Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-15

THE DEMAND FOR SPRING vHGEfABLEs-ARRIvA
OF FOREIGN MISREPRESENTATION OF BUTTER
AND OLEoMARGARINK

THE DEMAND FOR SPRING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF FOREIGN MISREPRESENTATION OF BUTTEE
AND OLEOMARGARINk
The flour market is reported as buoyant and
stocks moving steadily. The moderate receipts
and steady falling away OF stocks, it is thought
VIII tend to a firm state Of the market with
the advantage In the hands OF the holders. The
prices both wholesale and in 1obbing lots, are
about the same as last week. Minnesota patent
Process), $S.75as9; Minnesota Bakers Brands J,
sa$25; Family patent Process,, H50a$7. rs;
Family STANDARD Brands), $675as7; Family Grade
Brands), s650as675; Extra, s6asa. Is: Super
s5as5. SO; Fine, s4as4.50; Middling, $3as35O; Rye
1850; buckwheat N.Y. per cwt), $3asa. SO;
m pash" na,t wa, Mo and PAL s2soas3; corn
ooited, Yellow, s5e.aSSc.
THE POTATO MARKET
the past week has been active but quiet, with
prices holding about the same for good stocks,
aitnough poor foreign stocks have fallen Off In
price, selling from 50as0 cents per busheL The
native kinds have felt this depression and are
little weaker. Importers have bought largely,
and there Is an apparent over-suDply, which has
brought about weakening In the prices The
best native stock is selling for In tobOing
lots and principally for seed The arrivals of Scotch
limited movement. some of the best being held at
$1.25.
SOUTHERN vEGErABLEA
Other vegetables are unchanged as to price, es-
peciaily old stocks. MessrS. Worcester & Adams,
on street, are receiving daily lots OF southern
vegetables They quote sweet potatoes from s.. so
ass per barrel; North Carolina yams, s.; Bermuda
potatoes, $Sas9 per Darrel Florida $6as75O Flori-
ga tomatoes, $3.5Oas450 per box; Bermudas, 75c. a
g so per box; Florida cabbage, Sass per barrel
crate; Charleston and Savannah - 50a$5; Norfolk,
SSo0; kale, SO cts per barrel; spinach, s2a$2 50
$L7o per box; North Carolina, s. 50as45 per box
asparagus, 30a60 cts. per bunch, jobbng: same,
b sorida 1850 per box: cymlings sasS per
Dox; lettuce, Sa3O cts per dOzen raddish $1a$l so
per 100 lunches; strawberries, 25a3O cts. per box,
fel strpg beans, siasi5S for flats, and Sass Tor
round ones.
THE DEMAND
for spring vegetables is decidedly on the increase
There Is promise of large crop in the neghbor-
hood Of this city. but the recent cold weather has
somewhat retarded their growth.
The hay and straw market is about the same as
last week, with tendency to advance in prices.
Timothy is worth s17as2O per ton, clover s14as16,
and mixed s16a$18. Good straw Is In demand.
Fresh fruits, both domestic and imported are get
tng scarce, and but little is doing In them Apples
are nearly out OF market The rGssets are the best
now to be found, with an occasional good lot OF
req 1rult Oranges and lemons have been regarded
as Iaure THIS season, as general thing OF 1nfe.
rlor quality and have not Kept we'll domestic
drled fruits, both evapOrated ana sun dried are in
Demand and meet with ready sales, but no advance
IN prices Is noted The season for these fruits is
nearly over, and when new fruits arrive there will
be no sale for them.
BUTTER AND OLEOMARGARINE.
Butter is weaker than at last quotations, and
slowly declining, caused by movements IN the
New York markets and heavy receipts here
Creameries are 43a45c.; fresh New York state.
SSa4Oc. Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland are
practically out of the market; best western fac
tory, ssa5c, and all the second qualities about &c.
lower than last quotations. There is, it is esti-
mated about 50, COO pounds OF butter consumed in
inns district every week, and during the months
Oh November. December. January, February
March and April from 900 to 5000 pounds OF oleO-
margarine and butterine New York cheese Is
worth 15c., and western 14c. in 1Obbing lots
fOultry Is scarce and high; chickens live weight
ual2c. per pound and turkeys 14c Game is out
OF tne market, and fresh fish and spring lamb
nave filled the place OF it. Calves are selling on
louisiana LOUIS ave nue. at 7aSc. per pound live weight
Eggs nave dropped to 1sc., jobbing. Everything in
Sue PROVISION line seems to have an upward ten
aency. The Jobbing is brisk In smoked meats and
in favor OF buyers Sugar cured hams are 13a14c. !;
breakfast bacon, 12hal3c.; sugar cured shoulders
!0iilc.; bacon shoulders, 9Ta10c.; dried beef,
loalIc peer tongues, $5.50$6 per dozen; lard IRE
nnedl, 13c: kettle Tendered), 12Kc.: bulk Sides
1100Ha!1c; bulk shoulders, sKa9Ac.; bulk breasts,
1o7sa11c; mess pork, sl7as1a6O per barrel