Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-31
Centre Market To-day,

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next Dest, leC.; spring Lamb 2Ua25c. per 10;
~ luton, IL a20c. per lb.;Pork zoe. per ID; Salt
beti - a2oc per lb.i Smoked Beef.3Uc.; Sliced,
Sc., Clipped, 3Oc.; Bacon meat, 17c.; Breast,
2"c.: Mldniing, lsa2Oc.; Sausage, poe; Pigs
beet, 2Jc. per sett; Lard, re: Butter 35ai'c,
Per 10; Eggs, 25aa5e. per doz; Head Cheese,
<; per 10: fhlladelphia Butter, CSC. per b.
holl kutter, 45a6'c. per 10. Hominy, i1c. per
quart: hraut, ~ cents pei quart.
|"htLrV, came, dc.-Spring Chickens, 15c
to SO per pair; Ducks, sl.2j per pair; ROB
j. : Nl'O Per dOZ.; squirrels, lJc. each.
Yg,tG,fs, New Potatoes, 3Oc. per peck
S"'ei Potatoes, 5'c. per peck; new Onions. 3Ja
-. per bunCu: old Onions, 5Uc. per peck; CAB
49, u &C. head; Eeets 5alCc. per bunch. Gu
t''io l., lt't-oc. per dozen; Tomatoes, soc. Per
ehi Cymbiins, l5a26 cents. per dozen: Saap
i'hAs' ~ cents per peck; Lima b ans, 3J5.
= GumIl' Carrois' ia5c per bunch; Spinnage,
- ~ Itch' sprouts, 25c. per peck; RtdIsn--,
%, Per 9h.; Celery Ice. per bh.' Pump klns. 5a2I
'Ierh Peppers, 10 cents per dozen. Dried
hPpl's' 20 cents per quart: Dried Prunps,
%. per pound; Dried Currants, 2uc. pc
pound: EalsIrs. 25c. per pouud. Dried
cherries, - cents; Dried Peaches, i5s2u cent,
Pr g; Iresery"d CilrOn, SIC. per h.: Dried
flH,koerTies, e.; Dried WhortieberrIcS, 2js.:
CuiEants, 20 cents per quart; Egg Plants,
2Ii.c. each Nermicelh. 25c. per pound:
h2.ey' 5'c per pound; Apples, 3oc.asl per
pm reaches, II per peck; Pears, 5Jc per
peek; IluInce>, 81 per peck; Gained Peaches
5y'3oc. per can; Pine Apples, 25a3Oc each;
1a'shhaS, lte. cachi Garden Grapes, 25c. per
lb Fox GraVes, &c. per peek; hesnIits,
.uc per Gu.r; Min, 5. per bunch:
s Mrstar4' s5G. per jar: Sag-,, Sc; PEI
l. cents pei bunch Balsam, 5aiO cents each:
Lemons, - aitC. Per doZ; COcoanuts, 1ual5c.
each; Ships'uF 4oaa"c.; Browns:uif, ict5jc,
Middilng, STAG O.; Shorts. 30r: Corn shpllpd.
- 5dSl.35; Corn, bv ear, S6.5,aS7 per bbI
Corn Meal, ~ -2oaSl2j per busheI Oats, 90, q
81 per busheli Hay, Jc,aSt25 per cw.; Straw.
- 80 Per cwt,
rash, dc.-HaIbui, 20c per 10: Rock, ana5oc.
per bunch; Perch, Iua5oc. per bunch. Sheep
h'td' 75c AL .5c each; Cat Fish, 25c. per bunch;
buncn fleh. soc; Trout, soc. per bunch; Lob
ME- t each S G Soa iR' per p SszGR r.
Salmon, '5c. Per To-; Sea Bass, $50 per H.
Sturgeon, 1Uc. per 10; Turtles, 25a5Oc. each
HerIInGs, ivc. Ser bunch.
