Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-18
THE CITY MARKETS.
An Abundant supply Of Vegetables
Fine Grades q Butter Stin Scarce
Other Features OF tho Week-WhOle.
sale and JObbing Prices.


Since the last report there has been o fun
supply Of meats and vegetables. The fresh
meat trade has been active, and the supply Of
excellent quality. Vegetables are abundant.
especially potatoes, cabbage and onions. Fruits
have also been coming in quite lively, and the
| sales have been quick. Hay has been arriving in
liberal quantities and generally Of better grade.
The flour trade is stil firm, without, however,
much activity and sales In small lots. The
grain market is quiet. with . demand for corn
and oats. Mill feed is high, and market firm.
In the butter line fine grades are still scarce
and In demand, while the poor grades are dull.
Roll butter begins to show up some, and the
cool weather will soon cause movements in
these grades Of roll butter.
Eggs are looking up as to price and the de-
mand on the increase. Poultry is in good de-
mand, especially the dressed in good condition.
Live stock Is not wanted SO much as formerly.
Farmers sending dressed poultry to market
should send with empty crops. Game of all
kinds is scarce and In demand. Quail and
pheasants are bringing high prices, and it is
good time to market.
The receipts of cattle have been fair and mar
ket active at quotations. Sheep and lambs are
plentiful, and market rather dull Veal calves
are In demand as are also dressed hogs.
WHOLESALE AND JoBBING PRICES
Flour. The wholesale and jobbing prices
for the articles enumerated may be quoted as
follows: Minnesota patent process, 81. 75aS 25;
bakers. brands, S625a65O; Family, patent pro-
cess, S6.25a650; standard brands, SIS 25a5. so;
trade brands, S. O0a5. 25 extra a. 5Oa4 Is super,
S3. 5Oa4.OO fine S3. 00a3.25 middling, 80 25a2 so;
rye, $3.50a400; buck wheat, n. Y, per cwt,
IS. $50; Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylva-
nia $30Oa3 %; corn meal, bolted, white, S4aS5c.;
unbOted, yellow. S0aS2c.
Grain.-Wheat. choice, s1.0Oa1.07 fair to
S0aSlc-; white, No. and 2, S6aSS; mixed, 7SaSO;
new. COATS; oats southern, 4Oa45; western, 45a46;
mixed, 42a43.
Mill Feed.--Bran, western. s17as1s per ton;
mddlings, WHITE S22aS24 brown, $17aS18.
Hay. = Timothy, s14as15 per ton; mixed,
S12as13; clover, S10as12; rye straw, $40;
wheat straw, 50; corn. in ear, So. 50aS3 per bar
rel.
Butter.-creamery fancy, s7ass; prime, Sass;
imitation, s4a25; New York TUBS fancy. new,
34a35; good, 32aS3; irkin, best, 32a34, good
3Oa32; western dairy, best, 25a27; good,
22a4; fair, 1Sa20; western factory, best,
24a26; good, 2oa22; poor to fair, 1Sa20 Virginia,
Maryland and Pennsylvania choice selections
dairy packed, 25a2S; good to prime, dairy
packed. 22a25; haulers' stock. 1Sa20; store
packed. choice, 20a23; common, 1Sa20; poor to
fair. 15a17; roll butter, choice. 24a2S; good,
20a4. The butter trade is better as the weather
Eggs.-Near by, 3OaS1; western, 80; keats, Is;
lined. 25a28.
. Cheese.-NY. state factory; new fine 121sa13;
fair to good, 111aa12; western factory, new
choice 10a11; fair to good, Gallo.
Fresh meats whOlesale.-ChOice hind quarter
beef, to 10 cts; common do, to cts;
choice fore quarter, 6 to cts; common, 5 to
6 cts
Mutton:-ChoiV dressed, to cts; common
do, 5 to cts.
6 to z cts.
veal.-Choice dressed, IL to 1919 cts; COM
mon do. 8 to 10 cts.
The trade Is gooc at present.
Pork.-Dressed hogs. large, neat, per cwt,
$S, 50 to So; small, neat, $3.50 to 50; rough, 81
Poultry and Game.-Turkeys, dressed, per
h., small. 13a14; large and small, 12a13; I'M
drawn 1Oa12; live, BALL. Chickens, dressed,
12a13; undrawn. 10a12 old fowls, live. Gallo;
spring, large, 10a11; medium, 9a1O; small Gallo.
dressed, each, 25a75 live 4Oa7O. Quail, sSa2. so.
Pheasants. $4a$6. Rabbits, s1.5Oas2. venison,
per h., 12a15
Vegetables. Potatoes, 60 to IS cents per
bushel; Chicago cabbages, 81 to 50 per hun
a DE- cabbage raised near by, s. to s5; onions,
20 cents per bushel.
Fruits. Green.-New York and western, 90 to
$3.50 per barrel; Virginia, $2.25 to 50. Gran
berries. $3.50 to 81 per box. Florida oranges,
90 to 50 per hundred, $3.50 per box and IS to
80 per barrel. Lemons. 50. so to $3.50.
Cured meats.-Clear rib sides, Is cts. to 151S
cts; shoulders 1874 cts. to 10 cts; sugar-cured
hams, 16 cts to 1914 cts. sugar-cured shoulders
121a cts. to 13 cts; breakfast bacon 1871 cts to
10 cts. lard, 1871 cts to IA cts; dried beef, IL
cts. to 16 cts; beef tongues SO per dozen.
Foreign Fruits.-Malaga grapes, cts. to
ctsiper pound; bananas, $1.37 to $3.50 per
bunch; figs 81 cts to 1214 cts; cocoa nuts, $6 to
IS per hundred.