National Republican., 1875-07-30
WASHINGTON MARKET.
EoRKOEiTRNERCHGNlS PGoDUCEEZCHANGI
SHORT SKETCH OF THE ORGANIZATION.
sOaE OF THE GOOD ACCOMPLISHED
HeDE AID nANHER OF DOING BUSINESS.
Meeting or the Exchange Last Night
Report OF ofProceedings-state Of the
Market Quotations OF Flour,
Grain aud Produce-The
Retail Market Prices.

Market- Quotations OF fl0urs
Grain aud Produce-The
Retail Market Prices.
AS the cities eligibly located for trade purposes
grow In commercial importance by the increase Of
their own population and that Of the surrounding
country, which they supply and draw from, they
take upon themselves commercial airs, and ope-
rate after the fashion of the great msrts that
have long since set the custom. Washington has
not been slow In the formation OF Exchanges,
Boards of Trade &c, but she has been derelict In
Rurturing her institutions Of this kind, and in
maturing her plans until the formation Of the
Produce Exchange, which brought together some
of the most energetic men Of character and
wealth of Washington, Georgetown and Alexan-
dris. -
1t was organized January IL, 1876. and by unsn-
imous voice the following officers were chosen and
now hold: President, John A. Baker; vice presi-
Ietafy, q. A. Dunnington. Its popularity
spread like wild hre, and the first
S
ship has increased steadily, until the Exchange
numbers seventy. five firms, embracing some one
hundred and twenty five persons.
ITS TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions on Change were commenced i'm
medistely upon the removal to the new building,
corner of Tenth and o streets, and were well az
tended, but the new system was not fully intro
duce incident to the period from planting to har-
vest, which keeps the grangers too busy to haul
sion Of the sessions at the Exchange until the sup
plies should begin TO come forward. The Inland
and Seabcard Coasting Company lately COM
goes Of such haryests as offered for sale in the
Southern markets, and ere long grain will begin
to come in freely. The Exchange will be opened
at the usual hour, 10 g. m, and in q few weeks
the members will aim to do most Of their business
in this way. 1t is not to be supposed that this
resolve Of the Exchange will throw much specu-
IatIon into the market, such as prevails al the
centres Of corruption, but If seller the merchant
or commission man will 90 there merely for con-
load or boatload Of corn, wheat, oats or whatever
it may be at certain rate, and the buyer
IN the
will take the buyers note or csshand hand
over the bill Of lading, when the buyer
with other articles, operations viii go on swiftly
smoothly. The dealers of the city will no doubt
R II aRd sd T S En- or
they want, when they will close the bargain and
congratulate themselves on not having to scour
the town for the lowest market prices.
Among the good things the Produce Exchange
has done for Washington is the establlshment OF
uniform market prices. There was time when
they could not rely upon her prices. Commission
merchants used 70 issue separate circulars and
tell different tales.
MEETING LAST NIGHT.
1no IeBulhI uoetluk Ot tue EAenanRe
was held last evening, Mr.. John A. Baker pre-.
siding.
PhiliIps-was submitted. As compared with last
week, It showed an advance OF 26 cents per barrel
% deens Of ~ aSo senS 10 sPSn sdSanss saS
Ter, except New York; decline OH celt 10 eggs;
an advance Of lG2 cents In cheese; decline In
green fruits; an advance Of lG2 cents in proyi.
sionf.
adopted sS whole, and read as follows:
Warrington city markets, Friday morning,
July 90. Quotations for large Wholesale trans.
Receipts-Flour, l,S4o barrels; butter, 3s7 pack.
ages; eggs, 200 barrels and 2si crates.
STATE OF THE MARKET.
FIour-With light receipts We note an active
demand IN io6oingS ing way way At quotations; ions
Hay and strsw-supPly or old hay light, and
Butter-Receipts continue light; market bare
Of all grades, and from present Indications, with
an active demand outside, quotations can bo
Eggs-Reoeipts unusually larsei market dull
and heavy; to save totaloss some lots In bad CON.
