Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-02
wHoLESALE PRICES IN ALEXANDRA

Rye......... ............... 80 O37
Oats, mixed (ncw)......... O23 O24
Damp. ...................... O1S 020
White. .......... 022 023
BALTIMORE, April 2-Flour dull; western
superfinc 50 60a2 90. Wheat unsettled
spot and April 10 asked May 77a7714 /;
July 73asa73i2; Southern wheat by SAMPLE
S0aS2. ,orn steady spot and April 2S;isa
28l9; May 2S5sa2Sa4; July 29Aa3O /;
steamer mixed 25a251 southern white corn
29laa30; do yellow 2Sa.a29. Oats firm I;
No white 25a2G; No , mixed do % pa24.
Rye steady; No nearby 3SaAa39; No 2
Western 39Aa39k. Hay I'm at S13 so.
other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO, April -Wheat-May TO4sa
7Oal; July 70lsa7Oas Sept 6Sba6S@l
Corn-May 25a25ls; July 261i Sept 81 y.
Osts-May 17asal7lb; July 1SAa1eis
Pork-May IS 30; July So 7OsS 72le
Lard-May 81 20 July 81 80 Ribs-May
81 67l4; July 81 72la. Wheat opened Il
triilc firmcr this morning than it closed last
night Corn opened firm and higher.
NEW YORK, April 2.-Flour-State aud
Western quiet, steady and unchanged. Wheat
cha ged to 1bc up on frazer :. est, foreign
buying and local covering; May 76t.a77ls
Corn-No 2 quiet and firmer at 30lsa31la y.
Osts-No 2 dull and irmer; May 22li
Western 21a30. Pork firm and unchanged.
Lard quiet steam rendered 81 so.
RICHMOND MARKET. April 2.-Thc mar
ket is quiet the offerings of grain Are light
and prices remain about unchanged. We
quote Flour So 50a5 IS for fine to patent
family brands: Wheat S5a9O: Corn 2Sa
80; Rye 36a3S Oats 2Oa22.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, April @
But little has been done in the grain market
We quote: Flour So 5Oa560 for fine to
patent roller; Wheat S0aS6; Corn 26a2S !;
Rye 35a3S; Oats 20a22; Butter 15a2O !;
Eggs 7aS.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET. April l.
Refined Sugars-Cut loaf . Acc per pound !;
Standard powdered 5.0Sc per h., Cubes
5.OSc per Id; granulated 4S3c per lb; fire
granulated 493c per ID; Confcctioncrs A
/ Tic per ID; Crystal 4 S3c per ID; Col
umbia A lose per lb Follows 3 50a3 7 &C
per ID. Prices advanced lisc again on all
grades in the list. The buying had been ex-
cecding active preceding this advance.
CoFFEE-The market for spot Bio closed
easier for the week, with quotations on the
basis of Size per ID for No. Rio. Mild
Cotlees were steady. at the following. quota
tons: Santos Halle per ID, Maracaibo 5l4
a194ac; Java 25a264lc per ID, fancy do
2Sa29c. Mocha 23a24c per b. Futures
closed steady.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. April l.
Beef Cattlc.-The quality of the offerings this
week is some slight improvement over that
of last week. The market has been quite
strong and fairly active a. about the same
range of values rs last week Prices of Beef
Cattle this week ranged ss follows:
Best Observation-Disclosures. 81 65 10
Generally rated first quality. 410a4 so
Medium or good fair quality. 3 35 3 70
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and Cows ...................... 200 3 %
OF the Cattle received 400 came from vir-
GINA.
Sheep and Lambs Tho market for both
sheep aud lambs is active The receipts are
about 200 mead more than they were last
week, but the offerings in tho yards arc
scarcely rs many. Prices for both show little
il any variation from those ruling on Mon
day. Sheep sell at 3a4lac per Id, and few
cNtra Snaue nlBllcI LamD5 AaO -2C per 10,
and extra shade higher.
Hogs-The market for hogs is without
serious change since Monday, the market
closing dull.
Fresh Cows-Thcre is heavy offering
and the market is dull, and prices about SIS
per head less than last week. Quotations $50
ads per head.
Calvcs-Veals are about steady at Monday S
fgures-4a5la &c por ID. Roughs nominally
at STAG per head
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET, April l.
Cattlc.-Therc was strong market for cattle.
the general demand being active; common to
good cattle sold at So. 1854 so, good to choice
beeves So 60a5, choice heifers $4a4 80 and
calves at So IS. Hogs.-Trado in hogs was
active; common to prime lots sold at So SOs
Atty, the bulk selling for $4.1Oa4 10.
Sheep.-Trade in sheep was active at strong
prices, common to prime sheep selling at
S3.25a5.25; 4 few shorn sheep sold as
high as TO, and some shorn lambs sold as
S5.15. Wooded lambs wcro active at SIS 80
a5.5O.
New YORK CATTLE MARKET April l.
Beevcs-none on sale no trading; beef 81! q
Toe per lb. Calves-market active and firm /;
veals S4a3 per 100 lbs Sheep and Lambs
market Slow and weak sheep $ t50a5. %
per 100 lbs; lambs S6a675 per 100 lbs.
Hogs-market steady st $42Os4. 60 per
100 lbs.