Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-03

TIE LIVE STOCK MARKET-BoGrd Of Hsdii4
inSlecti"nS.-The Inspector Generals report or
live stock on sale at DrOver's Rest and els
where, during the week ending Friday, May 5.
A. Clarks depot for sale of swine, 800 hogs
were offered. Stock received from Ohio, and
dull and declined, having been unfa vorably a.
fected blythe influx of large quantities OF ba-
con. Sales at Ia7 J. c. per ID. net. 10 sheep OF
very tine quality were purchased in BaItimore
market at &c. per 10.
At Center Market and elsewhere. "A becves
6 stock cattle, 81 milch cows. with % calves /
yeals, sheer, and y lambs were on sale. Mar
kets this week were dull. Tie quality of tho
stock was mostly very good, and much superior
to that usually offered. Beeyes sold at SlaSI
per owt.; &C VS. and calves brought S2IaSG0; veal
per head.
Two hundred beeves, mostly of extra grades.
were purchased in Baltimore market this week
by Washington butchers.
At Drovers' Rest 105 beeves were on sale-9s
sold at s5as per cwt, according to quality o.
grades, and remain over; Is cows with IL calves
sold at S3OaeC; 10 yeals brought 5a7 cents per h.
The market vas heavy and dragging, in conse-
quence of high and advanced prices. Some OF
the beeves on sale yesterday were of a very SUI
perior quality; among these were two of the
largest and finest oxen ever offered in this mar
ket-their aggregate gross weight being 4,G7j
lbs. The supply of beeves was light. 500 sheep
and 400 lambs were offered; 40 Of the former
and all OF the latter were sold at the following
prices: Sheep, shOrn, Sal cents per h.. unshorn
cents per ID; lambs IS 5oai 10 per head; about
% lambs OF extra quality brought s45Oaj.5O per
head; GO sheep remain unsOld. The quality OF
| the sheep on sale this week was at once very
good and very bad. Several very fine living
skeletons were on sale, admirably calculated 10
interest anatomical students, but, when offered
| for slaughter, scarcely worthy the attention of
a respectable butcher. Some superior sheen
however; were in the market, which was very
| brisk. Condemned as diseased and unfit for
| slaughter, veal calves and sheep.
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| TIE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ycsterd "
awarded the contract for furnishing and fasteIi-
between the iron posts, in front of the parkip ?
| corner OF 18th and streets, to Messrs. GRAY s.
Moves. The contract OF Emmert. Dunbar "
| Co., for laying sewer laterals and water ser
vices, was extended so as to include the layiu :
| OF twelve-inch tile sewers on Louisiana av
nue., between 9th and 10th streets. and on
| q street, between 9th and 10th straefs
NJ. j Laughlin has been awarded a contract
| for constructing 5x-foot brick sewer alony
18th street, from nj to point 100 feet north OF
street northwest. The Evans concrete COM
psny, to lay their pavement on carriageway of
18th street, both sides of Farragut square; aIsD,
| a roadway through the square; also, to set the
! curb and relay the sidewalk ON both sides OF TAT
square; also, to pave carriaaeway, set the curb
and relay the sidewalk on street, from Yer
| mont avenue to 16k street. Thomas Lewis &
Co, to lay the PaIisen pavement on 4th sire {,
| from Indiana to New York avenue.
The board yesterday addressed a communica-
ton to Major Richards, chief OF police, ask Q
Dim 10 instruct the police to prevent the fagrtnt
destruction OF young trees by mischievous DO IS
and other persons maliciously inclined. Many
| Of the young trees recently planted by order II
the board have been broken down, cut, or 9th :
| wise defaeed.
Mr.. b. ID. Carpenter, assistant engineer. y IS
received orders to prepare q profile and adyer e
| tise for the grading Improvement of the Co.
lumbia turnpike (Bladensburg) road and l. n
| coin avenue, from Boundary street TO Middle
| IONS gate. Also, to prepare plans and advert "a
FOR proposals for the construction of a bril- 70
over Rock creek at Pearce's mill.
| ATTENTION IL called to the advertisement Of
the Arlington Fire Insurance Company, VIII Cd
appears in another column. This company il
essentially q home enterprise, and as such lie
| serves encouragement. We find on its list OF
directors some OF our oldest and most influential
| citizens. and among the foremo in procur ne
! the stock are our liveliest business men. Thi.
! fact alone has given the company an envi bid
| status in the world of fire insurance compan e,
and to secure insuran with than Is safe and
| proper investmentl
| FISH AND OYSTER MARKET-Bodrd of H. Gltl
nspeetsons-Inspector General Gatchel reports
the following arrivas:-100, 900 herring. sell ing
1 at IS per thousand. 900 shad, selling al
from IS to $40 per hundred. 400 tailors. selling
! at 81 10 $50 per hundred. 200 eels, SELF
! ing AZ 50 TO IS per hundred. 600 punches
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