Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-16

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Washed........ ............ U Y UZ4
Merino, unwashed..... OH Ola
Do. washed ................ O2O OPP
Sumsc ......... ................ O5O O6O
Hay $500. ................... 1000 a 800
Cut do....................... 15 so 16 90
Wheat Bran per ton....... II OO IL w
Brown Middlings. 13 90 Is 90
White Middlings ID % 10 w
Cottonseed Meal ............ 81 90 a % so
Hulls ........................... $50 100
Cotton Seed Mixed Feed. - 90 ID 90
The receipts Of Wheat are greater than the
demand, but prices are unchanged. Corn is
cent higher. Country Produce is dull and
prices are unchanged. Wool is higher and
Sumac lower.
BALTIMORE, Md, July 1G.-Flour frmer
and unchanged. Wheat strong and higher;
spot and month 761ea76a. Aug and Sept "a
s744. southern wheat by sample 73a771a
month 3O1se3OA; aug 301ss3Oas; Sept
ern white corn 33a34; do yellow 34a35.
! Oats finn; No white 251aa261h; No 2
{ mixed 23a23t Bye strong and higher
No nearby 4O1h; No 2 Western Al bid.
Hay firm for the best grades; choice timothy
$13 50a14 90. Sugar firm and unchanged
NEW YORK. July 16.-Flour-starc and
Western hm but quiet. Bye Flour quiet.
Wheat-options opened strong on big ad
vance in bles but lost part of its rise On To-
cal realizing Sept 74As745s. Rye firm No
western 1893 Conceptions opened steady
| with wheat but sod of under weather news;
+, May 31A Oats-options quiet and easy !;
Sept 217s track white 25a30. Beef steady.
Pork dull Lard frmer; prime Western
steam Sd 221s nominal.
CHICAGO, July -Wheat-July 751b;
July 257s: Sept 261b; Dec 271aa275s;
May 2OaA2O5s Pork-July 81 so; Sept
81 81. Lard-July 50 f2; Sept S4 Ola
1C; Oct 81 10; Dec Sd 17a4 20. Ribs
July 81 80; Sept 81 40; Oct 81 42a4 40.
September wheat started at 6S34 s6STs against
yesterdays closing price of 68R..
RICHMOND MARKET. July 16. The mar.
ket is dull for Wheat which is lower. while
Corn is shade higher. We quote: Flour
So 60a5 % for fine to patent family brands;
Wheat 66a72; Corn 32s33lh (; Rye 3Oa33 !:
Oats 22a23
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The market has been 8 shade frmer during
the week, but prices are hardly quotably
higher We quote: Flour So 50a5 25 for
fine to patent roller; Wheat 6Oa65 Corn
3Oa32; Rye 30a32; Oats 20a22: Butter
12a15 Eggs 9a10.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET. July Is
Refined Sugars-Cut loaf 5.5Sc per pound;
Standard powdered 5.20c per h., Cubes
5.2Oc per Id; granulated 4.95c per Id; fine
granulated 495c per Id; Crystal A 4 95c
per Id; Confectioners' A 4.83c pei lb; Col
umbia A 4.7Oc per lb; Fellows 3.5Sa4c
per h. There has been strong tone to the
market during the week, with trading active
and prices firm.
CoFFEE.-The market for spot Rio closed
quiet, with quotations on the basis of 1880
per ID for No 7 Rio. Mild Co1ees were
al &c per ID, Maracaibo 15a191bc; Java 25a
2614c per ID, fancy do. 29a30c. Mocha Ola
pc per ID. Futures closed barely quiet
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. July Is
Beef Cattle offerings this week were
considerable improvement over the cattle Of
last week. There were more and better tops.
longer line of middle grades and fewer Of
the common cattle than there were then.
Prices for the tops were some Toe of Prices
of Beef Cattle this week ranged ss follows:
Best. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Sd so 10
Generally rated first quality. SO 10
Medium or good fair quality. 2 10 a 40
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and cows. 2oO ~
OF the Cattle received 100 came from Vir-
ginia.
Sheep and Lambs The market for both
sheep and lambs (good stock) is more active
at about the same prices rs ruled on Monday
viz: Sheep sell at 2a312c per ID. Lambs
4A.a5c per ID, and few extra at 5 &c per ID
Swine-The market closes at about Mon.
days figures viz: Westerns at 81. 1Oa4.2 20
per 1O0.lbs, and others at So SOa3 80 per
100 lbs.
Fresh Cows-The market is more active
than last week, with better feeling prevail
ing and an advance Of about So per head
Prices $2Oa40 per head.
Calves-Veals are very dull and lac lower,
selling at 3a4a4c per ID, and extra at DC per
ID. Rcughs $3a5 per head.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. July IS
Caltle.-Heavy cattle sold slowly; native
beef steers sold at So 95a5. Is, with saes
largely at $4.15a4.75; calves sold at $3s
5.75, Texas calves going as low as S2a2.6O.
Hogs.-In hogs prices ruled stronger, except
for light weights, which sold of about 212c
per 100 lbs. Hogs sold at an extreme range
SIS O5a3 52la, chiefly at So. 35a345, heavy
packing lots at $3.O5a3.20. Sheep.-ln
sheep trade was animated at steady prices
sheep we're saleable at 81 50s4, the bulk FELL
ing at $3a360; yearlings sold at So Boa
4.25, aud lambs were active at $3. 5Oa5. so.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. July 10
Beeves-no trading; beef 8lba67sc per h.
Calvea-veals active and steady; buttermilks
quiet and weak vesls $4a6. 80 per 100 lbs
bnttermiks calves $350a3 60 per 100 lbs
Western calves So, with culs at 1915 per
100 lbs Sheep and Lambs-sbeep steady
lambs opened much lighter and closed wi h
advance lost sheep $3a3.5O per 100 lbs
lambs So 4Oa61O per 100 lbs. Hogs mar
kst higher at So 90a4 % per 100 lbs.