Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-14
GEORGETOWN.
Affairs in SicsrgeteMn.


MERCHANTS E1cHAseE--There was nc
business transacted on Change his morning
Inc Following sales were made during the
week 500 oashels prime red wheat a. seso;
LOO bushels do. at s2,si; s23 oashels wheat al
S260; COCO bushels of good red wneat at -. p;
1,iB bushels DO. a. - as; l,lo0 bushels do. AZ
s2.7s; 400 bushels ,sir red wheat ~ s9.7o; sc
bushels pure white wheat a. - 20. 1850 BUSH
els of wheat a. 50 20; $50 bushels Of prime REQ
wheat from store n S2e0. $40 bushels DO al
- 50; l. 100 eusnels OF prime red W heat At ~ 81
80 bushels OF wheat from store a. 80 IS; 3oO
bushels Of new white corn al st.0s; 800 bush
els OF old white corn ~ VI d; $50 bushels new
corn c. SILK, so bushels OF oats at re; and
ia do. al Csc.
TIE CATTLE MARKKT.-Tne following are
the sales a. Drover's Rest yesterday 500
head OF cattle 81 from ~ 10 $50: Go head OF
sheep at 80 10 IS per head, according 20 qaal-
ity. and twenty cows and calves a. from SO 20
THE COAL BusIxrss-The different Goa,
companies have done comparatively nothing
since Wednesday. Nothing was dong on the
wharves his morning. Their business for
this week is al follows Prom Rays docks,
2.lis tons shipped. and l,sf5 tons received.
The Hampshire and Baltimore Company have
shipped $50 tons and received so tons, the
Cumberland Company have shipped $50 tons;
the Consolida;isD Company i5O tons, and the
Borden Company $50 tons.
TIE CANAL-A number OF men were at
WORK this morning with mules and an ice
breaker, endeayoring 70 break the ice on the
canal for the passage OF boats, but they made
slow progress.
THE AoUEDucT.-workmen on the con.
struction OF the new a9ueduct have been
obliged 10 suspend Operations regards
erecting the frame WORK of the new bridge.
Thew have turned their attention 20 ether
parts OF the work. There are now five spans
Of the frame work Of The new bridge mp.
The NARKET TO-DAY.-Beef, best cuts,
20 cents; next, IS cents; corn beef. IL cents;
mutton, l5a2o cents pork, IS cents; veal. 20 70
Asa
cents pound: lard, lS cents; turkeys, IS cents
pound geese, II D each; chickens, 75aSl rab-
bits, 30 cents; eggs. - cents: butter. 50 cents:
apples, 30 10 20 cents peck; sweet potatoes. 81
cents peck turnips. 25 cents peck; Irish pota-
toes, 10 cents peck.
1CR-Tne river is now frozen over sum
emily thick TO bear the weight of man, as sew
eral crossed this morning 20 Analostan Island,
from the foot OF High street. The steamer May
flower, which was TO sail to-day. is frozen 10 a.
Mr.. Davidson's wharf, and The tug beats
which left last evening for the purpose OF get
ting The steamer John Gibson of Port Teoac-
co Shoals, where she 10 grounded, were una able
20 get as far as Alexandra. Boys were This
morning amusing themselves win skating on
the ice on Rock Greek.
DISTRIBUTION or CARDS OF MKRIr.-The
distribution Of cards of merit TOOK place yes
terday afternoon at Primary Schools Nos 4
and 2, on High street, taught by Mrs Bates and
Mrs Turner. There were present most OF the
members OF the Board Of q uardIans; Rev. Mr
McCauley, Of the DUnoarton street n. T..
church; Mr.. T.. :. Ramss urgh, OF the Board of
Common Council, ano many of the parents
and friends OF the scholars. The exercises on
the part OF the pupils CONSISTED OF sing ing,
read ing, recitanons, &C. After which Mr. Me-
Cauley addressed them in MS usual pleasing
manner. TIE cards of merit were distriou ed
70 the boys oy ur. McCauley, and 20 the sue
cessful little girls by MIR. Ramsourgh.