Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-21
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Alexan dria Market June 81.
The week has been one of general depres-
sion in the grain and flour trade. The mar
kets closed with decline of Is to 25 cents
on Flour, and from to 6 cents Wheat. and
2 10 8 cents on Corn. Rye dull and lower in
sympathy with Wheat. Oats hold their own.
There is daily demand for these for feeding
purposes. The same may be said of old Hay.
Prime old Hay cells readily at full prices.
Butter, Eggs and Country Produce are firm at
quotations The hope that farmers would he
able to sell their Wheat this year at paying
prices eeems to be waning. few more
weeks like the present one will put Wheat
very little above the prices of last season.
BALTIMORE, June 21.-Flour dull. Wheat
dull and lower; No 2 red spot and June
71Aa71Ts; July 72s72A Aug 721aa72Ss;
Sept 73a731s; steamer No 2 red 6Sais69;
southern wheat by sample 72a74; do ON
grade 69a73. Corn dull and lower; mixed
spot Juno andJuly 51a4s52 southern white
52a53; do yellow 53a531b. Oats weak and
unsettled; No 2 white Western 37a3aa
No 2 miIed do 332a34. Rye inactive;
NJ q ooaoS. nay otio1sr Sooe w o
timothy $13 so to S14 90. O.her articles
unchanged.
CHICAGO. June l.-Wheat--July 707ss
70h Sept 72Aa72. Corn-July 4s9s Sept
so; May 421s. Oats-July 294a2slh; Sept
2sa28A; May 80. Pork-July $l1 10 ;
SO So. Ribs-July Sc 10; Sept So 30
0papiny al an Wbaot wnra l.Ql nc
lower than Yesterdays closing ones. Corn
opened lower with Wheat
NEW YORK, June 21.-Flour-State and
western quiet and weak. Wheat-No J red
fairly active and unsettled; declined 2lsa
2Ac; July 73ssa751s. Corn-No quiet
aud weaker; July 53Aa5Sa 0ats-No 2
dull and easier; July 81 ~; Sept 81 1ha31'5;
Western 311ba41. Pork dull and easy; mess
S13 so to fla 25; extra prime nominal.
La quietand steady; steam rendered So GO.
RICHMOND MARKET. June 21. Tho offer
inas of grain are light, while the sales arc
small. Prices of Wheat are off. but Corn is
shade frmer. We quote: Flour SO 25a4 70
for fine to patent family brands; Wheat 80
a83 Corn 55a5S; Bye 6Oa66: Oats 34a3S.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, June 2l.-
There is little doing in the grain market and
prices of Wheat are yascilating. Quotations
remain unchanged. We quote: Flour SD 20
al rs for fine to patent roller; Wheat 75a
80 ; Corn 52a55; Rye 56a5s; Oats 34a36;
Butter 12a15; Eggs 12a13.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARX EFT. juno 90
Refined Sugars-The quotations are as fol-
lows: Cut loaf Sac; Standard powdered
61.l6c; cubes Sc; graduated 4a4c; fine
fectioners A 4ssc; Crystal A 42.c; Keystone
a 41hc; Columbia A 41hc per lb. The
market vas steady, but rather quiet again.
CoFFEE.-The market was dull and barely
steady, with the quotations as follows: IT.
cents per pound for No. 7 Rio, and 141aa
14aa cents for No. 8. The market for Mild
coffees was rather quiet.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. June 90
Beef Cattle.-The market has been quito slow
again this week, with very few buyers in the
yards at any one time. A number Of the Of
ferings were unsold. Prices vary but little
from those of last week, and rather lower
sales were recorded at our top figures. Prices
OF Beef Cattle this week ranged as follows:
Best......... ............. 10000. $5OOa5. so
Generally rated first quality. 450a4.75
Medium or good fair quality. 2.5Oa3.75
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
OF the Cattle received 923 came from vir.
ginia.
Sheep and Lambs-There is heavy In
crease in the receipts over last week, aud
values are off 14assc since Monday ON sheep
and lambs, and trade is very slow for sill.
Sheep sell at 11ha2aAc. and few extra at &c
per ID. lambs at 31ha5c, and extra at 544c
per ID gross
swine.-The market closes something
stronger than it did on Monday, with the last
GALES of Western at Mondays prices, S5a5. 10,
near by 81. 75a4 80, and roughs $3a3 SO per
leo lbs gross, and with expectations Of high
er figures on Monday.
Mich Cows.-There is fair demand fer
good cows, with prices like those ruling last
week. Common to fair sell at S20a3O Der
head, fair to good S36a4O, and a few extra at
$45 per head.
Veal Calves.-There is fair trade only for
prime Yeals and slow for common. Common
to fair sell at 2a4c. good to extra 5a5hc per
lb. Grassers $2a5 per head.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. June 90
Csttle-Sales Of native steers at $3.65a5. 80
for poor 70 choice lots, with sales largely at
"a 6Oa5. go. The stocker and feeder TRADE
was slow at $2.40a4s5, bulls at $2a3 SO,
while COWS and heifers sold at $1.60a4.50,
largely at $2 10a325. Hogs-Sales were
slow at decline of 5a1Oc per 100 lbs. Sales
rs for choice heavy, and 81 60 for choice
light 81. 45a4.70 for mixed and $4.35a4.6O
for light weights Sheep-Sales were on 8
basis Of $3a3.s5 for common to choice native
sheep. Inferior lots were $1s2.75, while
a.
sheep around So. Spring lambs we're in de.
maud at $3a5. So.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. June 90
91ha1OAc per Id. Calves
market active, but lac lower; yeals poor to
prime. $4a6 .26 per 100 LBS buttermiIk calves
S3a3. 75 per 100 lbs. Sheep and Lambs
sheep dull, and lambs active and steady
sheep, poor to prime 1.75a375 per 100 lbs,
lambs, inferior to choice, $5.55a6.25 per
100 lbs.