Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-10
The City Markets.


A DEMAND FOR DRESSED PoULTRY-THE MARKET
FOR FRUITS AND vE6ETABLES-OTHER FEATURES
OF THE WEEK.
The wholesale and Jobblng business has been
lively during the past week. large quantities of pro-
VISIONS having changed hands during that time.
The Hour market Is steady at last quotations. with
1air receipts, sufficient for current demands al
though grades OF extra are called for. Wheat is
steady In prices, choice ranging from Ito to $l5
per buShel and fair to good 81 to $l.Oa Corn has
dropped some, but oats remain firm. Hay is rather
acllVe ana choice timothy In demand.
BUTTER. EGGS AND POULTRY.
Fine grades OF butter are taken readily, but there
is no inquiry for common kinds, the market being
Hooded with them, especially with the limitations,
which, In many cases. 1t is believed sold for gen.
ulne butter. Fancy creamery sells from 80 to 81
cents prime, q to % cents per pound Virginia,
Maryland and Pennsylvania are taken. choice Sc
ectlons at q to 25 cents good to prime 16 to cents
ket gros ol eggs are running small the NJ mar
per DOZEN western % to 30 cents More good dressed
poultry is wanted and less live chickens latter
choice, per pound, IL to IA cents; same undrawn
per pound II to 10 cents; live, per pound. IL to ID
cents; chickens, 10 to IL cents
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Dried fruits are low in price at present except
nice evaporated apples, which run from 12 to IS
cents per pound Nuts OF all kinds are In demand,
and good prices paid. ChestnutS generally OF a
poor quality. Good green apples, packed carefully
and In sound condition, are In good demand and
sales quick. The poorer qualities, carelessly put
The vegetable market has been generally well
supplied with good articles Potatoes are worth
from Is TO GO cents per bushel; sweet, d. BITS to
s.. % per barrel: do eastern shore same prices:
vans, IS cents TO 81 per barrel Cabbage plentiful,
at - to IS per hundred: Yellow onions 80 to 20
cents per buShel; red 60 to 20 cents Live stock is
selling well, and both fresh and cured meats at
fair prices
A ROBBERY AND AN ARREST-The store Of Mrs.
AQna Murphy. 1914 street northwest, was entered
last night and robbed OF quantity of cigarettes,
clock, &C. This morning Detective Cox arrested
| vicinity.
FOUND IN HAY STACK.-Major Dye yesterday re-
ce1ved word that a lot OF valuable goods had been
found In hay stack. near Sykesville, Md, sup
posed to have been stolen from PfttSburg, Pa. De
tective Block to investigate the case 1t is
reported that the goods worth several thousand
RANGE OF THE THERMoMETBR.-The following
were the readings at the Office of the chief signal
ofhcer today m, $50 II am, CO. pm, 700.
Maximum, re; minimum, 57-S.
THE LAWS SEMINARY.-The regular monthly rhe-
tol1calS OF the Laws seminary, last evening" was
attended by large number of the friends Of the
school Prof r s. Laws, the principal. presided,
those who took part were Miss Julia Winfield
Lewis Hilary, VIM. F. Guneil, Charles E. Luckett,
| John Caster, Miss Annie DoIer, Robert Meter and
| Isaac Palmer.
A SUIT FOR DIvoRCE-Mr. S. T. Drlry, for Charles
Sonneman, filed to-day a bill for divorce from
Emma Sonneman nee Quick. They were married
January 9, 1877, and he charges that she deserted
| him December 10, 1879.
No MORE ROOM IN BUFFALO pENITENTIARY FOR
| DISTRICT CoNvICTs.-The Attorney General has re-
ceved notice from the Erie county, New York peni-
Tertiary at Buffalo, where for some time past pris-
onerS convicted in this District and sentenced to
| the penitentiary have been confined, that that
institution Is full and cannot. for the present,
| accommodate any more prisoners. Judge Wylie
has been notified OF the fact by the district attor
ney, and until there are arrangements made with
some other prison. or the number of prisoners at
Buffalo is diminished, sentences in the Criminal
Court here TO that penitentary will be Suspenped.
The New York Stock Market.
| The following are the opening and closing prices
| OF the New York Stock Market to-day as reported
by special wire to Fl. II. Dodge, 500 18th street: