Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-17


Tie grain market closed with light of; r
ngs ard few So es, and quotations here re.
NAMED unchanged during The week. Country
Produce also remqins quiet
CHICAGO, Dec 1T-Thc oncniag in Wheat
was very quiet with May lsa14c under yes
terday's closing figures 1be market then
became exceedingly dull with practically 90
commission tra4e. May rold at 917sa92
then advanced slowly to CPS and reacted to
921s. There was nothing doing in Dec,m-
her with prices between yesterdays closing
figure-100ba1O1. Corn was strong; May
opened q shade lower with wheat at 2915f3 and
sold at 291ss291,. Oats were quiet but
steady; May opened q shade lower at 223ss
a22lh and held at that price. May Pork
opened 21bc lower at So 92la, sold at So so
and reacted to So So. May Lard opened un.
changed at 81 72ia, sold at 81 20 and react.
ed to 81 1913 May Rib. opened 21hc low.
er at * 500 and 60 d at 81 -.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Dec. 17.-Flour quiet
and unchanged. Wheat dull spot and
montb 97lae973s January 98a994l steam
er No 2 red 92a921s; southern wheat by sam
plc 92a9Sih; do on grade 93a99. Corn
steady; spct 331se334i; month 32%a33
Dec new or old, 325sa327s; Jan 3244 s521b
Feb 328sa325s steamer mixed 81 1sa3114
southern white and yellow corn 2Slba33h.
OATS dull; No 3 white 29ha30; No
mixed 27a27lb. Rye firm No 2 reaiby
90; No 2 Western 53. Hay firm; choice
timothy S13 90 asked. Sugar strong and
unchanged.
New YORK Dec. 17-Flour-State and
Nd che ALL
Wheat-options opened easy but rallied on
Mt noon under realizing Jan 977s .9S1s Msy
933.s94 BIG; July 81 7-16IS75s Rye
quiet; No . Western so. Conceptions
opened quiet but steady with wheat; May
81 5-16a313s. Oats-options dull but
steady: May 27as; track white 291aa34.
Beef quiet. Pork steady. Lard dull prime
Western steam 81 rs nominal.
RICHMOND MARKET Dec 1.-THE
transa, lions in grain have been light during
the week, but Wheat is a shade frmer,
though we mako no change in quotations
We quote: Flour So 50a5 rs for fine to
patent family brands; Wheat 93a97 Corn
32a34; Rye 4Sa50; Oats 23a27.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, Den 1.-The
market continues quiet though Wheat is q
shade higher than last week, while Corn is
weaker. We quote: Flour So 5Oa5 rs for
fine to patent roller; Wheat 89a92; Corn
3Oa32; Rye 40a42; Oats 23a25, Butter 10
APO; Eggs 17a1S.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET. Dec. 49,
Refined Sugars-Cut loaf 5.S1c per pound 4;
Standard powdered 5 3sc per h.. Cubes
$3.50 per ID; Standard graduated $50
per lb; fine granuated 5.19c per ID; Dia-
mond a 5.19c per h. Crystal A 5.19c per
ID; Confectioners' A 5.06c per ID; Columbia
a Isle per 10; Keystone a 4Slc per lb
Yelows 4a4 SOC per 10. The market con-
tinued finn and the demand active, with so ne
of the retineIs behind i'll deliveries.
CoFFEE-The market for spot Rio closed
stca Y. with quotations on the basis Of Gaze
Der ID for No I BIO. Mild Cotfees were
firm at the following quotations. Santos
Sa13c per ID, Msracaibo 14a17lac; Java %
a26lac per ID, fancy do. 29a30c. Mocha
21a2lhc per ID. Futures closed dull.
BALrIMoRE CATTLE MARKET. Dec 16.-
Feet Csttle. market this week has been
fairly active for good tops. which arc about
1sc higher than last week, but L. -,
lower for the noiinr' &c 10 3oe
20 entirely too numerous aud very
naId to sell at even the above coucessio 4.
Prices OF Beef Cattle this week ranged as
follows:
Best....... .......................... 81 rs 90
Generally rated first quality, 4 80 / 10