Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-27

salt-G. A................... O45 O6O
Fine ......................... O8O q ] 20
Turks Island. ............ 07O a O95
Wool-long, unwashed... III OIo
WaShed....... ......".". Y ~ OZ4
Merino, unwashed. ...... O12 OLA
Do. washed .............. O2O OPP
sumsc ......... ................ O5O O60
Hav ..........,..,....... 1000 10 90
Cut do....................... 15 so is 90
Wheat Bran per ton....... Y w 10 ~
Brown Middlings........ IL w 10 W
White Middlines ......... 90 Is 90
Cottonseed Meal ........... 81 90 % so
HullS. Observation-Disclosures. oo w
Cotton Seed Mixed Feed. u w IL oo
The market closes quiet but firm. quota
tions for Wheat remaining unchanged since
Yesterday. Corn is steady. Bye is higher
Country Produce is unchanged.
New YORK. Aug. 27-The opening price:
ON the Exchange showed gsins of y to Y in
the leading stocks, among them being South.
ern preferred and Chesapeake & Ohio. Price
! were we'll maintained during the first hour CT
trading. B. & o. gained 70.
CHICAGO, Aug. 27.-Wheat-Aug 931h
Sept SO; Dec 90: old $751;; May 915a
Corn Aug 297sa30; Sept 299sa30; Dec
S2a321s: May 35ss OatsMAus sas a Sept
1891 ga; Oct 1914 Dec POS; May 229s
Dec So 97h; Jan SO 90. Lard-Aug and
Sept $4 so; Oct 81 S7lb Dec SS4 95; Jan
IS To- Ribs-Aug and Sept So G71h; Oct
IS 62la; Dsc SIS 90 Jan So %.
I NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-Flour--State and
Western quiet. Rye Flour firm fancy So 25
ton and lower cables. but later rallied with
corn; Sept 9S55s997s Rye steady. Corn
opened easier with wheat but turned strong
on good general buying Sept 35a36Ns. Oats
opened dull but steady; track white 25s32.
| Beef firm. Pork firm. Lard firm.
BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. 27-Flour dull
| and unchanged Wheat dull and lower spot
and month 991aa994a Sept 99a99As; steam
or No 2 red 96hs96ts southern wheat by
sample and do on grade 99a1O1. Corn easy ;
spot and month 35s351h; Sept 364a35 y !;
Oct 35ha352 steamer mixed 32lba32as !;
| southern white and yellow corn 81. Oats
steady; No 2 white western 24a2o No z
mixed 21s21h. Rye unsettled and lower ;
No 2 nearby 53a531a; No Western ID.
Hay firm for the better grades; choice timo-
thy $13 Scala 90. Sugar firm and I'M
changed.
RICHMOND MARKET Aug. 27.-The mar
ket is firmer and prices have advanced since
last week. We quote: Flour 80 oOa5 70
for fine to patent family brands; Wheat goa
90; Corn 36R38: Rye 45a40; Oats 22a23.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, Aug 81
The arket is more active and prices are
higher than those of last week. We quote:
Flour So 5Oa5 % for fine to patent roller;
Wheat 8Oa97 Corn 33a35; Rye 35a4O;
Oats 2Oa22: Butter 12a15 Eggs 11a12.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARK EFT Aug. 90
Refined Sugars-Cut loaf 5.7Oc per pound
Standard powdered $3.50 per b., Cubes
$3.50 per Id; granulated 5!0Sc per lb /; fine
graduated 5.OSc per Id; Crystal A 8 csc
per Id; Confectioners' A 4.95c pei Id; Col
umbia A 4.S3c per lb Keystone A 4.S3c
Yellows 3.7Oa4 20c per lib. The market was
strong and more active, with higher prices
anticipated.
CoFFEE.-The market for spot Rio closed
firmer, with quotations on the basis OF 7c
per ID for No I Rio. Mild Coffees were quiet
st the following quotations Santos 9al2c
per lb, Maracaibo 15a19 1bc; Java 25a2614c
Der lb, fancy do 29a30c, Mocha 21a22c per
ID. Futures closed firm and steady.
BALr1MoRg CATTLE MARKET. Aug. &C.
Beef Cattle.-There was quite full offering
at the wards this week, but with few good
tops among them. Values for them were 1sc
stronger than last week. The bulk OF the
offerings consisted of light cattle and common
thin heifers-too many of them. On the low.
or grades values were off about 1sc. Trade
was generally fair throughout. Prices of Beef
Cattle this week ranged as follows:
Best ........................... 81 70 SO
Generally rated first quality. 4 20 As
Medium or good fair quality. 3 90 90
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
Of the Cattle received 23O6 came from vir-
ginis.
Sheep and Lambs-The market is slow for
both sheep and lambs, and there is no change
as to values since Monday. sheep, sell at
2a34.c per lb, aud few extra at 3l2c per
ID. Lambs 4a5c per ID, and a few extra q
shade higher. The run has been quite heavy
this week, only about 1000 head less than
there were last week.
Swine.-The market is strong at the quota
tions of Monday. Far Western hogs sold
at S4.65a475 per 100 lbs and for those
from other points, lights, $4.30a4.5 so per
100 lbs and heavy weights Sd. 25a4. Az per
100 lbs gross. Roughs at $2.75a3 per 100
lbs gross.
Fresh Cows.-There is full run and trade
is dull. Prices $20a40 per head and few
extra at $45 per head.
Caves-Trsde is active and prices 5oc
higher-$4a6 per 100 lbs. Roughs nomi-
nally at $3a6 per head.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Aug. &C.
Cattle.-Trade was slower than usual at
SD .90a6. so for the poorest to the best, with
the bulk of the sales at $4.75a5 20, not
many below $3.50. bulls S3.2Oa3.65, and
heifers at So. 2Os3. 40. Hogs-Trade in hogs
was active aud prices advanced fully 1Oc per
100 lbs, hogs selling at S3.75a3.95 for
heavy packers up to 81 3Oa4.35 for choice
assorted light sales were largely at 81. Goa
4.25 and choice hogs brought 81 25l Sheep
Trade in sheep and lambs was fairly active;
sheep were saleable at S2a2. 80 for the poor
est up to SO .85 for choice natives, few going
above So 70. Lambs wcre in fair demand at
So sos %, with sales largely at $4.65a
5.15.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. Aug. 26.-
Beeves-no trading; beef S1as9c per ID.
Calves-market active; all sorts firm; vesls
$5a7 so per 100 lbs; grsssers and butter
mlks $3.50a4 per 100 lbs. Sheep and
Lambs-msrket steady, but very dull ; sheep