Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-19

old crop u, on hands. Prices dull and III
active. Rye and Oats are unchanged. Thresh-
ing and shipping wet grain still continue and
this is depressing on values.
NEW YORK. July 19.-Speculation at the
Stock Exchange wss quiet this morning Tbs
raj way list was dull but the undertone was
firm. At Ii o'clock speculation was dull and
featureless
New YORK, July 1s.-Fiour-state and
western quiet and easy; Southern quiet
and weak; common to fair o extra ~ goa
3 10; good to choice do $3 3Oa3 80. Rye
Flour quiet and weak superfino $3 3Oa3 80.
Whaat-No Q red moderately active aud
weak Saaaac lower; Sept SO 7.16a7O 16.
Bye nominal. Corn-No Q dull and weaker;
Sept 4S1ha49 Oats-No2 quiet and easier
July 27; Sept 26asa261b; State 33s391h;
Western 3Oa394a Pork firm and moder-
rely active; mess $12 25aS13 90. Lard
firm and quiet; steam rendered SO 90.
BALTIMORE. July 19.-Flour weak. Wheat
quiet; IN No ? red spot and July 66sa66A;
Aug o6asa66ss Sept 67ssa67Ss; Dec 704
ern wheat by sample 6sa69lh; do on grade
65a6S1h. Corn quiet; mixed spot and July
4Sy4 40; Aug 48 asked; Sept Ash asked;
southern white corn 50a51 do yellow STA
o. Oats quiet and steady; No . white
Western 32a321h; No 2 mi1ed do 3Oa3o1a.
Rye quiet. Hsy Hrmer; good to choice time
thy $16 90 to sic so. O.her articles ul-
changed.
CHICAGO, July 19.-wheat-July 65;
Sept 661sa66Ai Dec Ssh. COrn-sept
P PersssIs sR s sS 5sn So s a. hssa
Sept So 37ih; Jan SO 271h. Ribs Sept
ST 90. Wheat opened steady. Corn opened
easy on favorable weather for the crop.
RICHMOND MARKET. July 10. The market
isquiet and prices are about the same az those
of Last week The offerings of grain continue
light. We quote: Flour SD 25a4 so for fine
to patent family brands; Wheat 67a70; Corn
50a51 Rye 55a60: Oats 32a36.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, July 1e.--
There is little doing in the market and the
offerings of grain are light. Prices are lower.
patent roller; Wheat 60s65 Corn 46a54
Rye 44a4s; Oats 32a35; Butter 12a15;
Eggs 9a10.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARE EFT. July 49,
Refined Sugars-The quotations are as fol-
lows: Cut loaf 5ssc; Standard powdered
IL &c; cubes SC; granulated 4aic; fine
granulated 4aac; Diamond A 4aac; Con-
fectioners' A 45sc; Crystal A 43.c; keystone
41ac; Columbia A 41bc per lb. The
market wss firm with occasionally little
more show of animation in the demand.
CoFFEE-The market was quiet with the
quotations as follows: 152aa16 cents per
pound for No. Rio. The market for Mild
coffees was rather steady.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET July 18-
Beef Cattle.--There has been some little i'm
provement in the activity over the market of
last week owing to the presence of more East
ern and country dealers. The quality of the
offerings was q little off from that of last
week There were fewer of the top grades,
which maintained their values, and more Of
| the medium and common grades in proper
| ton than there were last Thursday. Prices
of Beef Cattle this week ranged as follows:
Best....... ........ "..... ............". 49ls5
| Generally rated first quality........ 4Ea41a
Medium or good fair quality ......... 22aa31s
| Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
| COWs....... ....... ....... ........-. aZt4
OF the Cattle received 973 came from Vir-
ginia.
Sheep and Lambs.-There is fairly good
trade reported for good sheep and lambs, but
common are dull. There is rather heavy
run-about equal to that of LAST week. Prices
show little if any variation from those ruling
earlier in the week. Sheep sell at 1l5a2aac,
with few extra at &c per lb gross. Lambs
3a4a.c, and few extra at DC per lb gross.
Swine.-The market is strong at Mondays
figures. Western 5.95a6. nearby So Goa
| sl,d 4 Ike
prospects favorable for higher quotations next
week.
Cows.-T rade is reported IS slow, with full
'.ff-rngs Prices are unchanged at $20a35,
and few extra at $40 per head.
Cslves.-Trado is dull and values off 1bc on
vesls, and 81 per head on common and roughs.
Yea 4a41&c per lb, and roughs $2a4 per
head.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. July 49,
Beeves-no trading; beef at 7a4aSaic per lb.
Calves-market active and firm; poor to
choice veals $4a6. so per 100 lbs buttermilk
calves s2.50a3 % per 100 lbs. Sheep and
Lambs-sheep steady, but dull lambs 1sa4
lower; poor to pine sheep 81. 5Oa4 per 100
lbs; common TO choice lambs S3,50a5. 8712
per 100 lbs. Hogs-market higher at Sc. %
as. 80 per 100 lbs.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. July 1S.-
Cat le-E1treme range of prices for common
grassers $3 4Oa6, with sales chiefly ut 81. so
a5 80. There was once more good supply
OF cows at $2a3 so, though few extra choice
cows and beifers sold as high as $4a4.75,
bulls found purchasers at at $2a3.95, and
veal calves continued to sell freely n $2s5 so
per 100 lbs. Bogs-heavy hogs sold at an
extreme range of Sd 7Oa5 25, mixed 81 Goa
6.25 for common to choice, and light weights
20 for heavy and SIS 9oa5 SIS par ' 10 lbs
for light. Sheep and Lambs.-Native sheep
comprised the bulk of the supply at SO 25a4.
ambs were sgain weak, snd prices showed q
further reduction Of about 15c per 100 lbs.
lNaOICE CLIPPED BEEF and PoTTED
~ MEATS for sale by
]. c. MILBURN.
HAMS- Shafer's Mild Hams and Co1's