Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-15


and no changes to note in grain quotations
since the cloae last week. Country Produ.2
is in fair demand.
cnIeAae, Nov 15-Wheat was firm and
higher at the opening May opened at 9O3sa
90la; it sold st 905s then broke to 500. !;
after the selling pressure abated the market
reacted to 9014a9O3s Dec opened at 41ha
94a. sold to 81, hack to 95 and slumped
again to e4Aa94as May Corn opened a
shade lower at 297s 40, sold at 29%a297s,
and back to the opening price. Oats were
dull; May Oats opened a shade higher at
217ss22, sold at 21%a217s and hold Mt 2 ia.
January Pork opened TIC lower at So 27lb
and advanced to So 321h January Lard
opened 21hc lower at 81 80 aud advanced
TO 81 321h. January Ribs open 21hc lower
at Sd 271s and advanced to Sd 80.
BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. 15.-Fleur dull !;
western super 50 70a3 10: do extra SO 80
sd 10; do family 81 6Oa4 rs winter wheat
patents 81 9Oa5 10. Wheat steady No 2
red spot and month 074a97R; Dec 971aa
arg May 81 bid steamer No 2 red 92A
a921s southern wheat by sample 92a99 !;
do on grade 92ha971a. Corn easy spot,
month and Dec 32Aa33 Nov or Dec. new or
old, 321ha32a4 Jan 4a33 steamer mixed
3OSa31 southern white aud yellow corn 81
81. Oats very firm; No 2 white Western
% sal. 8 No 2 mixed %. Rye steady; No
| 2 nearby 63a531h; No Western 81 sales.
Hay quiet; choice timothy $13 90 asked.
Sugar strong and unchanged.
New YORK, Nov 15.-Flour-ststo and
Western quiet aud barely steady; city mi. q
patents SIS 75a6 co. Rye Flour slow. Whef {
options opened up on cables and co d
weather west, but oased off on the big visible
supply increase; Jan 964a96 1916. Rye
quiet No 2 Western 50B. Conceptions
opened steady but reacted with wheat Dec
81 13.16i31Hs May 35a851s Oats-op.
tions dull and featureless tracy white ga
III. Beef quiet. Pork easy. Lard easy !;
prime Western steam 81 SO nominal.
CHICAGO CATTLE MAaKrr Nov "a
Cattle.-Ihe cattle market was steady and
unchanged extras SIS .3Oa5 35, choice steers
$oa5.2o fair beat stesrs Sd 9Oa4 SIS. com.
mon So 75a425. COWS and heifers So Us
40. hogs Trade in hogs was slow, prices
aveagip. SC lower; fair to choice S345s
$50 heavy packing 50 2Oa3 40, common to
choice $3.35a3.60. good to choice light
$3.S6a3. 52h; pigs sold 90 SOa3 go, culls
$1a3.lQ. 6heop.-Sheep were in good de-
msnd, with prices unchanged; shee sold at
$Sa3 90 for the poorest natives up to 81. 25a
for the best Westerns $3.5Oa475, mostly
at $3 75a4.50; prime sheep were scarce and
few sales were made as high as 81. rs. Lambs
were in demand at Sac 20 for the poorest to
the best tiocks.
PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET Nov. IS.
In Beef Cattle, with a lighter run and a
fair demand, prices on all grades closed firm.
en- The quotations were IS follows: Extra
6a5l4c, good 4ssaa47se. medium 4laa4ssc,
common 4Aa4ssc per Id. Sheep were active,
scarce and 4sc higher. The quotations were
as follows: Extra 4&.a5c, good 44.a41hc,
medium 3ssa4c common 3a3lbc Der ID
Lambs 5a6c pr lb. Hogs were easier under
lighter receipts and an ordinary demand !;
Westerns at 5ssa5 ac per ID, other grades at
5a6Ac per ID. Fat cows cold at 2lha3Ihc
per ID. Thin Cows we're fairly active 81
$S to Si5 per head Vosl calves were &C.
tive ard higher as 5a7E4 Fer h. Mich cows
ea!d at $2oa50 per head. Dressed beeves
were in demand st 6a9Ac per Ib.