Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-09

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The market closes quiet with small offer
ings of grain and light transactions. Prices
remain about unchanged. The quality of the
Wheat sent to market is generally poor, so
the highest prices are not realized. No
changes in prices Of grain are noted to-day.
Country Produce is in fair demand and prices
are firm at quotations.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 9.-Flour quiet. Wheat
firm; No red spot and Aug 697sa70; Sept
70&s71; Dec 1894 steamer No 2 red
66Sa67 southern wheat by sample 70a72 |:
46aa bid; Aug 46 bid; Sept Asa. bid; year
3Sl. bid; Jan 3S bid southern white corn
49la bid do yellow 49a5O. Oats quiet; No
2 white Western 281hs29; No 2 miIed do
26ih asked. Rye inactive; No 2 so. bay
steady good to choice timothy SIG 90 to
SIG so. Other articles unchanged.
NEW Yonk, Aug. 9.-Flour-State and
Yves ern quiet and weak. Wheat-No red
dull and firm; 1ssEac higher; Sept7 13-16s
% 6.15. Corn-No 2 quiet and frmer Ser t
45lsa45ss. Oats-No 9 dull and hrmer Sci t
2ias bid Oct 243a bid May 2eaa bid; West
ern 26a3S Pork quiet and firm; mess
$l1 OOa$11 SO. Lard frmer and quiet;
steam rendered Sc GO.
CHICAGO, Aug 9.-wheat-sept 67a.a
3sAassh; Oct 3sA; Dec 1914 May 3SEa
33h. Oata-sept 201a; Oct 20as May
24ss. Pork-sept SO SO; Jan $40 So Lard
Sept IS 221k; Jan So 80. Ribs-Sept
SIS 80 bid; Oct 30 80; Jan So As. Wheat
opened steady. Corn opened firm.
RICHMOND MARKET. Aug. 9.-The offer.
ings of grain have somewhat increased, but
the market is heavy and prices are rather
weaker than those of last week. We quote:
brands; Wheat 67a70; Corn 49a50; Rye
45a50: Oats 27a35.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, Aug 9.-The
market continues quiet with light offerings,
while prices remain unchanged. We quote:
Flour SO 25a4 25 for fine to patent roller;
Wheat 60s65 Corn 46a50; Rye 4Oa45;
Oats 25a3o; Butter 12a15c; Eggs 9a10c.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET. Aug. s.
Refined Sugars-Cut loaf Sac per pound.
Standard powdered 1.16 cents per h.,
cubes Sc; graduated 4aac, fine granulated
aye; Diamond A 4&c; Confectionery A
4asc; Crystal A 4a4c; keystone A 41ac, and
tinues firm, but "a yet without change in
prices with now and then indication of bet
ter demand.
CoFFEE.-The market was firm, with the
quotations on the basis of 161a cents per lb
for No. z Rio, and 16 cents for No. 8. The
market for Mild coffees was strong.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Aug. g.
Beef Cattle.-The market has been tolersbly
active this week, but not quite as much SO as
it was last week. Values generally have
been fairly well maintained as compared with
last week. The inferior grades were some-
what better in quality and was quite up to
that of last weeks offerings. Prices of Beef
Cattle this week ranged as follows:
Best ......... .......... Az 8 b
Generally rated first quality. 43s q 49,
Medium or good fair quality. 3 81
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and CoWs;.;.........:....;.:.:.s "a 2as
OF the Cattle received 1862 came from Viz.
ginia.
Sheep snd Lambs.-Tho receipts are quiet
heavy. Trade has been dull ali the week;
with the heavy run there has been no outlet
to the east, trade being confined almost who'll
~ to the home market. Sheep sell at 11ha3c
par 10. Lambs 2lha4c, and few extra prime
1t 4Ac per ID.
wine-Trade is not active, quotations
same as on Monday. Western hogs $5. Goa
s. nearby $5.25a5 so per 100 lbs Roughs
S3 so per 100 lbs gross
Mich Cows. There is fairly good tr d,
reported for good Mich Cows. Prices $20a
S45 per head.
Veal Calyes.-There is fairly good de.
!nsnd for coed veals at 21as41ac, and extra,t
DC per lb. Roughs $2.50a5 p, head
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Aug. g.
Hogs-Market slow at yesterdays lowest
prices. or 5a10c lower; light $4.6Oa5. 10,
mixed $445s5, hesvy $4.2Oa4 So, roughs
81. 2Oa4.4O per 100 lbs. Cattle-msrket
steady to 10c' higher for good grades; Texas
steers 80 S0a4. 25, bulk So 26a3 go per 100
lbs. sheep-market quiet and weak.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. Aug. a.
Beeyes-no trading of Importance; beef at
l0a11c per Id. Caiyes-market dull and
barely steady; veals, poor to prime $4ss.75
per 100 lbs; grassers and buttermilk calyss
Il 50a2.25 per 100 lbs. Sheep and Lambs
market dull and barely steady for common to
Medium stock prime lambs nominally rated
! tr;ae stronger poor to prime sheep $2a3.T0
,er 100 lbs; common TO good lambs 49, 371ba
per 100 lbs. Hogs-market trife weak
It $5. 60a6 per 1O0lbs.