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


SOS Corn-No 2 dull and steady; No .
291ss301s. Oats-No . dull and steady
Western 21a30; May Dig. Pork steady
and unchanged. Lard steady steam rendered
81 80.
BALTIMORE, Mar 12.-Flour dull. Wheat
weak spot S6H bid May 1919 Southern
wheat by sample SSa9O. Corn firmer spot
and Mar 26a4a267s April 267sa27 May
27asa97la; steamer mixed 35Aa25ls
southern white corn 26Aa264, do yellow
26a26ie. Oats frmer; No 2 white 241ba
25ip; No mixed do 22a23 Rye steadier
No nearby 39laa40 No 2 Western 4011
a40A. Hay steady. Coffee dull at 93s.
CHICAGO. Mar. 2-Wheat-May 721a
July 69aa70; Sept 6S1s. Corn-May "a y
a24A; July 25Li Sept 263ss26lb. Oats
May l7a17 "a; July IS. Pork-May So 10
July S. 55. Lard-May 81 10; July 81 %.
Ribs-May S4 4711; July ST. 55. Wheat
oporcd steady at yesterdays decline. Corn
opened quiet and steady.
RICHMOND MARKET. Mar. -. Receipts
of grain continue very light aud prices arc
without change. We quote: Flour So 50a
5 IS for fine to patent family brands; Wheat
S5a90: Corn 2Ss31; Rye 36s3S Oats 20
a22.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, Msr. 12.-
The market is dull with little doing and
prices remain unchanged We quote: Flour
Wheat SOaS6; Corn 26a2S; Rye 35a3S
Oats 20a22; Butter 16a1S; Eggs 11a12.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET Mar. H.
Refined Sugars-Cut loaf } Csc per pound
Standard powdered 4.70c per H., Cubes
47oc per lb; granulatcd 4.45c per ID; fire
graduated 445c per ID; Confectioncrs' a
45c pei ID; Crystal A 445c per b; Col
umbia 4.20c per III Follows 3. 33a3 Zoe
per ID. The market was slrong and active,
with higher prices looked for. There was an
advance Of isc in the week.
COFFEE Tho market for spot Bio closed
dull for the week. with quotations on the
basis of 9lbc per ID for No. Z, and Sc por
ID for No. s. Mild Coficcs were firm at the
following quotations Santos 11a14c per lb,
Maracaibo 10 laa19L.c per ID; Java 23a26c,
fancy do. 2Sa29c, Mocha 23a24c per ID.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Mar. IL
Beef Cattle.-There has been no marked
difference between this week S and last weeks
markets opening AS each did with fairly
active trade and closing very draggy. The
average quality of the offerings was like that
of last week. Prices of Eoef Cattle this week
ranged as follows:
Best. Observation-Disclosures. 81 so rs
Generally rated first quality. so a &c
Medium or good fair quality. 2 90 20
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and Cows. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80 2 4O
OF the Cattle received 494 came from Vir.
gina.
Sheep and Lambs-The offerings are hui
little less than they were last Week-nearly
200 head-and their quality is quito as good
AS it was tken, few Of the very low grades be-
ing among them. Trade has been active fol
cd stock of both sheep and lambs and price:
range without variation from those on Mon
day, sheep selling at 3a4c per lb, and few
extra at 4A,c per 10 lambs 4a5c per Id
and few extra at size per ID gross.
Swine.-There is no change to report a:
differing from prices of Monday and the mar
kct is firm at Monday quotations.
Fresh Cows.-Thcre is fair Offering rs Il
numbers, but the market ia slow and value
arc easier. We quote at $15a3a per head
with extra at at $40 per head
Calvcs-Thero is fair TRADE reported TO
veals at unchanged rates; viz; 4s5c per ID
Roughs nominslly at S3a6 per head.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET, Mar IL Cat
tle.-Tho demand for cattle was only fair,
.ood aud there was no particular change il
ruling prices; sales were largely at S4.30'
90, with good many cattle selling a
SIS. 7Os4 %. Hogs-ln hogs prices were il
number of instances 2l2c higher early il
tho day. Later the Improvement was los
Sales were largely at $3.SOa3.So; common
heavy packing 10 prime light singeing lot
selling at an extreme range of S3 45a3.9 ~
butcher weights SIS 90 Sheep.-Prices 70
shoep ruled stronger under the influence OF
fairly active demand sales were at rang
Of $2.75a3 so for inferior to fair tiocks up t
So S5a4 80 for Westerns Wool lambs wer
IN good demand at So .75a5. 40 for common t
prime tlocks.
New YORK CATTLE MARKET. Mar. IL
Beeves-none on sale; no trading; beef So
s9c per ID. Calvcs-market steady all sold
veals Stat 10 pei 100 lbs. Sheen and Lamb
market firm; sheep Stalls per 100 lbs
lambs $5a5 80 per 100 lbs. Hogs msrke
steady at SIS aoa4 20 per 100 lbs.