Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-01
Alexandria Market. Oct /.


forced down point or more.
Alexandria Market. Oct I.
The grain market closes quiet at the de-.
cline in prices noted yesterday and We make
no change in quotations to-day. The oh.,.
ipgs are light. Country Produce is firm at
quotations.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Oct 1.-Flour dull
and unchanged. Wheat inactive and frmer
spot and month 93a93A; Nov 93as 1898,
Dec 90 bid; steamer No . red sis bid
southern wheat by sample S9a95; do on
grade 87iba93la Cor stesdy: spot aud
month 32a32ls; Nov 32laa32@. Nov and
Dec, new or old. 32l9 bid Jan 32s, bid
steamer mixed 30a30ls; southern white
corn 37a37ln; do yellow 37Ias3S. Oats
frmer; No 2 white 26l2s27 ; No . mixed
23a231b. Bye dull No = nearby 5la5llp
No Western so asked. Hay firm for he
better grades; choice timothy S13 O0Al350.
Sugar strong and unchanged.
NEW YORK, Oct. l -Flour-statc and
Western quiet but steadier. Rye Flour dull
Wheat-options opened of under foreign
selling, rallied on drought reports but reacted
at noon under realising May 9la92Ss. Bye
steady; No 3 Western 40 Corn options
fairly active and stronger on drought news;
Dec 34las347s. Oats-duil but steady Dee
20; track white 26s32. Beef firm Pork
easy new mess So 50a10 so; family ST. so
ala 90; short clear $40 50al3 90. Lard
steady prime Western steam 81 SO nominal.
RICHMOND MARKET Oct. 1.-The Wheat
market is dull at decline OF &c since ls,t
week. Other grain prices are unch 'nge3
We quote: Flour So 50a5 rs for fine to
patent family brands; Wheat 90s95: Corn
37a39h; Rye 48a52; Oats 22a24.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, Oct bat
little has been done in the grain arket dur
ing the week and prices are droopy We
quote: Flour So 50a5 rs for fine TO patent
roller; Wheat 85a90; Corn 33a3i; Rye
4Oa42 Oats 20a24; Butter 15s20 Eggs
14a15.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET. Sept 30
Refined Sugars-Cut loaf 5.S2c per pound
Standard powdered 5.45c per h. tu6t'
5.45c per lb STANDARD graanlatcd 5,2oc
per lb; fine graduated 5.ZOc per ID; us
mond A S zoe per lb; Crystal 5.2Uc peg
lb Confectioners' A 5 O6c per ID; Columbia
A 4.95c per Id; Keystone A 4,95c per 10
Fellows 3.75a425c per ID. Business was
quiet, but firm tone was reported.
CoFFEE.-The market for spot Rio Closed
steady, with quotations on the basis OF -
TAG DER ID for No 7 Bio Mild Coiieed were
steady at the following quotations santos
Sa12c per ID, Marscaibo 15al9'9c; Java - =,
a26Ac per lb, fancy do 29s3Oc, Mochs q
s22c per lb. Futures closed quiet.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Sept ~
Beef Cattle.-The market, though gehe'aN!
slow, was mewhat more acuve Iha'i As
week. Tops theld their own, az weii .
good butcher cattle, hut other grades were
easier come dealers thought II 10 loc POI
100 lbs. There WAS larger number 81 III"
cattle and these, with the commonest sfhuo',
lost the most. Prices of Beet Cattle thi' "''N
ranged IS follows: e,c- o4s5
Best....... ........................." - 90 AK
Generally rated first quality. ~ On
Medium or good fair quality. = 20 3 . -
Ordinary din Gyu thin Steers oxen . 90 Ooo
Of or the Cattle received $3.50 came from VIZ
ginia. -, g, GOOD
sheep and lambs is fairly active ana Wv
values quoted on Monday continue 10 ~
sheen sell at 2a3a4c per h. with e1H -
shade HIGHER. Common sheep and Is'n"
borb are dull. Lambs sell at 4ipa2 70 ~
Id and few extra shade hishel ..:,a. Of
ne.-Trade is SLOW, but the pre-,
hru change
far Western hogs sold at 81 5oao PEI l;gb,
lbs gross, and those from "t dst. oSb esges
weights 81 50a4.7 70 per lou los Ina s5 ne pigs
81. 4Oa4 65 per 100 lbs gross. h -, ~ 5Oa
So 9Oa4 per 100 lbs, and roagn' a.
8 per 100 lbs gross. .-n.og.,;ng and
Fresh Cows.-Tbere is li2ht one''" Ming
a fair demand reported at the Pllg' 4 ~ 70
last week; viz: $15a4o per H''''
quality. .;.,,. cod demsnd
and sell at 41aa61ac per ID, prices Ds. SIS
y maintained with light run N
7 per head.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. oep..,,at for
Catte.-There was fairly ac'i 49, IN, ssles
attic and prices were Iat9ei u" w. roofess
we're on basis Of So S0a4 loF e e. so for
lressed beef steers up to 20 % ~ Of the
h best shipping cattle, with IN .a o.,e and
"a r n s at 81 65a5 % s'ec.g 5,46o.
ee1eIs So 5Oa4, choice feeders $3.50
s &C. iHs bulls $3a3 IS. and veal CAV .ssia
s 60. Hog.-, rade in hoss We liner;
iye JV' and prices were 81 ny a. Do st s.et.
,Is.y we're largely At s395a4 20 hesY ,r s..
H a,eI lots " selling at So 65a$9' ana Pe .ssep
o oT,s lS jrht Weights at "a 3oa4 -. 25,5 90.
, Gnseu and lambs were active a: - IS s 90
' 'ood feeders selling freely aIoala - oriDe
10 Wni,s, s0id s s Ssla 4 5 ''
ew lambs sold above $3.50
Nrv yosK CATTLE SAsSEr. s 1.ps. Sset
,a NEW NONE on sale and no tf'din dim al
Oh o% ~ v ',rm r. 50 50 100 %, -
nd 'u smos@na ket strad but ~r .
90 los.
vEAYY CASSl hEh1'