Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-09-21
Washington Markets.
TIL z RULING PRICES TO.pay

This morning Center market was VERY wall
supplied, and the attendance of buyers and
io0kers-on quite large. We quote prices as
follows:
Aeats.-Beef (porter h6use), 25.3Oc. Der III.
do (s!rloin), 25c.; DO. (round). 21c do (roastin
pieces), 26a25c. do iccrned), lOal2Ic; p9rk
~ aZGc.: -, tcornedl sal2Hc; mutton, 15a2)c.;
iamh, 10 -gc.; veal, 10 zoe; dried beef, 2Ja3pc
mans \whoiel, loa20c., do, sliced, 25a28c shoud.
ers (wbole), 9a1lc. cue, II also. mIddlinrs lie
Fish.-Rock, 46c. per bunch; perch, 4Oc. per
punch; spots, 4Oc. per bunch; taylors, 4Oc Der
punch; salmon, 63c. per ID; salmon trout l2a
l5c. per ID; Spanish mackerel, 2jc.asi each:
Boston do, 2Oa25c.; shad (salt or smokey,
2Oa25c. each; herring do. roe), SOC per doz.: do
tmelt), 30c.; hallibut, 20c. per ID; pike Zoe mar
ID; catfish, 25c. per bunch; crabs, 4Oc per doz. !:
,opsters l5c per lb sturgeon, sc. per ID; Sleeps
Gome.-Ducks, blue wing, 81 per pair; NAL
lard, % Ter pair; WiigeOn, 81 per pair: black
heads : per pair; ortolan, 81 per en-; reed
egetaIteS.-Potatoes, Irish, 40c. per peck; do.
sweet, Doc; turnps, 50a60c.; beets, 5a8c. DER
bunch; onions, white. 81, red, 60c., yellow, ioc.
per peck; tomatoes, 60aS0c. per peck; cabhag re
5a12c; per head; lima beans, I5a2lc. per quar-:
egg plant, 5alGc. each: corn, 2Oa25c per dozen,
pumpkins. l0a25c. each.
. F1u,ts7Apples, teating) SOC. per peck; do,
tcooklng,) l5a25c-; peaches, 25a50c.; pears (eat-
ing, oocSl; do, Cooking lHs6 c.; watermeons.
doa3Oc. each; canteioups, I0t3)c each; grapes,
6al0c. per 10.
Butter.-Philadelphiap print, Sc. rer II. .ch,ic.
roll, zoe: fair do, 25a3Jc. Eggs 2Ja3Oc. per d9z
Cheese, 20a25c. per Id.
Pou'try.-Chickens, 75c.asl % per pair; ducks.
l5c aSl per pair,
The following were the ruling
PRICES AT THE WHOLESALE MARFgT
Louisiana avenue, between 10th and Iitn streets:
Irish potatoes, per bushel, 81 25sS 80; sweet DO
tatoes, per Dbl, S3iSI; peaches, per bushel,
SIaS2 apples, per Dbl, S1a22 50: green corn. Dar
100 dozen, Sl3; tomatoes, per bushel, SLASH:
watermelons, per hundred, S10as20; canteloups
perhundred. eoaS2J; grapes, per b IND red lbs sSa
SIC; egg plant, per dozen, I5c.; pears, per bushel
6c.as3; damsOns. per bushel, % 5Ja % 80; onions
per bUshel, 50. 5G beets. per hundred punches So:
eahbsge, per hundred, S3aSl2; chickens, per
dozen, s2.I1as6; eggs; per dozen, 2oc. cucum-
bers, per dozen, Ice.
DuiiDg the past week about 100 tons of hay
has been disposed of-clOver, best quality, bring
ing 81 75as1 so per hundred, AMI good tim)thy
S2as215. Wheat straw Coz, and Oat straw 81 2j
81 0 bushels of oats sold very readily at 5Oc per
bushel for new, and 5oc.s55c. for old CROP $50
barrels of corn was sold at 81 I5as4sD 25ObusheIs
Of potates sold yesterday for 81 40aS1 80 for good
and 81 for inferior.
The market was well supplied, and sales last
night and this morning we're quite brisk. The
tendency OF the hay market is upwards and
sales quick, large proportion being sold before
1T reaches the scales. This market will be held
every day i'll future. Straw is in demand-I2
tons have been sold the past week, at advanced
prices,