Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-31
Wholesale PRICES IN ALEXANDRA

| Corn Meal. ....,............ y AZ v AZ
Rye... ............................ O4O O43
| Oats, mixed ............. OPS O28
Damp. ....................... O1S OBJ
White. O26 OPT
Butter, Virginia, packed. 0 IL Oh
Choice VirgnIa.......... 01S 022
Common to midding... 10 O12
Eggs ............................ 01S 3 02O
Geef, hind quarters" 01O
Fore quarters. 0
Turkeys, live................ 0 8 90 8
Dressed ................. .... Q 10A OIL
Live Chickens (hensl..,," 6
Spring do.................,. o
The gram market closes quiet, the transac.
| tions during the holiday week being very
! light Prices remain unchanged. Country
Produce is also quiet with fair inquiry.
CHICAGO, Dec 31-Although this was
settlement day on Change and more than us.
ual interest was shown on account of the mag.
nitude of the dealing in December by Joseph
Letter, there was absolutely 10 excitement
attendant upcn the opening of the wheat
market May started quiet hut strong at
ing price Of 921sa92A. Ore or two small
sales we're made a moment later at 92laa
923s, then the market advanced slowly un-
der q fair demand, shorts Leading tho buying
to 931ls Judging from the action of Decom.
Der there was little short interest remaining
and for the first 15 minutes not quotation
for that delivery was recorded. December
was finally quoted at 94a., an advance of 1ac
and sold up 20 So. Cora was steady; May
opened 1sa44c higher at 294a2a35 sold at
297sa30 and beld at 297s. Oats we're steady
Msy opened shade higher at 235sa23a.
| and hnc.uated between those fractions May
| Pork opened 74sa121hc higher at So 05a
8 10 and sold at So 1913. May Lard opened
2lac higher at 81 so and advanced to So SIS.
Ribs opened 5a71ac higher at 81 60a4 621a.
BALTIMORE. Md, Doc. a1.-Flour dull
and unchanged Wheat frmer; spot, month
and January 977aa9S May 94a4 bid steam
sample 93a99; do on grade 931aa96h.
Corn steady; spot and month 33ssa339s
Dec, new or old, 33asa335s Jan 33Ess3314
Feb 331aa338s steamer mixed 3lsaa32;
southern white and yellow corn 29a34. Oats
firm No 2 white 29bs30; No mixed
2Tlha2S. Rye firm; No 2 rearby So: No
2 Western 81. Hay steady: cboice timothy
| S13 90. Sugar strong and unchanged.
NEW YORK, Dec. 81 -Flour-state and
Western quiet but firmly held Minnesota
patents So 10a5 40; winter patents 81 SOa
o Is; winter strsghts 81 6Oa4 65 Bye
| flour quiet. Wheat-options opened stronger
and advanced en- firm cables and liberal clear
anees March 9ea9sl4 May SO 10 ] 6a949si
July 8Sas a8S5s; Dec 100a1005s. Rye
steady; No 2 Western 49A. Conceptions
opened quiet but strong with wheat; May
29a33h. Beef steady, Pork steady. Lard
| atr0nuer. nrme, Weataru ,tnom O. m
| SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET, Dec. So
/ Refined Sugars-Cut loaf 595c per pound !;
Standard powdered 552c per h., Cubes
5.62c per lb; STANDARD granulated 5aSc
per Id; line grsnulated 5.33c per Id; Dia-
mond A 5 BIC perlb Crystal A $3.50 per
| ID Confectioners' A 5.20c per lib; Columbia
A 4.95c per 10; Admiral a 495 per ID;
Fellows 4a450c per ID. The market was
| strong, and an advance was looked for at any
moment, but prices remained the same.
CoFFEE.-The market for spot Bio closed
easier with quotations OH the basis of 6a.a
$3.50 per Id for No. Bio. Mild Cofees were
quiet at the following quotations: Santos
Sa13c per Id, Maracaibo 14a17 PC; Java 25
a2614c per h. fancy do. 29a30c. Mocha
| 21a21 lbc per Id. Futures closed quiet.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Dec 30
Beef Cattle.-The offerings at the yards to-
day consisted of some very superior steers,
| with long line OF very common cattle.
Values for the tops were fully up to those of
of the same grade last week, and few of the
common stock showed an improvement of
sn all fraction over last week S values. Prices
of Beef Cattle this week ranged SIS follows:
Best....... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81 80 80
Generally rated first quality. 4 60 70
Medium or good fair quality. 8 25 90
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
| and oTS.......................... 2UU Az
| Of the Cattle received 1864 came from
Virginia.
Sheep and Lambs The market for both
sheep and lambs is mere active than on Mon
day, with fair sales, the offerings for the
week not being half as numerous as last week
! Common to fair sheep 3a334c, fair to good 33t
a4A,, extra (wethers) 4lac per ID gross. A
| further improve ment inactivity is anticipated
next week.
Swine.-The market is unchanged sirce
Monday and the figures ruling then are firm
| " maintained viz: Good light far Western
| hogs sell at 81 per 100 lbs gross. Those
| from other points So 65a3. So, and light PIGS
So Seas so per 100 lbs gross. Rcughs S2.25
az per 100 lbs gross.
Fresh Cows.-Receipts are quite light and
1 luG LuhIAtl 10 uOI dsVtN CsailV
change in values since last week. Common
to fair mixers sold at S2Oa35 per head, fsir
to good $35a45, and few extra at $50 per
head.
Calyes-Tfe market for veals shows grester
activity, with improved quality Medium to
fair veals sell at 5a5l ac, and good to extra at
5lba6lbc per ID. Roughs nominally at 81
al per head.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Dec. 80
Cattle.-With an aotive demand for cattlo
ptices were steady and strong to 1Oc higher
sales were at 81 15a4 80. common steers
50. S0a4, while choice to prims cattle sod at
S5a5 40, st-ckers and feeders S31Oa4 %,
and calves Sc 3Oa6. 40. Hogs-There was
an active demand for hogs and prices were
strong; SUES were largely at $3.4Oa3 so,
prime butchers weights selling up to $3.50,
while heavy packing lots brought S3.3Oa
3.45. Sheep Prices of sheep and lambs
were steady as rul, sheep S3a4.75 for in
fcrior to prime lots Lambs we're in good de-
maud at So /? 5a3 80 for inferior to extra
focks, with most of the sales at S5s5.15.
New YORK CATTLE MARKET. Dec So
Beeyes-no trading; beef sold at SaSRc
per lb. Calyes-msrket STEADY all sold;
vesls S5as so per 100 lbs grassers $3s3.oO
per 100 lbs Sheep and Lambs-sheep
steady: lambs lac lower sheep $4a4.75
1nO H.. lor,b, SR 1OlaoG 271.> nor II 90