Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-22


!; changed, but Corn is q shade lover. Coun ry
! Produce is quiet and prices are rather weak.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Oct. 22.-Flour firm
and unchanged. Wheat strong; No 2 red
!! spot and Oct 97Aa97as; Nov 97Aa971h
| Dec 971ha97aa; steamer No 2 red 9l%.a92
southern wheat by sample 91a99; do on
Grade 92a97b. Corn strong: mixed spot
31a31 IA Oct and Nov 31a31E new or old,
! Nov or Dec, 3Oas3O7s; Jan 311aa31a4
steamer mixed 29a29A southern whito
corn 31a33; do yellow 32a33. Oats firm
No 2 white Western 261ba27; No 2 mixed
22&a23. Rye firm; No 2 nearby 521a; No
Q Western 531. bid. Hay steady ard un-
changed. Sugar strong and unchanged.
4 New York, Oct. 2-Flour-state and
Western steady on moderate demand. Bye
flour quiet; fancy So 9Oa3 40. Wheat-op.
tions opened firm on Unexpectedly strong ca
bles and advanced sharply on covering May
927sa93 11.16 Rye steady No 2 Western
| 49B. Conceptions opened firm on cables
and advanced later with whoat May 34Saa
| 347s. Oats-options opened fairly act ve and
frmer track white 26a3OA Beef steady
Pork dull new mess So 0Oa9 70. Lard
| firm prime Western steam 81 TN nominal,
RICHMOND MARKET, Oct But little
has been done in the grain market this week.
Wheat is sha5e frmer, but other grain is
unchanged We quote: Flour SD 5Oa6 rs
for fine to patent family brands; Wheat Goa
95: Corn 34a36; Rye 4Sa52 Oats 22a24
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET Oct 22.-The
market is quiet with little doing. Wheat is
unchanged, but Corn and Oats are weaker.
We quote: Flour So 50a6 10 for fine to
patent roller; Wheat S5a90; Corn 32a33 |;
Rye 40a42; Oats 20a22; Buttcr 15a20 !;
Eggs 14a15.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARK EFT. Oct 21.-
Refined Sugars-Cut loaf 3 82c per pound !;
Standard powdered 5.45c per h., Cubes
5.45c per Id; Standard graduated 5000
per Id; fine graduated 6.2Oc per H. Dia-
mond A 620c per ID. Crystal A 5.2Oc per
ID; Contectioners' A 506c pei ID; Columbia
A 1850 per ID; Keystone A 4.95c per lb
Fellows 3.S1a4 SIC per lb. The market has
been quiet and steady, without change, all
the week.
CorFEE.-The market for spot Rio closed
quiet and steady, with quotations on the basis
Of 71,sc per lb for No. Rio. Mild Cofees
were steady at the following quotations
Santos Sl13c per h. Msracsibo 14a17bc;
Java 25a26Ac per lb, fancy do, 29a3Oc.
Mocha 21a21lhc per III. Futures closed
steady.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Oct 21.-
Beef Cattle.-The market has boon fairly
active this week. except toward the close.
Values were a shade stronger than last week.
some dealers thought about 1sc, hut closed
d,,1 81 loo lr,,p 1oet
of Beef Cattle this week ranged ss follows:
Generally rated first quality. 4 90 20
Medium OF good fair quality. 2 GO 3 10
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
Of the Cattle received 1868 came from Vir-
ginia.
Sheep and Lambs-Thc market for sheep
and lambs is active, as on Monday and values
for each are IA higher than they were then.
Sheep sell at 2a3a4c per ID, with extra at
&c per Id. Lambs sell at 4a54 lac per lb, and
extra shade higher.
Swine.-The market was finn aud steady,
with prices as follows: Gcol light far West
ern hogs cold at $470a4.S0 per 100 lbs
gross, and those from other points, light
weights, Sd 30a4. so per 100 lbs, and heavies
81 25a4 40 per 100 lbs gross. Light pigs
$3.5Oa3.75, and roughs at 81 25a3 per 100
lbs gross.
Fresh Cows-The receipts arc not heavy,
only moderate, and trade is fair; prices range
at 81 Dads per head.
Calves-The market was active and quota.
tions 4.c higher than on Monday. Veals sell
41ba6lhc per ID. Roughs $3sS per head, as
to quality.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Ocs Oh
Csttle.-!TLe general demand for cattle was
not any better native steers sold at S3.75a
4.25, choice to prime cattle Sd 90a5 80, SUI
perior beeves So. 15a5 80, stockers and feed
ers $4.5Oa4.5 5. Hogs.-In hogs there was
fairly active shipping demand, prices ruling
steady: the greater part of the offerings found
purchases at $3.60a4 80, common packers
selling around $3.40a3 so, and prime light
mixed and butchers at $3. 90a4 pigs sold at
So 40a3.95. Sheep.-Trade in sleep and
lsmh5 was active at an average advance of
Zoe; native sheep sold at so 5Oa3 for the
poorest to 81 25a4 so for prime to extra
lots Lambs sold actively at $4a6 Westerns
bringing $425a550.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET Oct 21-
Beeves-none Oh sale and no trading; beef
Tai 1bc per ID. Calves-market steady all