Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-23

Produce is about firm at quotations
SUGAR AND COFFEE MARX EFT. Dee. 81
Refined Sugars-Cut loaf 5.70c per pound
Standard powdered 5.33c per h.. Cubes
5.33c per ID; Standard graduated 52Ot
per lb; fine graduated 6.2Oc per ID; Crys.
tai a 6.2Oc per ID Confectioners' a 5O-c
pei ID; Columbia A 4S3c per Ii; Admiral
A 4 SIC per lb ; Fellows 3S5a4 Acc per lb.
The refined sugar market ia unsettled
CoFFEE-The market for spot Rio Wa
quiet, with quotations on the basis OF IL
per lb for No. 7 Bio. Mild Colees closed
steady at the following quotations: Santos
Sale per ID, Maracaibo 10a15c; Java 22i9a
26c per lb, fancy do 29a30c Mocha 19i4a
21c per ID. Futures closed steady.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. Dec - 80
Beef Cattle--There is marked improve.
ment in the average quality of tho offerings
over those of last week, though some few
sales of extra Ohio and Kentucky Chm tmss
beeves were sold at outside figures Prices OF
Beef Cattle this week ranged ss follows
Best $1,000. ......................... 81 - 90
Generally rated first quality. 90 90
Medium or good fair quality. 3 10 80
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen
and Cows. ........................ > 90 , 80
Of the Cattle received 1910 came from
Virginia.
Sheep and Lambs.-The market has been
exceedingly Gull ali the week. as ususi at tnl7
season of the year-the Christmas holiday
and values are without quotable change the
rates given on Monday being recorded no@.
Quotations. Sheep sell at 3a4c, and
extra at 44.c per lb Lambs 4laa5i2 per b,
and few extra at 5 t.c.
Swine There is no change in the Quota
tions of hogs since Monday, and sales are
made very slowly at the general figures Tu-
il ing then; VIZ viz Far Western hogs ?3.i3.
3 so per 100 lbs gross; those from other
$3.50a3. So per 100 lbs.
Fresh Cows The offering is light, but am
pie for the limited demand prevailing. QUO
tations: $20a50 per head, few selling at the
higher figure.
Calves.-As with ali other offerings. trade
is exceedingly dull the receipts being light
but sufficient fer the demand. Prices '2s
Sc per lb.
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET. Dec. u
Csttle.-Common and medium grades OF cal
tie moved off slowly, but the general quota
tions we're triae higher, with good demall
for the better grades: common beet steers
sold at So. 90a4 25, while good to fancy stscS
brought S4.75a5.50; stockers and feeleis
sold at $3a4.40; calves ranged at -.
Hcgs.-Trade in hogs was active at sicliy
prices sales ranged at S3.15a3 % for nc
common droves up TO So. 4Oa3.47l3 Tor to9l
20 prime heavy, the greater part gong i'l
So 30a3. 40 and prime light at $3.3l y P'-'
brought So 90a3 20. Shcep.-Trade IN snosf
and lambs WAS only fairly good lambs "elo
steady at So 75a5. 80 for inferior to PRIME
flocks, with sales largely at S5ao.2o yea
linas sold at $4 15a4 so and sheep at 20
4 20, Western sheep fetching So. 5Oa4 ~
New YORK CATTLE MARKET. Dec -
trading; cables quote live 90
tie slow and depressed. Calves-maFA';
steady and all sold veals 34sS 20 ; barny'in
calves 1926 per 100 lbs. Sheep and sml'
sheep not wanted lambs steady and cno.gs
stock firm; common to good sheep s5!i :
per 100 lbs lambs, common to prime , -
1915 pei 100 lbs; Canada lambs So,
sulls $3.50 Hogs market slow 50 5Os7''
per 100 lbs; pigs So 4oa3 80 per 100 lbs.