Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-12

FkoA The NEidHboRlNG COUNTlES-FEATURES OF
THE WEEK.
During the past week the market has been well
supplied with fruits and vegetables which came
In by wagon boat and rail just now, for a dis
lance of eighteen TO twenty miles north In Prince
Georges and Montgomery counties, farmers are
making regular trips to the city. With a large
number OF farmers north OF the city many veget-
ables were later than usual, owing to the
rains during the spring, but the crops are
fair In quality as well as quantity. 1t Is thought
by some that the prices will rule lower Con-
gresS has adjourned, taking away the large tran
sient population, but as there are not so many Of
the resident population out OF the city usual at
this season. and the District is objective point
TO travellers, there will be paying demand for
produce through the season. Saturday is the
principal market day here, and probably there are
one-third more country people TO b. found in and
around the market on this day than on any other
day. Some OF these. in order to obtain good posi-
lions, come in quite early on Friday often shortly
after noon. By five O'Clock yesterday there was a
line OF produce wagons along b street extending
from 9TH to 18th streets.
THE VEGETABLE MARKET.
Irish potatoes In jobbing lots this week range
from sl5O to g per barrel, according to the quail
ty, and retail at 30I40c per peck. Sweet potatoes
are s. TO $50 per BARREL retailing at go TO TUc per
peck The cabbage yield is plentiful, and fine
close heads bring y to s. per hundred; new beets
young and tender. from Base. per bunch; tomatoes
are down to 20a25c. per box: cucumbers, 5a6c per
Lima beans, 15a2Oc. Per quart; carrots retail at
3a3c. per bunch; parsnipS same; onions, 81 per
Dox or 5o per peck forlarge Ones spinach, 2oa3Oc.
per peck; egg plants 30a49c. per dozen. There is
no asparagus In the markets. Green corn is COM
Ing In ana some of 1T wei filled in the ear 1t is
selling ior 1ol5c Per dozen; the sugar corn is
selling for 2Dc. per dozen, and is very much more
IN Use thdn the common. The Georgetown pack
ing Rouse was buying tomatoes yesterday at zoe.
per box.
THE FRUIT MARKET
abounds with excellent products Watermelons
are plentiful at s103s20 per hundred. The supply
from Virginia is fast falling Off, but those grown
about the District are OF excellent quality and
and keep up the supply, which is further in
sured by heavy shipments from Magothy by rail-
CantelOupes are plentiful, and those from the ad-
Joining counties are OF excellent quality rather
better Favored than in former years. The best are
selling at S6aS1O per 1OO and cuttings from 50 TO S.
said would be failure, turns out to be quite prom,
ising. Peaches are however, not as finely favored
as asa, rule as formerly but there are number of
goOd lois coming In. They were selling yesterday
at I5c aSlao per box, and retailing at 4Ol5Oc per
peck. PlumS, large blue ones sell at the stalls at
q per peek, and damsons, for preserving or stew,
.5c per peck; large California plums, SOC. per doz
fearS-Bartletts tOaSJc. Der peck; sugar. so Coo,
and cooking, 3Ol4oc. per peck. Grapes, Concords,
and sell at slaS2 per oushel the best table apples
can be bought at retail for 40c per peck and good
ones for cooking at 20a30c.
THE FISH MARRET.
this week. Fresh caught Spanish mackerel are 20
cts per pound; sheepshead, 20 cts. rock fish in
punches of to TO- sell for IS to 40 Cts each perch
~ 10 30 cts spots IS to 40 cts; taors large 20 to
% cts each; and small talors by the bunch at 25
cts. Sturgeon is cts. per pound: fresh Holsters
from New York and Boston, Is cts per pound:
salmon sells for so to IS cents per pound accornG
to quality trout 10 to l2 cts. q pound: crocus 30
cts per bunch; halibut, fresh from Boston, 20 cts
per pound; fresh goldfish, 10 cts per pound; had
dock, 10 cts; sea bass: Is to 90 cts. per pound;
turtles IL cts per pound, alive; catfish, dressed,
10 cts; bluef1sh. 10 TO II cts. per pound.
There are some fine woOjcock coming in but
very scarce; price, 50 TO S12 per dozen. Frogs are
WORT. worth Sl.5o per dozen pair, but the demand for
Pou!try-The receipts are somewhat larger, but
demand is steady. Old fowls, live, bring 12a13
cents cents per pound; spring chickens, large, 15a16
ducks, i've, 1Ol11 cents per pound. Geese, live
each, 25a50 cents.
Eggs-There has been some fluctuation this
week and a decline to 16 cents. With cooler
weather and decreased receipts the market /,
active, with quotations as follows: Near by, 17als
cents.
The market IS firm and good butter finds ready
SALE The figures are: Creamery, fancy, 2sa29
cents per pound; prime, 26a2S cents; imitation
2ia25 cents; New York tubs, fancy, new, 26a27
cents: good a5a2s cents: frkin, best, 2a2S cents;
good, 23s6 cents; western dairy BEST 22l24 cents;
good 2oI22 cents; fair, 16a1s cents; western fac
tofy' DesE aji22 cents; good, 1870 cents; poor to
LIVE STOCK.
The receipts OF cattle this week were only
about half of last, and the demand was
very light. The market was cleaned up but at a
further decline in prices Sheep and lambs In full
receipt, and market steady and unchanged. Calves
are In active demand. Cattle are uuo;ed-Extra
per cwt, S5.s5aS6 butcher per cWL, s. 75a s. so:
common, per cwt, 50 50ls350; rough, per cwt, sai
81 Hogs. iair, per cwt, $l0I$10.50; ord nary, per
cwt, soas9 Sheep, sheared, per cwt., s3iS4.50
Lalnos, spring, choice, per cwt., $50 1885, common
per cWt, S450ts3 Calves. prime, per cwt, $50 So
common. per cwt., $5aS5 so. Cows, prime each S25a
$40; common each, s15dS25
Inc demand for new hay is goOd-selliDg at s2a
- per ton less than the Old. 1t is Quoted-Hay
clover. sl4aS15; timothy, s2Oas21; mixed. sl7asI9
straw, rye, SLASH; oats, SO; wheat, SSa9 Cut
nay, per cwt.. S1aS1.10.
In flour the market is quiet and steady. Mime
sofa patent process is quoted S. 75a$9 co per bar
rldO bakers brands 81 0Oa7 IS family patent pro-
cess, 81 25aS1 do STANDARD brands Sc aS6 25 do
Trade brands. IS 15as6; extra, Sass 25; super 81
aSiSo fine, 81 25as350; middling. S. 5OaS3 90; rye
S42oa$4 IS; corn meal, bOlted. white, 95a96 cents
per buShels unbolted. yellow. S5aS6 cents
H1con IS quoted: Hams, sugar cured. 15H-.1c
per TO- sides, western, IL alb: shoulders, western
!lai2; hams, country. smoked, 11a13; lard, coun.
try lots, lla12; refined, IA
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