Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-14
IRENE.


IRENE
THE CITY MARKETS.
Products ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Scar
city OF Good Grades Of Buttcr-Oshcr
Features Of the Week.
Trade In the markets during the past week
has been brisk and buOyant. The prices for
meats, breadstuffs and everything In the vege-
table line are at reasonable figures, compared
with the markets elsewhere. Some of the
vegetable crops have been very abundant
and OF excellent quality This is particularly
noticeable OF tomatoes, corn, melons and sweet
potatoes. Some new products have appeared
during the week, among which may be men,
toned chestnuts. Several lots of these have
arrived from Virginia and North Carolina and
the crop promises to be one of great abundance.
At present the price is fuctuating. but will soon
nnd its level; buyers are purchasing sparingly
at 81 per bushel
sound fruit moves lively at advanced prices
Peaches are virtually out of the market. though
some OF the late varieties are yet to be had at
81 to S2.50 per box. Onions are scarce and
high.
The flour trade is quiet. wheat is more active,
are: Minnesota patent process, $7.75aS. Is: ba-
ker's brand, Sc 25a6 so; Family, patent process,
S6.25a6.5O, standard brands, S5 25a5 so; trade
brands, S5OOa525 extra. 81 25a4.50; super.
IS 25a3 Is; fine. 25Oa3 90; middling. 80 25a
2 5O rye, So Co., buckwheat NY. per cwt..
So.5Oa4 90; Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylva-
MIA, So 5Oa4 90; corn meal, bOlted, white 75a76:
unbolted. yellow, 75a76
BUTTER.
There is no perceptible change in butter since
last quotations. There is continued scarcity
OF good grades and a tendency towards higher
prices. The lower grades are plentiful and at
reasonable rates. The jObbinS rates are: 35a36c
per pound for fancy creamery: for good do,
S'a34c.; finest New York tubs, 33a34c: good
do, S9a3lc.; Pennsylvania glades, 25a3Oc., &C
cOrding to quality
The receipts Of eggs have been more plenti-
full, and they are now quoted wholesale at "a
cents per dozen for both the near by and west
ern supplies
Cheese-New York state factory new. fine.
i21sal5; do. fair to good, 111sal2; western fac
tory, new, choice, 1Oa11 do. fair to good, Gallo.
VEGETABLES AND FRUITS.
The supply Of country vegetables has been
liberal and Of good quality. The best early rose
potatoes are quoted from IS to IS cts. per
bushel; Burbanks are worth a little less, and
Peerless are sold by some for less sweet pota-
toes sell For 81 so to 80 per barrel: cabbages 80
to "a per hundred; caulifiower, 81 to Sc per
barrel; tomatoes, 40 cts per box Of one bushel:
turnips, 70 cts. per box onions. 80 to 80 cts per
bushel. or s2.25 to 80 so per barrel; Hubbard
squash. SO per ton; marrow do, $40 per ton:
apples, 50 50 to s. so per barrel; fancy stock.
"a per barrel; catawba grapes, cts. per pound
in large quantities; COncords. 5 cts: onions, 90
per barrel for No. 1; SO for No. 2: cranberrfes,
50 % per bushel box; lemons, 50 so to "a so per
box.
POULTRY AND FRESH NEATo
There has been decline in prices for poultry
to present quotations, at which the market is
steady. Live turkeys bring from to 10 cents
per pound. Old fowls 1Oa11 cents. Spring
chickens, 11a12; ducks, 10a11, and geese 40 to
20 each.
The fresh meat ::obbing market is about the
same as last week. with exception of dressed
lambs, which are cent higher. The prices are
Choice hind quarters of beef sell at to 1Oc per
h.; common do, z to &c.. choice fore quarters
do, to 7c.; common do. to &C.; choice
dressed veal, II to 12c.; common do, 9 to 1Oc.:
choice dressed mutton, Z to &C.; common do. 5
to &C.: choice dressed lambs II to 12c: common
do. 8 to LOG. Veal is scarce and the trade
brisk.
CURED MEATS.
In cured bulk meats there have been some
advance In Wholesale prices, with fair trade
Smoked sugar-cured hams are 171za1S; sugar
Soi "" 'i'oouCiS, Ao/4oAf/2, DItdALtSL UaCOH, 10;
dried beef. 17alS; beat tongues. $6 per dozen;
jowls, s1aa9c. per h.; lard. 14al41sc per Id;
western bulk sides. 1714a17al; bulk shoulders 1881
ais; sausage is quoted Halls; pork lOins, IS.
LIVE STOCK.
Receipts have been large, with active mar
ket; prices d lower than last week for beef. Il
higher for sheep and lambs and demand for
calves. The quotations, Wholesale, are as
follows: Cattle, extra, per cwt-, $5as5 50;
do, butchers, per cwt.. - 5Oas5; do, common,
per cwt. sass so. Hogs, fair per cwt., net. slOa
S1O.5O; do. ordinary. per cwt.. net, $9aS9 50.
Sheep, sheared, per cwt.. % 5OaS5 ambs.
spring, choice, per cwt-. S6aS6 so; do, common.
per cwt, 81. 5Oa$5. Calves prime. per cwt..
S7.5OaSS; do, common, per cwt., S55Oa$6 So
Cows. prime, each, S4Oa$55; do, common, each,
S25aS35.
The offerings Of hay the past week have been
liberal and sales brisk. Timothy Is worth S16a
SlS per ton mixed, S13aS15; clover, SlOa$l2
Rye straw S9a5lO per ton. Old corn in ear,
S4.5OaS5; per barrel; new, do, s25Oas3
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