Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-07

The market is firm at quotations, but the
receipts of grain continue light. Country
Produce is also firm while quotations remain
unchanged.
BALTIMORE, Feb. Flour firm and I'M.
changed Wheat dull No 9 red spot and
Feb 74a74A; May 73lha73%; southern
wheat by sample 76a77 do on grade 72a75.
Corn steady: mixed spot and Feb 33Aa
333s; Mar 33&a337s; May 35lha35&a /;
steamer mixed 32s321A southern white corn
32aa3324 Oats firm. Other articles un-
changed.
NEW YORK. Feb 7.-Flour-Stato and
Western quiet, firm and unchanged. Wheat
NO 2 1ej opened weak and declined ga
7sc; steady and dull Mar 75a75 3.16. Corn
NO 2 quiet and easier May 61ha36 IL Is.
%; May 1858 bid. Pork quiet, firm and un-
changed Lard quiet and steady; steam rom
dered SIS 971h.
CHICAGO, Feb. 7.-Wheat-Msy 67a667s;
July 665s. Conway 30Aa30as; July
Biz. Oats-Msy 21asa21A; July 211b.
Pork May $40 571s Lard-May SIS 80 !;
July SIS 921h. Ribs-May So 4Oa5 421h !;
July SIS 521b. Wheat opened weak and low
or. Corn opened at loss from yesterday,
through sympathy with Wheat.
RICHMOND MARKET. Feb. THE offer.
ings of grain continue light, but prices ale
firm. Wheat is shade higher. We quote :
Flour So 26a4 so for fine to patent family
brands; Wheat 6Sa,6: Corn 34a36; Rye
40a43: Oats 23a30.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, Feb. T.
The market was quiet with little doing on &C.
count of the light offerings of grain. Wheat
is higher We quote: Flour 81 25a4 so for
fine to patent roller; Wheat 6Oa73; Corn
32a36; Bye 39a40 Oats 20a2S: Butter Ia
ALEC; Eggs 13s14c; Poultry is quiet.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET. Feb. g.
Refined SugsrstCut loaf 55sc per pound !;
Standard powdered Size Ter lb. tubes
Size per lb; graduated sc; fine granulated
Keystone A A 11-16c per h. With some
uncertain ty prevailing among dealers as to
what course tho market will take next, the
buying was not very active. There was a
general impression that the market ought to
be strong.
CoFFEE.-The market for spot Bio closed
about steady ut slight loss in the week,
with quotations on the basis of 13a131ttsc per
lb for No. and 12a129sc for No. 8.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Feb. g.
Beef Cattle.-The cattle at the yards to-day
were about of the same quality as last week.
Good cattle sold about 10 per cent. better.
Common to medium about the same. Oxen
and COWS very hard to sell. Prices Of Beef
Cattle this week ranged as follows:
Be5t......... ......................" A 42
Generally rated first quality. SO. Al
Medium or good fair quality. 3A
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
Sheep and I-ambs.-Sheep market fair only
for good sheep and lambs; slow for others.
Sheep 2a3c per lb, and extra 3Ac. Lambs
3ha4Ac per lb, some few extra shade
higher.
Calves.-Veal calves 4a6c per ID. and
roughs STAT per head.
Swine.-The market was fair.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Feb. g.
Hogs market fairly active; prices strong to
SC higher light $4a4 271h. mixed S4a4. 81 y.
heavy $4a4 271a, roughs $4a4 O5. Cattle
market firm and about sc higher; beevcs
So. 6Oa4. go, cows and heifers 81. 60a3 80,
Texas steers So. S5a3 80, stockers and feed
ers $2.60a3 SIS. Sheep.-market strong to
loo higher.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. Feb. g.
Beeves-none on sale. Caiyes-market finn !;
veals $5a9 per 100 lbs; barnyard calve,