Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-17
CITY AND DISTRICT.
THE CITY MARKETS.


An ADVANCE IN BUTTER AND OTHER COMMODITIES
ACTIVITY IN THE VEGETABLE FKUTr LINE
OTHER FEATURES or THE WEEK.
Trade In the city wholesale market during the
past week has been lively particularly in the veg
etable and fruit line, and the demand for flour,
provisions and fresh meats has been steady. with
but slight changes generally in prices. None OF
the Wholesale dealers COMPLAIN OF dun times and
supplies have been moving on without Interrupt
ton The -four market IS without change, and a
quiet prevails amounting to dullnesS The corn
market Is a little more active; southern is scarce
and a fraction higher The receipts OF old wheat
are limited and very little IS doing In this line.
Oats are steady without change and the hay mar
ket quiet with downward tendency OF price, caused
problby by the fine prospects OF the new and
abundant crops
The fresh meat market closed to-day easy, and
with slightly lower prices anticipated There has
been a slight, though perceptble rise In cured
meats, and everything in the cured meat line per-
tanning 70 the hog kind, except lard, which re-
mains as at last quotations
In butter there has been a general advance on
all kinds OF good stocks but the common kinds re-
main at prices last quoted.
In poultry Old fowls are In pretty taif demand,
and nne spring chickens meet with quick sales and
fair prices.
the Old potato crop Is nearly out of the market,
and dealers are turning attention to the new crop
OF Bermudas and others from the southern states
One OF the heaviest dealers In old potatoes on
Louisiana avenue has but three to four hundred
bushels left on sale, and none are arriving. the
supplies OF new vegetables are generally abundant
and Of good quality.
nesota patent process, ss.75ass00; do. bakers
brands; s7ooa725; family, patent process, g. 2sa-
so; extra, s6Ooas6 .: super, a. ,5as5 90; fine,
075asi25; middllng. 81. OOas350; rye, S. 5a$5.5o;
corn meal, bolted, white, 9Da92 cents; do. un-
bolted. yellow. sass cents.
Butter.-The best creameries quoted at
wholesale and In lobbiBg lots at 2Sa29c.; good
Ohio, 2ia23c; New York state best for &c. Viz
market and the ordinary grades are all selling
low, while the best are frm, with upward ten
dency. There Is considerable quantity OF OleO-
margarine and butterine in the market
Eggs are quiet, and the market dull at 18c per
The Jobbing prices of fresh meats are as follows:
Choice hind quarters beef, 15a16c.: choice fore
quarters, 1Oll1c-; common hind quarters, l0a12c.;
common, sa9c. Lambs-Choice, 12a13c.; common,
1eI11c. MGtton-ChOice 9a10c.; common, 6a8c.
The market closed easy, with lower prices antici-
Old fowls, Qive0 1ac. per H.; spring chickens.
Soaa2c.
THE GENERAL ADVANCE ON PROVISIONS
brings hams at 151S to Ice, sugarcured shoulders
I3aI4c, western bulk shoulders 10a10X, western
smoked 11Aa11H, western sides 136, smoked do.
13k, jowls 5aS, dried beef 18a2O, tongues $6as650
per doz- The best grades of provisions have
upward tendency, with advance anticipated. Pure
ton among respectable dealers to handle inferior
grades OF lard
Jobbing prices OF vegetables and green fruits
closed to-day as follows: Old potatoes, 81 per
bushel; new, including Bermudas and southern
states s5.50as50 per Dbl; Florida tomatoes, Sass
sns BEAM psF 'p psi baf nSS
sa5Sass IS per box; cabbage, q 5Oas3 so per Dbl
hundred boxes; black barries, s5as1O per hundred
boxes; cherries, s. ,s12 per hundred boxes;
sales were lively yesterday and to-day, the demand
being steady, with general good supply.