Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-27

a90 1916; Dec S54saS53s Eye dull No .
Western 7Os71. Corn options No 2 open
easier with wheat, but rallied on bad c,o1
news; July 38a36ss Sept 391aa394 Dee
39Aa39as. Oats-options No 2 opened dDi
and easy track white 34a4O. Beef ooiet
Pork quiet Lard steady prime So 47i6.
BALTIMORE, Nd. May 27.-Flour DIM
and unchanged. Wheat weak; spot and
month 134aa13444; June 131 asked JDIy
1104a111 Aug 100 asked; steamer No )
red 1913 asked; southern wheat by sampe
13Oa135; do on grade 12Slba134lo. Corn
weak; spot, month and June 37a37 i: JDlr
37Aa371h steamer mixed 36a36t, .outb-
ern white corn SO; do yellow BIZ. Ost,
dull and easier; No 2 white 361Ra37; No >
mixed 33a334a. Rye duh and lower M .
nearby 6Ola; No 2 Western 62l6. Hsv
steady choice timothy SIP 50a13 90. Sn.
gar strong and unchanged.
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET. Msy %
Refined Sugsrs-Cut loaf $3.50 per pound
Standard powdered 5.70c per ID. Cpbe!
57Oc Per Id; Standard granuatel 5.45c
per lb; fine graduated 5.45c per ib. Crvs,
tai 4 5.45c per ID; Confectioners ! BIZ
pei ID; Columbia A 5.O9c per III Admiral
A 5.OSc per ID; Fellows 20a4 zoe Der
The market was strong, with one OF the low.
er grades oversold. The demand was fairy
active.
CoFFEE.-The market for spot Rio closed
dull, with quotations on the basis Of 50
6lbc per lb for No. Rio. Mild Colees yr2c
quiet ct the following quotations: SAINT.
Sale per ID, Maracaibo 10loa15c: Java "
a26c per h. fancy do. 29a3Oc. Mocbs
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Nav %
Beef Cattle The offerings at the yard. this
week are identical in number with ast week.
arrivals and are of the came class Of cattle
improvement as to activity over tia. Of ,s.t
week, and values are generally 1Oa1je OF
from those ruling then. Prices OF Beet Catlle
this week ranged as follows:
Best. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81 10 90
Generally rated first quality. 4 20 50
Medium or good fair quality. 3 10 al 10
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and Cows........ 200 30
OF the Cattle received 81 came from
Virginia.
Sheep and Lambs Trade in sheep and
lambs both is slow the former being 25c and
the latter some l5s25c easier than last week
Sheep weighing rs to 125 lbs sell at 3aic
per lb. Lambs, weighing 40 10 20 lbs, At T..
tssc, and extra at 6i2c per h.
Swine The market for hogs IS dragging.
aud Western are 15c lower than on Monday.
those from other points Toe and light pig: 20
a25c off. Far Western hogs sell At - 20
per 100 lbs gross, those fiom other points
81 40a4 40 light pigs weighing under 100
lbs, SO. 7Oa4 per 100 lbs gross.
Fresh Cows.-There is full ru2 Of fresh
cows and values are easier, with very dan
, market. Prices $2Oa40, and q few extra St
$50 per head.
Calves.-1here is light offering aud a
good demand is reported, with al IMPROVE.
merit in values of 25c to zoe per 100 lbs
Veals weighing so to $50 lbs, sell al !; 50
as 25 per 100 Id gross.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. May 90
Cattle-There was fairly good demand Tor
cattle; beef steers $4a5; Western fed steer;
$4a4 80; Teya, feeders $4a4 s. Gamers
81 6Oa3. so; cows and hefers 50 15a4 80
exporters So SOAPS; calves $6104- 10.
Hogs.-The demand for hogs was improved
though Eastern shippers continued to buy
spsrinely prices were ronger and generally
&c ilher; packers $4.05a4 20; butchers
$4.Ooa4 80 mixed S4a4 % light So %
400; pigs 81 50s3.90. sheep-Trsic in
sheep was active at the recent advance poo,
to prime sheep SO. 25a4. 65; clipped lambs
S4a5 % wooded lambs $5.7Os6 % sp-ing
lambs Soar.
NEW YoRK CATTLE MARKET May 90
Beeves-no trading market steady; beef -
per ID. Calves-msrket active and ii ~ YEA;
$5a6.75 per 100 lbs. Sheep and LAMBS
sheep and yesrlings steady; lambs firm
sheep So 75s4 so; bucks and culs S343 80
yesrlipgs S4.75a5.4 40 per 100 lbs lambs $6s
e 75 per 100 lbs Hogs-msrket slow q!