Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-07
THE CITY MARKETS.
LITTLE CHANGE IN rRIcEs-RKipY sALE OF roUr.
TRY AND EGGS-oTHER FEATURES or THE WEEK

| LITTLE CHANGE IN rRIcEs-RKipY SALE OF rour.
TRY AND EGGS-oTHER FEATURES or THE WEEK
The general state OF the city market is un.
| changed. Sales OF -four are duh and prices un.
changed; wheat Is easier in price. and corn lower
oats are active ana Steady. Sales OF hay are duh
with good supply on hand No new feature "a
| noticeable in the butter trade Prices are a shade
| lower on New York state and the creameries
There is disposition the art Of buyers 20 take
| fresh New York in lieu OF western butter. Eggs
are selling readily at quotations The receipts are
not quite so great as a few weeks ago. This is ac-
| counted for by the farmers setting so many hens
Tor spring chickens The prices are not quite as
strong as last week The receipts OF poultry are
stil limited and all lots offered are readily taken
at high figures. Fruits CT all kinds are scarce
| both green and dried. Dried fruit Is wanted at
| high prices. Choice northern ard western apples
| In SOUND condition, command high prccs-as high
| as 20 per barrel The vegetable market Is active,
especially the article OF potatoes for seed use
! lively and prices high. Fresh meats are active
| and especially spring lamb, which has advanced.
WHOLESALE AND JoBBrNG PRICES
| are as follows:
Flour.-Mnnesota patent process, s7as7.5o: do.
bakers brands, s6.s5as6 50: family patent process
| S. 5Oas675: do. standard brands. S. 25as5.50: do
trade brands, soa5ass.50: extra, S.; SUPER g. ga
$3.50; fine, S3as325; middling, 81 25as2 80; rye
! $350a$3.75; buckwheat, New York. per cwt,
s275; do, Virginia, Maryland and pennsylvania
| $275; corn meal, bolted, white, 63af5c do. I'm.
bolted. yellow, 6sa6ac
Grain.-wheat, choice. slIsasl 90; DO. fair to
bsa6Oc.; do, white. No. 1 and :, 60A6lc. mixed,
56a57c; oats, southern. tOa5sc. do, western,
white, No. ]. 53a55c.; do, mixed, No. 9. 5la59c
MIN feed.-Bran. western. per ton, salas2a: mid
dlings, white, per ton. sssas2i; do. brown. per
Hay and straw.-Tmothy. sl4asls per ton:
| clover, slOafll per ton; mixed. sl3aSI4;
| rye straw, ti0asll per ton; oat straw, sSaN
per ton: wheat straw, Sass per ton: cut hay. 81
per cWt
Butter-Creamery. fancy. slass: prime. 8Oas2;
Imitation I'm slasS New York tubs fancy, new, ssa
Western dairy, best 22a23; good. 1890; fair ia
Is Western factory, best, a2a2s; good, lsaao:
Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania -
Choice selections, dairy packed. 23a25; good to
choice, l6alS; common. lsaI5; poor 70 fair. I2aIs
r r butter. choice, lSaso; good, l2als: common,
Cheese.-N. 7. state factory, new, fire, 1a1<a15c;
fair to good. l2a13c.; western factory new choice
l2al3c.; fair to good, 9ai0c.
| doZ- II
Poultry and game.-Turkeys live per H., Isa
Sc. old Fowl live per h. ,l5alsc.; Chickens, win
Ducks, live, pes TO-, l2ll6c. Geese, live, each.
barrel: New York and western, 81 30 81 50 per bar
rel; virginia, s2iss per barrel; cranberries, per
Dried Fruits and Nuts.-Evaporated Apples. 10,
l4c; Apples, SLICED, fancy, SAGE; DO, bright Sa
s;; do, quarters, bright, 7ase.; DO, common, Ga
&C; Peaches choice, l3alIe; do, fair TO good. "a
lie; DO, halves, unpeeled, 6a7c.: do, quarters
unpeeed, 6a7c.; Cherries, pitted, sOa2sc. do, su.
cared and Wet, lsal9c; Blackbernes. 6l7c.; Whor-
t.eberTieS, sal0c; Raspberries, 10 22.; Peanuts.
