Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-30

I0t0mac family roe.... W q 20
Do. half barrel... $50 %
Potomac b ad....-. 7 w q 0U
Mackerel. small. per bbl..... 13 90 q IA 90
No 3 medium .......... 16 90 q II co
No. 3 large fat.......... IT 90 q 18 90
No. 2......... 10 90 q 90 90
Plaster, ground, per ton..... 400 8 90
Ground in bags.....- 800 q so
Lump ..... 500 q %
Glover Seed........".. 600 9 25
Timothy ...... :. ..... 275 a 300
Old process Linseed Meal. 81 90 q 80 90
The wholesale Flour markets are generally
quiet and lower, . decline of 10 to 10 cents
per hsrrel may be noted. Wheat holds pretty
firm at the recent decline. The demand is,
however, still active and all good samples are
soon disposed of. Inquiries arc being made
from other points and better prices may be ex-
pected. Corn is steady at about prices prevail
ing for past few days, 45 to Acc in car lots.
Rye and Oats are unchanged. Butter is very
scarce and from 16 to tic for a good article.
Eggs 13c and in good demand. Good Yege-
tables have been cut short by the continued
drought. and prices in this line have advanced
materially.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 3O.-FIour quiet. Wheat
frmer; No 2 red spot and Aug 65ha65%
| Sept 65ha65a; Oct 66lha66a: Dec 6Sba
! 6S2 steamer No 2 red 621ha62Ss southern
wheat by sample 65a66la do on grade IS
| a66. Corn firm mixed spot and Aug 42aAa
43; Sept ~424aa42a4; Octz11h bid; year 351A
a35A; Jan 35a354 southern white corn
43 bid do yellow 43Aa bid. Oats firm; No
2 white Western 261a apt No 2 mized do
24Es25. Rye inactive; No 2 Al. Hay
firm; good to choice timothy SIS 90. Other
articles unchanged.
New YORK, Aug. 30.-Flour-State and
western dull and weak. Wheat-No . red
advanced Halls; steady and fairly active;
Sept 667ss67A. Corn-No 2 quiet and rm-
or; Sept 41Aa42. Osts-No 2 dull aud
firm May 26A Western 25a33. Pork fair
demand; mess $40 75a$11 %. Lard quiet
and unchanged.
CHICAGO. Aug 3O.-Wheat-Sept 614;
Dec 63as63A; May 69A. Corn-Sspt 36Aa;
Oct 35ha35%; Dec 30R; May 81. Oats
$9 90; Oct SIS O5s9 10; Jan 80 e2la. Lard
Sept SIS 80; Oct So s7Ah Jan So so. Ribs
Sept So 524a; Oct $5 624a Jan S5 071as
s 10. Wheat opened barely steady on rather
free selling, but strengthened. Corn opened
steady on light receipts and strengthened
with Wheat.
RICHMOND MARKET. Aug. SO.-There is
no increase in the offerings of grain and prices
are lower than those of last week. We
quote: Flour SO 25a4 % for fine to patent
family brands; Wheat 64a66: Corn Haas
Rye 45a5O: Oats 25a32.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, Aug 30
The market is dull with light offerings and
lower prices. We quote Flour 81 25a4 55
for fine to patent roller; Wheat 5sa62 Corn
42a45 Rye 40a45; Oats 25a30; Butter 16
also; Eggs 12a14c.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARX EFT. Aug. 90
Refined Sugsrs-Cut loaf Size per pound.
Standard powdered 4ac cents per h.,
cubes 4Ac; granulated 44ac, fine granulated
4hc; Diamond A 4hc; Confectioners' A
Age; Crystal A 41ac; keystone a 4Ac, and
Columbia a 41Ac per h. The market was
steady with 3 better demand.
COFFEE.-Prices were frmer on the basis
of 16 cents per ID for No. 7 Rio, and 14A
cents for No. 8. The market for Mild cofees
was quiet.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Aug. % =
Beef Cattle.-There has been a heavy offer
ing again this week. Tops were no more
numerous than they were last week and
about as good IS they were then. There was
again q long line of medium and common cat
tle-light feeding and stock cattle and heif-
ers There was little il any variation in the
quotations on the tops. fewer head were sold
at our top quotations than last week. Prices
of Beef Cattle this week ranged as follows:
Best 10000. 500 q 900
Generally rated first quality. 4.25 q 450
Medium or good fair quality. 3 q $50
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and Za2JO
Of the Cattle received 1923 anne from Vir-
ginia.
Sheep and Lambs.-The market for both
sheep and lambs il slow-not as active as it
was last Monday. Sheep are 14c off since last
Monday and lambs 4hc lower than they were
then. Sheep are quoted at 1aa2Ac per lb.
Lambs 21aa4c, and 8 few extra at 4lac per
rates-75c.a$2 per head.
Swine.-The market is dull and values 10
or 15c easier than they were on Monday.
Miloh Cows-There Is q full offering and
trade is slow, with values some $5 of. Quo
t4tions $20s40 per hoad.
Calyes.-There is 3 fairly good trade for
good primo vsals. Fair to good veals 2ha
41bc. and good to extra at 6Aa51a per ID.
GraSsers $2a5 so per head.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Aug. 90
- tOt SOOU urCVod were Ste1Qy.
Common to extra natives 50. 50a3 80, with
sales of dressed beef at 81. 75a5 go; stockers
and feeders $2.35s4, bulls $1.5Oa3. so, and
Texans 50 5Oa3.80 Hogs-Prices suffered
further decline Of 5a1O cents per 100 lbs.
Heavy hogs $4a4.50, choice butcher hogs
sd, common to choice mixed lots $4.10a
4.66, and poor 10 choice assorted $4.30a
$50 sales were principally at 81 15a4.30
for packing hogs and $4.35s4.50 for heavy
shipping lots. Sheep-Inferior to choice na-
tive sheep were In demand at S1.5Oa3 SO,
Westerns were saIeable st S2.6Oa3. rs.
Lambs were wanted at 3 .15a5.2Q.
NEw YORK CATTLE MARKET. Aug. 90
Beeves-no trading beef at 81aa1Oc per lib.
Calves-market quiet but steady; poor to
prime veals $4aS per 100 lbs; gras.ers and
buttermilk calves 50 30a3.50 per 100 lbs.
Sheep and L~ambs-market dull: sheep
steady lambs s shade lower; poor to prime
sheep 81. 5Oa3. 80 per 100 lbs; common TO
choice lambs $3.75a5.12hper 100 lbs.
easier at $5.26a5. 90. per 100
Ibs.
WARRINGTON CATTLE MARKET, Aug. 90
At Union stock yards.-Some &c Cattle were
offered and sold as follows: Best sold at Al
l44ac, good 3Aaa4c. medium 3Aa3hc, COM
non 2Aa3c per lb. Some 407 Sheep and
lambs were N the market with sales as fol-
ows Old Sheep sold at 21ha3c per lb. Lambs
old at S4s4 S6 .ber 1OD lbs. Cbws with