Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-04

weak and declined all the morning under
bearish Ohio report and weak cables: Jul.
73 3.16a733.. Bye dull T.; No 2 western AM
State SO. Corn-No . weakened unde
better crop news and sympathy with wheat
July 293s. Oats-No 2 dull and easy tract
white 25a32 Beef steady. Pork quiet
Lard quiet; prime western steam So 50.
BALTIMORE. Nd, June 4-Flour dul
and unchanged, Wheat duh and ossy spo
and month 76As76la July 70a701s; Aue
69a69ls southern wheat by sample 75a6o
2Slh July 2Sass2S12 Aug 283a29 Sept
294, bid steamer mixed 271ba27ai; south
ern white corn 3Oa31; do yellow 29i2 Oats
easy No white 271a29; No mixed "a y
a25. Rye steady; No 2 nearby 3Slb; No
2 Western 80. Hay-good firm and wanted ;
choice timothy S13 50a14 90. Sugar steady
graduated "a 70lh.
CHICAGO, June 4.-Wheat-June GIG ;
July 671s; Sept 81; Dec, new 6G3s; old
657s Corn-June 23asa23lb July 237sa
24 Sept 251s Oats-June 17ta July 7 I,
1S; Sept 17a.s171. Pork-June 81 67ib !;
July 81 70; Sept 81 rs. Lard-Juno
So 471a July So 5212 Sept So 6 2lh. Ribs
Juno and July Sd 22la; Sept Sd 25.
RICHMOND MARKET, June 4.-But
little has been done in the grain market dur
ing the week Prices of Wheat are unchang.
ed but Corn continues to decline We quote:
brands Wheat S0aSS; Corn 33a34 Rye SO
a35; Oats 22a23.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, June d
The market during the week has been worry
dull and but few sale are reported. Prices
are droopy. We quote: Flour SD 50a5 %
for fine to patent roller; Wheat 75aS5 Corn
30a32; Rye 30a33; Oats 2OA23 Butter u
ais; Eggs SAG.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET. June s.
Refined Sugars-Cut loaf 5.2Oc per pound
Standard powdered 1850 per h., Cubes
1880 per lb; graduated 4.5Sc per III; fine
granulated 1850 per lb Crystal A 5Sc
per lb Confcctioners A 4.46c pei Id; Col
umbia a 4.33c per lb Follows 3.27a3 Csc
per ID. The market was only moderately
active, hut was firm most of the week
CoFFEE.-The market for spot Rio closed
dull, with quotations on the basis of 72,c
per lb for No 7 Rio. Mild Cotfees were steady
at the following quotations Santos 10a13c
per ID, fancy do. 20a3Oc. Mocha 21ha23 ibc
per lb. Futures closed dull.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET juno g.
Beef Csttle.-The receipts have not been
heavy this week, but they have been ample
for the slow demand prevailing The quality
WAS not even as good as that of last week and
consisted moro largely of middle cattle and
common grades. Tops were less numerous.
All grades were Off 10a15c, tops suffering
least Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged
as follows:
Bcst.... ........................... 81 20 a 90
Generally rated first quality. 10 40
Medium or good fair quality. 10 4 3 80
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and Cows. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. = 90 = 80
OF tho Cattle received 81 came from Yir-
gnia.
Sheep and Lambs There is fairly active
trade for both sheep and lambs. The quota
tions given for both show no variat on from
Mondays figures Prices range as then
For sheep 2a3alc per ID, ard few extra at
&c pcr lb. Lambs . hate per ID gross
market Others are very dull at 50 7Oa3 So |
per 100 lbs for heavy hoss, and S3.90aI per
100 lis gross for light weights.
Fresh Cows.-TheIe is a heavy run and |
trado is very dali st about the rates ruling |
last week: 81 5a40 per head, and few extra
at $45 per head.
Calvcs-There Is sn active trade reported |
for vesls at 5l2a6c per lb, an Improvement
in values of 1ac s:1cc Monday. Roughs |
nominally at $4a6 PEI head.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET juno g.
Cattle-Trade in cattle was active sales were |
at S4a5 for common to choice native beef |
steers, tho blk of the cattle crossing the |
scales at $4.4544.90; prime beeves sold at
So 10a5 80, ana stockers and feeders at
$3.90s450 Hogs-Trado in hogs opened !
strong and higher sales were made at So 25a |
800 for the poorest to the best lot of hogs |
later buyers he d back aud the advance was
all lost pigs sod largely at S3a3.55. Sheep
Sheep were steady with fair demand at
go 1913 for the poorest up to s4.75a5 for
the best lots, with the bulk of the sales st |
SO 50a45O The lamb traffic was slow, tho
buyers ohjecting 10 paying over $3.50 for he |
best horn lambs sold slowly at So 25a5, |
few going above 81 50.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET June g.
Beeves-no trading; beef 9a9asc per ID. |
Calves-market slow; closing lower all sold !; |
yeals S4a5 62lb per 100 lbs Sheen and |