Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-15

347s; July 30 13.16a36 1.16. Oats-op
| tons No sold off with the other markets
+ May 297s; track white 32a3S. Beef firm
Pork steady. Lard steady and nominal.
BALTIMORE, Nd. April 15.-Flour firm
and unchanged. Wheat weak and lower
spot and month 102Aa1021b; May 1929 a
lob; July 80 asked steamer No 2 red 9Sa,
a99; southern wheat by sample 100a1O3 ;
do on grade 99a4a1OO4. Corn easy spot
and month 351sa35t Il May 35a351s steam.
or mixed 343as343. southern white corn
3611 do yellow SO. oats firm No 2 white
81; No mixed 30ha31. Rye easier; No
nearby 574a5SA; No Western 59lE.
Hay firn; choice timothy $12 50a13 0O.
S gar strong and unchanged.
RICHMOND MARKET. april 5. The mar.
ket is frmer and prices for both Wheat and
Corn are higher The offerings of grain are
light. We quote: Flour So 5Oa5 rs for fine
to patent family brands Wheat 95a101:
Corn 36a37 Rye 50a54 Oats 30a32
FREDERICKSBURG MARKET, April 15.-
Rut little grain is coming in. Both Wheat
and Corn are a shade irmer. We quote:
Flour SD 5Oa5 10 for fine to patent roller;
Wheat 92a95; Corn 30a33; Rye 40a42
Oats 30a32 Butter 15a1S Eggs SAG.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET, April IA
Refined Sugars-Cut loaf SIZE por pound
Standard powdered 552c per h., Cubes
5.52c per Id; Standard glanulated 5.2Gc
per ID; fine granuiated 526c per ID; Crys.
tai A 5.26c per h. Confcctioners 5.l3c
pei ID; Columbia SOC per Ia Admiral
A 4S9c per ID Fellows 4 O0a4 soc per ID.
Prices were steady and the market quiet, but
there was better feeling
CoFFEE.-The market for spot Rio closed
firmer, with quotations eli the basis OF 63,a
67sc per lb for No. Z Rio. Mild Colees were
finn at the following quotations; Santos
Sale per ID, Maracaibo 10kea15c; Java "a
a26e por Id, fancy do. 29a30c, Mocha
2ul2a21i@c per lb. Futures closed barely
steady.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, april II
Beef attle.-Thcre has 6een q full Offering
this week, a number in excess of the demand,
which will be left over or be shipped East
Values are on an average some 12a15c lower
than last Week. P. ices of Beef Cattle this
week ranged IS follows;
Generally rated first quality so a 4 10
Medium or good fair quality 3 60 a 4 40
Ordinary thin Steers Oxen
and Cows. ........................ 200 1926
OF the Cattle received 432 camo from
Virginia
Sheep and Lambs -Th3ro is no change to
note in the market for sheep and lambs since
Monday. Trade is fair at the figues ruling
then. Clipped sheep, 70 to so lbs, 3iaa4c;
wool, 80 to 100 lta, 3lns5c per ID gross
Fall lambs, wool. G5 to 80 lbs. So 1856 30
per 100 lbs, clipped fall lambs 50 to 70 lbs,
4lba5 lac per TO- and spring lambs, 30 to
so lbs, at 6l3aS pc per ID gross.
Swine Trade for hogs is slow, and no
change is recorded in the q9otations since
Monday, viz: 81 load SO per 100 lbs gross,
those from ether points Sal 25; light
pigs, weighing from 100 to 10 lbs, S4s4 Is,
and under 100 lbs, $3.75a4 per 100 lbs
gross.
Fresh Cows,-Thero is quito q light offer
ing aud good demand is noticed at former
prices, $25a50 per head fewer at tho lower
and more at or near the top figure than last
week.
Calyps.-There is very heavy Offering and
quotations are l2aa4c lover than on Monday.
Prices 4al25c per ID, as to quality, at weights
ranging from 90 to $50 lbs
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET, April ID
Catte Prices for cattle firmed up little
under the influence of fairly active de.
mand steers sold at S4a4.25 for common up
10 81 75a5 for good to choice; sales were
largely at 81 40a4 90 Hogs.-The demand
VAS largely for choice, heavy hogs. which sold
4: 12iac over the best light weights. Hogs
sold at an extreme range of So. 75a4 02lb,
largely at $9.S7lba4. Sheep Trade in
sheep aid lambs was not particularly brisk,
aud prices were not over strong for for sheep,
sales ranging al S4a4 So for shorn focks
wooded sheen sold at $4.3Oa4.75 Lambs
sold at $4. 15a5 for shorn, few going below
81 80, while wooded lambs brought $5.10a
5.65.
New YORK CATTLE MARKET April IA
Bccves none on sale feeling weak Calves
market slow at S4a6.25 per 100 lbs. Sheep
and Lambs-m ,rket slow prices lower, ex-
cept for light weights prime woolcd sheep
SIS. 10 per 100 lbs; clipped do 81 25a43 -
wooded lambs $6aG DO clipped do. 81. sly
40. Is per 100 lbs; spring lambs nominal at
$2a5 each. Hogs-market dull at 50. S5a
4 20; Westerns pigs quoted at So S5s4 per
100 lbs.
CANDIDATES.
Z RESPECTFULLY announce myself