Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-20
The Washington Markets.
Rerietc for the Week endinn Mnrch

heVteCJor the week ending March IN.
eny u RGew Tfr fG ~sGls
Flour Family, standard brands, 6.T5a7 Cd: do
AS; fine, 5a4 90; middng 25s3 so: rye 0as az:
Corn Meal, boltcd, Sass; do, unbolted, sOaS2:
Flour improving; sales are Glow and materis Al con-
ceseslons cen necessary 70 effect sales.
white, s2as5; Oats, southern, S5ais: western,
bright, e6s6s; mixed, Glass; Rye, o5a9o. Wheat
HAYASD sTRAw.--Hay, clover, l4.Ooals.OO; timo-
Il 0oal6OO; Oats, i30Oai5Oo; Wheat selaio a.: en-
Hay, per cwt, aOal.S 30 All offerings taken at good
prices
BUTrER. 2sasO; Roll, Virginia Penn
Siyania and Mary land flrsts 2Sa26 seconds, lsao;
thirds IssS western, frsts aias7; seconds, Sa5s;
thirds thirds Kae; Boil frsts, 2sa2s; seconds, lsa2O
prove, and large accommodations are in our market
There i no stability just now in price,, owing 10
ours, and all grades must be written considerably
EGGs-Fresh. PAPA During the first mart Of this
week egg declined to twenty cents, at which the
market was well cleaned up, leaving receipts to- day
yanced to quotations. and we still advise regular
sshiIments az more likely to realize good returns
CHEEsE.-;New York State factory, fine, Hal9;
Pc lar 10 good, I4alI5s English dairy, Ial9; Pine
PoULTRY AND GAME.-Turkeys. dressed. drawn
lsa2s undrawn. Ial7; live. BALI Chickens per doz.
S.Soa6@ Ducks. per dozen 4o1a7 90; Hens live per
Geasn 51a6 Ne Chickens live, per dozen, 4c0a5 90;
Ducks nvasshack, per pair, 80 Red head,
Per saddle a Reeeps PE f PSSt nenibs ST
Teen small, but live very good. All meet with ready
DRIED FRUITS AND NUrs.-Apples, fancy, sliced
per 10, 9alO; bright, Sa9 fair 7saS bright, 6a7
and fancy 25a27; fair to good lSa22; unpeeei rs
sas' s. SaS Cherries, pitted, new 22l25 unpitted,
teberres, l2al4. Peanuts (faj, choice. per bush.
1s se fair to good 59sl 60; do common Qua
l6als Peaches are in good inquiry. apples and
otter kinds in fair inquiry.
state per bb c TesteTa E9G NeT York
Cranberries, 9.0oallOO; per box. S.O0a3 So A de
cded break in prices OF apples. Very low and hard
,PRoyIsioNs-Bacon,c country, hams, per h., I2aI4;
Lard, country lots I2ali: refined, Halls Pork rules
steady. Light hogs still the only kind Inquired
dgRs WooI ayD a. 6;s: red
s sm1 aS RSe5 sry s per lS s W9S %ashs
O XssE 5o Fairly Rose bush
retes 5ass S and Jersey Sse S Usr
Dbl. 0oai 90; choice sweets, 4oDa4 50 Onions 3o0a
Sns Western and
25al IS; colored and mixed, 5Os75. White tnrnips
fPe eas eoI per basb safa Baga Oals Backeyed
LIVE sTocx..Cattle, common, aas}6; medium,
isifnsE Sheep ssG Grd Ss aSs
~ Calves, Gas; Cows, each, 2OOOs50 90.
Bowl Mddnss Bran White sF sSG CAS-
SEEDs-Clover, Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsyl-
psr Sa Per- f xsSfT5 5aa S seed r%PSg
oi sTsns and TlRRS eshy in sSSd 5e9Test
l5als; Broom Corn, Gag; Feathers, live geese 46a5O
Rsgs, white ttss mixed d Pas Beef fore
quarter, CITY slaughtered, 4a7; hind quarter 9aI2
Wood oak, per cord, 0Oa5 co. pine, 3oa4 20; Posts
2sa4O. Potomac shad per 100, 50 O0a6O 90: Herring
per m.' 70 %; Small Fish, perbunch, l5a25.
The Markets.
49, consolidated, 521a; West Virginia's, 10! No-tL
Carolina skies, old, 20 do. new, u do special tax
bid to, day. Sugar quiet, lOaS.
tive inquiry-low middlings l554sz Flour quiet hut
strong and firm; prices Unchanged. Wheat firm but
anIet; prices nncheng d. Corn quiet but steady
western mixed 81. Oats dull and unchanged Rye
dull and unchanged Hay dull and unchanged.
Provisions strong and active Pork steady and frm,
20 s0a2l 60. Bulk meals firm-shoniders, *; clear
RIB sides l0all for car loads loose jobbing packed
S!3all< Bacon active ard firm-shouldeTs, 8: clear
firm l4a5a Butter dull-good to extra fine western
tubs and rolls, lsa22 Petroleum dull and nsmi-
nelly easier ,a!'s Coffee dull and unchanged.
NV YORK, March 2O.-stocks dull. Money. 2.
Gold, I5A Exchange, long, 4SI; short, ASS. Gov
er SRw y aeSiye s M stesdy. r,,,,u
changed. Wheat a shade frmer. Corn firm
LONDON March 70, l2:O p. H. Erie railway
LIVERPOOL, March 20, 1880 D. m Cotton ouiet
and steady-middlng upands, ~. middling orleans
sass Sales, 900 bales, including 1900 for specula
LONDON, March 20, l:sO D. m.-Paris dispatches
quote rentes at "a francs 80 centimes.
LIVERPOOL, March %, l5O p. m.-Cotton-of the
quiet Bacon 4Ss Cd. per cwt for long clear middes
and oOs Oh. Tor short clear middles.