Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-23
THE CITY MARKETS.
FEATURES OF THE PAST wEEK-DEPREsSrNG EFFECT
OF THE RAINY wEATHER-coNTINUED ABUNDANCE
OF GARDEN TRUCK EXPECTED

FEATURES OF THE PAST wEEK-DEPREssrSG EFFECT
| OF THE RAINY wEATHER-coNTINUED ABUNDANCE
OF GARDEN TRUCK" EXPECTED.
The -four market the past week has been dull
| and prices somewhat lower in sympathy with the
| lower iprices of wheat, though the best grades
| rule at the same figures as last week. Jobbtng
prices are quoted as fOllows:-MinneSota
patent process, sS75as9; bakers brands, s7as725
family, patent process, s725as7.75; do. standard
brands, S550as575; do, trade brands, s5.25as55 so;
extra, sL50ls475; SUPER s. 25as3 u.s. fine, 81 50as3:
| middling, s2-25as250; rye, s35Oas4. Corn meal,
boltel, white, 75c.a76c.; do, unbolted, yellow,
75a76c.
Wheat is several cents lower, as also is corn and
oltS The latter Indicating decline. Choice wheat
Is so95los per bgshel; fair to good, slai os
white, No. and 2. 75a7Sc.; do, mixed. 75a76c. !;
southern oats, 4oa45c. do, western, white, No.
In hay there is no change OF prices Prime tirno-
thy, s15as17 per ton; mixed. s13as14; clover siOa
sl2: rye straw, So The offerings are fair and
B,ttter-For the best and finest grades of butter
the market Is active and the demand good, but for
drag. There Is a scarcity or real choice grades.
though no Change In price, which remain firm.
p nae 1ooenS prce5 are: Creamery fancy 8.a85
good aS1e9; western dairy best % a5; good, aa2$;
pcor to fair. 1611s. For virginia, M,ryland and
Pennsylvania-Cho selections, dairy packed
good to prime, dairy packed. Is 81; haulerS
stock, 1S22D; store packed, CHOICE 1Sa22; common
16l1S: poor to fair Halo The retail prices range
about five cents per pound in advance OF the prices
above.
Eggs-The supply has been quite plentiful the
past week. and with the hot weather the prices
have suddenly dropped back, leaving the market
IN an unsettled condition. Should there be a
change To cooler weather an advance may be ex-
pected. The wholesale price for fresh country is
II TO 20 cts. per Dozen Retailers asking q to
30 cents Der dozen.
POULTRY AND FRESH MEATS
Poultry ranges somewhat lower in price, but the
demand Is good for all receipts. Live turkeys are
worth at job5ing prices to 10 cts. per pound; old
fowls QiVe) II to IL cts spring chickens (bes Is,
medium a. ducks, 10 to II; live geese, 40 to 20 cts
each.
Fresh meats In large quantities have declined
again The supplies are larger and the quality
to 1Oc. per h.; common do, to &C.; choice fore
quarters do, s to &C.; common do, to 412c. :;
10c.; choice dressed mutton, Z to &c.. common do,
5 to &C.; choice dressed lambs, 10 to 11c. common
do, to Dc. The market is fairly active. Messrs.
Swift & Co., the new western wholesale men who
have located In the stores OF the Washington
Market building, have disposed OF two car loads Of
beef the past week, all in the best condition.
In live stock the receipts OF cattle have been
large and market rather slow. Our best and
medium grapes one-fourth cent lower, and one
and one-fOurth cent higher. Calves brisk.
In cured bulk meats there have been some
changes in wholesale prices, with trade fair.
Smoked Sugar-cured hams are 16a16I; sugar
cured shoulders, 13k to Hh: breakfast bacon,
164 to 16al; dried beefl7 to 49, beer tongues per
cts. per ID; western bulk Sides. 1sT to l6a bulk
shoulders lsMaA; do smoked sides, Is cts; do,
smoked shoulders, l21 cts; clear sides unsmoked,
151I cts. The market is firm.
THE VEGETABLE MARKET.
The condition OF the vegetable market is not
quite SO lively. The rainy weather has a rather
depressing effect upon trade. Country teams have
not been 50 numerous as last week, though the
prices have mol materially changed Irish pota-
toes range from so to IS cts per bushel sweet po-
tatoeS g TO $3.50 per barrel; cabbageS so cts. to s.
per hundred onions IS to IS cts per b,Shel for the
yellow and IS to so for the red. The smaller kinds
in price. There is vast amount OF garden truck
reported In the gardens near by, and low prices In
future - may "a be antispated Apples good are
per box, for preserving; common 40 to so cts.
Peaches are however. growing scarce, the season
being nearly over. Grapes are worth from to 8
cts at wholesale; watermelons IS to SO per
i hgnarea; canteopes sl59 to 8 per hundred;
eoed "a 10 y per r 6 The apple crop may be
ork ana the western apple bearing regions, show
terrible destructions to the apple crop from the
the trade, which is only OF temporary duration
after which the prices will be higher There is
n 1aS5s sufficient game in the market to make it quo
DEEDS IN FEE have been issued as follows: VIM.
webb, trustee, to Philip c: Johnson, pit. 81, SO.
1GS; S1l,5oO Winny Sherlock to Robert Sellers.
SUP lG2 SCI: ca; 800. Samuel F. Middleton to
katherine NJ. Henderson, sub %, So. 217: s.
j. Miller. trustee. to John Miller, lots to A. So
Gi2; $500. Lucien ii. Hayden to Henry p Throop
pts. and Z, 81. 239; sl1. 62375 r Uler TO EMMA
NJ King. pt. 107. Threikeid'S addition to George
Town: S2.2S3. b. Ii. Eirnshaw to ID. F. RyOr pt
:. sd 9s9; $4,000. Pratt & Leavar, trustees to t.
T. Smith: lot 4, So S. or l0t $3.50. ST. vinceHrs
orphan Asylum TO l. c. Williamson, trustee, e. q
g. sd 21l: $. L. c. Williamson, trustee. to C.
{. Glover, same property; $1,000 l. Friedrich to
T. = Friedrich lots Is and IL. So. $50; $500 E. s.
Friedrich to Katharine NJ. Widman, same prop
erty $1,000
WANT THEIR MONEY RETURNED-S C. Reid and
VIE nave flied a bill against John Hancock for
reconyeyance, &c. Compliments set forth that
defendant claimed to own 4 residence on COnnec-
ucut avenue which he offered TO sell Mrs Reid for
S9,tD: that o cash payment OF 5000 was made,
and subsequently 1t was ascertaned that the prop
to Mrs. Augusta Hancock. They now ask that
such deed be made as VIII secure the return OF
the money. Mr.. John Hancock, writing to THE
STAR concerning the statements published about
the suit, says the statements are, lin all essential
particulars false and entirely misleading so far as
any improper conduct on my part may be attribu-
ted Pending litigation will show the untruth of
every material allegation in the statement pub
lShed and in the bill fled"
SUIT FOR DAMAGEs.-Yesterday Albert Glea-
son entered suit against Dan. PEEL for $500 DANA
geS Tor trespass. He claims entering upon the lot
OF the plaintiff, 1911 9TH street, without right and
tearing down a frame stable which cannot be re-
built. as the place Is within the f1re limits