Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-21
THE CITY MARKETS.
APPLES AND BUTTER ARRIVING IN THE CITY
THE CATTLE MARKET AND WESTERN BEEF
POULTRY, AND FRESH AND CURED MEATS
OTHER FEATURES OF THE WEEK.

Business in our city markets the past week has
been quite active and sales satisfactory gen
orally to both sellers and buyers; the flour mar
ket is firm, especially in the patent grades which
are most in demand; sales of wheat are more
active; in the butter line real firm grades are
arriving in limited quantities and selling
quickly; good to fair grades move rather slowly
and the common kinds are dull. Some roll
butter has commenced to arrive. but most of it
is in bad condition. Both New York and cream
cries have advanced slightly The western stock
is not so good. and the demand is slight. A
general advance in butter is anticipated. The
supply Of eggs has been ample and market
rather dull. with most sales at q cents whole
SALE but the week will probably close with the
market firmer if the weather gets colder. The
supply OF poultry has been limited and sales
ready. Dressed poultry will also soon be more
i'll demand.
Apples are coming in moderate quantities BY
car loads. Several carloads have arrived in
rather sOf condition owing to the warm
weather, and have sold cheap, but good sound
stock is in demand and prices firm. The re-
ceipts Of cattle have been liberal considering the
demand, which is decreasing owing to the GUAM
titles OF dressed beef arriving In refrigerator
cars from the west. Vegetables, such as pOta-
toes, onions. cabbages, &c, are more plentiful
The offerings of hay have been less than last
inferior quality. There is little demand for
clover. Rye straw is in demand.
Whole sale and jobbing prices are as follows -
FlOur-MinnesOta patent process, $775a8 Is;
bakers brands, So. 25a6.5 Family, patent pro-
cess, $625a6.5O; standard brands, SIS 25a5 so;
trade brands S5OOa5 IS; extra. 81 25a4 IS; super,
So 2Ja3 IS; fine, g. 5Oa3. 90; middling. $225a
$50; rye, IS 50a4 90; buckwheat, NY. per cwt..
S3.5Oa4O 90; Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylva-
mia, So 5Oa4 90; corn meal, bolted, white, 75a76c.;
unbOted. yellow, 75a76c
Butter-Creamery fancy, 35a37c: prime. SSa
$50; fair to good imitation. 24a25c; New York
tubs, fancy. new, 33a34c.; good, 3Oa32c firkin,
best, 30a32c.; good, 38a29c.; western dairy best,
25a27c.; good, 22a24c.; fair, 1Sa20c.; western
factory, best. 24a26c.; good, SOaS2c.; poor to
fair, lSa2Oc
Cheese-New York. 131(a14c.; good western,
111aal2115c. per pound.
POULTRY AND FRESH MEATS
In poultry the prices are unchanged. except
as to spring Chickens which are cent per pound
higher. AS the cold weather advances there
will be more demand and consequently an adj
vance in price Live turkeys bring from tn
i0 cents per pound; old fowls, 1Oa1l cents:
spring chickens. l2al3; ducks, 1Oal1; and geese,
The fresh meat ,obbing market ia about the
same as last week, and the trade ia dull.
Thee prices are-Choice hind quarters of beef
sell at y to lOc- per h.; common do, to &c.;
SiioiIO hoAO duoi tciS OO, u 10 &C.; common
do, to &C.: choice dressed veal III to 12c:
common do, 9 to 10c.; choice dressed mutton
to &c.; common do. 5 to &c.; choice dressed
lambs. ii to l2c.; common do, 8 to 1Oc. Yea
Is scarce and the trade brisk
CURED MEATS
In cured meats the market is firm Supa,
cured hams, 1871; sugar cured shoulders, 1875
1881; breakfast bacon, Is; dried beef. l7alS
beef tongues, e6 per dozenjowls. S15a9c. pc,
| lb- lard, 14a141zc. per Id; western shoulders
13}<a13H; western sides, 16a161f; bulk should
| ers, 1a1(a13x; sausage, Halls; pork loins. Is.
Hay-Timothy, Sl7as18 per ton; mixed, e14s
| SIC; clover, Sl0a$12 Rye straw e9aS10 PEI
| ton. Oats are selling by c0untrymen for 40 II
| IS cents per bushel, aud corn In ear, (0ld)
$3.50 per barrel; do, new, S2.5OaS3 per barrel
with light offerings
| Vcgetables-Early rose potatoes, Is cts pei
bushel; peerless 60 to IS cts; sweet potatoes
/ els to hts per Darrell cabbages, 90 to IS De-
hundred; cauliiower, S. to "a per barrel
onions, IS to 81. IS per barrel turnIps 81 S,
barrel; marrow squash. 500 per ton; Hubbard
squash. sos per ton: apples, 50 to e. per barrel
as to quality. Several car loads which arrived
in soft condition sold for q to @25O pei
barrel; Concord AID Isabella grapes. cts. be
pound; catawba; 7as cts; per pound; Delawares
12c. per pound; quinces e550for best: do, eecon,
quality, fS per bushei; cranbcrries IS Is to SS5
/ per box, and lemons, % to o. per box.