% PouItry-Receipts for past week very heavy,
and TO effect sales Of large invoices low rates had
to be acceded to. To-day, with lighter arrivals,
market steady at quotations.
Live Scholarships OF all kinds more liberal:
demand good at q shade lower: prices on best
grades Of common cattle fully one half cent lower
Peaches-Tbe majority Of those coming In are
green and worthless; good ones are bringing fair
prices.
ana cabbage, and We cannot see any inducsment
for shippers, unless they are prepared to accept
MIN Feed-Dull at quotations.
Other articles on the list move quietly at quota
tions.
ToDAY's PRICES
Flour-Family standard brands
trade brands, S6.5Os7; extra, se. .25a6.75; super,
S525a5.50; fine, g. 50a4 IS; mddling, s315a4; rye,
s5s5.5oi com meal, bOlted, eOa9lc.; do unooltsd,
S6sssc.
Grain-wheat, sl.SOal.45; corn, yellow, s7asSc.;
do, white, ssaeOc.; oats, old Southern, s5sIOc.;
do, new do, 6oc.; do, Western bright, e6a67e;
Hay and stfaw-Hay, clover, slsa2o; do, tim.
is; d.. oats, si0sl2; do, wheat, sSss; cut hay,
BGttsf-Nsw New York, 27asO,.; selections,
Western, 2Sa25c; do. Virginia, 23a25c.; barrel,
2os2lc.; packed Va, Pa. and Nd. hrsts, 2o,22c.;
thirds, 14al5c.; do. Western frsts, l9a2Oc do do.
seconds 2Oa22c; do. DO. thirds lsslsc grease lOc.
Cseese-New York State factory, fine, new, IL
al2c.; do fair to good, salOc.; Western factory,
choice, new, saloc.; do. fair to good, 7asc.;
Poultry and Gsme-Ducks, live, per doz., s3a
325; hens, live, per doz., S4a5; spring chickens
per dOE, large s2SOa4; do. per dOz., small, l.5oa
Dried Fruits and Nuts-Cherries, picked, new,
per n, 12al3c; blsckberries. do, 5a6c.; peanuts,
GREEN rem Fiaits~Pears, Common, Saoi per bbi, 5Oca
81; Bartlett pears, per box, S2.5Ol3.5t; vhor-
tleberries, per bucket, 5oa6Oc.: apricots, per
mon. SOC. al; peaches, per box, 5Oo.aI.
Provisions-Baoon, country hams, per h.,
sides Do, issiic; lard, country iOt: do, isiiic.
do, refined, 14l1a16c.
Furs, Wool and Hides-wooI, washed, los
do, dry, llal2c.; calfskins each, 76c.al4Oi pelts
we; Vs;ssssSics-Nex potatoes, per OOl., sls
dred, sla3; onions, white, per bush, sIal.25;
onions, yellow, per bush, s5c.al; beans, white,
Live stock-Gattie, common, aas1k,: do,
butcher, H1a5c.: do, extra, 5<a64c.; hogs, ordi-
nary, saaci do, fair sheep, 4a51c.; stock
52sae14c; do, common, 4a411c.; COWS, each, :2os
MIL Feed-wes.srn bran, per ton, slsa2O;
brown middlings, do, s22a23; white do, do, s24s
seeds-TimOthy, per bushel, ssaa5O; fax, do,
Lumber-Yellow pine joIce and scantling, II to
16, sl1al2.50; do. do do, 20 TO a. sl3il4; do do
~ boards, Il to 10 feet, sloal2 5O do. do "a and
S'T1E Walnut SG'r q sns S' gHBad and ins5 s5a
sT1drssmBsssss1 s s ss1ase; talISx. s' honey
Under the head Of new business, Mr.. ]. F. JAN
ney called attention to the ununiformity OF com
ton, and suggested that . COMMITTEES of three Be
appointed 10 inquire into the feasibility of estab
lishlpg rates that would equaliEe the commits
sions, so that certain rate per cent. would cover
every variety Of goods handled.
A motion to that effect was made and seconded
neS Ssps sns
mfttse; after which the meeting adjourned.
Cobb's Island.