Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-12
Washington Markets,


This morning Center market was extra well
supplied, and the attendance OF buyers and
loosers on quite large, as usual. We quote
Ascts.-Beef (porter house), 2ja30c. per lib.
do (siroin), 25c. do. (round), 20c.; d. (roasting
pieces), 2ca25c.; do. (corned), IOa12Hc.; pork
~ AUG; DO. (cornedl 8al2Hc.; mutton, 15a20c
lamb, 15a2oc.; veal, l5a20c.; dried beef, 2Oa3sc;
hams (whole), 1Ss20c do, sliced, 25a2sc: should
ers (whole), 9a11c; cut II s13c- mIddlings ,l2c;
cut, 15c.; lard, 10i12&c.
Ftsh--Rock, +c. per bunch; perch, 40c Der
bunch; spots, 40c. per bunch; taylors 4Oc per
bunch; salmon, CSC. per 10; sa non trout, 12a
l5c. per ID; Spanish mackerel, 2Jc.aS1 each;
Boston do, 20a25c.; shad (salt or smoked.
2os25c. each; herring lido roe), SOC per doz do,
(melt), 3Oc-; hallibut, 2Oc per lb.; pike Zoe per
H.; catfish, 25c. per bunch; crabs. 40c. per doz
Holsters, l5c. per ID sturgeon &C. per h.; sheeps-
head, scarce, SOC ash.
Game-Ducks, blue wing, 81 per pair; NAL
lard, 81 % per pair; WifgeOn, 81 per pair; black
heads, q per pair; red head, Sl.25 per pair;
Il per dOzen;partridges, EQUALLY s4I per dozen.
Fesetables.-PotatOes, Irish, 40c. per peck; do.
sweet, 3ec turnips, 2Oa25c;; beets, base. per
bunch; onions, white. 81, red, Coz, yellow. iOc.
per peck; tomatoes, oOas0c. per reck; cabbage.
5al2c. per head; lima beans, 2Oa25c per quart;
string beans, foa50c; egg plant. 5sI0c. each
corn 2oa.5c. per dozen; pumpkins. lease. each;
peppers, l2c. per dOZ.
Fruits.-Apples, (eating,) 5oc. per peck; do.
(cooking,) 3Oai0c.; peaches, I0caSl; pears. (eat.
ing,) Coo aSl .; do, (coOking,) i0aG0c.; water
g.
grapes, 1Oal5c. per H.; chinquapins, 1Oc. Der
quart; chestnuts, 0a2jc. per quart; cranberries,
2Oc. per quart.
Observation-Disclosures print, Soc per h.: choice
roll, i0c. fair do, 25a30c. Eggs % L3O: per doz
Cheese, 20a25c. per Id.
Pouitry.- Chickens, 75c.s1 .2J per pair; ducks
twill be seen that the prices OF meats are
unchanged, notwithstanding the price OF cattle
has advanced so cents per cwt
| The following were the ruling
| W =
Louisiana avenue, between 10th and 1Ith streets
IRISH potatoes, per bushel, 81; sweet 20.
tstoee, per Dbl, s2as2; 80; peaches, per bushel
per 100 dozen, go; tomatoes, per bushel, sl.75
grapes, per 100 lbs, eSsal2; egg plant, per dox
15c.; pears, per bushel, $50; onions, per bushel
Hundred easiCchicHsns, per DOZEN saO sssss
per dc.sn. 49, isc.; tuInips, Soc. -'''' 'a'am0s''
q
ing e1l5st1s5 per hundred, and good timothy
t2as215 whest straw, q; rye straw, 81 Z
before reaching the scales. Hay b also IN de
| mand. and sales quick. leo bushels Of oat
sold at sc: par bushel for new, and CSC. for oil
bushels Of poeates sold yesterday tor $i.l5as1.2
| Tor FOOD and tl ~ for inferior.
"A head OF cattle sold at a 90 per cwt, An,
ot9e S o. better condition for $40
TINS morning In the way Of fruits and veeetables
snd purchasers were plenty. There was larg
annoance OF country market wagons, all ladel
with country produce this morning.
Tan CATHOLIC TOTAL ABsT1xrsor Usro,
OF America elected the following orr GERS \
Cleveland yesterday: Rev. james McDeyitt
OF Warrington, president; Robert Wilson, o
Of Washington, secretary; Thomss X. Mona
Of Providence, treasurer; j. ID. Havley. q
Philadelphia. sergeant alarms. The coiven
ton adjourned to meet In New York, Octobe
8, 1873.
REAL EsrArE.-Governcf Wells, of Virginia
has purchased the corner house Of the new blocl
on ~ and 9th streets, for $4,000,