Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-19
THE CITY MARKETS,
AN OVERLOOKING SUPPLY OF COUNTRY PRODUCE
MELONS AND PEACHES IN GREAT ABUNDANCE-THE
NEED OF ADDITIONAL CANNING FACILITIEs-FEA-
TUREs OF THE WEEK

MELONS AND PEACHES IN GREAT ABUNDANCE-THE
NEED OF ADDITIONAL CANNING FAcILITIEs-FKA-
TUREs OF THE WEEK.
This week our markets have been filled to over
moving, AMI to-day there was larger attendance
OF country people with fun wagons than has been
known for years In fact, every available space
IN and around the Washington market was before
three O'Clock yesterday taken up, and by five
O'Clock all the space on the south side of street
from 1th to 18th streets. On some of the side
streets also, there were rows OF wagons backed up
to the curb Most or the produce brought In was
fresh cut or pulled. In one case, man who had
a load OF stale cabbage was ordered away and
was threatened with arrest He hitched I'D his team
and drove on very reluctantly. From the appear
ance or the markets and the prices ruling. IL is
evident that the producer is now obtain
ing out little return for his labor. The
necessity for the establishment of can
hlhg ana preserving houses IS becoming
more apparent. There are few Canning houses
IN the District, most OF which are OF limited capa-
city, and they cannot begin to handle the material
which has come In this week. When there is a
proLuse supply OF produce the Baltimore markets
are petter on than those or this city, for when the
uelnahd Tor immediate use has been supplied the
producer drives to packing house dispOses OF his
lOdd, and returns home contented Some OF the
truckers over the Elstern branch are considering
tnIS subject, and expect when the next season ar
TlVes TO have somewhere in the neighborhOOd Of
UniontoWn packing house OF ample capacity.
THE SUPPLY OF VEGETABLES
IRIS week moderate supply OF Irish potatoes
mas come H. and the market is not overstocked.
Inc quality, however, IS nothing to brag of except
In Few instances. The wholesale rate is 81 20
s@oo per bushel. The supply of sweet potatoes Is
limited, but the prices are somewhat lower 81 so to
$3.50 per bushel. The cabbage yield is PLENTIFUL
and sl.5O to 81 per hundred is obtained; new
pets orlng from 315c. per bunch; tomatoes are
Gown 70 2513Oc. per box; cucumberS. 5a6c. per
dozen; string beans plentiful at CSC por box: Lima
phS, l2al5c per quart; carrots retail at Base. per
0uhch; p3rsn1pS same; onions, 81 per box or Soc.
per peck for urge ones; spinach, 2)a30c. per peck;
egg plants, 30 l40t per DOZEN green corn is pienti-
Ia selling for lOl15c per dozen; extra sugar corn
2Oc. per dozen. One OF our dealers was this week
Hooded with 400 boxes OF tomatoes and had to
shut down. One Gamer put up about 3,OC0 boxes
OF tomatoes during the week.
MELONS AND PEACHES
WatermelonS are plentiful and large quantities
arriving daily, many of which come by boat from
the Potomac landings. From s. to sig per 100 Is
the price. Canteloupes keep up with the water
melons They are now 81 to s. per 100 and the
quality Is fine. The peaches now arriving are OF
excellent quality, but as the crop has exceeded
iit expectations of those who were frightened
iast year the market is OverstOcke1 and they Will
In few days become drug. Within the week
Ihey nave declined from 75asl 25 per box to 30a75c
IL Is estimated that the arrivals Yesterday and TO-
DAY exceed 1000 boxes. PumS are now 50 to So
per oushel, and damsOns are at about their height,
bringing $2as2 so per bushel Peas in limited sup
ply bring $3.50 to So for best Some North Carolina
grapes have arrived, but they are not fully ripe.
Ihey are quoted at Ease. per 10. Apples meet with
limited demand. and there but few on the mar
NJ COOKING apples are quoted at 81 per Dbl. and
- for eating.
THE FISH MARKET
There is no material change In the fish market
thl5 week, although there has been full supply,
ana the tendency is downward. Fresh caught
spanish mackerei bring 20 cts. per pound; Sleeps
head, 20 cts. rock fish In punches of to TO- sell
Tor % to 40 cts each; perch, 40 to so cts; spots
ID ~ ~ cIa ttl0rS, large, 20 to D cts each, and
small talorS by the bunch at p cts; fresh lob
sters, 10 cts. per pound: salmon sells for 50 to IS
cents per pound, according to quality; trout 10 to
~ cts a pound: crocuS, 80 cts. per bunch; habut,
~ cts per pound; fresh Goldfish, 10 cts per pound:
haddock, 10 cts; sea bass Is to 20 cts per bound:
turtles ~ cts. per pound, alive; catfish dressed,
III G Gus; oiue S 10 to IL cts. per pound.
NoodcOck are very. scarce; price So to $40 per
uozen. Frogs are worth s.. so per dozen pair with
little demand.
POULTRY, EGGS AND BUTTER
Pouitry-The receipts are somewhat larger but
demand is steady. Old fowls, live, bring 12l13
cents per pound; spring chickens, large, 1916
cents; medium, 14a15 cents; small, 14a15 cents
Ducks, live, 10a11 cents per pound. Geese, live,
each, 25a5O cents
ESgs-Market not so active as at the beginning
OF the week. Quotations: Near by, 20 cents per
dozen; western, 20 cents; keats 8 cents.
Butter-For real fine, fresh and or good flavor.
market active. For other butter quiet and in.
26a2S; imitation. 2fa25: New York tubs fancy. new
26d2I; coed, 25a26; frkin, best 27a2S good 25a26:
western dairy, BEST 222i; good. 20i % fair 16lIS
western factory, best, 2oa22 good, 1sa2O; poor TO
fair, 16a15.
LIVE STOCK.
receipts OF cattle this week not so large and all
We're sold, but without any perceptible improve
ment In price Sheep and lambs in fair re-
celpt and market shade higher. Calves brisk
Quotations: Cattle, extra, per cwt, s5.5Oas6OO;
butcher, per cwt, 4.75as5.25; common, per
cWt, s25O1S3.5O; rough, per cwt, 50 OOaS3OO
hogs, Iair, per cWt, S1000as10.50; ordln ,ry per
cwt, Soas9 Sheep, sheared, per cwt.. s3as45O
Lambs spring, choice, per cwt., s. sou 25; COM
mon, per cwt-, sf50l:5. Calves, prime per cwt,
Sos Oas5; common, per cwt, s5as6. Cows, prime,
eacn, S2oasO; common each, S15aS25.
Inc demand for new hay is gOod-Selling at s2aS3
per ton less than the old. Hay, clover is quoted
Sl2dsl4; timothy, S15asl7; mixed. S14aS16 Straw
rye, Snaslt; oats. ssaS9; wheat, sSas9. Cut hay,
per cwt., 81. 10y
The Hour market is quiet and steady with Min
neSota patent process quoted 1915 iSS; bakers
brands, s7a725 family, patent process ST. 25as7 IS:
do. standard brands, IS 75as6; do, trade brands
90 800 49, extra, s475as5; super, So 5Oas4 fine,
= 50aS3: mddling, 81 25a$2-5O rye, s. 5Oas4 Corn
meal, bolted white, 95a95 cents; unbolted, yellow,
S5aS6 cents.
Hams, sugar-cured, 15Ha16 cents; Sides west
ern. b116H cents; shoulders, western, 121Ia12Ia
cents; hams, country, smoked, Halls cents Lard
country lots, llal2 cents; refined, 13a14 cents