Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-15

The market closes quiet with no change to
note in prices since last report.
CHICAGO, May 5.-Wheat-May 623s
July 63Ss $685.; Sept 644a649s. Corn
July 297s Sept 31a31 1s. Oats--July 1875
Sept 20. Pork-July 81 80; Sept 81 SO.
Lard-July 81 70; Sept 81 95. Ribs-July
81 Is; Sept 81 271a. Wheat opened firm
on better cables and some crop damage re-
port. Corn opened firm with Wheat.
BALTIMORE, May 15.-Flour dull and un-
changed. Wheat dull and easy; No red
spot and May 69lba6Sat. July and Aug 6Sa
6SE. southern wheat by sample 71a12;
do on grade 6sa71. Corn quiet mixed spot
and May 34s34A; June 34Aa34lb; July
35a35E, steamer mixed 32a4a33 southern
white corn 351h; do yellow 80. Oats quiet 4;
No white Western 25&a26 No 2 miIed do
24Aa24b. Rye easier; No 2 Al for near
by. and 43 for Western. Hay quiet; good to
choice timothy SIT 90.
RICHMOND MARKET. May 15.-The mar.
ket this week has been dull and heavy with a
downward tendency in prices. We quote (:
Flour So 25a4 SO for fine to patent family
brands; Wheat 72s77 Corn 37a39; Rye 42a
A Oats 24a2S
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, May 15.-
The offerings of grain barely warrant quota
tons and the market is stagnant while prices
are dropping. We quote Flour 81 25a4 90
for fine to patent roller Wheat 6Sa75 Corn
35a38; Rye 3Ss40; Oats 24a2S; Butter
14a16c; Eggs 6a9c.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET May a.
Refined Sugars-Cut loaf 608c per pound ;
Standard powdered 5.70c per h., Cubes
5.7Oc per Id; granulated 5.45c per Id; fine
granulated 545c per ID; Confectioners'
$3.50 POI lb Crystal 5.45c per Id; Key.
stone a 5.0Sc per lb; Fellows 4s4.7Oc per
ID. The market was not quite so active,
though with the general expectation OF an
advance soon, the demand was fair.
CoFFEE.-The market for spot Rio closed
steady, with quotations on the basis of 1414c
per ID for No. and 1890 for No. 8. Mild
Coffees were firm.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET May Id =
Beef Catttle.-The market was fairly active
this week through most Of its progress and
all the offerings were sold. Values were 8
shade easier-some 1Oc. Prices of Beef Cattle
this week ranged as follows:
Best........ ........................ 81 90 4 30
Generally rated first quality. IS 90
Medium or good fair quality. 3 90 8 %
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and ws............"........" w 20
OF the Cattle received ITO came from Vir-
ginia.
Sheep and Lambs.-The market has been
fully supplied with sheep and lambs Trade
is slow and values unchanged since last Mon.
day. Prices for sheep ranged at 2a3k .c per
lb, and extra at 3lac per ID. Fall lambs 3a4c
per h., and extra lac per lb. Spring lambs
are dull aud a small fraction easier. Prices
5a6E.c per ID.
Swine.-There is no serious change in VAL
ues, if any, since Monday, though trade was
slow and nearby hogs hard to sell.
Mich Cows There is an improvement in
the market since Monday at the prices ruling
then, viz: $2Oa35 for common to fair, and
extra at $45 per head
Calves.-The market is very slow and val
ues like those Of last Monday, viz 3lha4 1ac
perlb.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET, May IL
Cattle.-Common to strictly choice cattle sold
at $3.5Oa4 80, with sales largely at S3.85a
APO; stockers and feeders S3a3. 80, cows
and heifers $2.75a3.75, bulls $2.15s3 %,
stays $3 2Oa3.50, calves $3a4,!5, Texas cat.
tie $3.4Oa4.15. Hogs.-sales Of hogs were
largely at $S.30a4.3O, with heavy hogs at
Sd; 05a3. 40, medium weights $3.25a3 As,
and Light S3.3Oa3.55. Sheep.-Sheep sold
mostly at $4,000, few inferior ebaep at
50 25a2.75. Lambs were IN light demand at
So S5a5, with inferior lots selling at So lisa
BIS, Colorado wooded lambs $4.75a5 per
10O lbs,
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. May IA
Beeves-no trading; beef 7a8c per h..
Calves-market slow and weak; poor to
choice vesls $3. 50a4.T5 per 100 lbs Sheep
and Lambs-market very dull at weak prices
ordinary unshorn sheep 1915 per 100 lbs
good clipped do. 1915 per 100 lbs fair to
choice clipped lambs S4.75a5.2 % per leo
lbs. Hogs-market steady at So .5Oa3. 80 per
100 lbs.
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