Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-03

| do. washed .........."" ~ 099
| Sumac $4,000. OO U 6U
Hay ......... ................... 1000 I20p
Cut do................... 10 so 1GOl
| Wheat Bran per ton...... ~ 90 - 0G
Brown Middlings. 13 GO q u 90
White Mlddlings ........." IA 90 go
| Cottonseed Meal. ......... 81 90 a % 80
Hulls. observation-disclosures. 6 so 700
The market closes quiet with continued
! light offerings and We make no chSngei in
F., quotations Country Produce is quiet Plu!.
| try is shade easier.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Dec. 3.-Flour dull and
unchanged. Wheat unsettled and easy SPOT
AID month 955sa95a Jan @6lls,96a. Nav
931b bid; steamer No 2 red 905.a9Ja,
southern wheat by sample 91a97 do on
grade 9l1ha96h Corn weak; spot 32l,s
1923 month 31Tsa321s Dec new OF Old.
31ss31b Jan 31Aa31as steamer mixci
3O1ha30%; southern white 33la35: do
yellow 31lba36. Oats firm; No white DOS
a30; No 2 mixed 26ba27. Rye dull ard
easy; No 2 nearby 52la; No . Western
| $13 90 asked. Sugar strong and uncha lged
CHICAGO, Dec 3-Wheat was strong ST tie
opening May opened lac higher 90lsq90l.
| sold ut 9Oas, then declined to S9q De.
cember opened sc higher at to 95as adyAnc-
ed to So, and reacted to 95ali. Com was
slow and weak; May opened unchanged q.
2Slhs2Ses, and declined TO 2S1sa2S4. Oats
were weak under moderate selling; My
opened 1sc higher at 217sa22 and declined
to 21A. January Pork opened unchanged
at SO 15. January Lard unchanged at
81 221a and declined to 81 171h. January
Ribs opened 2iac lower at 81 10.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3-Flour-stats ana
Western quiet and lower to sell. Rye Flou.
dull. Whest-options ope ed firm on small
northwest receipts but broke sharply under
besrish Thoman report and weak late cables
Jan 95sAa96; May 90 3.16a93 SIG Rye
opened steady but sold off with whest Nav
ABA. Beef quiet. Pork quiet Lard drll
prime Western steam Sd 471s nominal
RICHMOND MARKET. Dec 81 The mar
ket is quiet with light offerings and 10
changes to note In prices. We quote: Flour
So 6Oa6 rs for fine to patent family brands
Wheat 93a97: Corn 32a34; Rye 1890:
Oats 23a26.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, De-. 3.-TheIc
are no changes to note in prices of gram and
the transactions are light. We quote: Flour
S3 6Oa5 TO for fine to patent roller; Whea.
9Oa92; Corn 32a33 Rye 4Oa42 Oats 20a
%: Butter 1920 Eggs 16alS.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET. Dec 3
Refined Sugars-Cut loaf soc per pound
Standard powdered 5.25c per h., cubes
5.2Oc per lb Standard graduated 50sc
per Id; fine graduated 5.0Sc per 10; Dia-
mond A 5.09c per ID; Crystal 5.0Sc pc7
lb; Confectioners' A 4.94c pei Id; Coiumbia
A 4.7Oc per 10; Keystone A. zoe per Id;
Fellows 3 8Sa430c per lb. The msrket
was firm and moderately active.
CoFFEE.-The market for spot Rio closed
steady, with quotations on the basis of Gigc
per ID for No 7 Rio. Mild Coiiees were
quiet at the following quotations: Santos
Sa13c per lb, Maracaibo 14a17iac Java -
a26Ac per ID, fancy do. 29a30c Mocba
21a211hc per Id. Futures closed quiet.
RALTIMoRE CATTLE MARKET. Dec .
Beef Cattle.-There was q comparatively
light offering to-day and the quality Of the
cattle was not of as good an average as they
were last week-there were fewer middle
grades and good top cattle and much larger
proportion OF thin stock among them than
last week. Tops and middle grades were
stronger about 11sc than last week. Price
of Beef Cattle this week ranged SIS follows
Best...... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81 rs -
Generally rated first quality. 30 q ~
Medium or good fair quality. 3 co 4 ) "
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and CoWS......... ..............- % : ~
Of the Cattle received 214 came from Viz
GINA.
Sheep and Lambs Trade for sheep is only
fair. Lambs fairly active, with the prices
well maintained. Sheep sell at 2i2a4 sc ieF
ID. Lambs sell at 41aa5 &c per h. ami
few extra q shade higher.
of Monday viz: Good light far Western
hogs at 81 10 per 100 lbs gross, and thee
from other points and light pigs So 4 as 80
$2.50a3 per 100 lbs gross.
Fresh Cows.-There is again light run
and the prices range from $20a50 per head
with few extra at S55 per head.
Calves-The run is quite light and trade i
fair for veals, which show some impr yemen,
selling as to quality. at 3la sGc per h. RoEgh'
ncminally at $3a7 per head
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Dec
Cattle-There was renewed weakness IL
cattle, and prices were in many cases IVs
lower sales were on basis OF S3.I3ai ~.
the commonest steers up to $4,000 10 70.
choice beeves; cows and heiferS S !.l5a3'9''
caves sold at S5.75a6 IS for the best gTade'
Hogs-In hogs packers took hold "a &c a..
lively, and good business was transae'eI
prices averaged SC higher, sales being la!sgt
at So 30a3.45, coarse packing hogs e. -V'
8. 25, and prime butcher weights 50 l9so. y.
for sheep and lambs " W.,
steady; sheep were wanted at 81 500
the poorest up to 81. TOAD So for the Del go
aocks, fed Westerns bringing 80 oo5t ~ "
Lambs sold at SO. 1884 for culls up to - -
a5. IS for choice to prime locks
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. Dec
Beeves-no trading; beef sold at o2aI H..
per lb. Calves-veals steady; other c4, !. :,
dull; veals $5s9 per 100 lbs gr"ssefss So. ''n
8 so Westerns s3a3 25 per 100 los. sheeP
and Lambs-msrket slow and weaS :Dy. e5
S3a4. so per 100 lbs lambs 500 % - :?
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