Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-07

FEATURES OF THE WEEK
Inc city markets are growing less lively as the
season for early vegetables and fruits passes
away. The country teams loaded with produce
are not so numerous. b street and Louisiana
avenue nave deserted look, but the business OF
the regular dealers in market supplies begins to
look up again. The wholesale men who lay in
STOCKS or potatoes, apples, &C., for supplying the
retail men through the rain season and winter are
now hard at work making their arrangements
with the farmers and dealers at distant
points to furnish such products in bulk,
and contracts are now being entered into:
agents are being dispatched to distant points
Iof reiaole information as to quantities and
qual!Iies OF farm productions in particular locat-
or apples are very unsatisfactory and the pros
pece Is one or scarcity and high prices The potato
Supply VIII De sufficient and reasonable prices
may De expected; so of most all other vegetables.
Meats OF all Kinds will be abundant though the
markets are likely to be manipulated by specula-
tors who have capital.
FRESH MEATS
continue low, and the western supply seems to
hold out fully up to expectation both as to quality
and quantity. Many OF the dealers here prefer to
purchase the dressed western meats rather thar
lake thelr chances on killing their own stock. The
Ice cars and the Ice boxes in which it is stored
mere %he on sale keeps 1t as absolutely sweet and
me Jooblng flour and grain market remains the
same as last week, quiet For hay, good timothy,
cio worm slS TO sl7 per ton; mixed, sl3 to s5;
GIoVer Sll 10 Sl2 and rye straw So to $40 per ton
Inc offerings continue light, with demand for
timothy and mixed hay
BUTTER.
In butter there Is a scarcity for fine goods with
agrowing demand and tendency to advance on
good and medium grades. There is correspond
Ing scarcity In medium kinds. There has been
very little good butter received this year from the
west; most OF 1t has been OF inferior quality The
demand the best grades of western butter on the
racine Slope and In the territories is said to be the
feason OF us scarcity In our markets This new
0ut!eC Tor 1t is likely to be on the increase, and
dealers do not expect much good butter from the
western diaries this year. The jobbing rates are:
oSa3lc finest New York tubs, S3a34c. good do, 90
a3ic. pennsylvania gladeS, 25a30c., according to
qualify quality These glades goods have been sold quite
Ieely Oh late and have given general satisfaction,
virginia and Maryland rate from 22a27c. for the
good, and 18a20c. for the ordinary.
DuG tne marker is firm at 25c. for fresh country.
Cheese has taken a fresh start, and New York
Is now 1obDlng for 13a14c and western 11a12c.
POULTRY.
The receipts Of poultry have been Increased
with slight fall in price. There is still demand
for good stocks Of spring chickens. Live turkeys
sell for to cts per pound to the retail men; live
OLD fowls 10 to ~ cts large spring chickens II to
10 Gus medium size, IA cts; small, 13 to ID cts. ;
i've ducks, 10 to IL cts; live geese, 40 to so cts
the vegetable markets are well supplied. Irish
pOCatoeS, 70 to IS cts per bushel, according to
yams, 81 IS per barrel; green corn, to 10 cts per
dozen by large lots; cabbages So to 81 per hundred
cauower, 81 so to Sc per barrel; peaches ST. 25 to
market; some were sold to-day for $15 per hum
dred; apples are high; good eating apples are
scarce and sell readily for s. so to $50 per barrels
lemons, $3.50 to $3.50 per box; onions, 81 to S. so
per barrel.
The fresh meat jobbing market is about the
Of SEN at e. pr
do, to &c.; choice fore quarters do, to &c. !;
common do, to Sc: choice dressed veal, II to 12c
&C.; common do, to &C.; choice dressed lambs, 10
70 lie; common do, to &C. Veal is scarce and
the trade brisk.
In cured meats there have been some changes.
Sugar,cured hams are now 1917; do shoulders,
10 IL 10 49, b shoulders 12 to sa bulk Sides
lard, 1879 to IA. The market is firm at these ad-
vances The retail trade is pretty brisk.
Oats are selling from the country wagons at Dc
TO % cents per bushel and corn in ear at $3.50 per
barrel.
friends OF MI A. Thomas Harvey were panied to
learn OF his death yesterday at the residence OF
COLLEGE
graduated With high honors in 1873. Soon after
his marriage in 1879 he went to Florida to reside
on account OF his failing health, he remaining
there until last spring, when he returned home,
and has been gradually sinking from consump-
ton since that time. Monday morning is ap.
pointed for the funeral at st. DOminic'S church
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-Duncanson Bros, auction
GERS, sold yesterday afternoon for VIM Pierce Bell
and Henry E. Davis, trustees, part Of lot "a, in
square 81 old Georgetown, being the southern 43
feet front on Jefferson street, near Water street,
frame and 81 brick dwelling, for 1850, to Geo. w.
PaScO. Also, adjoining lot fronting about Is feet
and improved by small frame, to Samuel Goodrich,