Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-18

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Cotton Seed Mixed Feed. u 90 a 1900
The market closes slightly frmer in tom
but there are no changes TO note in prices far
grain. Country produce ism light receipt
BALTIMORE, Sept. 1S.-Flour arme,
Wheat strong; spot and Sept G44aG4l,
Oct 647seo5l Dec 67a66l; steamer
No 2 red 59As59l2 Southern wheat 5v
sample 63a65@i; do on grade 62l.a65l'
Corn steady; spot aud Sept 26las2Gi, o.,
26a. 1927; Nov or Dec, new or old. "a
22a,; southern white corn 27a2s d.
2 white 24a25: No mixed do. u asked
Rye firmer; No 2 nearby 36I9s3-- H.
Western 37l2a3S. Hay easier at SIP 80.
$1,000.
New YORK, Sept. 1S.-Fiour-sta.e ami
Western firm and unchanged. Wheat, -
red fairly active at 3ss5-c; Dec 81 ll.lt-
6S3sc. Corn-No quiet AID steady. o.,
2Sl1. Oats-No dull and steady Western
1Sa29la; May 49,. Pork quiet and ,.e.y
new mess 81 50aS % Lard uomias.
steam rendered SO 10.
CHICAGO, Sept. S.-Whea;-Scp, 6l
Dec 61i ,a611,; Nav 81 65a. Com
Oct 21l,; Dec 21a. May 245,a2ia, Os-s-
May 49,. Pork-oct $ 72la Jsn - 81.
Lard = Oct SO 40; Dec 3 52ie biI. .iss
So 72iS. Ribs-Oct So 1Oa3 l2io Jan
So 80 bid. Wheat and Corn opened ira
RICHMOND MARKET. Sept Is Then
little doing III the market, the Ieceipts hcn.
light and the sales few. There no change.
to note in prices. We quote: Flou - 2is
4 90 for fine to patent family brands Whoa,
55aG0; Corn 27a30: Rye 27a:i2 Oats Is
ago.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, Sept. Is
The market for grain is quiet with igh, si.cs
while prices remain unchanged We qo,c
Flour 50 25a4 90 for fine to patent ~. .c-.
Wheat 54a5S; Corn 26a2S; Rye 24s2f.
Oats 1a20. Butter 15a1 &c Eggs 2al H.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET. Sept IT,
Refined Sugars-Cut loaf , Toe per porti
Standard powdered Bose per b.. Cu.es
5.0Sc per Id; graduated 4.S:;c per To- ne
graduated 4S3c per ID: Conicctioucrs
4.I0c pei lb; Crystal 4 S3c per H. COL
umbia A 4.5Sc per ID YellowS 3 Pal 3
per Id. The market was steady with = uui-
erately active demand.
CoFFEE-The market for spot Rio WIS
about steady for the week. with quotations
on the basis of 103,q10lnc pcr ID for n.
T. and 97sa10c per lib for No s. Mild Co
fees were steady at the following quotation
Santos bal &c per ID, Maracaibo 16l9al9lor.
Java 23a26c, fancy do. 29a30c, Mocha -
23l2c per ID.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Sept IT,
There was full offering in the yards an au..
pie number for the demand. which WAS +low
all through. Its quality was shade bette.
perhaps than last week. Values, except for
the extreme tops, were generally considered
shade easier than they were then. There
were rather more of an inferior order and
lower grades than last week Prices o Bee.
Cattle this week ranged as follows:
Best OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81 30 81
Generally rated first quality. ) 90 q 900
Medium or good fair quality. > 90 % . 40
Ordinary thin Steers, oxen
and cows. ! 80 q = 40
OF the Cattle received 1875 came from Nt-
ginia.
Sheep and Lambs The receipts this week
1O,507 head, against 10, l62 last week
The market for both Sheep and LAMBS h.s
been dull since early in the week, with prices
unchanged and Lambs easier. There !, q fair.
ly good demand for good stock ewes Sheep
sell at 1l2a3c per Ii, and few extra q Shade
higher. Lambs sell at 2laa3a.c per No. and
few extra shade higher. Stock ewg-
81 25a2. so per head
Hogs.-Therc is no change to repor, .or
hogs since early in the week Trade is siQw
with heavy hogs hard to sell.
Mich Cows.-Values are unchanged Stare
last week Prices S15a35 per head, wi,aa
few extra at $40 per head.
Calves-Tradc is slow fer vcals at :,i5 c
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Sept. H.
Catte-The smalncss of the cattle snppt
prevented ary further decline in prices boz
the demand was light and mostly restricted
to small lots of fat cattle. Native steers Ncr
about 25c to Soc lower than at the close Of
last week. Sales of common 10 chore 81.
So. ] 0a5. chiefly at So 90ai. 10, stock -.sHj
feeders sold chiefly at S2.1OaI.5o Cows
heifers and bulls sold fairly and calves w,e
steady. Hogs-Thcrc was Il fairly actiye'.e-
mand for hogs and prices ruled ST aiy 90
strong and at Tuesdays closing teu.c-
Heavy sold at 50 45a3 Is, medium WEIGHTS
at S275a3.25, and light at S2.9ut9}it-
Sheep and Lambs-Trade was no bette m
sheep but lambs sold decidedly better tIua
few days ago Lambs are now selling at >
4 and occasionally prime flock brig : -.
New YORK CATTLE MARKET. Sept. H.
Beeves-No trading; beef 1OalOaic per
dressed weight; sheep at shall, per h.
dressed weight. Calves steady, little demand
quotations nominal. Sheep and lai'= yci
dull and flat; poor to prime sheep : l3a.'2'.
common to good Ia abs $3.25ai -. iio--
firm at SO Goal.