Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-24

CHICAGO, May 24.-Only seven days Of
the May wheat deal are left now. Letter, it
is reported, continues to take all the car lots
arriving, paying about the May price for the
contract grades and even taking the No. 8
that might be turned into contract by the
mixers July opened lie lower at 40, sold
to 1O9lb, then up to 40, and Weakened to
1881 September began 1a1 &c off at S7a.a
SO. declined To SIS, up to 9S1s down 10
SS7s, then back to SO again. July Com
started 3sc lover at 341ba343s. advanced to
345sa34+l, declined to 34lna345ss and rallied
34Ssa34a July Oats &c lower at 25ss
sold down to 26Ssa2ola, then up to 2519a
255S. Provisions wero weak. Eog5 were
sc lower. July Pork opened 12lba1 &c low.
or at SIP O0a12 021b, advanced to SIP 07lh
and foil off to $11 alla. Lard for July was
lOa12lac oil at So 25a6 gig, and sold
at Sc O5a6 O7la and sold off to SO 90.
NEW YonK, May 81 -Flour-State and
Western easy but not materially lower. Rye
flour quiet at So G5a4 30, mostly at So rs
al 10. Wheat-options No 2 red opened IT
under weak cables and big northwest receipts
but rallied on covering by July shorts; May
159s164 July 114ha116lb; sept 921ss
92ai Dec 9Gl4a97. Rye dull; No 2 West
ern 66a67. Corn options No . opened
weak under fsir weather. news; July
39ha39ai Sept 40ha40aa; Dec Al. Oats
options No 2 opened dull and heavy track
white 35a40 Feet steady. Pork steady.
Lard weak prime Western steam 81 as
nominal
BALTIMORE, Md. Nsy 24.-Flour dull
and unchanged. Wheat unsettled; spot and
month 135t.a1351b; June 1870; July II /
asked; Aug 100 asked; stesmeT No 2 red
129l9 bid southern wheat by sample 100
a136h do en- grade 1301ba1353l. Corn
weak spot and month 3S1aa39 juno 3S3as
a3S5s July 3S1ha3S24 steamer mixed 37lb
a37a, southern white and yellow corn 40a
40lb. Oats dull and easy No 2 white 81 1sa
So; No mixed 81. Rye dull; No 2 nearby
631s; No 2 Western 651s. Hay quiet !;
choice timothy S12 5oa13 90. Sugar strong
and unchanged
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. May %
swine.-The arrivals this wetk were 1850
head. The receipts number about 1000
head less than they were last week. Trade
is GLOW in al the yards, and values of last
week rule now viz: Far Western hogs sell
at Sd 70 per 100 lbs gross those from other
points $4.4oa4 so. Light pigs weighing
under 100 lbs, S4a42O per 100 lbs gross.
Sheep and Lambs.-There is fair run Of
of both sheep and lambs and moderate de-
mano prevails. without any change in values
from last week. Sheep sell at 3a4c, and OK
ira at 414c per ID for WEIGHTS ranging from
rs to i25 lbs. Lambs $6a665 peg 100 II,
for As to 70-lb weights.
Calves-A fair srada'is reported for veals
at unchanged values viz: 5a6c per lb for
weights ranging from 80 to 125 lbs.
NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET. May %. -
Beeves-market active and firm steers ,Oc
higher steers $4.50a5. 10, oxen ana stsgs
$275s4. go, bulls So {5a3.S5, cows SILL
and 25c higher veals S4a6 81 y tops So so,
and buttermilk calves $4a5 per 100 lbs.
Sheep and Lambs-msrket active sheep and
yearlings 10a15c higher; lsmbs hrm closed
weak on Buffalo sdvi6es poor to prime sheep
SIS. 50a4 90, export wethers $475, yearlings
@5a5.50, culls $4.75 per 100 lbs; Southern
lambs $6a7 per 100 lbs. Hogs-marke. ! %
lower at S4a4 40 per 100 lbs
ARLINGTON STOCK YARDS, Va, May %
Cattle.-Some few cattle were offered and
sold as follows: Best 41ba424c, good 4a4 &c,
medium 3a4a4c, common 2a3a4c per ID.
Some 20S Sheep and au BIS were offered and
sod as follows: Sheep 2a41ac, Lambs "a
6l4c per lb. Csires 5a6Ac per ID. Eight
Cows and Calves sold S25 to $40 per head.
Market good.
A Ii WOOL UNDERwEAR, over sec
IA quality, at great reduction 70 close out
winter stock.
a. G SLAYMAKER.