Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-13
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New YORK, Aug. 13 -Flour-State and
Western quiet but steady. Eye Flour firm.
Wheat-options No 2 red opened frmer on
English cables but quickly sold off under &C.
tive liquidation and later weakness abroad !;
Oct 876sa99ls Rye quiet No 9 Western
4Sa,a49 Conceptions No 2, opened frazer
but was subsequently affected by the break in
wheat; Sept 33a33b. Oats-options No ,
dull and nominal; track white 20a32 Beef
firm Pork firm. Lard inner and nominal.
Wheat prices broke 24sc bushe from yes
terday's point this morning. First sales were
at S91s for September, but subseq lently buy
ing thrust prices to 80, whore the roactonary
movement began and towards noon the pit
was congested with long wheat and buyers,
after two days of scarcity, had moro wheat
than they wanted. Not until Sept struck
8S1. did the movement ceased.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Aug. 13.-Flour finn
and unchanged Wheat steady at decline !;
spot and month 91a9144: Sept S9lbsS9a. ;
by sample 9Sa93 do on grade S9a92
'orn irm spot 33a3314s month 32Aa327s /;
Sept 321h a32es steamer mixed 3O13a303. /;
southern white corn 34a35 do yellow 35a
35ls. Oats steady No 2 white, 3D. 27 ; new
241aa25; No 2 mixed, old, %; new 21lss
%. Rye easy No 2 nearby 4Sa4Sib No .
Western 40. Hay fin for better grades !;
choice timothy $13 Scala 90. Sugar firm
and unchanged.
CHICAGO Aug. 13-Wheat 80
Sept S.asqS1h; Dec SO7s; old 79a4 May
go. Corn-Aug 27asa27lh; Sept 27Hsa2S :;
Dec 1913 May 31at.. Oats-Aug 71sa173s !;
Oct 10; Dec 1879 May 2O%a207s Pork
Aug and Sept So 90; Oct So OBJ; Dec
So 10 Lard-Aug and Sept 81 40; Oct
81 46; Dec 81 52h. Ribs-Aug and Sept
81 80; Oct 81 921a.
ca cAao, Aug. 13.-Wheat opened easy
to-day at decline Las. Some covering on
the first break brought about reaction Of 1c.
The general feeling seemed to be that reat =
ton was about due. Sept opened LAS lower
1914, declined to SO and rallied to $685. -
RICHMOND MARKET. Aug. 13.-The mar
ket this week has been more active and prices
have advanced. The offerings have been only
fair however. We quote: Flour 81 0Oa
so for fine to patent family brands Wheat
78aS3; Corn 34sS6; Rye 4Oa42; Oats p
a23.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, Aug 13.-
The arket is is more active and prices are
rather frmsr than those of last week. We
quote: Flour So 5Oa6 so for fine to patent
roller; Wheat 7OaSO; Corn 33a35; Rye
32a35 Oats 2Oa22; Butter 12a15; Eggs
9a1O.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET. Aug 12.-
Refined Sugars-Cut loaf 5.7Oc per pound ;
Standard powdered $3.50 per h., Cubes
$3.50 per Id; granulated 5.O9c per ID; fine
granulated 5.0Sc per Id; Crystal A OSc
per Id; Confectioners' A 1850 pei ID; Col
Fellows 8. 7Oa4 2Oc per lb. The market was
firm and moderately active
CoFFEE.-The market for spot Bio closed
steady, with quotations on the basis of 7asc
per ID for No Rio. Mild Cofees were
quiet at the following quotations Santos 8
al &c per lb, Msracaibo 15a19 lac; Java 2oa
oslo per lb fancy do. 29s3Oc, Mocha Fla
22c per lb. Futures closed steady.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Aug, r..
Csttle-Receipts were light and the wants OF
the trade were for good Cattle. For that
kind there was ready sale snd the quota.
tions were as follows: Oxen S2a3 per 1oO
lbs, Bulls $2s2 so per 100 lbs and fresh
Cows $25a3O per head. young Cows S2osZo
per head and poor stock do. $1Oa15 per head.
Calves-Receipts were moderate. but with
fair demand prices were steady and the
quotations as follows: Strictly choice vess
6Aa51ac per Id, fair to good 41aaoc per ID
and rough to good $3s7 per head.
Sheep and Lambs-Fat lambs were III good
demand at top prices, as follows: Spring
lambs 41aa5c per ID, common 4a4t4c per Ii
and sheep 2laa3 4.c per ID.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Aug. 12.-
The market for Cattle to-day was strong at sn