Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-31
Washington Markets.

PRICES
This morning Center market was very well
supplied, and the attendance of buyeEs aud
lookeT.-on larger than usual. We quote prices
Ksats.-Beef (porter house), 25asOc. per H.:
DO (stloin), &c; do (roundl, 21c.; do. (roasting
pieces, 2ya2jc.; do. (cOrnetD, iGa12L G.; pork
~ a2Oc.; DO (corned), Sal2 C.; milton 1542 &C.;
lamp lJaZec.i veal, 15a2Oc.; dried bsef, 20a3ec.:
hams l"hOleJ 1sa20c-; DO, sliced, 2ja2Ss; should
erS twbo-el, %alec-; cut, L c; md IliagS, 1Oc
cut. = c; lard. i2I<c.
FtSb-Bock, iGc. per bunch; perch, iGc per
punch; spots, iGc. per bunch; tayIOrs, az. ner
bnnCL; salmon, 6jc. per h; sa! mon trout ia
iSc- Der ID; Spanish mackereI, 2Jc.as1 each:
shad salt or smoked), 2Da2.jc. each: herring do
roe, 5Jc per dOZ.i 30. tmeitl, 3Jc.. hallbat DE,
per -; PIKE, iec. per ID; catfish. &c. per
on Cd, crabs &c. per ioZ-; HOLSTERS 15c per b
.f.,e'S5s.lss.fotatoes Irish, Soc per peek; do
sweet &c turniys. JJlGoc.; h-cts, Sti2:. p
bunch; onions. white, ~, red, G)c per pscl,.
tomatoes, soc. per peck; cabbage, SsI5c. per
h IS I'm Ima beans: l5c per quart egg plant, Sd
Frui.s-8pYies, (eatlng.) 80. per peck: do
tccCkIg1 l5a2jc-; peaches, 81 a5)c.; pears, (eat-
ing 81; Do, cooking 5'tss C.; waterme!ons,
15sS'c' each; canteIOups, 5a2jc. each; grapes,
tai0c. Fer 70.
Batter.-PhnadelphIa print, sc. per ID; choice
roll, 4ec.; fair do, 25Ioc. Eggs, 2Sc. per dozen.
Pogl.ry-Chiekens, 75c.asI p per pair; ducks,
75c asl per pair.
The following were the ruling
PRICES AT TIE WHOLESALE MARKET,
Louisiana avenue, between 10Th and iith streets.
Irlsh potatoes. per Dbl. 50 jlSsI; sweet POTATOES
Per bbl, S52S6; peaches, per bushel, SIas2; aP-
pies. per Dbl, I5c.aS2; green corn, per hundred
dozen, SO; tomatoes, per bushel, Sl.25asI.15;
wstermtlOns, per hundred, Sl0aS3O: cantelOau,s
Per hundred, SiaSlO; grapes, per hundred los,
s.; egg plant, Per dozen, &c; pears. per bush-l
J0c.aS2; dams6ns. per busheI, s3a = 30; onion
Per bushel, Sc; beets, per hundred punches -;
cabbage. Per hundred, sass. chickens, per
Gozen' 5; eggs, per dozen, 20c; cacum5ers, per
Grapes are very abundant, AMI almost a drug
In the market.
The quantity o. hay sold the past week ha.
not been 50 large A. the previous week, and ,hs
price has ruled higher in consequence. - per
hundred being about the average or tue be-.
quality, ana The inferior quality az - -, with
an upward tendency. Wheat straw has been
= ling al H. AMI cat straw IT 81 - per hundred
About 100 bushels CT potatoes were disposed ct .
81 prices ranging from Sl.I9 70 - yer 5g-Es..
Corn (u-sLslled) has been scarce, ana qEirk
sa!Ss AZ ~i-.5a>5 Per barrel. The E-Fui- to-.l ~
Is more abundant cats, 5la6oc. per b,Jshel, ami
IN demand.
AN EvES SCORE or GREELEYIrEs met last
evening a. the Asbury schOOirOorn, Ifta street.
rear n. Mr.. ?. y. Carver IN the chair. and j.
r. Hilton secretary. Mr. W. =. Shorter VS.
elected a delegate 20 the central executive com
mIttee, in ace of r. ". Carver resigned.
MCSSrs. q. II. Marsh and James Brown wer,
elected additional members OF the eyerlfi sc
committee. Dir. Carver offered reSOl uti1nS.
which were adopted, p!edging themselves to OBJ
tain such modification OF the org tnic act as vii
give the people OF the District or Columbia the
night 20 elect the members Of both branches OF
the legislative assembly and tue secretary OF the
District, and setting forth that the board OF
public works ought to be abolished, and tn
local l. gi>lature elected By the people should
have power TO provide by law As 20 what officer,
ShOu-u have charge of our public works. and "a
define their powers and duties. well ~ t. pre-
scribe how they should be elected or appointed
1HE RSG1sTKATION-T1ird DiSirict.-The
podid OF re gistration, at Lang's Hotel, George
.osn, Se ,S enrolled the names OF 65I
coioeed- he total registration in tins distric
last year was $50 whites and I2S coIorad
Id ls Tie INST district so far, in which the reg
ktIatlon TINS year exceeds that Of last wear
Fotssh Distriet.-Re gistratOa in this di.tric,
Il Progressing quietly a. John COrneI's hons
In Georgetown, this afternoon.
THE New PUBLIC SCHOOL Rrt,nrxe ~
Nichols avenue, beyond Cniontown in ~
county, which was dedicated yesterday, asstataf
In TIE STAR OF last evening. named Tn,
"BTOwn School Building" in honor of Solomon
g. Brown the delegate from the first di-tric
10 tie legislature In the absence OF the Gov
trLoT the Keys were received by Louis H. D1lg
lass MI ZslmOn Richards and County Thus
zee Mitchell made appropriate addresses. !
isrgc crowd OF persons were in attendance, an
The exercises were very interesting.
REMOVAL OF FITCH * FJx.-In another
CO'umn the above hrm announce their rernOva
70 iheir new ana cOmm0dous Offices Opposit,
thc Treasury. We are glad 10 learn from then
tEat operations IN real estate have never beer
more active in Washington than during IN,
pas TX months. The sales made by their ono,
snce the first dav OF June last foot up oyel
$4,000, or an average Of % 600 per month.
ALAsEA rIAMoNDs in oroide and gold: French
gii and Jet ieWe!ry in all the gold patterns, re,
c-,Ned AZ Prigg1s jeweiry store, No. AZ Penn
fJ'Snla avenue, between = and eth street.