Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-16

FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, April To-
But little is doing in tho market and prices
are lower for Wheat here as elsewhere. We
quote: Flour So 5Oa5 As for fine to patent
roller; Wheat 7OaSO Corn 26a30; Rye Boa
80; Oats 20a22 Butter 15a20; Eggs 7aS.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET. April Is
Refined Sugars-Cut loaf 5.21c per pound /;
Standard powdered 4.83c per b. Cubes
4.83c per ID; granulatcd 4.59c per ID; fine
granulated 4.58c per lb Crystal A 1850
per Id; Confcctioners' A 4.46c pei ID; Col
umbia A 4.34c per lb Fellows 3.25a3. Toe
per lb. There has been decline of 1zic per
lb in the week
CoFFEE-The market for spot Bio closed
iirmer for the week. with quotations on the
basis of 75sa73 &c per lb for No Rio. Mild
Co1ees were steady at the following quota
tons: Santos 1Oa13c per lb, Maracaibo 10
a194c; Java 25s26Ac per lb, fancy do.
29a30c Mocha 23a24c per lb. Futures
closed firm.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. April 10
Beef Cattle-Tho market has been strong
this week and fairly active at al improve.
ment of 15s2Oc over the values reported last
week he quality scarcely averaged up to
that of last weeks offerings, tops being,
though enough for the demand, not quito rs
numerous rs they were last week Prices of
Beof Cattle this week ranged as follows:
Best....... Observation-Disclosures. 81 10 90
Generally rated first quality. 4 % 65
Medium or good fair quality. 3 SO 3 90
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and Cows......... = w a ) w
OF the Cattle received 496 came from Vir-
ginia.
Sheep and Lambs-The market for both
l. 4 a..
on Monday, except for spring lambs. which
are slow Wool sheep sell at 21ba4 lsc per
h. and clipped do at 3a4 be per Id. Fall
lambs sell at 4a5Hc per lb, and spring lambs
sell at 7aSc per h.
Hogs.-The market is steady at the figures
quoted on Monday-Westcrns S4a4 so per
100 lbs and nearby at 50. 20a4 30 per 100
lbs gross.
Fresh Cows-Thcrc has been fair trade
in COWS at S20a45 per head.
Calves-Veal5 arc stronger ut tho prices
ruling on Monday viz: 4a5c per h. Rcughs
nomiually at $4a5 80 per head.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET, April 10
Cattle.-There was an active demand for cat
tic at prices 5a10c higher; sales were on
basis of So S5a5. 40 for common to prime ma
tive beef steers; tho bulk of the cattle
brought $4.4Oa5, and siockers and feeders
81 80. Hogs.-Trade in hogs was active at
stronger prices, sales being largely 2l1c high
or sales were at an extreme range of So 75a
al ] 21b, with the bulk of the hogs at 81 05
al 10. Sheep.-Thero was the usual demand
for sheep and prices ruled strong; sales were
made at SD 5Oa4 for the poorest up to $751;
535 for for prime 1ocks, with the bulk of
the sheep going at $4 50a5 Lambs sold at
$3.75a6 for poor to primo. Spring lambs
sold ut 81 so.
New YORK CATTLE MARKET. April 10
Beevcs-none on sale no trading: beef 9aiia
Toe per h. Calves-fceling weak; prices
steady voals S4a5.50 pei 100 lbs /; general
81 75a5.25 per 100 lbs. Sheep and Lambs
market quiet but firm for good lambs prime
uIshorn shoop S5a5 25 per 100 lbs; choice
unshorn lambs &c. 55aG 10 per 100 lis, few
clipped sheep sd SO per 100 lbs few clipped
lambs $3.50; Virginia spring lambs 81 so
each State do S3a5. Hogs market easier
at $4.25a4 So per 100 lbs