Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-18


| Spring do..."".."........... ID Ia
Potatoes. Va, BUSH, largo U 40 U 6O
Sweet Potatoes Dbl. ......". % 90
Dried Peaches, peeled. y . =
Unpeeled .................
| Dried Cherries. ............. y U 1OE
| Dried Apples. .........-...... U 1b U ~
Racon, country hams.... U II jill
Best sugar-cured hams. U lO'2a U IL
| Butchers hams. ......... U IOi2 OIL
Breakfast Bacon 1900. U U SO
Sugar-cured shoulders. D 6ih "a 64.
Bulk shoulders. 0 64s D 6i4
Dry Salt Sides. ........ OLA U by
Fat backs................. o 4ias o 54i
Bellies ....................... o go o 6
Smoked shoulders...... 81 D
Smoked sldes....."..... U % a U oh
To-day closes another dull week in the
grain market and there is no change to note
in the prices which have prevailed for the
past two or three weeks. Country Pro-
duce is in light receipt and the quotations
also remain unchanged.
CHICAGO, June .-Whest-June 70;
July 6S7sa69 Sept GAYS; Dec, new 81 cd
64A. Corn-June 24aa July 20 Is; Sept
26s261s Oats-Junc IS; July 1875; Sept
181sa1SA Pork-June 81 37l4; July
ST. 10; Sept 81 471aa7 80 Lard-June
So 62is July SD 67le; Sept 50 77i1; Dec
So S71a. Ribs-June and July 81 80 ;
Sept 81 4Os4 421h.
CHICAGO, June 1S-Wheat had a strong
opening to-day July being 691s compared
with yesterdays closing price of G91p. The
improvement was with Liverpool, which mar
ket showed decided strength.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Juno 1S-Flour dull
and unchanged. Wheat steady spot and
month 76lb bid JUL 7OAa70lb Aug 6s4i
s69; Sept 6S1aa6S;l; southern wheat by
July 29s29ls; Aug 29asa29la; Sept 297sa
80; steamer mixed 27iha27as; southern
white corn 81; do yellow 311sa32. Oats
quiet and steady; Nc white 26lha27; No
. mixed 23ba24. Eye frmcr; No 2 nearby
SO; No . Western 35;ksa3Shs. Hay steady /;
choice timothy $13 t0aI4 90. Sugar strong
and unchanged.
NEW YORK. June 1S.-Flour-State and
Western quiet but s;eady. Ryo Flour dull.
Wheat opened quitt but frmer on higher
Liverpool cables md light receipts under
favorable crop conditions; July 74lha741i.
Rye quiet No 2 Testorn 80. Corn opened
duh and barely steldy under large crop est-
mates /; Aug 80 $50. Oats inactive; track
white 25s32 BcG quiet. Pork quiet. LAID
quiet.
RICHMOND MARKET. June 1S.-The NAL
ket is dull with iht offerings of grain and
tho prices of What arc lower. We quote
Flour So 5Oa5 25 for fine to patent family
brands; Wheat 9taS4: Corn 33a33l2 Rye
33a35; Oats 22s.3
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, Juno 49,
Tho market confines dull with small sales and
prices remain abolt unchanged. We quote
Flour SIS 50a5 25for fine to patent roller
Wheat 75aS3; Corn 3Oa31; Rye 3Oa33 ;
Oats 2Oa23: Butter 12a15 Eggs SAP.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARK EFT. June IL
Refined Sugars-Clt loaf D 45c per pound (;
Standard powdered 520c per h., Cubes
5.OSc per Id; granIlated 4.S3c per Id; linc
grannlated 4S3c per lb; Crystal A SIC
per ID; Confectontrs' A 4.T0c per ID; Col
umbia A 4.5Sc per III; Yolows 3.50a4c
| per h. There wa; strong tone reported,
but thorc WAS no further actual change IN
prices.
CoFFEE.-The market for spot Rio closed
quiet, with quotations on the basis of 73.C
1 UbI III lUI nv hlN ulliu NOhOSo WSiS olSe-N ,
| at the following Quotations Santos 1Oa13c
per ID, Maracaibo 5a19bc; Java 25a26 14c
per ID, fancy do. 29a30c. Mocha 22a23c pei
| ID. Futures closed steady.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, juno H.
Beef Cattle. The market has not been active
this W elk and some dealers thought it was g
trihc stronger than last week. Prices gener'
ally of the tops wee quito up to those OF last
week, as was tho quality, but towards the
close values Of Others, at least, wore shade
easier than they were then. Prices OF Beoi
Cattle this week ranged SIS follows:
Best....... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S4 70 W
Generally rated first quality. 10 a AZ
Medium or good fair quality. 10 3 5C
| Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and COws......... ................. w 81
Of the Cattle received 461 came from Vir
ginia.
Sheep and Lambs The market closes thii
week very dull for both sheep and lambs
Sheep lac lower and lambs 1hc lower than a
the opening on Monday. Sheep 2a3lIc pei
lb, and lambs 4a5c per ID
Swine.-The market closes dull and I'M
changed since Monday, Westerns selling al
$4.1Oa4.15 per 100 lbs, and for the others
heavy weights, $3.65a3 so per 100 lbs, and
lights So. S5a4 per 100 lbs gross.
Fresh Cows.-There is another heavy of
fering this week, though not quite as large
number as last week. Prices show NJ
serious chaBge eince then. Quotations: $i5
35 per head, and q few extra at $40 each.
Calves-Yeals are dull and values unchang
ed since Monday, prices ranging at 4a5 ~
per Id. Roughs-sales at $4a7 per head.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Juno IL
Csttle.-Choice cattle were in good demand
but So. % was Bill extreme price stockers ant
feeders So 35a4.40, bulls $225s3 60, ant
COWS and heifers $1.75s4. Hogs.-1n hog
there was the usual good demand, but price
were weak to 21ac lower; hogs sold at an ex
treme range OF So. 15a3 471s; pigs brough
$2a3 AS Sheep.-Trade in sheep was n,
better and prices were net any higher; ram
sold at 90 5Os3, inferior to choice sheep sol(
at So. 25a4, spring lambs s. 25a5 .35, ant
yearlings at SIS 3Oa4.50.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. June H.
Beeves-no trading; beef Ss81ac per ID
Calves-market dull and lower veals So
5 SO per 100 lbs; butternlik calves So 2;
per 100 lbs Sheep and Iambs-marke
dull and lower; sheep So 1854 % per 1G'
lbs; lambs S4-50a5 Copper 100 lbs. Hogs
market steady at $4a4. 80 per 100 lbs