Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-17

Cantaloupes, per bbl.... 1 OO l %
Potatoes, Va, bush., large O45 O60
Dried Peaches, peeled. o U 3
Unpeeled .................. o 8 o
Dried Cherries. ......... o 8 O1Oh
Dried Apples. ............... o 11as o 21a
Bacon, country hams...... i'll Oil
Best sugar-cured hams. o 1O1h OIL
Butchers hsms........... 01O1a OIL
Breakfast Bacon..".... U OlO
Sugar-cured shoulders. o 6%
Bulk shoulders......... 61h OF
Dry Salt Sides. y 61b Y 6T
Fat backs...."............ v oR OF
Bellies. ..................".. o 1854 rs
The market closed quiet with decline of
one cent all around in the prices of Wheat.
Corn and other grains are unchanged. Coun-
try Produce is quiet with slight offerings
BALTIMORE, Nd, Sept. 17.-Flour dull
and unchanged Wheat weak and lower;
spot and month 9755 asked; Oct 97a4a99;
Dec 98a9844 steamer No 2 red 91lha91aa
southern wheat by sample 9Oa99; do on
grade 92a98. Corn weak and lower; spot
and month 344s35 Oct 35a354. Nov or
Dec new or old, 35Aa35lh Jan 354a36;
steamer mixed 32%a33; southern white
corn 50; do yellow 80. Oats firm; No 2
white Western "a lha25 No 9 mixed 22a23.
Bye steady No 2 nearby 3d. No Western
53A. Hay steady; choice timothy $13 OOa
13 so. Sugar strong and unchanged.
CHICAGO, Sept. 7.-Wheat-Sept 92a
921s; Dec 92a921s; old S91h May 911b.
Corn-sept 2sA Oct 2o7s Dec 3OE. May
33as. Oats-sept 10; Oct 1915 Dec POS
May 23asa23h. Pork-Sept S. 22l2 Oct
SO 25; Dec So 321a; Jan So 30 Lard
Sept 81 60; Oct So 6Oa4 621h Dec 81 671a
40; Jan 81 So. Ribs-Sept and Oct
So 22R; Dec 81 871p; Jan 81 So.
NEW YORK, Sept. .-Flour-state and
Western quiet and steady city mills patents
Sc 1Oa6 40; Minnesota patents So 5Oa5 80
winter straights 81 9Oa5 90. Rye Flour
firm, fancy So 55a3 rs. Whest-options
opened tirmer on stronger English cables than
expected, but afterwards eased off on big
spring wheat receipts; Dec 81 1sa9734. Rye
steady No 2 Western 52a. Conceptions
opened up on better cables but reacted with
wheat Dec 36aa37. Oats-options opened
dull but steady; track white 26lha33. Beef
steady. Pork easy. Lard frmer; prime
Western steam So 05 nominal.
RICHMOND MARKET. Sept. IL. The mar.
ket has been alternately off and on during
the week and prices close a shade lighter
than last quototions. We quote: Flour So 90
a5 rs for fine to patent family brands;
Wheat 93a99; Corn 3fs39; Rye 49a52;
Oats 22a24.
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET Sept H.
The market is quiet with light offerings
while prices are a shade firmer without being
higher. We quote: Flour So 5Oa5 rs for
fine to patent roller; Wheat S5a95; Corn
35a36; Rye 35a40; Oats 20a22 Butter Is
s20; Eggs 13a14.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET. Sept. 49,
Refined Sugars-Cut loaf 5.75c per pound
Standard powdered $3.50 per h., Cubes
$3.50 per lb; granulated 5.2Oc per lb; fine
granulated 5.13c per lb; Crystal A 5.13c
per lb Confectioners' A 5000 pei 10; Col.
umbia A 4.8Sc per III Keystone A 4.8Sc
per lib; Fellows 3.75a4.25c per h. The
market was strong and active with an ad-
vance looked for soon.
CoFFEE.-The market for spot Rio closed
flrmer, with quotations on the basis of 7ltss
TAG per ID for No Bio. Mild Cofees were
steady at the following quotations Santos
Ss12c per lb, Maracaibo 15a19 lhc; Java %
a26Ac per lb, fancy do. 29a30c. Mocha 81
age per lb. Futures closed quiet.
BALTIMoRE CATTLE MARKET, Sept 49,
Beef Cattle.-Trade has not been active, with
an increased Offering. The tops this week were
not quite as good as we're those of last week,
and not quite as many of them were sold at
our top figures as then. Prices for them were
1sc easier, while medium and common were
off 15a20. Prices of Beef Cattle this week
ranged IS follows:
Best....... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Sd go S5
Generally rated first qualify 20 30 80 80
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and Cows. ...................- 2 90 2 70
Of the Cattle received 1899 came from Vir-
giAia.
Sheep and Lambs There is full Offering
this week, but there is too much common
thin stock, for which there is no demand,
and shippers are earnestly advised against
shipping such here. There is good demand
for good stock at the prices ruling on Mon
day; viz: Sheep 21hs3a4c per ID. Lambs
41aa51 ac per h. and few extra shade
higher.
Swine.-There is no change to quote since
Monday. Western hogs sold at So per 100
lbs gross, aud for those from other points,
light weights, 81 5Oa4 20 per 100 los and
heavies 81. 4Oa4 60 per 100 lbs gross. Light
pigs So 90a4 per 100 lbs, and roughs at
$25Oa3 per 100 lbs gross.
Fresh Cows.-There is a full offering and
trade is dull. Common to fair $15a25 per
head, and better grades at $35a45 per head.
Calves-There is no change since Monday.
Yeals sell at 4las6c per Id, AID extra at SAC
per ID. Roughs $3a6 per head.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET, Sept. 16.-
Cattle Trade in cattle was slow; COWS met
with better demand, but showed only shade
improvement even for the best sales of COWS
and heifers ranged at 81. 7Oa4 40 for fair to
prime; veals choice lots, 1878, and fancy
calves at 81. Hogs.-In hogs medium ship
ping grades were filled at steady prices, while
the great bulk of fair mixed and good heavy
hogs had to 90 sc lower; common to choice
light weights sold at $4a435; culls S1.7oa
rs, mixed So 95a4.25, and heavy packing
lots at $3.70a3. 95. Sheep and Lambs
Sheep and lambs found ready sale at steady
prices lamb. sold at Sd 3044.35 snd feeders
at $4.25s4.75; fair to good Westerns 3.5Oa
$40, nothing of any quality going below
So. 40.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. Sept. 49,
Beeves-no trading beef 9L9lbc per ID.
Calves-msrket quiet and steady; vesls $os
8 pei 100 lbs grassers and buttermlks $4s
4.25 per 100 lbs Sheep and Lamhs-mar-
ket quiet but trihe frmer; sheep $3a4.25
nar 1OO Iha lambs x5afS nay 100 lbs Hoys