Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-01
THE CITY MARKETS.

THE CITY MARKETS.
scAsciTY or BuTrER-THE EsD or rHE aAxD
ssAsoS-oTHER FEATURES or THE WEEK.
In nour buyers have been generally holding on
except as it was found necessary TO cover actual
needs, which feeling has been induced by the
lower tendency In wheat The holders OF hour
have been firm. ana the market quiet The de.
cline has been wholly on the winter wheat sTho
spring grades are reported moderate In supply
Family, ranges at wholesale, ts5oa$s2s: extra
ss7sa$6S; super, $Sasa25; nne, sass p; rye, ssa
$3.50
There has also been an advance on oats ana
corn OF about two cents per bushel but the marKes
has been quiet
Hay has been In better demand with an advance
OF about 81 per ton, and an upward tendency,
Timothy, si7a*is per ton in lots; mixed. sisasis.
POTATOES
Potatoes hold up well, with a continued dcmanA
for seed supply especially. This becomes more an
parent as the weather gets warmer ami the grounn
dry. Not much change In prices for jobblng lou
Is noted The foreign supply stu comes In, but n
or inferior quality. Many OF them are black look.
Ing, with sprouts shooting, and which viii soon
render them unit for either food or seed. THIS
and cool temperament The prices remain a6out
the same as last week, but an advance may be ex.
six days ending March %. in New YORK, were
oI,ste bags and since January there have arrived
10 the port al, l5s bags OF three bushels each
In Baltimore the arrivals IN the same time have
been about $1,000 bushels. In this city the choice
stock Is not plenty, and the prices are steady ss
Bermudas are scarce Early Rose, Nova Scotia
bur0anks, Peerless, Snowf1akes, and, the beNt
grades OF scotch and Irish have not advanced buf
remain steady at last weeks quotations
Sweet potatoes are also firm, with tendency
for advance in the best kinds Good North Caro-.
lima vans are In demand
THE GENERAL VEGETABLE MARKET.
onion firm an,
Ing to umored scarcity and expectation.
White, good, are worth $3.50 and $3.50 per barre,
In Jobbng lots Yellow, $l.75 and 81 80. Red east
ern, In bulk, 81 and s.. s5 per barrel Turnips Of
good grade are In demand There are many Door
ones I'm market and more than is wanted for table
use. They range from $3.50 and $3.50 per barrel
No cabbages have arrived from the south the past
week ana but few tomatoes or strawberries Some
articles are SO scarce and high that they are not
quotable. A few days OF warm weather will make
tneSe articles more plentiful Radlshes are coming
from North Carolina and some few from Norfolk
but they are high for good ones The kale and
spinach stock rs not so abundant as formerly and
slight advance is noted, about - cents per bar
rel. Asparagus Is stu arriving IRON Charleston.
anu prices are hrm at s. 10 s. per dozen bunchea
Lettuce Is coming Ia irom Charleston and Norfolk,
and is worth g.. so and $3.50 per barrel Some
Father poor looking green peas are arriving and
setlhs at .ac. and xl2o per crate, ana si5o and
YOU LOT savannah. The vegetable m2rGet gener-
ally the past week has been rather dull with no
new features worthy OF mention.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
A continued scarcity o. butter Is reported with
no changes In prices. Very little creamery is CON
Ing In, and the advantage is still receivers with
prices holding steady, and moderate receipts
keeping up continued fair demand Good west
ern grades are wanted at firm ruling prices
Fancy creamery, As az cts. fine, 4saii New YORK
state tubs, new, 44a45; good, IS i40 western fac.
tory, 37140; good, 3s135. The market is active
There Is a very steady market on most good
grades OF cheese, and Will NEST likely continue az
the export demand is continuous, and, generally,
prices are well maintained New YORK state
cheese, l3Kal4 western, l2ii3
EegS, freSh, are in demand, and the receipts
toleIaUiy heavy; the prices I'm large lots range
l61l7, ami smaller JoobIag lots l7llS cents.
CALVES, GAME, FISH, &C.
The arrivals on Louisiana avenue have been
Hight the past week, and good calves are in fair
demand The common grades are not sought foo.
There has been no advance In price since last quo
tationS, but the sales have been quick and prices
frm-6SaSx cents have been about the fgures
Poultry is ia good demand. most OF it coming In
alive and very little dressed Chickens (allve) are
quoted at IL and - cents, and turkeys (alive) Is
and ,6 cents per pound, with quick sales The re-
cepts are light and de.nd nd brisk. Game is out OF
season, the limit liked by law for killing birds ex-
pired yesterday. and none are seen In the market
except few snipe. The laws win be rigidIy en-
forced this season, as the officers have been posted
as TO their duties
Beer, hind quarters sell for SAT- and fore quarters
BAD cts per pound in large quantities. PORK 9ka6
whole hogs Lard country lots. 119l2 cts rcf1ned,
l2il4. Smoked meats Prices firm with no advance,
but the look OF upward tendency and better feeling
among dealers as demand Increases.
Fresh nsh are high In price, cold weather retard-
Ing the run very materially. Shad and herring
are shipped TO The northern markets, where they
command higher prices, which keeps up the prices
March % at our fish wharves show the arrivals OF
7,l2 bushels oysters, 432l punches fish, q $50 her
rings, 1893 Shad. and S4 lack shad.