Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-16
THE CITY Markets.

an EXPECTED LARGE DEMAND FOR POULTRY
POTATOES SCARCE AND PRICES GOING Up
OTHER FEATURES OF THE WEEK.
In general way the markets seem to be
brisk. A great deal of produce, meats, poultry
and fruits arc daily disposed of, yet some of the
dealers say that trade is not brisk. This is par
ticularly the case with flour. Heavy transac-
tons are few, and the market is quiet. The
hay trade is good. though offerings are rather
Limited at present. Good qualities meet with
ready sales. The butter trade is active. and
transactions lively for the good grades espe-
ciav. The market is rather better supplied
with good butter. Some excellent roll butter
is arriving, and at moderate prices: the western
country is furnishing fine goods. The creameries
are. however. up at the old prices. Common
grades are at low prices, and butterne and
oleomarGerne are OF slow sales. These imita-
tons are all marked to show what they actually
are. The receipts of eggs have been
larger the past week. and sales
have been quite free. The tendency is towards
firm market. The poultry market the past
week. considering the near approach of the
holidays. has been rather quiet with but little
variation in prices. The future demand will be
large until the holidays are over. WeIl-iressed
poultry commands very ready sales and people
are willing to pay for the neatly dressed article
All kinds of game are In good demand espcci-
ally for yenisoE. The season for this commodity
closes on the 1st of January. The penalt, is
not only for Offering it for sale. but fer the pos
session OF it. and the game laws arc generally
rlgidiy enforced In this district. Vegetables
and fruits are in good demand. with prices firm.
Choice and we'll packed apples are scarce with
prices advancing. The common kinds and badly
picked apples are not SO much in demand, and
prices are unchanged.
VEGETABLES
are not so plentiful. Potatoes are rather scarce
and with higher tendency. Many white beans
are now sold. and they are in demand The live
stock market Is dull and rather lower prices pre-
vail on common grades. The receipts of sheep
and lambs have been lighter, with the market
somewhat improved for all sheep Live hogs
are somewhat lower as the supplies come In
There is an inquiry for good calves. Sweet 20
tatoes are coming in freely, and the southern
kinds such as are known as the Eastern Shore
and North Carolina, are those sought after by
our dealers of best judgment. Dealers say that
while the most northery raised potatoes are the
finest looking and most uniform in color, and
therefore most sought after by purchasers. yet
they bear no comparison with the Eastern Shore
and North Carolina raised potatoes for flavor or
nutrlment. Neither the dark looking inside
nor the scrubby outside appearance of a sweet
potatoe is any indication that 1t is less nutritious
but rather the reverse. Mr.. Adams of the firm
OF Wooster Il Adams. on street. says they sell
hundreds of bushels OF these ordinary looking
sweet potatoes where they sell few of the clean
fair-looking potatoes The cabbage market is
lull ana orsk and prices very reasonable.
WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS.
The jObbing rates are as follows:
Flour Minnesota patent process 81 75aS Ok;
bakers brands. So. 80: Family, patent pro-
cess. t6.25a6.5O; standard brands S525a5 SO:
trade brands. S5a525; extra, 81. 50a4. TO- super.
s35oaS4: fine. s3a3 %: middling. So 25a2 so;
ItnS "A. h,,nl
SIS 5oa3 90: Virginia, Maryland and Pennsy!va-
MIA. S3.5Oa3 60; corn meal, bolted, white, 6Sa7Oc:
untOted. yellow. 6Sa7Oc
Grain.-Wheat choice, $la1 or fair to good.
9c aS1; rye, e6a6Sc.; corn. yellow, and H. NJ.
G0a65c; white. No and 3. 6Oa65c: mixed Goa
Csc; oats. southern. 42a46c.; western, white,
No. |. 41a4Sc.: mixed, No. 3 44a46c
MIL Feed.-Bran. western per ton, $17aS1S:
mldiings. white, per ton $22aS24; brown, per
ton. :17aS1S.
Hay and Saskatchewan ssas12 per ton: tim
othy. sl5as16 mixed. s13as14; rye straw, s9a
$40; wheat straw s7aSS; cut hay, per cwt, 81:
corn. unshe!led. 50. - per Dbl.
Butfer.-Creamery. fancy, 39a40c: prime Sea
CSC; imitation. 24a25c: New York tubs fancy.
new. 34a35c.; good. 2Sa3Oc firkin best. 32a34c:
good 30a:2c.; western dairy, best. 26a2Sc;
good. 22a24c.; fair 1Sa20c.; western factory
pest. 25aS7c.; good 2Ga22c.; poor to fair. 1Sa2Oc
Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania choice Sc
lections. dairy packed 2Sa3Oc good to prime
N.
store packed. choice, 2Oa2:}c.; common. 1Sa20c;
poor to fair. 15a17c.; roll butter, choice. 25
a2Sc.; good. 20a24c
Eggs:-Near by, 30a31c.; western, 3OaSlc.;
keat, 15c.; lined, 25a26.
Cheese.-N.Y. state factory, new. fine, 121sa
l3c.; fair to good. 111sa12c.: western factory,
new. choice, 10allc.; fair to good, 9alOc
Poultry and Game.-Turkeys. dressed. per
TO-, choice, 12al3c.; good 1la12c: undrawn, per
To-, 1oal1c., live, per h.. 1Oa1lc Chicken,
dressed OH
Ducks. dressed, per TO-. 12a15c. Geese dressed.
each. 25a75c. Quail S1.5OaS2 25 Pheasants.
S4as6 Rabbits, Sl.25as1. u.s. Venson. per Ill.,,
12a15c.
as to quality; cranherries S15 to SIC: Florida
oranges So to 81 per box. as to quality: some
small lots OF Florida cucumberS have recently
arrived and sell for SIS to Sc per bushel
Dried fruits are in good demand.
Vegetables rose and burbank pota-
toes. 81 to S1.l0 per buslie peach blows.
9Oc. to 81; peerless. 90c to 81: sweet potatoes,
(near by)S2 to t2.25; do. Richmond S225 to
$3.50; do, Norfolk. SIT to 50; cabbage. Sc to
sl2 per hundred; turnips. soc. to 81. per Dbl;
$3.50 to SIS per Dbl; parsnips, SOC per bushel:
marrow squash, 50 per cwt.; hubbard do, So
per cwt.
Fresh and Cured meats. &c-Hams. sugar
cured 10 2al61ac; sides. western, l6al7c.; sides.
western. 13114 a!331 hams. country smoked, lia
l6c.; lard, country lots l3a14:c do refined l4c:
dressed hogs large neat. per cwt.. 1925; do,
small. neat, 1926; do, rough. s7a7 SO.
The fresh meat trade is very quiet and no
changes at ali since last quotations.
NoTARIEs PUBLIC APPoINTED-The President
has appointed George K. Finckel and VIM [. Fin |
Icy TO be notaries public for the District OF Coum-
bia.
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