Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-13
Washington Markets-The Ruling
Prices TO-day

MEAT. = Beef (porter house, d625c a.; ditto
!c@Ined), 8gl2lc. mutton, i5asc lamb, is2Oc:Teai,
do sliced, @25e ;asEOUlders hOlej, Isc cut, il
.g!oc; SLICED, ;lsgsc mddlings, il5c.; cut, is
Is s s saIG6i tfdGt ssG5
Tar,s 7 cd is escs r ,s
soc. Per bunch. Cuba mscksrel. 5OQ6Oc:; Spanish
per dozen. CLAN. 81 per hundred. NN' vi nus 'O''
VEsETA Irish, 40 cents p peck;
S9ssh o SSs' V c,.: b sssiS
recs cG es51 peek as sS%atOes sSS
iSG2c hssd; ey%bins, i5asSe e Dozen aOP Corn
tyr en-, l0@l5c. dozen Egg Plants, iO95lc each.
4OC75c p dozen; piums. 2o5. , quart; pn.appes, Is
s @o each; apples ea;o ? peck. osnteIOupes, les
Damp FRTITs.EAppIes. sSsc. p quart; peaches,
tpeeledl Nq23e do npeeied), lOc.i backberries,
BUTTER.-Phiiadelphis print, Zoe. n: New
r3Ts creamy, 4oc choice roll, s09@c; fair DO,
PouLTRT:- Chickens, live, SOC @Sl IS p pair;
Ducks, 75c.@l 2 pair
FLOUR AND FEED.-Besvans shaw, commission
merchants and wholesale dealers in -four, feed IL
sorthxest, furnish the following 1notstons Of oaT
ard feed: Flour-F amily -four, ESQ $3.50 p bbl.;
g GOas super. SIS s0@ ss; rye So Corn mesi gsc
Brown s,uf; SIS 2 ton: shipstutf, ss9po. z
Prices a. the wholesale market, asfurnishsd by J.
W. Mankin, general commission merchant
west:-Iried cherries SrS25 potatoes. new, a. .sl1S
So Dol: onions, 500 So p bush dried peaches,
ss s5 calves Ssns salas
$3.50: chickens: sos 20; ducks, ssSs5O; wool,
sutieT S coS@SS ,l gnss:aeG sab bfbs
s293 p barrel; eating apples, $685.; sweet
rev. @ss- Corn. Sas. Wheat@Ihite, 81 9 90
81 Sc; DO red. 81 ss@l1: Eggs FIRM. Both
2o ions Of hay and straw we're sold during the pas.
week; new BAY, T5c. @Sl.l0, and straw 7Oc 93Oc. y
hundred. Offerings free,
PARIS GRKRN.-Ed,tor Star: Please publish
the following for Vi benefit of the people who
are in the habit OF handling Paris Green, SO
that they may know the character of this most
poisonous compound.
Paris Green is made by preparing solutions
OF sulphate Of copper and arsenite Of potasss,
and on mixing these two solutions "Scheele's
G.een" paris Green) falls as bright green
The antidotes for arsenious acid preparations
are magnesia and the hydrste of the sesquioxide
Of iron, the latter if recently pIeciPsted is more
Navy Yard, Washington, August Is, iS,;.
THE ATTENTION of furniture dealers and
housekeepers is invited to the advertise ment
elsewhere by Lieutenant Hoxie, District engi-
neer, Of auction sale Of furniture, carpets, mat
ting, &c, &C., to take place Tomorrow friday
At the late Legislative hall, on Pennsylvania
avenue, between 9Th and 10th streets, at 10
O'Clock q. M. The articles are nearly new,
having been in use but q short time, and are to
be sold for cash without reserve.
TER WAsHINGToN SCHURTZRN VRRRIN met
last night, Mr.. s. Wolf In the chair, and Fl. L.
Blout Secretary. Messrs william Fendner, An
gust Koch and Simon Wolf were elected dele
gates to the convention of the Northe eastern
Bund, which meets In Baltimore on Thursday
evening next It was voted to attend In n body
the International Schuetzenfest, which com.
menees at the Baltimore Park on Monday next
the 18th instant.
BuiLDIsG AssocIArIoKs.-At the SD meet.