HIP, fancy, per H., 6a6Ac.: do, common, per IN,
$50 do, shelled. per h., 5a6Ec; Walnut
vssetables,Early Rose and Burbank Potatoes.
slasllo per bushel; Peerless, per bushel, 9oc asl
lJerseysl, s3as3.50 per Dbl near 10y, do. s. So
Jams SNorfolN saass per biol; asparagus, IS soc.
beans rouhd), se5Oass per box: squash, slasia
per box ;onions urrmudasl s2ase 50 per box stIing
s. per hundred punches; cabbage 50 per Dbl
crates; round raidishes 75c.asl per hundred
punches; kale. slasl.5o per Dbl; spinach, si.5oa
81 60; Virginia, white sL5Oal7O; mixed. 500 asl.:
n Y. pea beans, 81 61as2- 20: marrow fat beans.
Fresh Meats-feef: Choice headquarters. ia
l2kc; common do, loallc;; choice forequarters.
Common do cs,, Sne Veal c caolCe
a sSaiS &C common do l2al2Hc; spring lambs, pa
pound; do, shoulders, l0H al2xc. breakfast bacon,
kalSe; lard, l2al21sc. fresh pork and sausage.
per doz; bulk shoulders. salOc.; bulk breasts,
llAc; goldfish, (star brandt Sc.
Local Notes.
A young man named Jacob Kaufman was fined
geo 10y Judge Smell today for assaulting a news
Henry Didson, of 1921 9TH street. was fined 8 by
Jadse Smell to-day for allowing the water TO
A young man named Timothy Buckley was
charged in the Police Court to- day with refusing
70 assist onlcer Fitzgerald TO make an arrest. He
George Jones was fined SO or 80 days by Judge
Smell to-day for brutaliy beating his wife. Maao-
line Jones. Judge Smell remarked that the wlip-
ping post should be adopted as a means OF PUNISH
| ment for wife heaters I'm this District
known person left a white male infant about two
weeks old In the vestibue OF house No. l0ii s4th
was taken to St. AIMS Infant Asylum
| "A cOlored man named Caleb H Hawkins was
cnasged 0efors Judge Smell sSday With being DIS:
car testified that the prisoner got his car and
began cursing and drove ladies from the car by
his conduct fine OF $40 or 30 days was imposed
RIca AND RAnE JEwklA.A display Of diamonds
Bailey, Banks Biddle's, at the southeast corner OF
18th and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia. The col
dollars is said to be OF the finest that has ever
been seen In any single exhibit In that city. Tho
central piece OF the collection is set OF diamonds.
including necklace, lace-pins, rings and ear-rngs
80 finely set that nothing s visible but the stones
two hundred and ten In number and from one 70
twelve karatS In nneness, valued In all at S45 600
There are also ten pairs OF matched, unmounted
diamonds. valued at $50, ooo dazzling star PEN
worth 81 900; bracelet. with a center ornament
ana numerous other ornaments OF great value.
Diamonds ru6ies. emeralds and pearls, OF all
CoAois duO eiLcS are STOupeu together ana form .
beautiful and dazzling SIGHT
AN INSTANTANEOUS LlGHT.-Such In a word Is the
unique apparatus on exhibition at the rooms of
the PORTABLE Electric Light Company, ~ Water
street, Boston 1t occupies the space OF only 1ve
square inches ana weighs but five pounds, and can
be carried with ease. The light, or more properly
lighter, requires extra power wires, or connec-
tons, and is constructed that any part can be
replaced at small COST The chemicals are placed
| In glass retort: q carbon and zinc apparatus
with spiral platinum attachment, Is then ad.
Justed so as to form a battery, and the light 70
ready. The pressure on o little knob produces an
electric current by which the spiral OF platinum II
heated TO fncandescence. The Portable Electric
Light Company was recently Incorporated with q
| capital OF $4,000 under tho laws OF Massachu.
setta The usefulness OF the apparatus and the
low price Qt5) will no doubt result In its general
adoption Some OF the prominent business men
OF the state identified with this enterprise In
addition TO its use as lighter, the apparatus can
also be used In connection with n burglar alarm
and galvanic battery.-Boston TronScrspt, Dec 90
Decoration day was celebrated In New Orleans
yesterday, and the graves and monuments OF the
coblederate dead were decorated The Assoclh.
ton OF the Army Of the Tennessee had their an
nual banquet last night Jefferson Davis was
among the guesfs