Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-26
Washington Markets,
THE RULING PRICES To-Day.

The RULIN6 PRICES TODAY.
This morning Center market was extra we'll
supplied, and the attendance Of buyers and
lockers On quite large, as usual. The attend
ance OF country people owing to the storm was
! not great, but much larger than expected. We
Aedts-Beef (pOrter house), 25a30c. per ID:
do (sirioin) Sc; do. (round), 20c.; do (roasting
pieces, 2oa25c.; do. (corned), 16a12Hc.; pork,
lamb, l5a20c.; veal, 15a2Oc.; dried beef, 2Oa3oc
hams wSOle), 1Sa20c.; do, sliced 25a2sc should,
ers WHOLE, 9alc; cut ~ al3c mlddlings l2c.
Fisa.ERock, gee. cer bunch; perch, 4oc. DER
bunch; spots, iOc. PEI bunch; tayiors, 4Oc. per
bunch; salmon, CSC. per IT,; salmon trout, ia
l5c. per ID; lake white hsh 10 cents per 10;
Boston do, 2Oa36c.; shad lsalt or sm5Sed},
meip Sce.; hsllibut, zoe. per lb.; pike, 4oc. per
ID; catfish, 25c. per bunch; Holsters, l5c. per
ID; sheeps-head, scarce, 50c.as1.
lard, . per pair; WSseon, q per p n5 black
heads, 81 per pair; red head, sl.25 per pair;
crow, DC; .partridges, quail y eiH per dozen.
Observation-Disclosures, Irish, +0c. per peck; do.
bunch; onions, white, 81, red, GOc., yellow, 4Oc.
per peck; tomatoes, eoas0c. per peck; cabbage,
5a12c per head; lima beans. 2Oa25c per quart;
string beans is aea5oe: egg plant, 6sloc. each;
Fra,a.-Apples teating,l SOC. per peck; do,
cooking, 3oa4oc. grapes, l2al5c. per h.. chin.
gnap,ns, los. per quart; chestnuts, 2Oa25c. per
BGtter..Phiadelphia print, SOC. per h.; choice
roll, 4oc fair do, 25aS0c. Eggs, 32sS5c. per doz.:
Cheese, 20a25c. per 10.
Poultry.-Chickens, 75c.e125per pair; ducks,
1t will be seen that the prices of meats are
unchanged, Notwithstanding the price Of cattle
has advanced 30 cents per cwt.
The following were the ruling
PRICES AT THE WHOLESALE MARKET
Louisiana avenue, between 10th and 18th streets:
IRISH potatoes, per bushel, 81; sweet po-
- hua hal.
az; apples, per Dbl, slss3.5O; green corn,
per 100 dozen, $40; tomatoes, per bushel, $1.50;
grapes, per 100 lbs, So; egg plant, per doz.,
$50; beets, per leo punches, $3.50; cabbage,
per hundred, s5asio; chickens, per dozen, sSa6;
ducks, -; eggs, per dozen, 32c.; cucumbers,
squash, 50 per cwt; chestnuts, s25Oas3 per
Sl0asi5 per Dbl.
During the past week about 100 tons of hay
has been disposed of-clover, best quality, brin
/ ing Si.S5ss 80. per hundred, and good timothy
| s2as215. Wheat straw, 81; rye straw, s1.50 to
| s1.6e and oat straw 81 65. Straw and hay are
\ in demand and sales quick. 100 bushels Of
oats cold at soc. per bushel for new, and 55c. for
Old crop. I9S barrels of corn sold at Si25a*4 50.
| Few potatoes in this market, and sales dull.
| The supplies OF country produce to-day were
rather limited and sales brisk.
The FIRE DEPARTMENTAL meeting OF the
| board of fire commissioners was held last eve
4 ming, and on motion or Mr.. Baker tue vote by
which the board rejected part OF the bill OF II.
| X. Searle was reconsdered, and the subject was
recommitted TO the committee on buildings.
| A communication was received from Albert
| Chinn, Of No. 4 company, stating that he was
| imposed upon by the rest of the members Of his
| company; was compelled by the foreman to do
more than his share Of the work about the en-
| CINE house, and was generally prosecuted. The
| complaint was dismissed.
A communication was received from Mr.. H
| X. Miles, superintendent OF fire alarm tele-
graph, stating that he was in receipt OF reso-
luton from the trustees Of the First Baptis,
Church, requesting that the bell In the steeple
of that church be removed without delay. Mr.
McDevitt moved that q special committee OIL
three be appointed to wait upon the trustees Of
made for the continuance of the fire alarm OF
that bell, as 1t will cost the District considera
BILE to remove it and place the alarm elsewhere
Mr.. Smith moved TO amend, that the bell shall
of the day until the committee report; agree
| to, and the motion ~ amended was adopted
MessIs. McDevitt, Bailey and Booker were ap
pointed as the committee, and Superintendent
| Miles invited to accompany them.
| reported that the roof Of No. engine hoas
fFranklin) was I'm terrible condition. Tn
committee was authorized to receive proposal
for the repair Of thu stable and the engine house
Adjourned.
GRANGE OF ScHBDULE.-On and after $40 Z
| m. to- morrow, trains will leave Washington vi
the Baltimore and Potomac railroad as fol
lowe:-Northern express AZ 5; mail, S:45; wester
cinpati express, $40; Chicago do, p. n
Trains arrive at Washington - followG-Cin
cippati express, 8; mail, s45; western express
li:15 .. m; Pacific express, $40; accommods
ton. 9;i5; southern express, IL p. m: 70
| 4 e. n n. m.