Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-25

Inc mqrK6I opened nrmer wheat is quoted
&c higher all around. Flour lie also frmer,
but we make no change in quotations Coun.
try Produce is dull,
BALTIMORE, Md. Oct. a5.-Flour fir"
western super 90 56aa IS do extra So 4Oa
4 70 do family 81 5oa476;. Wheat steady
at att the o deeseline; NO rcod spot, Oct and Nov
9 ~ PC 95Tsa99 steamer No 2 red
:oao54 southern wheGs by sample 92a99 ];
do on grade a4a09. Corn weak mixed spot
Oct and Nov 3Oha3O5s new or old. Nov OF
Dec, 30Aa30ss; Jan 3O9a3l; steamer
mixed 2Slha2SSs southern white corn 31a
33; do yellow 92a33 Oats firm No 2
white Western 26ha27; No 2 mixed %
sales. Bye easier; No nearby SO; No 2
Western 53n sales. Hay steady and un-
! changed. Sugar strong at So 2O1h for fine
granulated.
CHrsAao, Oct. 25.-Ihe foreign wheat
| market showed an opening of lad decline
This caused very weak opening here, Do.
cember starting at 94a9411s as compared with
Saturdays closing price of 93aa937s and a
further decline to 93Aa937s took place.
Scalpers came to the rescue and December
slowly recovered to 94ass. Corn was weak
| with wheat. December opened 14assc lower
at 26Aa26Ss and sold at 261sa26Ea. Oats
were weak with corn. December opened lac
lower at 1885, sold at 19asa1S1a and back
to 1914.
NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-Flour-state and
Western quiet and about steady. Bye Flour
steady fancy SO OOA3 so. Wheat-options
opened lower under Disappointing cables, but
ruled steady all the morning at the decline
May 942sa951s Rye quiet; No 9 West
ern OLE. Corn-op ions opened easier with
wheat; May 347sa35 Oats-options opened
dull and featureless track white 25a3l.
Beef quiet Pork quiet. Lsrd dull; primo
Western steam 81 70 nominal.
| CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Oct %
Cattle.-Cattle closed easier after quiet
week extra $515a5.3O, common beef steers
$S.66a4, fair to prime feeders So. 9Oa4 55,
common to good stockers $3a3 85. cows and
heifers So 4Oa3.75, Texas steers So. 25a3 90,
T 1ss COWS and heifeEs So. 4Oa3. rs. Western
range steera $3. 30a4. %. Hogs.-The run in
hogs was large for Saturday: trade was &C.
tive; sales were largely at So 5Oa3. 80, heavy
packers going at SO 40a3 So, and prime light
weights at $3.9Oa4. Pigs sold at So 4Oa
$780, fair to choice So. 65s4. common to
choice So 60a3 80, good to choice So g )a4,
common TO good light So 6Oa3. S711, Guns 81
a3.25. sheep-The light supply was soon
disposed of, lambs averaging trife lower
sheep were saleable at So. 50a4. so fer natives
and $3. 1Oa4.3O for Western rangers, feeders
fetching $3.85a4. Lambs were in demand
st $4a6, Western selling at 81. 5Oa5.60 and
feeders at So 60a4 80.
PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET, Oct. %.
Beef Cattle advanced a fraction. The
quotations were as follows: Extra 47sa51sc,
good 4ass4&c, medium 4ass41bc, common
Hsa4 1Ac per h. Sheep were active and lac
h,gher., The quotations we're as follows
Extra Ext, 4'<a4aac, good 4a4Eac, medium 31aa
3rac common 2a4a3Ac perth Lambs 41ba
5slc per lb. Hogs were active and firm at
6aoAc for best Western, and 5Isa6c per lb
for other grades. Fat COWS were IN fair dc
mand at 3asSae per lb. Thin Cows were in
moderate demand at SIS to SIS per head
veal calves were active at 41ha7A.c per ID.
Mich cows were unchanged at S2Oa45 per
head. Dressed beeves sold at 6aSEc per ID.