Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-16

We revise quotations. Country Produce is
quiet.
CHICAGO, May 10.-Wheat to-day advanc-
ed sharply. July opened at JOG against
104lb, Saturdays closing, and climbed 10
108. September opened at 9Oa90l5 against
$685., the closing price Saturday, dropped to
S91s, advanced to 81, gain of 1asc. May
was nominal at slight advance. Corn sym
pathized with wheat July opened about IN.
changed at 361sa361i and advanced to 36is.
Oats were dull but firm; July started 1ssH
higher at 26asa26l5 and advanced to 2613a
265s. Provisions were higher and gains
ranging from 25c to doe were recorded. July
Pork opened unchanged at S11 70 and ad-
vsnced to $12 10 july Lard opened at
So 20 against So 60, Saturdays close and
reached Sc 75aG 771a. July Ribs started
10c up at So % aud continued ascending,
touching as high as So 40.
BALTIMORE, Nd, May 16.-Flour quiet
western super So 75a4 90; do extra 81 60
a5 25 ; do family So S5a6 35; winter wheat
patent Sc 5Js6 So spring do SO 75a7 co.
spring wheat straik ht So 50a6 rs. Wheat
strong and higher; spot and month 1854
1876; June 133 asked July 113 aske Aug
lip asked; steamer No 2 red 131s122 !
southern wheat By sample 120s1d &C. DO on
grade 131 laa1351s. Corn inactive and firm
err; spot 41lk.a41ls month 411tsa413s Juno
41a4114; July 414ia411a steamer mixed
4O4a4Ulb southern white corn AZ; do yell
low 41a42. Oats dull; No 2 white 3Gba
80; No mixed 341aa3i Rye hrmeI: No
2 nearby 70a70l1 No Western 70 Hay
firm choice timothy $13 90. Sugar strong
granulated So 451a.
New YORK, May G.-Flour-State and
Western held higher but not active Mime
sofa patents 81 0Oa7 40; winter straights
S6 25a6 so; do extras 81 60a5 20. Bye
-four firm at So Toad 20, mostly at So S5a
10. Wheat-options No 2 red opened
strong and active on higher cables and cover
ing By shorts May 150a154la July 1872
s117Aa; Sept 94lsa961s Dec S92.a914b.
Rye firm; No . Western -. Corn options
No2 quiet but stronger with wheat; May
407sa41 Is /; July 41asa41ai Sept 421ss
ABA. Oats-optons No . opened steady;
track white 37a41. Beef firm. Pork firm.
Lard strong prime Western steam 81 90
nominal.
CHICAGO CATTLE MAKKET. May IA
Cattle Tae cattle market was largely nom-
nal, buyers holding oil for next week heavy
OK peCleu IcCclplS eStTd CnOlCe SteeI5 uIOuSul
5.10a5 %, mediums S435a4. so, s.ockeIs
and feeders So 90a4 80, cows and heifers
50 Scales, calves $4a6 so. Hpss.-Tho
trade in hogs WAS dull 1t decline of 1Oa15c.
The bulk of the offerings went at $4.2Oa
AS; sales ranged al 50 .05a4 60: pigs
brought S3s42O. Sheep and Lambs-Sheep
were steady and unchanged, being euotable
at S3a425; clipped lambs brought So T5a
AIS, woaled lambs S5s5 So and spring
lambs $5a7.25.
PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET, May Ii.
Beef Cattle were only in fair demand and
PRICES declined Is. The quotations were es
Follows: Extra s5Llc, good 4@ y Is. me-
dunn 4asa4ls common -ta4 &c per h. Sheer
were active and firm. The Quotations were
as follows: Extra 41Ia41b5 good 3;.a4c,
medium 37Aa3ac, common 3a3l4c pr ID
Lambs 4laa5asc per lb Spring lambs 3a5c
per h. Hogs we're active and higher at 61ic
per ID for lest Westerns and 5a.a6c per Id
for other Westerns Fat COWS sold at OLA
Size per ID. Thin Cows sold at 81. TO S15
per head Veal calVes We're active at 4 lpa
6H,c per Ii. hiilch cows were stesdy at $25
to $40 per head. Dressed Beeves were &C
tive at 6aSlac per ID.