Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-05

to note IL quotations. country produce IS
weaker.
NEW YORK, Mar .-Flour-State and
Western steady and unchanged; Southern
dull and hanged. Wheat-No ? red ad
fell asalac on foreign selling and easier late ca
bles; steady and fairly activo Mar S19sa
50 1-16. Corn-No 2 quiet and firmer !;
No ? 29a3O Oats-No dull and firm !;
State 23a3O; Western 2Oa30; May 21 Is
bid. Pork firm and unchanged. Lard steady {;
steam rendered S4 80.
BALTIMORE, Mar 5.-Elour dull and un.
changed Wheat tirmer; spot 80 bid May
S2leaS23t, Southern wheat by sample ola
90; do on grade S5a.ia9Oa4. Corn dull spot
and Mar 26a264; April 26asa26ln; May
p 1sa21as; steamer mixed 24lba245s ;
southern white corn 26l2; do yellow 2Gl9.
Oats steady; No . white 231ba24; No 2
mixed do 21a22. Rye finn; No 2 nearby
404a40la; No Western ALL
CHICAGO, Mar. 5-whsat-May 76laa
76A; July 73ass73a4 Sept 71a.. Corn
May 24Hl July 25;ls: Sept 267sa26a..
Oats-Msy / IN. July i64 Sept 10. Pork
May SO 25aS 80: July So 42ia. Lard
May S;4 20; July 81 27laa4 30. Ribs-May
81 IS July 81 42i4. Wheat opened strong.
Corn opened firm.
RICHMOND MARKET Mar. But little
has Teen doing in the grain market during
the week and prices remain unchanged.
We quote: Flour SO 50a5 rs for fine to
patent family brands; Wheat S5a90; Corn
2Sa31 Rye 36a3S; Oats 20a22.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, Mar. s.
The transactions in the grain market thi;
week have been very ght, and the few sales
| have been at unchanged prices. We quote
Flour 50 50a5 GO for fine to patent roller
Wheat SOaS6; Corn 26a2S; Rye 35a3S
Oats 20a22 Buttcr 16a1S Eggs 11a12.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET, Mar. A.
Refined Sugars-Cut loaf 96c per pound
Standard powdered 4.5Sc per h., Cube:
15Sc per ID; granulatcd 4.33c por Id; fine
granuated 433c per Id; Confcctoners' a
4.2lc per ID; Crystal A 4.33c per ID; Col
umbia A lose per ID; Yelows 3 33a3 zoe
per Id. The market was not very active with
prices steady.
CoFFEE.-Tho market for spot Rio was
steady but quiet for the week, with quota
tions on the basis of 9atlc por ID for No 7
and 93sc por Id for No 8. Mild Coffee:
were firm at the following quotations: fan
tos Halle per h., Maracaibo 15lba19lb
per H. Java 23a26c, fancy do. 2Sa29c
Mocha 23a24c per ID.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Mar. A
Beef Cattlc.-The cattle at the yards this
week were scarce of as good an average a!
those of last week -fowor tops in proportion
| than there were then. These were shade
| oaciar thou 1oct xyepl- hans Oc oud otha,
grades 5s20c, medium cattle suffering the
least decline Prices OF Beef Cattle th
week ranged as follows:
Best ................... 81 so a 4 65
Generally rated first quality. 3 70 II
Medium or good fair quality. 80 3 2(
| Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and Cows. ...................... 200 a 2 sc
OF the Cattle received G91 came from Vir
ginia.
Sheep and Lambs.-There has been fail
trade for both sheep and lambs since Monday
and prices show about l.c improvement since
that day. Sheep sold at 212a4c per ID, ant
few extra at 5t,c per 10. Lambs 3l2a5
per Id, and few extra at SIC per Id gross
! There is full offering
Swine.-Thc market is firm at the rate:
ruling on Monday.
Fresh Cows.-Receipts are moro numerou:
| than last week and prices are easier. W.
quote at S1os40 per head and few oaly
at S45 per head
Calves-Trade for veals is slow and price
about the same as last Monday viz: 4s5,
per h. We quote roughs pominally at S4al
per head
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET, Mar. Cat
tle.-The demand FOR cattle was fairly active
most of the sales were made at 81 25a4 90
with small percentage of choice to prim.
steers at Soao- 90; ockers aud feeders SIS. sc
s415. Hogs.--There WAS a good demand
for hogs and prices were rather better !: com
mon to the best droves sold at So 35sS S0
packers lots fetching $3.25a3. SIS, and hoe
sales we're lsrgely at sa.65s375. Sheep
The sheep market had somewhat less ener
than usual Lambs We're the slowest b o"a
in demand at SIS. 5oa4 for the poorest m =
S5s5.25 for the bost natyes yosrings ~ 90 -
in dem nd at $4s4 80, and sheep Sold Al a,
$3a4.25.