THE POTOMAC FRoNT.-Business activity
along the " haryes seems TO increase each day
or the continuance OF the pleasant weather We
are experiencing. In addition TO the list OF
heavy vessels reported below, il is stated thai
a large humber OF coal and other crafts are
under sail Tor this port and may reach here by
Monday. The steamer Arrow, StackpolS,
made here usual "Trip 10 Mount VERNON and
Marshall's landing to-day.
coTter's bLop.-Arrived-Schrs. Flight
Stone, from Hayre-de-Grace, with coal for
VIM ii. Campbell & Son; Sarah Hatorn. som.
ers, from Philadelphia, with coal for Wilson
i. Brown. Salled-Schrs. Orator, Brown
and Thomas J, Tull, Cooper, for Havre- de.
Grace, light.
Wright. L. Fisher. from Philadelphia, w!tn 10.
tons OF coal for Harvey, Clarke d Given.
Joi nsgg's Hl0rf.-Arrived-SchTs. Flying
Scud, Mitchell. from Havre.de-Grace, with
2C3 tons OF Lykin's Valley coal for George l.
Sheriff: Kennedy, kennedy, from Philadelphia,
with 200 tons Of coal Tor J. T.. Miller d Go:
Enterprise, Wilson, from Norfolk, with Sl,yOJ
Ieet Of lumber. for g. Il. Church and WiIlet IL
Retgruve. Sailed-Schrs. Travers Spicar,
Mills, for Baltimore light, Marney, Mirney,
for Georgetown, to load with coal for Pnila-
delphia.
RUeg'S WhGr.-ArTiyed-Soh Lilly, Wool
ford, from Hayre.de-G Grace, with 2i6 tons OF
coal for Il. +. Clark; l.. T. Dunnock, kirby,
from EaNTe de q race, with 40 tons of coal Tor
Z. =. Burgess IL Co; Edward Ewing, Mc-
Dewitt, from Philadelphia, l2J tons of coal for
POtes a Shelly, of the Metz opolitan Hotel
Sailed-Schrs. Marsella Ann, Trader, for
Hunting Greek, light; Flying Fish, Scott, FOR
the same place, light; Mary Jane, Foxwell, for
Havre- DEG race, light. Memmorandum-SsaiIed
from Havre-de-Grace on the 2Nth instant,
schooner %. ii. Tolley, with coal for George
Bogus.
Brotcn's Uhdrf-Arrived-Sch ooners Smyth
Jones, from Havre-de-Grace, with 100 tons of
COAL North Carolina. Mangen, from do, with
200 tons of coal; Virginia Dare, johnson, from
do, with $50 tons OF coal; w. T.. Bennett from
New York, with 300 barrels of Rosendale
cement all for :. p. Brown IL Son. Sailed
Schrs. Roxanna, for Havre- de- g race, light; NJ
Collins, Graves, for Alexandria, to load coal
for an eastern port
BerrV's Whdrf.-Sailed-Stea Eynress
| Nickel, for Baltimore, with freight and mas
sengers; schr. Van Name, Van Name. for
| GEORGETOWN. 10 load coal tor New York.
Fdy's Whdrf.-Sailed-Schr. Porto Rico
| down the rIver, light.
| AUToMAToN SoNGsTkRs.-Mr. James Worm
| ley, the caterer, who accompanied Hon Rev
4 erdy johnson to England to arrange the dfoirs
| de cuisine OF that gentleman, and has since re.
| turned, purchased while abroad some beauti-
ipi articles Of workmanship, the most notice.
| able OF which are two mechanical sonssters
| Inc contrivance consists of n stuffed bird
| mounted on stand, in which there is a me
| chanical arrangement Sc connected with the
figure itself that when wound mp like a clock
one II. at loss TO conceive but that the bird is
| aliyeHom the beauty and variety of the notes
IL gives forth. Even the motion of the throat
IL initiated to such perfection that the spectator
| would fain doubt the existence Of life in the
henre. be also procured some beautiful little
tahle fountains, which are so arranged as to
| present the appearance of a miniature foun.
L taln the fahla in fun s,fa drrin ma