Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-22

BALTIMORE, Nd. April 22.-Flour higher ;
western super 50 95a3 as; do extra So So
al Is do family 81 50a4 rs; winter wheat
patent So 00a5 25 spring do So 40a5 70
Wheat strong; spot and month 105asa
1851; May 1o53se1o57s; steamer No .
rcd 10175a102; southern wheat by sample
strong; spot and month 374aa375s; May
37asq37l5 June 81 l5a373i; July 37at bid :;
steamer mixed 3Ghs3653 southern. white
corn 80 do yellow So. Oats frmcr No .
white 35a35ib No mixed 311ba32 Rye
strong and higher No 3 nearby 6Ol2a604 ;
No 2 Weste II 62hi. Hay firm; choice
timothy S12 50a13 90. Sugar strong and
unchanged.
New YORK, April 2.-Flour-state and
Western quiet and steady; city mills patents
Sc 00A6 %; do clears So G0a5 rs. Bye
flour firm at So 00a3 60 Wheat-optcns
No = red opened strong on the cables but
turned weak under local selling and fine crop
adviccs; Nav 1097sa1118,; July 945sa
9644 Sept S73seSS3s Rye frm No ?
Western G21b. Corn options No , opened
firm with wheat bat yielded to realizing !;
May 311se37as; July 3Sa39as. Oats
options No = opened more active and fairly
steady; May 31a31 Il, track white 321aa
39i2 Beef firm Pork finn; mess $40 25a
10 so; family S11 rs; short clear $40 50a
II IS. Lard steady prime Western steam
So SIS nominal.
81
CHICAGO, April 22.-War news and ad-
vances at Liverpool caused a strong opening
in this market. One sale of July wheat was
made at 80 and plenty of it cha: ged around
S9a4 May which closed yesterday at 112,
sold at 11415, but eased Oil to 113 July
opened 4sa1c higher at S95sa9O declined to
SS3s rallying to SS7s. Corn opened strong
at an advance of asale for July bit turned
weak with wheat; July opened at 33asa3339-
declined to 33a33ls rallying to 1914 Oals
ruled dull but steady July opened shade
higher at 24lss24l4 sold between 2414a24.
holding steady at "a :. Pork for July open.
Ell 12laa15c higher at S11 40a11 90, dc.
cliued TO $11 10. July Lard opened steady
at So 65a5 67la, sold at So 20 and declin-
cd to So 6Oa5 gig. July Ribs opened steady
at So 81, declining to So 55,
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET. April 21.-
Refined Sugars-Cut loaf 5.S3c per pound +;
Standard powdered 5.5Sc per h. Cubes
5.5Sc per lib; Standard graduated $3.50
per Id; fine granulated 5.33c per ID Crys.
tdl y O.ooC pei ~ , OOHlCCtIOucio II c.%OC
pei ID !; Columbia A 502c per ID Admiral
502c per lb Fellows 09a4 sec per ID.
The market was strong and active, with No.
1 again Lice higher
CoFFEE.-The market for spot Rio closed
steady, with quotations on the basis Of
&c per ID for No. Bio Mild Coffees were
finn at the following quotations: Santos
Sale per ID, Maracaibo 10laa15c; Java "a
ao6r nor III fancy do 29a30c Mocha
20a21c per Id. Futures closed quiet.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. april 21.-
Beef Cattle.-Tbe receipts have been of equal
" as good an average quality as those of last
week, AID though less in numter than last
week have hem equal to very sluggish de-.
mand Values are easier about 1Oc through
ont. P ices of Beef Cattle this week ranged
SIS follows;
Best...... Observation-Disclosures. 81 70 90
Generally rated first quality. 40 so
Medium or good fair quality. 3 80 4 so
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
Of Of the "' Cattle received 4o5 came from
Virginia.
Sheep and Lambs -Tho market for 10th
sheep and lambs of al grades and conditions
is slow and values for all are about 1sc off
from Monday. Ohio clipped sheep sell at q L
a4c and few extra at &c per IL, Virginia
clipped sheep 3laa33.c and few extra ST 4c
per h. weights 20 TO SO lbs; wool sheep 3s
4l,.c. and few extr, 4lpc per ID. Clipped
lambs 4l.a5 &C per H. wool lambs . iaa6c