Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-07

41SaI4 90 century VI iao@.
Wholesale Prices in Alexandria y
Flour Extra.."............... oo ~
Family NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ~ oO
Fancy brands.......". 70 q w
Wheat longberry........... OF a OS2
Fultz........................ - O01
Mixed ......."...... - OSd
Fair 20 " OF
Damp and tough. ..... OIO UIo
There are few new features to report iu the
markets this morning. The speculative
Wheat markets in Chicago advanced yester-
day 21aa3c, this will naturally be followed
to-day in ell the Eastern markets; the causes
assigned is the damage to the crops in the
West; large tracts Of land in winter wheat
are being plowed and put into Corn. The
Corn market in sympathy with Wheat went
up cent yesterday. If this dry cool weather
continues our crop of Wheat will be ready for
the reaper within the next 10 days or weeks
The prospect in Virginia IS for q good crop of
ize present priests TO 80. Produce re-
mains unchanged. Eggs are little frmer.
CHICAGO June 7.-Wheat-July S1s
soss; Sept s2A.as1ss Corn-July 53ia; Sept
5 iss; May 45as. Oats-July 31a311 q Sept
31asa31 May 3l5s. Pork-July $40 rs /;
Sept S13 O0a$13 OH. Lard-July Sc 62lb ;
Sept Sc SIS. Ribs July Sc 80; Sept Sc 5Oa
So SO. The generally lower Wheat percent.
ages reported by the different States argues
for very bullish government report this
month and there are not few who are car
rying "lOug" Wheat in al ticipation of another
boom in prices. July Wheat opened from 81
to 805s, sold between 81. and SOL, hold.
ing at S0lbaSO3s-1s1 1sc higher than yes
terday. Corn opened in sympathy with
Wheat July Corn opened at 53l2 sold be-
tween 531sa539s holding at 53-lsa4c
higher than yesterday.
BALTIMORE. June Flour quiet and un
changed. Wheat strong; No 2 red spot and
June S11hsS12. July S2t4aS21b Aug S2lh
aS2ai: sept 9zsiaS3; steamer No 2 red
79laa7Sai; southern wheat by sample S1a
50; do on grade 79as3. Corn strong; mixed
a571h Aug 57a. bid southern white corn
571b; do yellow SO. Oats firm No 2 white
Western 37a3S; No mixed do 34a341h.
Rye dull; No 2 20. Hay steady; good
to choice timothy $13 90. Other artic es un-
changed.
New YORK, June 7.-Flour-State and
ives ern firm and quiet. Wheat-No red
active, irregular and firm; advancing lba
19.c; July S3 7-16a84. Corn-No 3 dull
and frmer; July 572a5S4,. Oats-No Q
firmer and moderately active; July 34a34h
Sept 341sa343s; Western 33a43 Pork quiet
and steady; mess $13 rs to S14 so. Lard
quiet and steady; steam rendered Sc rs.
RICHMOND MARKET. June 1.-THE market
is weaker and prices are lower than those of
last week. The receipts of grain continue
light. We quote: Flour So 25a4 rs for
fine to patent family brands; Wheat SOaS5
Corn 55a5S; Rye 6Oa65; Oats 34a39.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, June T.
The has been decline in prices since last
EEK and the market is dull with little do.
ing. We quote: Flour So 25a4 10 for fine
to patent roller Wheat 75aS0; Corn Sass
Rye 56a5S; Oats 34a36; Butter 1915
Eggs 10a11.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET. June 6.-i
Refined Sugars-The quotations are as fol.
lows: Cut loaf 5asc; Standard powdered
3 l.16c; cubes sc; granulated 43.c; fine
sranulsted 4Ac; Diamond A 4a,c; Con.
fectloners' 4asc; Crystal A 434c; keystone
A 4lhc; Columbia A 41ac per H. The mar
ket continued steady and unchanged.
CoFFEE.-The market was steady, with the
quotations as follows: 16E. cents per pound
for No. z Rio and 15 cents for No. s. The
market for Mild coffees WAS rather firm.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, June g.
Beef Cattle.-There has been an extremely |
iull market this week, with fair offering as
TO number and quality, but buyers are very
sIOW TAKING hold nj caI1ipo
concessions for tops were about lac. and for
others the range was 15c to 25c lower per
100 lbs. Prices of beef cattle this week rang.
ID as follows:
Best..":... ........ $5.12a5.75
Generally rated first quality. 4.6Oa5.12
Medium or good fair quality. 2.75a4.12 |
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
anu Cows........".......... ALSO
OF the Cattle received 269 came from yir- |
,inia.
Sheep and Lambs.-The market is ex.
.remely dull and values off as to sheep SOC |
81 per 100 pounds Lambs are in fairly |
good demand and ho.d their figures well up |
% those of last week. Sheep sold at 11ba3c |
Der Id, and lambs at 4a5c, and few extra at
) Ac per lb.
Swine.-Tho market is quite dull and
values 16a25c of from those ruling on Mon. |
lay, with unfavorable prospects of any early
Idvance in prices. Western hogs sell at SIS. |
lear.by at S4.75 and roughs $3a3.75 PEI
90 lbs gross.
Milch Cows.-There is light offering and |
fairly good demand. Prices $20a4O, and
ew extra at S45 per head.
Veal Calves.-The market is quiet dull for
zeal calves and values 81 per 100 lbs lower.
Quotations 3a4c per h.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. June 6-i
3eeves-Beef S1ba91bc per lb. Calves-mar.
stt dull and lower; veals, poor to prime.
- 5oa5.50 per 100 lbs; buttermilk calyes
'3a3. 65 per 100 lbs. Sheep and lambs
heep dull; lambs active: sheep poor IN
prime $275a3.90 per 100 lbs, yearlines
ordinary to choice, $275a4.25 per 100 l5s
ambs, common to choice, $5a6.75 per 1O1
By; Hoss-market steady at 81. 60s4 so per |
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. June G.
Fewer cattle are coming forward common N
, x native steers $3.6Oa6, but sales n,
= o.6O were very few, and the bulk were At |
2 9o 20; nice distillery fed cattle sold at
y; 5O, and yearlines were picked up at Sd II /
'4lO, while undesirable Westerns sold az low
3 1913 per 100 lbs. Hogs-the receints
now good increase this week, and nrires
apidiy declining, there being further de-.
rease to-day OF from 5a1Oc per 100 lbs. Tha |