Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-24

PiANoo' AS ehoA tlSc III price. invited f0u6
realizing sales during the first hour. Ole,
ings were for the most part well absorbed and
prices did not recede below last nigh. clo.e
Alexandria Market, Aug. II
The market to-day was not 50 firm as YES.
terday but quotations are unchanged The
receipts are only fair. Country Produce j:
Qniet and unchanged.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Aug. 24-Flour quiet
and unchanged. Wheat weak and lower;
spot and month 100As10Oa, Sept 99L,a
99lA steamer No rcd 97As97a. southern
wheat by sample 100a102 do on grade
9SAa1O1A.. Corn weak spot and month 33l,
a33A Sept 33Aa33la steamer mixed 81,
a3144 southern white corn 36s37 DO yellow
37a3S. Oats steady; No 2 white western
24a25; No 2 mixed 211ps22. Rye unsettled
and easy No 2 nearby 53iQa54 No , West
ern 54a55. Hay steady; choice timothy
$3.50 ala 90. Sugar firm aud unchanged.
NEW YORK, Aug. "a -Flour-sisie and
Western dull and lower to sell. Rye Flour
firm. Wheat-options opened weak and sold
of under disappointing cables, enlarged wiz
ter wheat movement and general unloading
Sept 10Oa104. Rye quiet. Corn opened
weak and lower under hig receipt, and wesk
cables; Sept 34laa359s. Oats opened dull
and easier track white 26s32 Beef i'm
family SO 00a10 co. Pork hrm old me:,
SO 25a9 90. Lard cas- err; prime Western
steam 81 95 nominal.
CHICAGO, Aug. -Wheat-Aug OBJ
Sept 91&; Dec 9oas. old eS2. May 9l:4
Corn-Aug 2s3s Sept 2Sas Dec 30lq May
$685.. Oats-Aug 10; Sept 1885 DC; -;
Dec iSa.. May %. Pork-Aug s. 60; Sept
$S 40; Oct SIS AS; Dec So 90 Lari-AGg
81 57ib Sept 81 81 Oct 81 so Dec - 81
Ribs-4ug SIS Of Sept So % Oct 8 25s
81 Dec So OF.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET Aug 30
Swine.-The arrivals this week were II i4o
head. There is fair offering rs 10 number:
about 600 head less than last week ND Il
constitutes fair supply. The market IS INN
at slight advance on last weeks value:
Good light far Western hogs sell st Sio'
al Topper 100 lbs, and those from oihsl
points, lights, 81 30a4 30, and heayles - -
al 40 per 100 lbs gross. Roughs y 1875
per 100 lbs gross.
Sheep and Lambs.-The market Is dHi' !o'
both good Sheep and Lambs, there beng
heavy run, some 30 carloads. Sheep sfe :.
of, selling at 2s3lac per h. and ie% eztFs :
shade Off Lambs 1.c lower, selling at i'o'
per Id. and extra shade higher
Calves-Veals are unchanged, selling 81
4a51bc per ID, as to quality. Roughs noin''
nslly at $3a6 per head.
NEW YORK CATTLE Market, Ans %,
Beeves-markot active; receipt, i.sn' 81. 81
around native steers $4.4oA5. 70, stss; a nn
oxen So 5Oa4 so. hslfbraeds - 2s3' ~
bulls So 75s3 so, dry cows SLJoa,.oo
Calves-veals lac higher grassers and olt Iai
milks t2c lower; yeals $4.3Osl per IVV , ,1.,
gras.ers and buttermlks $3a3 % per wv
lbs. Sheep and Lambs sheep slow SUI
steady lambs active, closing steady saeeP
So 12laa4 per leo lbs lambs S4Ao - II! II.
100 lbs. Hogs-market higher at - IVA
4.70 per 100 lbs.
ARLINGTON CATTLE MARKEr, Aug =
Forty.three cattle were offered and SOD -
follows: Best 4As4a.c, good 4ai &c me me,
dunn 3ha4c common DAB &c per 10. so tIS
500 sheep and lambs were Offered anu 30 %
as follows: Lambs 4s5l2c per 10. sleep -
Sc per Id. Calves 5a6i4c per ID. hIf: sS5
COWS and calves were offered and GOA o.
to $40 per head. Market good.
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pOpT IN AIFYANDRIA AUG. u, l-Vl