Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-02

The grain market closes quiet and prices Of
Whest are lower. 72a73 being the highest
quotations. County Produce is fImer.
Baltimore, March 2 Flour inactive and
easy; unchanged. Wheat dull and easier
No red 70as: SPOT 7Oass7Ola; March 7Ol4a
7Oh; May 71a.s717s; steamer No 2 red
661s; southern wheat by sample 66s71 ";
do on grade 663ha7Oa. Corn easy; mixed
1874; spot and March 38As3S7s; April goa
391s; May 1914 1893: steamer mixed 37S4;
southern white and yellow corn 4Os41. Oats
steady; No 2 white 1882 No 2 mixed 20.
Rye very doll; No 2 nearby "a nominal; No
2 Western 90 nominal. Hay very Arm; No
timothy SIG bid.
Baltimore Cattle Market. March 1.-Beei
Csttle.-The arrivals during the week were
3.459 head against 3, 1913 head last week.
The market was slow and dull 1Oc to 15c
lower than last week. Prices of beef cattle
this week ranged as follows: Good butcher
cattle s5s5. 25 medium 435a4.S5; common
to medium $3.65a4. 35; lightweight butch
erz' So 5Oa4. 10, accor ing to quality !;
good heifers 81 1Os4. 40; light beifers $40
az 371h; COWS, good. $3.1Os3 IS; fair to
good, $2.6Oa3.1O; common $2s2.35 good
oxen $36Oa4.30; common 70 medium
S2.6Oa3 so o. ira good bulls $4a4.25 good
So. 6Oa3 rs common to medium " 6Oa3. %.
OF the Cattle received 1913 came from
Virginia.
Hogs-Market firm at Mondays quota
tons. Far Western hogs sell at $5.50a
$50 per 100 lbs gross: good Western pigs
$5.1Oa5. 20; good heavy hogs, from other
points, So 25a5 35 ; good light hogs 81; 10
as 90; light pigs. 100 lbs or less, 81 25s
4.75; and roughs $4a4.5O per 100 lbs.
sheep and Lambs-Market steady at Mon
DAYS prices. Lsmbs-common to lair, $6 .25
s7.26; fair to good, s7.26s7.5O per 100
lbs. Sheep common to prime ewes, Va. 6Os
6. 25 good wethers $5s5.76 per 100 lbs.
Fresh Cows.-Light supply; market firm
Quote: Good COWS from $45 to 500 per head;
common to medium from $50 to $40 per
head.
Calves.-Fair supply; market slow at from
$6s7.25 per 100 lbs for common to choice
vesls
CHICAGO Cattle Market. March 1 = Cattle
generally stronger. Feeders in liberal supply
and good quality, Native good TO prime
moor to medium steady at "a. 2Oa4. IS; select
al feeders about steady at $4.2Os4 rs; mix.
ed stockers easy at So. 4Os3.9O; cows steady
10 strong at $3s425 heifers 6rm at SO 25a
65: Gamers strong to Zoe higher at 81 40
SO, bulls shade higher at ~. SOAPS; calves
strcuger at 5a6; fed Texas steers, steady to
strong at 90. 9Oa5; Texas bulls firm at $500
3.76. Hogs.-MIket opened steady; closed
shade lower; top S4.95; butchers $4.75s
4.95: good 70 choice heavy $4.65a4. 90;
rough heavy "a 7Os4 80; light 81 GOA S7i;
hnlS Of sales $4.S0s4.S7i. Sheep and
Lambs.-stropg to sc higher; better grades
steady. Others slow to steady; good TO choice
wetbers IS. 5Os6 fair to choice mixed $3.50
al. 40: western So 35a5, 80; yearling $5. 75a
8 80: native lambs $5.7.4O; Western lambs
$6a7. 40.
New York Cattle Market. March L.
Beeyes-market feeling steady to . shade
lover: bulls steady cows Arm to 1Oc higher ;
about al sold; steers "a 55a5.45, oxen and
stsss s3.3Oa4 80; bulls $3.5Os4.1O, COWS
S2.4Os3 rs per 100 lbs. Calves-market
weak closing dull; vesls S5sS; little calves
S4s4.5O, bsrnysrd stock $3a3. So Southern
calves $3a3 SO per 100 Lbs. Sheep and
Lambs-she p firm lambs 1OA15c higher
sheep $4s6 per 100 lbs; lambs $7sS.123;
culls $5a6 per 100 lbs. Hogs-market firm
At $5.25a6.4 40 per 100 lbs.