Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-08
THE CITY MARKETS.

family grades are Sc 75as7.5O per barrel and the
patents $S50a$; extra, So .5as6 So superflne S. 8
Assoc There are some grades OF flour that are be-
| coming very much reduced in stock, and the sup
plies are reported as much under the amounts
usually held. In the higher grades a pretty good
business is noted.
The butter market runs about the same as last
week with the prices showing little weak. Buyers
are cautious about their purchases, expecting de-
cline but yet there is no change of figures from
the prices or last week. Creamery runs from Asa
a cents; Egin creamery, 50 cents: New York state
4 1ns cents Western, $3.50 cents, and scarce;
virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania are practi-
cally out OF the market, with prices 30l35, and
| nominal The advices from the producing sections
Still point to small ship mentS and firm prices. In
western, both the dairy and factory lots show very
small quantities in the supplies
Cheese-The best grades are more difficult to
much reduced supply. New York state, I3a14; do,
fine, 12Ka13; good, 11a12; fair, 9Ka10 skim, cas-
western laHalS, and half skim, 6a7 cents at job
Beans are Of slow SALE Medium grade sell in
lots for 3d. bushel; marrows, s. TO- and prices are
held firm.
EGGS AND POULTRY.
Eggs are worth 20 cents for fresh country, with
tendency to advance. They are in demand at
| this season, and rather scarce.
Poultry is scarce, and but little doing except in
| live stock. Dressed poultry is not seen much in
the market. There is very little doing in game
Spring lambs and fish appear to have taken its
Smoked meats remain at about the prices Of last
week, no change having been noted. The same
may be said of lard The refined grades are not
much wanted. dealer states that these refined
lards are composed or S. parts OF hog fat Is parts
OF tallow, and 30 parts of water. The combination
mixes we'll, and when put in market presents a
clear, firm appearance and Is attractive in con-
traSt with the genuine lard.
POTATOES.
In potatoes with the advancing season and the
rushing forward of stock that has been held
stocks OF domestic lots, and the continued arrivals
of foreign potatoes, the market the past week has
been rather weak except in the good native lots.
Nova Scotia are more plentiful. Messrs. Shafer
| Cleary on Monday last received a cargo of 5000
bushels direct from Nova Scotia after a voyage
| OF ten days. These are extra good, being about
one-third Early Rose, and the balance White Pro-
lihcS The Early Rose were all disposed OF quick
in lots of from 200 to 500 bushels at 81. 40 per
bushel, and for the most part are stored for seed
| The continued arrival or Scotch and Irish cham
pionS has had the effect OF weakening the market
| selling for 75a9O cents per bushel wholesale.
| record Of the importations in New York show to
what slt an extent this new business OF importing
In January there arrived In New York, from Great
Britain, q, 434 sacks and from the continent, go
Britain 1s7,705 sacks, and 12,446 from the CONT
nent: total OF aO0,151 sacks. In Morch, 363 671
sacks from Great Britain, and 9o5l sacks from the
sucks. These sacks contain 224 pounds EACH Re-
ducing these to bushels, make alto SetneT = SCI
bushels-equal to 742 S42 barrels. AT low est-
mate the selling price has averaged IS cents per
| bushel giving return to the importers Of
81 $50 96s gross, with freight and duty off. The
import duties OF Is cents per bushe gave the gov
| eminent s334, 279 The Inauguration and success
full prosecution of this business to meet the wants
strates that the whole civilized world is but COM
mon market, and that by means of the telegraph
yepy sed 9T the Ra
deSOlatlng famines read OF In history are not
| likely to cause much uneasiness or apprehension
There are some arrivals of good northern apples,
mostly russets. which sell readily Tor SIS per bar
rel while the common sell for s. 50. Fresh
ing for $3.50, and lemons about the same price, by
the box: Charleston peas are selling at s. per
toes g 5Oas5 per box good kae, SO cts per barrel
Florida cabbage s5as5.5O per barrel; radishes,
DOZEN 1er si 81 81 ny sos so 80
lngs $50 81 so per box; egg plants a. so per box
sweet potatoes, $3.50 ass pfrbtrrel: 81 ss SO
apples, $3.50 for russets and IS Sc Tor red fruts
cucumbers, $4aS6 per box; cranberries sl2As14 per
barrel
FLORIDA FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
are coming in slowly and bringing good prices.
The early tomatoes, asparagus, string beans, peas
and Strawberries are caught up quickly, when in
good condition, at high figures. Lettuce and rad
ishes from the Caroinas and from Norfolk are
coming in and sell readily. Spinach and kae are
abundant and OF excellent quality, and sells
cheaply by the barrel or in jobbing lots
Green peas arrive daily in SIN i'll lctS also string
Deans, and are commanding more attention. AL
together the weather has been too changeable for
the early southern productions in vegetables. and
more backward thar WAS anticipated. The vege-
table and fruit market has generally been dull the
past week.
SCOTCH POTATOES.
Mr.. A. Williamson, who considers that the
Scotch potatoes have been spoken of very un-
favOrably in THE STAR, wrote recently to the
owners of the Anchor Steamship Line, In New
York, as to their condition on ttelr arrival In New
York. In reply he received letter from the Hen
dersOn Brothers, saying:-"We have up to the
present brought by our own steamers about IA 600
tons OF potatoes. Many OF them come sprouted-
quite a good deal-but In good weather, when ven-
tilation can be properly attended to, they come all
right and In good condition for keeping"
Talk Of Growing the Gear Away from
Home.
LONDON, April ga dispatch from St. Petersburg
to the Central Ne,cS says: "BecauSe OF the activity
OF the nfhtstS OF Moscow the question of holding
the coronation OF the Car elsewhere is being Sc
r1ouSly discussed"
Wall Street To-day.
NEW YORK, April 8-The Posts financial article
says: At the stock exchange q. 8. bonds continue
strong. the IS being up u to 10y and the AVS 4
to 116s.i%. These are the hipnpSt nricas