Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-09

TONS.
Not much change can be noticed in the city mar
ketS since last week. The supplies have been I'm
diminished, trade active and prices general
thing low. The country near By has continued to
pour into the city vegetables and fruits to the
almost exclusion Of products sent from the south.
The prices OF fresh meats are unchanged. The
same may be said OF smoked meats, with the ex-
ception OF an advance of One-fOurth cent on hams
and high grades OF meat There IS an activity In
the best grades OF butter and a good demand.
Dealers state there has been more poor butter In
our markets this year than ever known. The
season for grass has beer better, but too much
rain and cloudy weather for butter to be OF the
best quality.
THE FLOUR MARKET
is quiet, no perceptbe change being noticed since
last week other than indications Of weakening
in price. The value OF new wheat now governs the
flour trade. Wheat is steady and all arrivals are
disposed of quickly. Corn is said to be yielding
some. Oats show but little fluctuaton, and are
steadily arriving, with active demand. Flour
sold in lots command prices as follows: Minnesota
family, patent process, S7.25as715: do. standard
brands, rs; do trade brands $3.50; extra, n. IS
49, SUPER g 5Gas4 fine, 81 5Oas3: middling. 81 25a
$50; rye, -. 503$i. Corn meal bolted, white SSc.
a90c.; do, unbolted, yellow, S3aS5c.
GRAIN.
Wheat, choice, s10Sa1.12: do, fair to good, s1a
LOS rye, 65a6Sc; corn, yellow, s5aSSc.; d. white,
No. and 2. S5aS6c.; do, mixed, 82aS3c. oats,
southern, 4614Sc.; do, western, white, No. 1, asa
Soc; do. mixed, No 2, 44a47c All wheat finds it's
way TO the Georgetown mills. The Virginia mills
are reported short OF water, and not much flour is
coming in.
BUTTER.
While the Jobbing trade in butter has been good
the past week, prices remain almost the same,
with the exception of New York, the best grades
of which have advanced two cents nor pOupd This
is said to be attributable to the large amount Of
poor butter arriving from the West and the near
by productions. JobbiDg prices are as follows
fancy creamery. 34a35 cts. per pound; fine do, 30a
81 New York tubs, fancy, SOa32; do, good. 2Sa3O;
grades OF New York and Western stocks, some of
the enterpriSing dealers In this city have COM
! menced the introduction OF the Pennsylvania
glades butter. The first arrivals for this season
have opened up very superior quality. 1t is likely
that there Will be quite heavy run on this butter
should the quality continue as good at present.
The GadeS butter sells for 26 to IS cts. and best
selections % to 30 In quantities.
Inc western factory butter OF current makes
bring Is to 20 cts per pound In lots and June make
90 to % cts. The Virginia and MARYLAND makes
sell for 20 to rs cts. Eggs are % cts and in de-
mand
THE FRESH MEAT MARKET
stands the same, there having been no new i'm
pulse noticed. The trade is quiet. Choice
hind quarters OF beef, II to IL cts; COM
mon do, to 9 cts. choice for quarters
to cts; common do, to cts; choice
dressed lambs, 10 to II cts. common do, to 9
cts; choice dressed mutton, to cts; common
do, to cts; choice dressed veal, 10 to IL cts
common do, to cts. The market Is medium as
to activity. The retail price is about the same
with no unusual demand. The retail men say
that during the season while vegetables and fruits
are so abundant the demand Tor fresh meats are
never so great
as follows: Smoked Sugar-cured hams are 16Aa16Z
sugar-cured shoulders, to breakfast bacon,
16 to III dried beef II TO 1S;beef tongues Sc per
dozen; jOwls. ~ to cts. per h.; LARD 1917 to ID
cts. per H.; western bulk Sides, Is cts do. bulk
shoulders llAaa; 40 smoked sides, Is cts; do,
10 cts. The market IS not cute so firm, showing
slight indications OF weakness.
Poultry Is In good demand and sells very readily.
Live turkeys sell from to 10 cents per pound; Old
fowls, live. per pound, II to IL cts; chickens,
spring. large per pound IS to 16 cts do medium
CTS. geese, live. each, 40 TO 40 cts.
VEGETABLES AND FRUITS
The supplies OF vegetables and domestic fruits
seem to be undiminiShed. At wholesale, potatoes
rule from 81 50aS3 per barrel; sweet potatoes 81 SO
asa and cuttings, $1.25as175; yams, 81 so; toma-
toes, i0a5Oc. per box cabbage, s2as4 per hundred
onions, SOc.asl per bushel; green corn, sa1Oc per
doz-; lima beans, 10c- per quart; watermelons s5a
SIS per hundred; do, cuttings, s2as3 per hundred
canteoupes, Sass per hundred; peaches, 3Oc.asi
per box; apples $1asl.5O per barrei grapes, s2ls4
per box. The jobbing market is slow and not
much doing. there being too much stun on the
streets and sidewalks
THE PRICES OF FISH
have not changed and sales have not been quite so
lively.
Very little game has appeared other than the
small birds from the marshes. They are all sold
high.
Timothy sells at s15as16 per ton; mixed, s1easl3,
and clover, $Sa$12; straw So; corn in ear s45Oas5
per barrel and scarce.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to Phil,p
Brewer and Anna Duvall. both OF Prince Georges
county, Md; John Z. Davidson, OF Omaha, Ncb,
and HELEN J. BOyden.
CHARGE OF FORGERY DISMISSED L.
Scott, the colored broker, who was fined sos by
Judge Bundy yesterday for being an unlicensed
broker was before the court this morning, charged
with forging the name OF Samuel Johnson OF No
1915 street, to premissory note for $l5O Pros
ecutIng Attorney Moore stated to the court that
after examining the witnesses in the case he finds
that there IS no evidence on which to hold the de-
lendant, and he would nOl!e pros the case.
AN Opp FELLOWS ENTERTAINMENT-A social
entertainment was held last evening by Metropolis
Lodge, No IL, o. o. E. in MOore's hall, 9th street.
the occasion being the presentation OF handsome
collar and jewel to NJ. ID. Brainard. grand repre-
sentative TO the Sovereign Grand Lodge. The pre-
-seh s was made by Wills j. Drumnond, P. g.
weaver, On behalf of the lodge, to Mrs. Brainard
Inc presentation was followed by an address by
Ed Bawsel p. G. NJ. The following ladies' and
gentlemen participated In musical and literary
enIertalnment: +. P. Headly, p. G., (master OF
Mfs- Bettie HaTenner McEwen, Miss AIDA Trune
Miss saunders, Miss Westhrope, Mrs. Dr. Winter
Mss annie Charlton and little Nina McEwen,
rroI. f. e townsend, Mr.. Joseph Smith, MIR. Nor.
man, man Frue.. During the entertainment refresh
ments was composed OF c. w. Leannarda ~ p
Headly and JAS A. X. Moore
Z" OAhfEIS NEW CARPETS.
FALL STYLES JUST OPENED.