Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-21
@GO0Ds DELIVERED ~ ALEE-
ANDRIA.
Woodward & Lothrop,
10th, nth & F SITS, n. W,
WASHINGTON. d. g..
Wheat 75as5; Corn 3Oa32; Rye 3oa33
Oats 20a24 Butter 15a20; Eggs 7aS.

SUGAR M COFFEE MARKET. May 20
Refined Sugars-Cut loaf . zoe per pound
Standard powdered 4.S3c per h., Cubes
4.S3c per ID; granulatcd 4.5Sc per ID fine
granulatcd 4.5Sc per ID; Crystal A 4.5Sc
per lb; Confcctioncrs' A 4.46c pei ID; Col
umbia A 4.33c per ID Follows 3.21a3.63c
per ID. The market was moderately active.
CoFFEE.-The market for spot Rio closed
steady, with quotations on the basis of 71sc
per ID for No 7 Rio. Mild Coffccs were firm
at tho following quotations santos 1Oa13c
PER lb, Maracaibo 15a19l2c; Java 25a26i4c
per lb, fancy do. 29a3Oc, Mocha 2215a2314c
pcr ID. Futures closed steady.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. May 90
Beef Cattle. Tho quality of tho offerings is
an improvement ovor that of The good bocves
of last week, more cattle selling at and near
the top figures of last week than there were
then, and there wero comparatively fewer of
tho common grades than then. Prices Of
Beef Cattle this week ranged aa follows:
Bcst....... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 81 90 a 8 90
Generally rated first quality. % a 4 Go
Medium or good fair quality. 3 so 10
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and 90 a 2 90
OF the Cattle received 25S camc from Vir-
ginia.
Sheep and Lambs There is an increase of
over 1900 head moro than last week. A
fair trade is reported for sheep and fall lambs
at the prices ruling on Monday, while spring
lambs are H!4c easier than they were then.
Sheep sell at 2a32.c per Id, and a few extra
at 4c per ID. Fall lambs Ia5c per h., ard
spring lambs 6a6lac per ID
Hogs.-No change is reported in the figures
ruling now, but the market is weak at Mon
Jo,', quotations {. viz Woator,z. Ill -. O. On
al 30 per 100 lbs, and others at S4.15a4 20
por 100 lbs gross.
Fresh Cows.-There is q fair offering of
mich COWS at the prices ruling last week
viz: S20a50 per head.
Calves-There is a full offering and a fair
trade reported for veals at 4a5 pc per ID, be.
ing an improvement of lac since Monday.
Roughs nominally at Stat per head.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET, May 90
Cattle.-TIade in cattle was rather slow at
Zoe decline; sales were made of common
dressed beef steers at S4a4 25. and 2 few
prime cattle st $5.O5a5.30, but the great
bulk OF the cattle went at "a. 4Oa5. and stock
ers and feeders at S~3.75a4.6O. Hogs.-Therc
vas an active demand for hags and prices
we're stronger; choice light hogs sold at
S3.771a the poorest heavy packing lots sold
at 1885, and sales were largely at So 70a
3.75 pigs sold at S5a3.75. shecp.-In sheep
trade was fairly active at generally stesdy
prices sheep sold st S2.16a4.9O for inferior
70 extra prime heavy natives. with most of
the sales at $3.40a4.50. Texans So 5Oa
$50. a few fetching S4.10. Lambs sold at
S3.5Oa5.6O for inferior 10 prime fiocks.
Shorn lambs sold at So 45a5.15. Some fancy
lambs brought $5.62R.
New YORK CATTLE MARKET. May 90
Beeves-no trading; beef 9a93sc per lb.
C~alves-msrket quiet and lower veals S4ad
ns1 100 lbs. Sheep and Lambs-sheep and
lambs steady yearlings firm sheep S3s4.5O
ner 100 lbs; lambs 1915 per 1o0 lbs ;
vesrlines S5s5.25 per 100 lbs. Hogs-mar-
-n Gda1 % nor 100 lhs