Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-16
Affairs in Georgetown.

MsReHAsTs' EXCHANGE - Toe folio srlb.
husiness wss transacted on Chang tHls mora
lne Offerings, I,sno ousBels OF 70 wheat
SHES: Leo bushels Of red WHIST a. s2.Ss. -,
bushels, at S263: loS bushels Dc. at S2Gc; s.
ousheis do n so Is. CO bushels DO. st Sl.a5
The following are The sales OF the week, ex-
elusive OF the above. i6B busbles of prime
wheat at a. 81 3l0 Bushels do ~ S2.sS: zoo
bushels 80. ~ 50 60: - bu shells II choics
wheat at S2.67; $50 bushels dc. a 50 -, 1909
on heels far whest at 50 IS: $50 bushels o.
wheat al = 81, 400 bushels Of superior wheat
Al - IS; l,Il6 bushels Of choice red heat a.
. o.; ~ 90 bushels 90 a. 500. 1000 bushels
gooo whsat AZ SITS; $50 busheis fair wheat at
50 80; Iou bushels of prime whast a. - -. %
bushels OF Inferior waea. atS2 I,uro bushels
OF TAR red WHIST 2. =. IS: 600 bushels whsa.
IT. N store, a s25S; $50 bushels of far red
wheat AT p 50; $50 bushels OF Waite corn At
sl-3e; 70o bushels OF yellow corn NJ sizes: 635
bushels of mixed corn IA - ~: 5Oa bushels Of
yellow corn al - . 500 bushels OF wbi'e corn
stSl 30 SO bushels yellow corn al sI2s: 9S
bushels OF rye at 81 %. 90 bushels do az : 1 81.
l.tu0 bushels OF mill feed at 33e; SO bushels DO
at Csc.
ARREsrED -Oficer Reid arrested a sailor
last night, named George BurrelI, who wss
Intoxicated and disoTderiy. He was pIacad in
the 'locs mp" for the nigh snd came out This
morning before Justice Buckley, VINO fined him
In me sum Of $3.50. when De was dismissed
and upon leaving the station house went isto
the street, where h. commenced swearing and
acting In very demonstratiye and disorderIy
manner. Accordingly. officer Mastin coilared
MN and took him 10 confront Jnsuce Bucky
again VINO fined him $3.50, besides giving hIm
some good advice.
PAID TIE H8AvIRR FINR.-James Coopsr a
porter, appeared before Justice Buckey this
morning aid got out warrant gainst Angus
tus w. Collins, porter, charging him with as
eaultipg him and tn reaten ming TO do him bodily
injury Collins was arrested by Oficer voIk-
man, VINO arraiGned him before Justice Buc-
Key. Collins had his witnesses present, who
feetihed that Cooper was aise concerned in the
oimculty, and u appeared from their testimony
tnaf ne was the ins 'igator thereof wbereupou
Juetice Buckey fined him - Sc, and Collins
81 so.
CATTLE MARKET.-CattIe at Droyer's Rest
cold yesterday as follows $50 head of cattle
at 50 SO to q per hundred weight; $40 head or
soeep solo At S2.5O to 81; 30 head OF cows and
calves At e45 and $50, according to quality.
MARKET To-DAY.-Beef, best cuts 20 cents;
next best, 15alS cents; salt beef, I2ai5 cents;
sausaee. 10 cents: lard, Is cents; mutton, 90
Genus; veal, 20 cents: pork, 1s cents; butter. GO
cents; eggs. 80 GEMS; cheese. % cents; honey,
IS cente; geese, 81 SO each; chickens, dressed.
80 CO nts 70 $50 per pair; ducks, sIssi-5O per
per peck; sweet potatoes. 30 cents per peck
lr'sh potatoes, 30 cents per peck; turnips, 25
cents per peck; cabbags, II cents per head
vain uis, 40 cents per peck; pike, 40 cents per
buncni rock, 40 cents per bunch; white and
yellow perch, 40 cents; winter shad, 40 cents
per bunch.
STREET IMPRovHNENT.-w. Albert King.
Esq, agent for North river blue stone and
street. from the Express office 70 RitehIa a
Caustens drug store, on the opposite SIDE,
" here ~ was much needed, a durable Gro sing
or North river blue store. in two parallel
rows OF sixteen inch bridge stone. similar 10
mat used In " a~hing toB. the space between
Ne rows heIng filed ia wi,h Belgian paving
stone, from W. G.. Ridgslev's qnarry on tue
New road Mr. Kirg Is about 70 Rave another
crossing made On Con Eress street, Cuunsite ~,
pest office, which will also be q Great con We
nience 10 Pedestrians.
. TIE CANAL.-business on the canal wss
quite brisk to-day. Boats are coming down
in quick successor, with coal Tor tie different
coal companies.
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS or CoAr-Tbe
following are the rec'iUts and shipments OF
the oinerent coal companies for the present
week The Borden Company re we'd 1850
tons, and shipped 257 tons; The Gum 5eri-ad
Company re- eiyed 1900 tons, aud shipped 1902
tons; the Hampshire and Baltimore Company
received 1900 ;Ons. and shipped 500 tons; tue
Consolidation Company received IT fons.
and shipped 66J tons; Mr. Alexander Ray
received and shipped N b IL docks This week
1o,2i2 tons, this be ne he laTges. weeks work
ever done at his docks.
THE AQURDUCT.-The lower cords OF four
spans have bean laid across the piers: seven
spans are done and ready TO erect as soon as
The angle black shall arrive The irons ara on
the way. and the frame work OF the bridge -
expected TO be completed. The frame WORK of
the old bridge is to be torn down as the new
frame is erected.