National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-12-17
Commercial. - 50


Receipts for the week-Eggs, 2l3 cases, 12s bar
Fiour-Market is unusually quiet and generally
Grain-Wheat in good demand and active for
choice; corn and oats quiet and dull.
Hay and Straw-Hsy in good demand; re
Buttsr-In better receipt and market closes
quiet
Poultry-we must note an excessive receipt for
the week. Low prices have ruled, and the indf-
pected for the approaching holidays, unless for
such as are very choice in every respect.
Dried Fruit-Market rules dull.
Green FruIt-Apples In good demand.
vegetables-Stock large and generally dull.
Live Stock-Ohoice cattle In good demand, and
while rough cattle and Old cows were fSiIy half
Pork-Rsceipts have been very heavy ali week,
FlOuT-Fsmfiy. standard brands, s1.soatIs; DO.
trade brands, t6.5oaI; extra, es.75a6.25; super,
% c ans ssi 49, niddIng IS r.
56a5Sc; N. Y. buckwheat -four, per cNt., t2756
40; Va, Md. and Penn. do, do, k2Oos2.5O.
nj. 70 rood sIi5sas q cSr6 saiio1 No. "a
7oc.; do. Nc. 2 .e5c.; do, white, No. !, I0o.;;
DO: No: &c; DO, new, s5as9c; oats new.
do DO. mixed, 4sa4Sc.; DO. damaged, ssa4Oc.i ryss
Hay and ssraw-Hay. clover. s1sals; do, tn
~ do oats eloa12; do. wheat, ssalO; cut hay, per
Bltssr@NsW York extras, s5as7c.; do. half
Sc; do do. seconds, SsssOc: aisdss; asass:; g.
ssOc hsuisss ssocs. aaase; Roll S v yiirsns
Pennsylvanis and Md, firsts, 25a2Sc.; do. do. DO
Ss sssonS, Ind do "a do DO l
do. do. seconds, 17s2pc do. DO. do. do thirds IA
10; do. Western, nrsts, 23a25c; do. do. seconds,
s2sc; do. do. seconds, 2a22c do.do thirds l7alsa;
EsssNsssspy sSe NV, ws,sss9 2',soc
al4c.; do. do, fair to good, s1aloc; Western fac
tory, choice, new, 12s13c-; do. do. fair to good,
Poultry and Game-rurksYs, dressed. ehoics,
per pound, 12a14c.; do. do, fair, do Ioallc.; d.
live, do, salOc.; do. undraHn, Sale; Chickens.
Ducks, do. do, ioaiSc.; Geese, do. do, saiOc.;
Chickens, dressed, large, per dozen, tsoa3so;
%. DO od small, DO. slsSaaSC; Ducks, dressed
ti5cas; Rabbits, DO, sisOss; TsnlsOn, hams, Per
DO, sac, wild Turkeys, each, fscss1.as; PrSiri:
Hens, Per dozen, a. SOFAS.
Green FruitsHAppIss, New York. per Dbl, sasOa
ID, ssl2c.; cranoerriss, per box Ss35ssi5; do Psr
Dbl, t1os12; do. Southern, per boil, t5a7.
DRIED P sOs s sod bSTs. AZ any
iAasc; do: bright Use do. 61<AI11c. ;de. common Ks
do 5a6c. Peaches, fair to choice, do, 12a1sc; 20.
no pei 40 al 30 90
and wet, i4alsc.; blaekberres per n, SAGE; pea
nut,, common; soc;,sl; prime, Sia1as; shslIbarkE,
Provisicns-Beef hind quarter, per Ib., sssc;
DO fore quarter do, 4a5e:; pork, choice, do, 81
o s 90 common a sS ssis lard country lOsE'
observation-disclosures, early Rose, per bush.
tOs5oc. peach blows do, 45a5oc.; peerless do, 20
per barrel, s;ssa4; common sweets and ys@s,
cabbage. per hundred, sl.ooa25o; onions, Whit.
s2oo; do. Southern, per bush, si6Oa2oo; beans,
white, N. 2, per bush, tL5oa1.75; do. white, Va,
" 1--we Stock. Cattle, common, g<ase.: d.,
butcher tasc: do, extra 70; hogs. ordinary
szase.; do, fair. % ge11c; sheep, 5as5la; sto6k
common, 5asei cows, each, t2Ssso; do, common
MN Fssd.-wsstsrn bran,psr ton, seua22; brown
Fertilizers-Psruvian guano, go; bone dust, os8S
q; Turner'S excelsior, $50; Turner'S ammoniStsd
ssnS.ssE 10; d issoivsS bone, 81; E. +. Coz
phosphate, t45; plaster In bags, $50.
yellow pine joist and scsntling, Il 70
d. - boards Z 70 10 feet, sioOOsi2O 90; do do e
and 81 nocring boards, tlSooalsoo; do. poplar, So
sss s.sS oo1ps q And s2s and noh
Sundriss-Beeswax, 25a3oc.; tallow, Ease;
honey. loa2oc.; rags, white, Sas11c; DO, mixod,
Ic8bucLk< kc63o, prime, oO4ooCs 20. oou-
mon. 4oa45e.; cider, 2oa25c.: de. common, 15aleoS
naxseed, per bus, ti.5oa1.Io; walnut kernels, In
15e.
THE MARKETS ELsKwHKRE
NEW York, Dec. ls-Cotton steady; LIZ
bales Is 5le6131xc. Consolidated net receipts,
i,2s5; eIportet-Great Britain, ss,57o; France
81 62s; Continent, L, so2: Channel, 2sss.
Flour steady; moderate demand: low grades
shipping extra nrmer; superdre Western ana
State, t45o0475; common to good extra do.,toASS
66 50; good 10 choice do, s5.559s; common 10
choice white wheat Western extra, t6.o50Ioos
fancy do. 7.o50E75; common 10 good extra Ohia.
t5.oo9I4o; common TO choice extra st. Louil,
t5.z5G9; patent Minnesota extra good to prime.
t6.T59T25; choice TO double extra, e7.366aOG
Southern -Four quiet; common to fair extra, $50
Geoo; good 70 choice extra, % os6aT5. Wheat
quiet; little more export inquiry for winter; q for
rejected spring; eloo01e2 for inferior unKrsdo6
spring: tl1o61n for No. Milwaukee, IN
store; tl-24 for No. 2 Milwaukee, in store; e1240
Ills for new winter red Western; t1.45 for ehoioo
amber Pennsylvania; $1.lo for white Western-
Ccrn-Old scarce and 4 higher; new quiet and
without decided change; 7ecfor sail Western
mixed; T61<0I7c. for high mixed and yellow
Western: lie. for Western mixed, store; e40T1G.
for new Western mixed and yellow; ss6esl<c. for
DO. white Southern. Oats less active and scarcelY
90 hrm; l404s Tor mixed Western and s2e for
white Westsrn and State. Cohee-Rio dull ana
nominal at ls62olSe., gold, for eargoes; 1sQnhe,
gold, for Job lots. Sugar quiet; unchanged; 50
SIC. for fair TO good rennins; So for primsi ~
Tor Melado: SIC. FOR CentriflGel; renned m
An n..I kaiaaaae dali and unchanged. Rice