Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-01-03

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BALTIMORE, JAN 3.-Flour dull. Whest
dull and easy: No 2 red spot and Jan 66a
661.; Mar 67Rs67a.; May 6Sl.a66la
steamer No 2 red 64a64t4; southern wheat
by sample 66s67; do on grade 63l2a66l2.
Corn essy mixed spot and jan 323sa3212
Feb 325ss323, Mar 327 ss33 May 81 bid;
steamer mixed 31asa31le southern white
corn 81 a.a32a.. Oats steady No , white
Western 24a241,,; No 2 miyed do 22l2a23.
Bye easy; No Al. Bay irmer good TO
choice timothy SIS 50aS16 90 Coffee
quiet; No 14la. Other articles unchanged.
NEW YORK Jan. 3-Elour-State and west
err quiet and unchanged. Wheat-No red
dull and steady; 1sc up; Mar 675ss61S..
Oats-No 9 dull and steady; Feb 23l5 bid;
May 237s asked; Western 231sa27. PORK
firm and unchanged Lard nominal
CHICAGO. Jan. 3.-wheat-Jan 561s May
5s9ss5S7s; July 59Aa591s Corn-Jan
25I May 277s; July 2ss.. oats--May
1875. Pork-May 50 %. Lard-JanS5 40;
May So G5. Ribs May 81 671a. Wheat
and Corn were steady.
RICHMOND MARKET. Jan. S. The re-
ceipts of grain are very light and trans ctions
barely warrant quotations. Whest is un-
changed but Corn is lower. We quote: Flour
So 25a4 % for fine to patent family brands;
Wheat 5Sa6S: Corn 35a36: Rye 40a43:
Oats 22a30.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, Jan. s.
The transactions OF grain continue light and
but little grain in coming TO market. We
quote Flour 81 25a4 % for fine TO patent
roller; Wheat 55a63 Corn 32a35 Rye IS
a40 Oats 20a2S: Butter 15s20c; Eggs II
a20c; Poultry is higher.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET. Jan. q
Refined Sugars-Cut loaf sac per pound;
Standard powdered SIS cents per ID, Cubes
53sc; ganulated Size; fine graduated 41sc;
Diamond A 51sc; Confectioners' A sc;
Crystal A Size; keystone 47sc, and Column
bis 45sc per lb. The market continued
strong, with fairly active demand, but prices
were unchanged.
CoFFEE.-The market was steady and quiet,
with quotations on the basis of 11lna145sc
per ID for No. Rio. and 13i14ls cents for
No. 8. Mild codees were quiet.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Jan. q
Beef Cattle.-The beef cattle market was
trihe more active than last week. and the
quality throughout an improvement on the
offerings then. and higher figures prevailed,
but values show no variation from those lul
ing then, az there were fewer common and
lower grades and more of the medium and
top cattle. Prices Of Beef Cattle this week
ranged as follows:
BeSt........ ................... IL! :
Generally rated first quality. :5'- Al,
Medium or good fair quality. 31s 4l2
Ordinary thin Steers Oxen
and Cows. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ~
Of the Cattle received SS7 came from Viz
ginia.
Sheep and Lambs The market stree Mon
day for both SHEEP and lambs shows an i'm.
provement both in activity and prices, being
about lsc stronger than on Monday. Sheep
sell at 2a3c per ID. with few extra wethers
q shade higher. Lambs sold at 3a4lac per
ID gross.
swine.-Ihere was fair supply of hogs in
the market and slight improvement in val
ues since Monday, prices for hogs ranging at Ia
44ac per ID. Light pigs So. eoa4-no change.
Roughs 3a3l4c per 10.
Mich Cows Trade is slow and values 81
lower. Common 10 fair cows sell at S20a25,
medium to good at S30a35, and few extra
at S40a45 per head
Cslyes-Tbere is fair trade for calves.
Vcals sell at 6A6lec per ID, and a few shade
higher. Grassers S5s7 per head.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Fan. q
Cattle There Was fairly good general de.
mand common to choice steers S375s4 p,
with fancy beevcs $450a4.75, cows and heif.
ers S1.S0a3 prime calves $6.50a7, stockers
and feeders dull 50 50s3 so Hogs.-Conl-
Non to pine droves So 4Oa3 20, the bulk at
SO. 60a3 50. Sheep-ln sheep there was
fairly good demand; common 10 choice native
sheep S2s3 so, the bulk at 50 1913 %, ordi-
nary sheep were wanted at $3.50, snd good
to choice Westerns were steady at S3s3.4o.
The lamb trade was good at S3.60a4.15, a
few poor ones selling at SO .25a4.50.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET Jan. q
Beeves-none on sale; beeves at Ease per
Id. Calves-market firm; poor to choice
veals $3.50 per 100 lbs; barnyard calves
So. 25ass71a per 100 lbs; Gssssn caves
s3 25a3.75 POO lbs Sheep and Lamfs
sheen weak at So 50a375 per 100 lbs;
lambs weak $4.5Oa5. 80 per 100 lbs. Hogs
market nominally lower at $4a4.40 per