Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-09-30
CENTER MARKET. 0
Wholesale and Retail Prices.

CENTER mAhABT.
Wholesale and Retail Prices.
Yesterday fair supply in the vegetable line
wss offered, but trpu was less abunnant than
for some time past, with the exception of ap-
PIES The peach crop Of the best kind is nearly
used mp, and thc.e offered now are generally
of the cling stone varieties and best adapted to
preserving, dry ing, &c. Apples will therefor
rior quality for eating purposes. Tomatoes
hold cut much better in quantity and quality
than wss ex pected by gardners, the dry weather
not damaging ths crop as much as was fearei.
Our hucksters now procure their supplies
from points on the river below never before
reached by them. These suppliUs IRE sere,a'Iy
of good quality and the transportation being
so rapid here, they are enabled Ito lay them
upon the stands in our market as fresh and
sweet as any our gardeners can furnish. Our
population being a growing one, consumss
more from W ar ID year, and the business of
furnishing is becoming more remuperattys
Let our Corporation build q new mar kst house
under liberal management OF our market
system, we shall not suffer for good things, and
At as cheap rates as other cities.
Wholesale prices yesterday:-Apples, eat
irR,s2 to % per bbl; do, cooking, so TO 9 400
per bbl; Prars, 3 so per bushel; Peaches 81 80
to 81 per box; Tomatoes. sl.5O per ba.hel;
Egg Plants. 81 TO IS cents per doz; Grapes
1Oc per To-; Green Corn, 16 cents per dog !:
Squash. Marrowfat S3. 90 per cwl.; Quo ambers,
81 cents per hundred; Cabbages, IS to $ per
hundred Sweet Potatoes, 50 so to 81 per bbl !:
Irish Potatoes, g.. IS per bbl.; Onions, sI75 per
OusheI: Ounces, 81 Der bushei Oats, rs cents
Per bushel: Chickens, Sl75 TO SO per doz.; Eggs,
25 cents per doz; Ducks, 81 10 SIS per doz
Country Butter, 10 cents per ID; Dry Beaus,
$500 per blshel.
lows Apples. iua5Oe. per peck; pears, SIC. per
rECk: peaC hes. uaS.c. per pecs; egg plant lQo
each tomatoes, 60c. per peck string beans, 6Uc.
Per peck; squash-marrowfat,5c per To-; cacun-
nrI.- SO. per doZ.: ca'awb7r grapes, 1jc. per
ID sweet potatoes, sc. per peck; Irish do sac.
per peck; green corn, 20c. per doz.; cabbages.
l5c. each; onions, 8Dc. per peck; carrots, Sc per
b5ncb; beet, I0c. per bunch: lettuce, Sc, each
parsnips, l0c. per bunch; chickens, 75c. to 81
per par: ducks, Sc per pair; eggs 35c per dog
cranbeTries, 15c. per qt.; country butter, 50c
per 10.
RIVER FRONT.-Business at the wharyes
this morning is not so brisk, veIy few arrivals
having taken place since our report yesterday.
Sale Oh oysters to-day at Riley's wharf was
small, and the prices advanced to 80 cents per
bushel. From Havre- de. Grace on the 2;th
inst, schr. Cooper, Galloway, with 127 tons of
coal tor Cameron Co.
last night with passengers ard full fir light Of
cattle and country produce for dealers
CARS Whdrt.-The W. w. Cot, Ryther, left
here at IL O'Clock with passengers aud freight,
consisting Of flour, lime. and naval stores
CroUch's Wharf.-The steamer Express, Can.
tain Nicolls, arrived last night With passengers
She lett this morning on her return trip.
Sherif's Coal and Wood Whaf, foot Of 9Th 81
Steamer Express. Olden arrived tins morning
with wood for G. l.. Sheriff
Rusy's WhdIf.-Arrived-Scbr Packet, F-ost,
with oysters and fish for deal r.; schr. Cccar
Queen, Cbssser, with oysters.
