Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-09
AIexandria Market, Nov 8.

Alexandria Market, Nov 8.
The market to-day is dull and heavy and
| prices of Wheat are off about cent on all
grades Other grain is unchanged. Country
Produce is in fair inquiry.
CHICAGO, Nov 9.-Wheat opened at about
| Sac decline for both the December and May
| options; May opened at S95aeS9aa as COM
! pared with yesterdays closing price of 9014 q
: 9O3s it eased off to 994a, then recovered to
$685., holding steady at that price with limit.
! ed trading. Corn was rather eady in spite
of the wheat weakness May opened 'sc low.
| or 297s and sold at 3Oa3O1s. Oats felt the
| wheat weakness more than corn; May open.
ed shade lower 217s, sold at 215sa2la, and
rallied to 21aa217s December Pork open
ed TIC lower at ST 574h. dec ined to ST 80
and recovered to 81 521s. January Lard
opened 21ac lower at 50 371h. declined to
81 35 and reacted 10 81 42ls. January
Ribs opened 21sc lower at So 40 and declin-
ed to Sd 40.
BALTIMORE. Nd, Nov 9.-Flour dull
and unchanged, Wheat steady at decline i
No 2 red spot and month 95a. bid Dec 9644
a96h May 941b asked ; steamer No red
9Ossa bid southern wheat by sample 90a96 I;
do on grade 91a96. Corn steady spot ard
month 311ha31a. Dec 32a32A Nov or
Dec, new or old, 31Sa315s Jan 32s324. !;
steamer mixed 291aa29a4; southern white
corn 3Oa34; do yellow 31a33. Oats firm !;
No white Western 27a271h; No 2 mixed
23a231a. Rye firm; No nearby So; No
2 Western sd. hay quiet; choice timothy
$13 90 asked. Sugar strong and unchanged
NEW YORK, Nov. q -Floqr-state and
Western dull weak and lower to sell city
mills patents SIS 80a6 10. Bye -four dull ;
fancy So 90a3 40. Wheat-options opened
weak and sold off under liquidation prompt.
ed by lower cables and rain west, and later
rallied on covering; Jan 95a4. Bye quiet;
No 2 Western 40. Conceptions opaned
Offering; May 35a364 Dec 311ha3 15s.
Oats-options opened slow but steady; track
white 26a3I. Beef steady. Pork quiet
Lard easy; primo Western steam 81 60
nominal.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Nov. g.
swine.-The arrivals this week were IL, 249
head. Tho receipts at the yards number
about $50 head more than those of last week
and constitute fair supply for the moderate
demand reported for steady market at last
weeks quotations viz: Good light far West
ern hogs sell at 81 3Oa4.5O per 100 lbs
others $4a4 % per 100 lbs. Light pigs
3.5Oa3.75, and roughs 50 50a3 per 100
lbs gross.
Sheep and Lambs.-The- market is slow
for both sheep and lambs, and both are Ac
higher than they were last weak. Sheep sell
at 21ha4A4c per Id, and a few extra at 4lhc
per lb. Lambs 4a4s5 lac per Id.
Calves.-Veals arc slow of sale and show
no serious change from last week. Prices
4lha6lsc per Id. Roughs at $3aT so per
head.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET Nov. s.
Beeves-market generally steady bulls firm
native steers $41Oa5 10. stays and oxen
275a4. 90 bulls 50 eoa3 50, dry cows $3.50
a325. Calves market active and 4ac high
err all sold veals $5aS per 100 lbs grassors
So. 25a3.75 per100 lbs, and Western So 80
ALSO per 100 lbs. Sheep and Lambs-mar-
ket opened active ar d frmer for lambs clos
ed dull all sold sheep $3a4 621h per leo
lbs lambs So 25a6. 05 per 100 lbs. Hogs
market dull at $3.90a4.10 per 100 lbs.