National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-29
Produca Rxehanos.

Inc Exchange met last evening; Mr.. John A.
BAKER, the President, in the chair. The minutes
OF the last meeting being read and approved, the
weekly Price Current was then read section by
section, and the following amendments made:
New corn, quoted at 65@75e. per bushel. Gran
berries ssGS.5O per box, Southern s7G9 per bar
rel. Potatoes lowered Sc. Der bushel, and
Fancy sweets increased soc. per barrel. The re-
| port OF the quotation committee was then, as
Washington City Markets. for the Week Ending
IhUTsddy, October Is, 1875. The Official Market
Reports Of this Exchange are made up from
Actual Wholesale Transactions Of Articles In
Receipts for the week-Eggs. $40 cases, 60
barrels. Butter. SIS packages. IS barrels.
ElOur-Market quiet and steady for all grades.
| Hay and Strsw-In good supply; hay is dull
Butter-RsceiPts have materially mere ssssd,
| excepting very choice gilt-edged goods.
Eggs-Under light receipts and good demand
the market is very hrm, and all arrivals of fresh
PouIrry-Receipts of live have been very large
this week, and with q change OF the weather
been most TOO warm for dressed; should the
weather turn colder, however, good dressed fowls
will meet with ready sale at full prices. The
which is inquired for.
Dried Fruits-Apples in good inquiry and firm;
cherries not SO active and somewhat lower. Re.
ceipts of chestnuts liberal and market quiet sell
ing only in JoDbLng way.
Green Fruits-Receipts have been very liberal
from Virginia AID Maryland and market closes
spples.
low. ..-- III
Live Stock-Market has ruled very dull, and
prices generally lower than last week.
Mill Feed-Quiet.
Lumber-Active.
Other articles on the list move quietly at quota
tions.
Flour-Fsmily, standard brands, k7.5Oa7.75; do,
trade brands, $6.50a7; extra, $6a6.5 80: super,
s5a5. 50; fine, s45os475; middlng s3.75s4.25; rye,
75a76c.; N. Y. buckvheat -four, per cWt $sa
a: Va, Md. and Penn. do, do, $2-5oa3.
Grain-Whest prime to choice, $l.S5aL45; do.
fair TO good, sL15a1.30; corn, yellow, No. l. 75a
49,. do, No. 2 74a75c.; do white, No. i, 77sSoc;
do. No. 2, T4a76c.; do, new, 65a7Oc.; Southern,
do. do. Mixed l5s5Oc.; do. damaged, loc; rye, 6oa
T5c. -.
Hay and Straw-Hay, CLOVER S1sals; do, tim.
Is; d. oats, slOsi2 do wheat, ssss; cut hay, per
Blttef~N. 7. half hrkin tubs, frsts, s4assc.;
S3c do. do seconds, 2sa3Oc.; selections, Western,
27aSoc.; do: do. Va 27s3Oc; haulers' stock, 5a27c
do seconds 2Oa22c; do. do do. do. thirds, 17alsc;
packed, Va, Pa, and Md. firsts 23s25c.; do. do.
DO. do. seconds lIa2oc; do do. do do, thirds, 13a
lsa2Oc; do. do. thirds 1Ss14c; roll do, firsts Is
s2sc do. do. seconds 2os22c; dodo, thirds, 17a1sc
EEgs-Near-by, 25c.; Western, 2sa24c; ksat,
l5c
Cheese-New York State factory, fine, new, 1sH
al4c.; do. fair to good, 911alolzc.; Western fac
tory, choice, new, l2sisc.; do: do. fair to good,
9aioc.; skinned, case; half SKINNED. sslOc.
Poultry and Game-Turkeys, choice dressed,
17a2oc. per pound; do. d. fair, do, I2a14c.; do,
live, 12sI5c. Chickens, large dressed, S35oa5 per
dozen: do small, sl5oa2. so do. do. live, large,
do, S3ai: do do. small, do, S2a25 so; hens live,
per doz., Ssa4; ducks live, per doz., $3a4; do,
dressed, $3.5oa5i geese, dressed, each, 4oa75c;
partridges, per dozen, S2a25o; Pheasants, do,
pound, 2oc. do saddle, do, 16alsc; do. carcass,
do saloc; wild turkeys, each, SLAP.
Green Fruits0Psa5s. common per barrel, ga
apples, New York, per Dbl, g. 5Oa4; do. Virginia,
per Dbl, 81 5OaS: grapes, per h., sa12c; cranoer
Iies, per box, gas 90; do. per Dbl, s9all; do.
Dried Fruits and Nuts-Apples, fancy, sliced,
per lb, 1Oal2c; do. bright do. 9a1Oc do fair DO.
fancy, per ID. i5si6c; do, fair to good, per To-,
rs do. 7asc.; 40. do. Us do. sa7c.; cherries,
Pitted, new per n, 2Oa2le;; 6isek6erres per ID,
chest sbesinu PsaH per S S s5Sas PRIME s''A
lsai5c.; do. do. shoulders, DO, IOaIic.; do. 40.
try lots, DO, lSallc.; do, refined, 16al8c.
Furs, Wool and Hides-WooI, washed, 4os
45c.; do, unwashed, 3oa34c.; hides, green, 6a7c.
do, dry, nal2c.; calfskins EACH 75c. pelts
Tegeta6ies-POtatOes, early Rose, per bush.
a45c.; common. per bushel 25aSsc.; fancy sweets,
per barrel, & 25a2 5o sweets per barrel, $lsl 5O
cabbage, per hundred, $1.0Os2 so; onions, white,
per bbl., S2a25o; onions, yellow, per Dbl, 600
| a25O; do. Southern, per bush, SiOOa2OO; beans,
white, N. Y, Der BUSH, S2a2l5; do. white, Va,
SI.25a1.75; do. mixed, Va, 50a75c. 81.
Live Stock. - Cattle, common, 3a314c.: do,
butcher, 4a5c.: do, extra 5a5zc; hogs, ordinary,
9Izalec d. fai1 1o1Slle; sasap. 45aeS;; ssoc %
as; calves, prime, 615a715c.; do common, 5a6c;
cows, each, S2Oa4O.; do, common, S1oa2O
MIL Feed.-Western bran, per ton, s2Oa22: brown
middlings, do, $23a25; white do, do, s2oa2s.
Seeds-Timothy, per bushel, k2,T5a3; do, d.,
Virginia, S2a250: fax, DO, $l6oa1T0.
FertiliZers-Peruviang usno, so; bone Dust, $3Sa
AZ; Turner'S excelsior, $50; Turner's ammoniated
phos., $40; Dunlop Co.'s max, $50; Moore'shalf
and hall, $50; dissolved bone, 81; E. T. Goes
phosphate, as; plaster In bags, $3.50.
Lamber-YelloW pine joiee and scantllng, Il to
90 S1l5oalsso; do. do d. 20 TO q s12 5oa1ito: do
do ~ boards, II to 10 feet O50al3 so; do do A.
and 5 flooring boards, $l4O0sioo 90; do. poplar, So
S30aeO. 4 ~
Sundries-Beeswax, 25a3oc.; taIlow, 71zasc.;
holey, loa2oc.; rags, white, 3aS1c.; do, mixed,
Ease; feathers live geese, prime, boa55c; do. COM
mon, I0a45c.
MI Dutrow moved to reconsider the motion by
which dressed poultry was, at the last meeting,
quoted by the pound, which motion was agreed
10.
Mr. Miller then moved that all dressed poultry,
except turkeys, be sold by the dozen. Adopted.
The Exchange then adjournd until Thursday
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