Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-07
Wholesale Prices in Alexandria


White. ..................... O21 OBS
Butter Virginia, packed. 0 30
Choice Yirginla.......... q - j.
Common to middling o 90
The market closesIdull with light receipts
and few sales. Quotations for grain remain
unchanged as are also those of Country Pro-
| duce.
BALTIMORE, Aug Flour dull and W.
changed Wheat weak spot and Aug o..
AGO; Sept 6Ol3a603. steamer No red
55aa55;l., Southern wheat by sample 51a
CD; do on grade 5S3.a61 -. Corn dull and
easy spot, Aug and sept 29a29li southern
| firm: No white 29a30 No mixed 2ii2
a25. Rye steady; No > nearby 34l2s35
do Western 35laa3G Hay firm; good to
choice timothy SIG 90 to SIG 80. Other
articles unchanged
NEW YORK. Aug. 7-Flour-statc ard
Western steady and unchanged Southern
quiet and unchanged. Rye Flour steady
superiine 81 40a2 10. Wheat-No , rcd
advanced Sc; firm and fairly active; Seq,
COL a62a.. Rye quiet Western 81 y. Corn
No , dull and steady Oct 3Oa.. Oats
No . dull and easier; State 21a32; Western
23iaa32 Sept % Pork quiet; new mess
| IS 0OaS rs; old mess S. 00aS 20. Lard
dull and steady; steam rendered So 90
CHICAGO, Aug. 7-wheat-sopt 5Gl-a
SO; Dec 5S7-s59 May Gl4. Corn-scpt
24is Dec 247sa25 May 27le Oats-Aug
II Sept 17i9a1 rs May 197-t19a:. Pork
Sept So 30; Jan So 90a7 90 Lard-Sept
So 20; Jan So 30 Ribs-Scpt s. 30 Jan
So 4a:} 90 Wheat and Corn opened easy.
RICHMOND MARKET. Aug. T. Wheat Is
shade iirmer, Corn shade weaker and Rye
and Oats shade lower than was reported las,
week, but the market continues dull witt
light receipts and little doing We quote
Flour 50 25a4 90 for fine to patent FANNY
brands; Wheat 55a61: Corn 33a3i Rye >
a32: Oats 2Oa23.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, Aug.
The is little doing III the grain market .ul
! prices continue low We quote Flour
So 25a4 90 for fine TO patent roller Whc.t
55a57; Corn 31a33; Rye 24a26; Oats 20
a23; Butter 10a13c; Eggs 9alOc.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET Aug O.
Refined Sugars-Cut loaf > 5Sc per pound
Standard powdered 5.2Oc per H., Cub,
5.2Oc per ID graduated 4.95c per H.. tine
graduated 95c per ID: Confcctoncr- 8
S3c pei ID Crystal A i 95c per ID. CO..
umbia A 4.77c per Id; Yellows 3. Pa 30
per Id. Prices advanced Z. per ID, and the
market closed strong.
CoFFEE.-The local spot market closed
quiet for Rio on the basis Of il BALL @.rucr
lb for No T. and lie per ID for No. 81.
Mild Coffees were quiet at the following luo-
taiions: Santos 13al6c per h, Mamcaiho
law a sltg4.tt
Mocha 23a24c per ID.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Aug -.
Beef Cattle. The offerings ut the yards aro
good fully equal to that of last week. lie
market is scarcely as active rs it was thei
with values small fraction easier, some deal
ers quoting them 15c of-toward the co'c
that much any how. Prices Of Beef CIttc
this week ranged as follows:
Bcst....... ~ 81 -.
Generally ratedIfrst quality. 90 ! -
Medium or good fair quality. ) 10 . 30
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and Cows. % : ~
Of the Cattle received 1893 came from VIZ
ginia.
Sheep and Lambs-The receipts this week
are quite heavy, some 4 900 head in exec
of the number reported last week The mar
ket is dull. Sheep are unchanged in value
but lambs are considered shade higho
Sheep sell at 1l2a3l.c, and extra 3i2c per
gross Lambs at 2l2al Sc per lb, and cztra
heavy shipping lambs at . &c per ID gross.
Hogs-Trsde is dull, but the market is
strong at the prices ruling on Monday. Goo.
light fair Western hogs at $4.10a4.20, and
others So. 70a3.90 per 100 lbs gross.
Fresh Cows.-There is quite heavy rgu
and chiefly Of common cows. Trade IS dull.
Quotations $15a35 per head and few az
ira at $40 per head.
Calves-Caves are dull with heavy run,
but va ues a,e unchanged. Prices 3sj cents
per Id.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Aug o.
Cattle Heavy cattle sold at S4.35ai 1'.
beef cattle $4a4.55, common and medium
grades 50 25a3 80, prime beeves $500. AMI
extra fine steer $i65, stockers - iOa3.oo'
extra choice heifers $4a410, cows S2.3O
Texas steers 50 35a3. Hogs-sales Of ho.'
we're largely at Sj.30a3 40 heavy hog 'i
$50. medium and mixed weights :; ;27H
so, light weights So 40,} -. and lss'
S3a3 60. Sheep Native sheep S2l5-'.
not much trading being done above = ant
Western range sheep S1,25a3 ycsrlings were
n demand at $2.75a3.75 and lambs -
3. so for culls up to S5.50a5..5 for common
% choice focks.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. Aug.
Beeves-no trading; beef SL.a9 g. pr
yalves-market very dull and barely s'ealy
Door 10 choice veals $3a5.5O per 100 .5
,rasstrs S2a2.50 per 100 lbs Sheep Ai'.
fambs-shcep dull and weak hm's -
lipher for top grades and steady fol other,
NOR to prime sheep 50 5Oa3 OBJ per loo