Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-03
THE CITY MARKETS.
PROSPECT OF A SCARCITY OF Strawberries
TOMATOES AND CUCUABERs BECOMING PLENTIFUL
OTHER FEATURES OF THE WEEK.

A PROSPECT OF SCARCITY OF STRAWBERRIES
TOMATOES AND CUcUaBERs BECOMING PLENTIFUL
OTHER FEATURES OF THE WEEK.
The flour and breadstuffs market is rather dull
and sales sluggish, with no change at all in prices
at last quotations The grain market is lower on
wheat, and corn especially, which accounts for the
state OF the Hour trade Flour Is quoted as follows:
Minnesota {patent processl, sS.75as9, do. (bakers
brands) s7aS.25; family, (patent process) 81. 25a
$40; do. standard brands) s675aS7; do. {trade
brands) s6.5Oas675; Extra, 1875; super, s475as5;
fine 81 75lsi25; mddlng, s3ls3 50; rye. a5as55O
Corn meal, (bolted, Whitley, 99l92 cts. do (unbolt-
ed, Yellow, S5aSS cts. Mil feed-BraD, (western),
per ton, s2las2a; middlings (whte), per ton, sala
s23; do, (brown), per ton, $21ls23.
Hay Is In demand, good timothy $1SaS19; mixed
$lb2sl7, and good clover Sl4 per ton.
In butter the prices are unchanged, and the
as fast as the demand requires. the best fancy
creamereS sell freely for 26 &c. in lots; factory
do, 2ia26c.; best New York tubs, 25a26c fancy.
good, 18a2oc. The supplies from the near by
sources are worth from 15,20c. per pound The
quality OF the latter is not up to what is desired
CHEESE is about the same in price: n. Y. state fac
tory, new, fine, 13a13Hc.; fair to good, 12al3c. :
western factory new choice, 12i13c.; fair to good
11a12c. Eggs are quoted at 23a25c. Per dozen
wholesale; the supply is short and farmers are
using them in lieu or meat, which is so high, and
the larger portion is consumed by them to great
extent.
The demand for large spring chickens is growing
and the sales lively; they are worth from 25a3oc.
per pound, and 20c. Tor small ones. OLD fowls are
in good demand ut lie. There is no dressed poultry
and no game in market.
THE FRUIT MARKET
Is quiet and but little is doing in green fruits
Russets are worth s6Is7 per Dbl, and Strawberries
$10aS15 per 100 boxes; cherries are commencing to
arrive and sell for s15aS25 per 100 boxes, and
peaches s1.5Gas2 per peck boxes. A few water
melons bn far MT nj
for 50caSl each. The strawberry market shows
symptoms of high prices and poor supplies. The
crop south does not show very good promise. the
frost having destroyed the blossoms. The pros
pect In the country surrounding Washington is
the same, and the impression among dealers is
that they viii be scarce. Dried fruits are nearly
exhausted, and the sales small. Good dried or
evaporate apples and peaches sell readily at fair
prices The smaller fruits are also in demand.
Canned fruits are scarce and high. Oranges are
nearly out OF the market They sell for $7a$S, and
lemons Tor S3aS6 per box.
VEGETABLES
The stock Of old potatoes have nearly run out.
None are arriving, and they are getting scarce.
The result is that they have advanced in price and
are now selling for 175 to 81 per bushel for the
natives and 81. p for the foreign. There are many
used, even at this season. owing to the price being
30 much lower than for the new products. New
Bernudas are selling for IS to 80 per BARREL are
those from Florida, Charleston and Savannah.
some good ones begin to arrive from Norfolk, but
the sumption OF new potatoes is very great.
and the demand is so constant and pressing that
the price. so seemingly large, does not materially
cnect the consumption, hCuSekeeperS preferring
the new TO the old, for the reason that there is
not so much refuse to be cast away.
The supplies of tomatoes are increasing mate
rally, and the quality OF the Florida productions
Is first rate They (Dox"s generally of one bushel
GtGn TO be cooked for table use They sell in lots
fOr p ~ per box. CunumberS are becoming plent-
iul ana not unreasonable in price. The weather,
Tor them, as well as most other garden products,
has been much in favor of perfect development,
and there is no danger OF eating freely or them
when fresh CucnmOerS sell for $2.5OaS3 per box
CymingS are very well developed and tender
They are worth S1.50 per box. String beans are
also plentiful and OF excellent quality, both round
and fiat pois; they are much in dt this season.
They sell for sl.50as2 per bushel box. There has
been great demand for green peas, and although
the supply has been pretty abundant, the prices
nave been pretty well maintained. They are
unusually large and tender this season. Price, s.
asa per box. New Deets are coming in freely from
the south, and sell Tor s. SO Der hundred lunches
Radshes of desirable size, tender juicy and sweet.
are sold for 81 az per hundred punches. Aspara-
gus, one OF the greatest favOriteS among vegeta-
bic eaters, keeps high in price, owing, the dealers
tat, TO the immense quantities used everywhere.
TWO pound punches sell tor sSasla per hundred
Asparagus seems to be In great favor this spring,
on account OF It's excellent quality. Southern cab
bage Is growing better all the time; the heads
firm. tender and OF good flavor. The crop IS abund-
and, but Notwithstanding the supply hardly keeps
pace with the demand. TurnipS are yet rather
small, but are OF good quality; they sell for slas2
along quite lively and indeed the sale OF all vege-
table kinds is lively, and the dealers state that
they do not remember spring. season when the
supplies have been better and the sales more
free. Everything moves along well; there has
been no overstOcks and nothing wasted; consign-
orS are satisfied we'll dealers and consumers.
FRESH AND CURED MEATS.
The supply OF choice beef is scarce and prices
continue about the same as last quoted. Hind
quarters choice, 15a17c; fore-Quarters choice, 10
a12c.; headquarters, common, 10a12c.; fore
quarters commOnSa9,. Veal, choice sides, 11a12c.
common, 9a10c. Lambs, choice, 14a15c.; common,
1Oa12c per pound In JObbing lots A large pro-
portion OF the supplies OF fresh meats continues to
arrive in refrigerator cars from the west, and q
general thing gives satisfaction. 1t turns little
darker than new slaughtered cattle On the out
side, but 1t keeps WE'LL and but for this source Of
supply the markets here would have barren look
Cured meats are quoted as follows: Smoked
shoulders, 11a114c.; bulk meats, 10a10Ic.: sides,
13a13Ic breasts, 14a1414c.; hams, 1514a16c. lard,
iSc dried beef, 17a1Sc. jowls, 5a6c., and tongues
s6a$7.