs. Csttle-natives generally
steady Texans weak to 1Oc lower at So SO
as, bulk $3. 50a41O per 100 lbs. Sheep
best grades firm; others steady.
WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET, June 25.-
AT Cnion stock yards.-Some 1872 cattle were
offered and sold as follows: Best sold at
5a5l4c, good 4a5c, medium 3a4c. COM
mon 21ha3c per lb. Come 695 Sheep and
Lambs were on the market with sales as fol-
lows: Old Sheep sold at 21aa3c per lib.
Lambs sold at 4iaa5aac per lb. Cows with
calves sold from $50 to $40 each. Market
for cattle and sheep was fair.
N rvrY
Swine.-There is rather limited Offering at
the yards and 8 moderate demand Is generally
reported. Tho number of receipts is about
1.7C0 head more than last week. Good to
prime Western hogs sell at $5.20a5. 25. a
slight improvement over last week, as was
then anticipated nearby hogs $4.7ba5. 10
per 100 lbs gross. Roughs $3.3.5O Per 100
lbs gross
Sheep and Lambs.-There is a fair trade re-
ported only for good sheep and lambs com.
mon are dull. Sheep sell at 11ha3c, and
few extra at Eac per lb. Lambs 31hs5c, ard
g few extra at tac per ID gross
Veal Calves.-For good vesls the demand
il fair; common are dull. Good to prime
yeals sell at 5a51 bc, common to fair 3a4c DER
lb. Roughs S3a4 per head.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET June Q4,-
Beeves-market slow: opened 1Oa15c lower.
and c'osed 2Oc of; native steers, poor to good
"a. 2Oa5. 80, inferior Texans 81, poor to
prime stillers $4.35a5.65, stays and oxen
$3.47ha4.60, bulls $240a3. 65, dry cows
$1.5Oa3 per 100 lbs. Calves-marfet &C.
tive; yeals Aassc higher: buttermilk calves
finn; poor to prime veals $5a6. 621h per 100
lbs; buttermilk calves $3. 25a4 per 100 lbs
Sheep and Lambs-sheep slow, best grades
steady; others weak lambs active and lii.
tie frmer for prime and choice poor to prime
sheep Sl.25a3.7O per 100 lbs; common 10
choice Southern lambs $575s6.25 per 100
lbs Hogs-market lower at $4.9Oa5. 20 per
100 lbs for inferior to choice.
PORT OF ALEXANDRIA, JUNE 2e, 1886.