Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-26

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White. O22 O23
| Butter, Virginia packed U 1o UIo
Choice Virglnia.......~. . 10 O1S
Common to middling... O1O
Eggs ........................... Ola 015
There have been some fluctuations in prices
OF Wheat since yesterday but quotations
here remain unchanged. Corn is quiet and
| dull. Country Produce is quiet and easy
with slightly lower prices.
BALTIMORE Feb. 26.-Flour dull. Wheat
dull spot SSt. bid May SG7s bid; Southern
wheat by sample S9A90; do on grade $3.50
ASST. Corn dull; spot 257sa26ls Feb
257sa26; Mar 257sa261s April 26ssa263s ;
May 27iaa27as; steamer mixed 244s25 y F;
southern white corn 27a271a do yellow 26a
| 26Ib. Oats steady No 2 white 23a24 No
2 mixed do 21a22. Rye easy No 2 nearby
4Oha4CA No 2 Western 41a41A. Hay
steady. Coffee quiet at 93l. Sugar duh ;
graduated 1925.
NEW YORK, Fob 6-Flour-Statc and
| Western easy and quiet; Southern inactive,
easy and unchanged. Wheat-No 2 red
opened weak and declined l5aa.c on weaker
cables. foreign selling, and local foundations !;
rallied l4al@c with the west; fell l4c; steady
and moderately active; Mar 80 11-16aSO1s
Rye quiet Corn-No 2 dull and steady ;
No 29a3O Oats-No 2 steady and dull /;
State 23a30; Western 2Oa3O; May pip
Pork steady. Lard firm and quiet
CHICAGO, Feb. 26-whoat-May 743sa
74a July 721sa721a Sept 701:s. Corn
May 24i4 July 25as; Sept 1868. Oats
May 1744 July 1875 Pork-May 81 97lh
| S 90; July IS 07k Lard-May S4 O5;
July 81 10. Ribs-May 81 TO- July
81 17l2. Wheat and Corn opened easy.
RICHMOND MARKET. Feb. 26. Wheat is
| a shad frmer, but Corn is unchanged. The
offerings of grain continue light. Wequote:
Flour SD 50a5 70 for fine to patent family
brands Wheat S5a90: Corn 2Sa31 Rye 36
ass; Oats 20a22.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, Feb &C.
! There are no changes to note in the grain
market aud the transactions are light. We
quote: Flour 50 50a5 60 for fine to patent
roller; Wheat S0aS6 Corn 26a2S; Rye
35a3S; Oats 20a22; Butter 16a1S; Eggs
11a12.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET. Feb. 25.-
Refined Sugars-Cut loaf Csc per pound !;
Standard powdered 4.7Oc per h., Cubes
470c per ID; granulated 445c per Id; fine
granulated 4l5c per lb Confectioncrs' A
433c pei lb; Crystal A 4 45c per ID; Col
umbia a l20c per III; Ycllows 3. 33a3 Zoe
per Id. The tone Of tho market was rather
firm, but the buying was light.
CoFFEE-The market for spot Rio closed
irmcr for the week, with quotations on the
| basis of 92.a9Tsc per Id for No. Z, and 9asc
per lb for No. 8. Mild CotIees were steady
at the following quotations Santos liza
lac per lb, Maracaibo 15lha19t.c per ID ;
Java 22a25c fancy do. 29a29c, Mocha %
a24c per Id.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Feb 20
Beef Cattle. The market has not been &C
tive this week. with quotations varying but
little from those Of last week, but some of the
tops. being an improvement as to quality,
shows shade easier range Of values from
those of last week. Prices of Beef Cattle
this week ranged as follows:
Best ........................... 81 so 4 10
Generally rated first quality. SO 20
Medium or good fair quality. ) 90 3 30
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and Cows. Z w oo
OF the Cattle received 639 came from Vir-
ginia.
Sheen and Lambs.-There is rather limit.
ed offering this week and values for both
sheep and lambs are about lac higher than
on Monday, trade being fairly active. Sheep
at 21ba33.c per lb, and extra at &c per To-
Lambs 4a5c per ID, and a few extra shade
higher than on Monday.
Swine.-The market is steady at the quo
tations ruling on Monday.
Fresh Cows.-TheIe is 10 change in the
market for mich cows from last week. Trade
is fair aud prices range 81 $2Oa4o per head.
Calves-Trade is active for veals and prices
advanced since Monday t4c, ranging at 4a
5lac per 10.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET, Feb 25.-Cat-
tlc.-In cattle the requirements OF the trade
were no larger, but prices were stronger
There was an advance Of 5a1Oc per 1OO lbs
in some cases; steers sold at :4s4 %, COWS
50. 35a3 20. and heifers at SS.25a3 So
Hogs-Hogs sold readily at sdvsnceG prices
common to prime lots fetchings IS. 3oa3'o
tho average quality was excellent sna safes
, were largely at S3.55a3.65. Sheep.-Pnce'
for sheep were firm sales were on basis o
, 50 50a3 for inferior TO common hocks OF
: sheep up to S4s425 for good to prime rs
tivcs; Westerns sold SO 50a4.1O, largely a
SIS S5a4 Is. Ycsrliugs sold at SO SoaI.3O
: Lambs sold at S3.50A375 for the poorest, and
5 So for choice, few prime lambs going
around $500.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. Feb 25.-
Deevee-none on sale no trading; beef q 81
9i,c per III. Calves-no trading; feeling
t steady at nominal quotations Sheep and
d Lambs market quiet and weak; sheer
= SS5Oa462l2 per 100 lbs; lambs $5a5 sc
$ per 100 lbs. HOGS. market firm st So 90