Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-12


There is nothing to note in the market 10.
day. the offerings of gain continuing light
while quotations remain unchanged. Country
Produce is in moderate inquiry.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 12.-Flour quiet. Wheat
dull spot 91a4a92: May SSiAaSSa, South
ern wheat by sample 92a93; do on grade
| S7Aa9244 Corn steady; srot and Jan 27a
271s; Feb 27t.a27aas; Mar 27a,a27 April
| 2S5sa2Sa.; steamer mixed 25ls.25L4
southern corn 22asia27a, do yellow % la
271b Oats steady; No : white 24a25ie ~;
No mixed do 2la22. Rye frmer; No 2
nearby 43a4311; No 2 Western 44lea44@s.
| Hay firm. Coffee dull at 104,c.
CHICAGO, Jan. 12.-Wheat-May S01aa
9O3a; July 76hs76ls; Sept 74as. Corn
May 245s: Jul " 253ss25aa; sept 26a,.
Oats-May 1915. Pork-Jsn 81 so bid May
SIS 02lb. Lard-Jan SD 81 ~ May 81 1212.
Ribs-May "a 1915. Wheat opened firm on
smaller decline at Liverpool than expected,
| but eased off on good northwestern receipts.
Corn opened firm, but eased Oft with wheat.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-Flour-; Wheat
| No 2 red advanced sss5s with the West and on
foreign buying; firm and quiet; Mar Goa
80 lilo. Corn-No 2 dull and steady
| No 2 2Sasa3O. Oats-No . dull and easier
State 23a30 western 22a30; Feb 22t,
May 22at.a227s. Pork quiet and firm. Lard
| dull and nominal.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Jan. H.
Swine.-Ihe receipts this week were 1873
| head. The receipts exceed those of last week
| by nearly 1900 head, The market is steady
at the rates ruling last week viz: Good
light far western hogs S3.90a4 per 100 lbs,
and others So 70a3 so per 100 lbs for lights,
and $3.5Oa3.70 per 100 lbs for heavies.
Heavy hogs are hard to sell. Roughs so 50a
per 100 gross.
Sheep and Lambs-Therc is good de-
mand for good sheep ard lambs, tho market
being steady at the values ruling last week.
Sheep sell at 2a3llc per lb, and extra at 3l2c
per 10. Lambs sell at 4a5c per h., and extra
at Size per Id.
Calves.-vesls are fairly active at 4a5aslc
per ID, an advance of &c.
NEW York CATTLE MARKET. Jan. H.
Beeves-goOd steers steady; others lower;
oxen and cows 1Oa15c lower; bulls steady
steers SD. 1895. 10, stays and oxen 50. 95a
40, bulls So SOa3.35, dry COWS $1.50a3
per 100 lbs. Calves-market active and
firm yeals S5aT.75 per leo lbs few at IS
barnyard calves $3a3 SO per 100 lbs fair
Westerns SD % per 100 lbs. Sheep and
Lambs-sheep steady to firm; lambs opened
steady and closed lower; sheep $2,95a4 40
per 100 lbs lambs $4.25a5 so per 100 lbs
Hogs-market lower at S340a3.75 per
100 lbs
PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET, Jan. 8.
Beef Cattle were in full supply prices on
the low and medium grades declined. The
quotations wero as follows: Extra 4a51sc,
good 4laa4a4c, medium Il!ia4asc, common
4a4Asc per 10 Sheep were active and high
err under light supply. Tho quotations were
as follows Extra 444a1 iac, good go. ,4c,
medium 3l4a3l4c common 219a3c per ID.
Lambs 1a5aic per h. Hogs were active and
higher at 5l4a5asc per lb for best Westerns
SC per ID for common, and State selling at
4a,c per ID. Fat COWS were in moderate re-
quest at 2laa314c per h. Thin Cows sold at
$Ss$15 per head. Veal calves were active
and higher at 4s6s4c per Id. Mich cows
were unchanged at $25a$45 per head
Dressed beeves sold at 51isSc per lb.