Esm.-Sliled from Phila1elrbia on the .J.n
inst. schooner William n ". Jn VIA al6
tons of cosl for W. II. Campoell s. SON.
ttdrk'S WhGr, EdStcra Brdnch.-ArTived-
Schis. Nary Augusta, Moten, from Havre-de-
Grace, wirh lo7 tons red ash coal: A. F. Clark,
Ed onsron, with ZIG tons Lykens Va'ley,eoll;
a ~ 20
with 10j IONS Lykeus Valley coal; all for 4
Edward CLARK l. Co.
CHANGES IN EPIPHANY PARIsH.-Rev. Mr..
Jones, lately Of Trinity Church, New York,
hss been called TO the assistant minis ership Of
Epiphany Cnurch, in this city, vice Rev.
Reeve Hoboe, resigned to accept a senior posi-
ton in the Church Of the Holy Trinity, Brook
Ign. Mr.. Jones has entered upon the discharge
OF his ew duties and gives great satisfaction.
Mr.. L J. Middleton has resigned the tr. lsur-
eIship OF Epiphany and Prof j. H. Coffin has
teen elected Treasurer in his stead, to take eff
feet on and after the LIST OF October. II is ex-
pected that the church, which has been closed
for repairs since the ist of August, Will be re-
opened for Divine service Sunday after next.
! he Rector, Rev. Dr. Starkey, is still solourn-
ing at Buffalo, N. ", his health being some
what improved but be is not yet able to re-
sumo his duties. The choir of the church has
ken strengthened by the addition OF the fiue
tenor, Mr. Knoop, lately Of Baltimore.
DIVORCE CAsR-To.day, in the Equity
Court, Judge Ohm. decree was made the
case of Mary Ellen McElfresh "~,'ns. |ocha-
rish McEiiresh, divorcing the parties from bed
and board, with the right to hereafter apply
the daughter is given to the plaintiff. and the
defendant - TO pay so alimony. In the case
OF the husband against the wife, a deer Yves
sets foi III that she was married in 1895 that she
has one child by defendant; aud charge, him
with ~ treatment, turning her into the scr It,
to "A La
with a mau named Prather. Messrs. FendsIl
and Fendall appeared for the wife, and Mr.
Hine for the husband, and the testimony was
taken before ]. J. johnson, Examiner.
WASHINGTON MEDICAL SOCIETY This SO.
ciety held a meeting last plight the subject I'M
der consideration being DIR. SchOepp's applica-
ton for an expression OF opiBion of the society
the murder of Miss Steinecke. Discussion was
participated in by Drs. Busey and Reyburn,
the former taking the ground that the society
should leave the matter in the hands OF the
Governor OF Pennsylvania, DIR. Reybnrn con.
sidered 1t proper subject for consideration by
the association. The debate was of consider
able interest 10 those present, being review Of
ton, the condition of the body, and the chemi-
cal properties Of the blood, &c.
QUITE NUMBER Of thai friends aIi
qusintsuces assembled AZ ,h- MetTopolirsn u
l.. Church, at II o'clock to-day, - vitae "a
marriage Of Mr.. Wynus T. Wysart and Mes
Minny Grler The happy pair were attended
by MT. Chapman and Miss GTiar. sister ~ the
hride-the gentleman Icing DIRE 4 10 =" -..,-
dlJonal black, ana the lades TaTl aired a
neat travelling suits. pearl gray " color, With
short Illusion Wells over their has. INN d.
St@ly after tue ceremony, tha parry set ont on a
bridal our Nor IA, receiving The congratulations
Of their Iiends in the carrisge tetore starting.
TIE FRANKLIN SCHOOL BUILDING To-day
Mayor Bowen. with Messfs. }. = Cfocker ana
Clark, of the Aldermen: Browne, of the Coun-
Gil; Champln, Duliu. j. 5. Brown. OF the
Trustees visited the Frauklip School Building,
corner OF Thirteenth and h streets, which 4
low finished, and after inspecting il the con.
tractor turn! u over TO the Mayor. Tue dedi-
catory exercisss will take place 2x O'Clock