Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-14

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Cottonsecd Meal......... 21 90 a % so
Hulls.... $50 a 7 90
Cotton Seed Mixed Feed. IL 90 a 10 90
Tho market closed dull with little doing.
owing to the light receipts Of grain. Quota
tons remain unchanged. Country Produce
is dull with light offerings.
New YORK, May 14.-Flour-State aud
Western quiet but firm. Rye Flour dull.
Wheat-No 2 red opened easier under dis
appointing cables but rallied on reports OF
frost in the west and good buying by Nav
shorts in the west; July 79IbaS01s. Rye
quiet No 2 western 80. Corn-No = open
ed easier under heavy Western selling July
81. Oats-No 2 quiet but firm on good OK
port demand July 23; track white 26a3115.
Beef q1iet. Pork steady. Lard quiet prime
Western steam 81 20 nominal.
BALTIMORE, Nd, May 14.-Flour firm
and unchanged. Wheat easier; spot and
month S0a4aS1 July 76laa76a Aug
74ih; southern wheat by sample Sass.
Corn firm; spot 301a bid month Boz bid
June 3Oa3Ols; July 30ha304; steamer
mixed 27l2a21nS southern white corn 331a
do yellow ~. Oats strong No 2 white 27a
2S; No . mixed 24lba26. Rye firm Mo-
II ~ ' - WCSptIu FL Ith1- 1HY
quiet and weak; choice timothy $14 90 ask
ed. Sugar strong and unchanged
June IA; July 731S; Sept 699s; Dec III.
Corn-Msy 25ls July 25S; Sept 26asa
26b. Oats-May 1875 July 1Saaa1sls
Sept 49,. Pork-May So 671a; July
So 60; Sept So 621a. Lard-May So 90:
July $3 % Sept 81 O2na4 O5. Ribs-May
81 62laa4 90; July 81 60; Sept 81 G7laa
10.
Richmond MARKET. May 14.-But
little WAS done in the grain market this week.
aid prices are higher. We quote: Flour
~ a % for fine to patent family brands
Wheat S0aSS; Corn 32a36: Rye 33a35;
Oats 20a231b.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, May Ii
The grain market continues quiet with light
transactions. Wheat and Corn are n shade
frmer. We quote: Flour So 5Oa5 40 for
fine to patent roller; Wheat 75aS5: Corn
27a30; Rye 3Oa33; Oats 20a24; Butter Is
ago Eggs 7aS.
SUGAR n COFFEE MARKET. MAY 81
Refined ~Sugar-Cut loaf Poe per pound
Standard powdered 4.S9c per H., Cubes
4.S9c per lb; graduated 4.6fc per ID; fine
graduated 4.64c per ID; Crystal A 4.64c
per ID; Confcctioners A 4.52c per lb; Col.
umbia A 4.39c per lb; Fellows 3.31a3 69c
per Id. There was a somewhat ftful demand
with prices rather firm.
~CoFFEE.-Thc market for SPOT Rio closed
steady, but dull, with quotations on the basis
of SaSisc per lb for No 7 Rio. Mild Cotlees
were steady at tho following quotations
10a13c per ID, Maracaibo 15a19Ihc.
25a26i4c per lb, fancy do. 29a30c'
Mocha 22i2a23lac per Id. Futures closed
barely steady.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. NAV 80
Beef Cattle There has been a fair Offering
both as to numbers and quality, the grades of
tho offerings being of the same good class as
last week. There is no variation in the ono.
table values as compared with last week. but
owing to an improved Eastern demand the
trade was a tritle more active than last week
Of Beef Cattle this week ranged "a
follows
Generally rated first quality. 4 As n q 81
or good fair quality. $50 a 800
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
ana OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OO a = SO
OF the Cattle received 1853 came from Vir-
yinia.
Sheep and Lambs Tho sheep and lamb
market is reported as being more active than
asst week, and values a shade higher all
ound. Sheep sell at 2Jha1c per ID. and n
ew extra at 4l4c por ID. Fall lambs 11ba
lac per III, and spring lambs 61Aa7c per H.
nd a few extra a shade higher.
Hogs-The market is dull and castor.
sell at about 81 40 per 100 lbs. and
,thers ut S4. bad 30 per 100 lbs gross.
Fresh Cows.-Therc is a light Offering and
demand, values being about So per
le.d higher. Prices $20a50 per head.
Cslvos-Receipts are heavy and prices of
Gals arc 4.aal2c lower, owingt TO the receipt of
carloads of Westerns. Quotations Veals
as 4.,c per ID. Roughs nominally at $3a6
or head.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET, May 10
,sttlc.-prices for catt'a showed strength
ales were made at So SOD 20 for the poor
grades Of native dressed beef steers up TO
;5a5. 25 for choice to prime, wi an occa-
ional sale S .30a5 40, Hogs.-Priccs for
Iors were largely 2i2c lower; sales wee
argely at So SO.3 S7la, common heavy to
-ime light selling at S3.45a3 90. Pigs sold
srgely at $340a390. Sheep.-Trsdo in
hecp was active to the extent of tho offer
ngs, sheep being salcable at S2s2.50 for
he poorest up to $4.50a5. So for the best.
he greater part of the sheep were shorn and
ales were largely at $3.S0a4.25. Lambs
,ere active at $3a3.75. Spring lambs brought
Gal.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. May 13.-
,eeves-no trading; beef 9a9ac per ID.
,alves-market quiet but steady veals $4a
$50 per 100 lbs. Sheep and Lambs
heep weak %yearling lambs 1Oa15c lower;
pring lambs steady clipped sheep $4s4.60
er 100 lbs; clipped lambs $4.5Oa5.50 per
90 lbs spring lambs $7a7 so per 100 lbs.
weak at $4.1Oa4.3 30 per
lbs.
EARM WAGONS, q car lead Of FARM
u WAGONS In store and for kale by
HERBERT BRYANT,
No. lit King Street,