Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-25

Inere are no cDango5 10 0Ote In prices oil
grain and the offerings continue light. Coun-
try Produce is in fair demand at quotations.
CHICAGO, Jan 25-The opening price for
January Wheat de livery was 943s or Is ua-
der yesterdays closing January lator crawl
ed up to about SO and in five minutes the
dropped declining to 81, as holders let go.
May and July which had shown weakness at
the opening were also carried upward il the
rn.h. After the excitomeut in January was
over May reacted to 933s and July to $40
January wheat in New York was at ] &c pre-
'uirm over May, but outside of this news was
decide lily bearish Corn was very dull but
steady; May opened a shade higher at 29a
29ls and sold at 291,s Oats opened dull and
steady: May opened unchanged at 233, and
sold at 23%q237s. May Pork opened
at 50 S5a9 90 and held AT SO S71h. May
Lard opened unchanged at 81 IS. May Ribs
opened shade higher at ST S71hq4 80 and
sold at 81 SLY. scalpers were moderate
sellers.
B,LT1xoBE, Md, Jan. 25.-Flour du,l
but fl M and unchanged. Wheat firmer spot
9asa99ih month and Feb 99L4. 4994b Mar
90 bid; May 964s96h; steamer No 2 red
96As96ia; southern wheat by sample GA
100; do on grade 96a100 Corn firmer
spot 33Aa33as month and Feb 33Aa331b /;
Mar 3ka35al; steamer mixed 32I.
soutbern white corn 31At.a34l4; do yellow
31%ia34 Oats finn; No , white Western
29laa30; No mixed %. Rye frazer; No
= eaIby So No Western 81. Hay steady
choice timothy $13 90. Sugar strong and
unchanged.
New YORK. Jan. 25 -Flour-stato and
Western firm and held for an advance !;
city mills patents SO 55s5 so: winter
strAighs 81 45a4 60 Rye flour dull.
Wheat-cptions opened cas- or on disaproint.
ing cables but recovered fully on active local
covering; Ian 1914; Feb 103Ae104l. ;
May 80 l4s95 1916 July Ssh ,S9ls Rye
steady; No , Western 50. Conceptions
opened fairly active and steady May "a !;
July 30. Oats-op.ons opened Glict and
fea.urolcss; track white 29A32h.. Beef firm
Pork strong; mess 50 75s10 90: family
SO 25a10 rs; short clear $40 00a12 90.
Lard steady; prime Western steam SO 07n
nominal.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Jan. 2l-
4wne.-Tho arrivals this week were H. Ia
head There is light offering on tho mar
ket this week thus far and moderate de-
mand only is reported, with some 15a2Cc
Improvement in values Good light far West
ern hogs sell at 81 2Ua4.25 per 100 lbs, and
those from other points So 90a4. and light
pigs So 75a3S5 and roughs 50 50a3 per
100 lbs gross.
Sheep aud Lambs.-Roth arc dull, there
being few good sheep on the market the TO.
ceipts. mostly lambs, which are 1.c lower
taan last week. Common to fair sheep,
weighing from 20 to 81 pounds, sell al 2lba
31bc, fair to good, so to 100 lbs. 3s4a4hc
and extra, 40 to 125 lbs, 43sa43s. per Id
gross Common to fair lambs so to so lbz,
4ha5 &c per Id, and fair to good, 65 to 75
lbs, 5ais6c per ID, the latter price for good
Western
Calves-Trade is fair for veals. Medium
to good, so to 10 lbs, 444aa6c good to extra
6tsG &c per ID mostly at the latter price.
Roughs nominally at $3a6 per head.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. Jan "a
Beeves- market active and slightly higher
for steers ana oxen; steady for bulls and
firm for COWS; native steers S4.40i5 30.
stsgs and oxen $3a4. so, bulls S3a3 So, dry
COWS $2a310. Calves market active and
steady veals SOFAS so per 100 lbs grassers
$3a3.50 per 100 lbs. sheep and Lambs
market slow but steady; sheep SD 5Oa4 10
per 100 lbs lambs So !5a6 so per 100 lbs
Eogs-market steady ats A % per 100 lbs