Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-28
THE CITY MARKETS.
TURKEYS Coming To the Fr0ut-Eruits anA
Vegetables Plentifal-Flour Firm. Wh~as
Active, Apples Up, Fine Grades Of Busser
Scarce.


The past week has been a rather dull and
sluggish one Ia our markets. and dealers In
some kinds OF products, such as vegetables and
fruits. complain OF dull times The belief
though, is generally expressed that this 10
largely due to the heretofore crowded state q
the markets in such productions, and that signs
are evident now Of a reverse.
In -four the market is firm, with q scarcity
and demand for good grades of supernne aud
extra, such as are generally used 10y the bakers
Wheat is active, with a slight advance in old
corn; not much demand for new corn. The offer
iugs OF hay have been and are stil quite liberal,
with market easier; prime timothy meets with
ready sales. and rye straw is In good demand,
but low grades Of hay find dull market.
In butter real fine grades are not plentiful and
the lower grades are dull. The supplies of egga
are limited and the market IL quiet. There Is .
good demand for good poultry and an inquiry
Tor live turkeys In good condition.
Fruits are plentiful al present and some losses
have been sustained by injury from the warm
weather. The feeling ia pretty general that
apples will be scarce and high
The vegetable market is well supplied,
especially IN potatoes onions and sweet pola-
toes. Considerable inquiry is made for new
beans.
In the live stock market the supplies OF
cattle have been liberal with active sales but
uo duNdtCt ia pIlCtS Ntstl calves are scarce
and the price advanced. Sheep and lambs are
plentiful with a rather dull market Live
and dressed hogs begin to be sought for.
Butter and cheese are quoted wholesale as
follows-Creamery, fancy, S5a:S7c prime. 8Sa
35c.: fair TO good imitation, 24a25c; New York
tubs, fancy new, 33tSic.; good, Soa32c flkin
best 30aS2c.; good, 2Sa29c.; western dairy, best,
25a27c.; good, 22a24c.; fair lSa20c.; western
factory, best. 2ia25c.; good, 2oa22c.; poor to
fair ISa20c
Cheese-New York. 1SI4al4c.; good western,
III aal21ac per pound.
wholesale and jobbing prices are as folowsi-
Flour-Minnesota patent process S7.15aS %;
bakers brands, S6.25a6.5o; Family, patent pro-
cess, S625a6.50; standard brands. 81 25a5 20;
traded brands, S50oa52 5 extra. "a 50a4 30; super,
s.. 75a4 .25; fine. $S.00a3 20; middling S2 pa
$50; rye, 50 50a4 90; buckwheat, NY. per cwt,
81. 25a3. 80, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylva-
MIA, 50 0oaS Is; corn meal bolted, white, siaS5c.;
| unbolted, yellow, S0aS2c.
Grain.-Wheat, choice, s1OSas1.l2; do fair
to good. 81 00aS1 05; rye, 65a6S corn, yellow,
75aS0 do. white, No. and 2, S3aS5: do. mixed,
75a7S do. new, 55adO; oats, southern, 4Oa45; do.
western white, No. I, 45a46; do. western mixed,
No. 2, 42a43.
Mill feed.wBran, western, per ton. Els Goa
$1,000; middli ngs, white, per ton e. 00aS 90;
do. brown per ton, Sl7.00aslS00.
Hay. straw, &c.-Best timothy, $40 OOas rs 90
| perton; do mixed. Ga OoaSl5.O6; clover, sl2OO;
rye straw, 100; wheat do, $500; old corn, in
! ear, "a so per barrel; new do, $500.
Poultry and Game.-Turkeys, dressed. per
ID, live lOal2c.; old fowls live per ID. I0al ic,
chickens spring large, per To-, 12al3c.: me-
dunn, per H., 12al3c.; small per 10. l2al3c;
ducks, live per h.. l0al2c.: geese live each, 20
aaOc;; quail. 81 pheasants, s4as6; yenison
per H. 12al5c.
Eggs-Near by, 27a2Sc western, 2.a2sc.,
keats, 10c.
Vegetables range from 60 to Is
| cents per bushel; some fine peach blows have
met with sales at so TO S. cents per bushel and
some early rose aud burbanks as high as 50
cents, but the general range is as first stated.
Sweet potatoes are Sl25 TO sl.75 per busheG
| vans 81 per barrel; cabbage, S2sto So per hum
| dred; cauliflowers. $3.50 to - per BARREL tur-
nps, $3.50 per barrel; onions. l.75 to 90 per
| barrel or 20 to IS cents per bushel; marrow
squash, 81 per hundred pounds; Hubbard do,
Sl.5O per hundred pounds.
| Green fruits.-Apples, So 80 to "a per barrel,
as TO quality; Catawba grapes, to cents per
pound; Delawares, to 10 cents; Concords. 5
cents; Isabellas, cents; cranberries, $50 per
(West India), IS per box: Jamaica do, SIP per
barrel; lemons. 81 so to s.. 50 per box.
Cured Meats.-Bulk-Clea rib sides. 15ls;
do shoulders, 151I; long clear, Il; bacon sides,
| l713; do. shoulders, Ii to 1891: sugar cured
hams, IL to Is; sugar cured breakfast bacon,
171a to Is: sugar cured shoulders. Ii to l41s;
jowls. So: smoked beef, IL to is; beef tongue.
IS per dozen; lard, pure, IA to 141s; pork, I'M
| smoked, 141S to 15c.
Fresh Meats-The fresh meat ,obbinp market
! Is the same as last week and trade duh.
| The prices are-Choice hind quarters Of beef
Sell at 9 to l0c per lb common do, z to &C.;
choice fore quarters do, to &C.; common
do, to &C.; choice dressed veal. IL to l2c;
| common do, to l0c.; live, 81 to &C.; choice
| dressed mutton, to &C.; common do. 5 to &C.;
choice dressed lambs. IL to lee: common do,
8 to l0c. Veal is scarce and the trade brisk
The trade In Chicago dressed beef is on the in
hon iu. oil h.r.
each car containing from 80 to IS cattle.