Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-06
THE CITY MARKETS.
THE QUIET SUCCEEDING THE HOLIDAY TRApE-THR
SUPPLY OF BUTTER AND EGSs-oTHER FEATURES
OF THE WEEK.

TIE QUIET SUCCEEDING THE HOLIDAY rRApE--TH1
SUPPLY OF BUTTER AND EGGs-oTHER FEATUREs
OF THE WEEK.
The condition Of the trade generally the past
week has been quiet, is usual after the holidays
Inc prices OF all kinds OF edible productions arr
| reasonable and there seems to be no scarcity II
| the supplies The flour market is we'll stocked
and the demand limited. The grain market is alst
steady and no scarcity heard OF from any quarter
IN the hay trade there is more activity and demand
| Tor choice timothy and mixed. The poorer grades
are not wanted. There is very little inquiry fol
straw.
BUTTER AND EGGS.
IN the butter line the supply Is ample and stock
accumulating; especially Is this the case with the
| medium and low grades. Concessions In prices
have OF late uniformly failed to accelerate move
ments The demand has appreciably fallen of
since the holidays. Eggs continue to be Plentiful
which Is due to an open winter up to the present
time. Stock seems to be arriving freely, and some
heavy sales have been made at % cents. LINED
eggs are not called for at all The demands OF
the eastern markets upon ours for eggs have not
been so great as formerly at this season OF the
year, The markets there being well stocked There
Is no present prospect of an advance in price.
Poultry is in active demand. all receipts finding
qilck sales. Game is scarce; paeasaats anu rab-
pits especially are in demand; fish Is now I'm
demand and Will probably continue during
TIE winter months. material change has taken
place in fresh meats, which are plentiful and
Trade quite active at present. The receipts OF
cattle at Droycrs' Rest and Queenstown have been
light the past week, with prices higher and an
aclVe fnarAet. Good grades OF beeycS meet with
lull price Sheep are scarce and higher.
Dried fruit OF all kinds is rather sclrce and sells
with domestic kinds.
Much of the green fruit arriving Is damaged by
rot ana BAD storage, and large proportion of it is
Soll WlLhCu reference to quotations.
The vegetable trade Is good. and the demand
for choice potatoes steady. Potatoes, however,
nave fallen In price materially the past week.
WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS.
The wholesale and Jobbing prices may be
quoted as follows:
Flour.-Minnesota patent process, s7as750; do,
bakers brands, So 25 IS So family, patent process,
S. so; do, standard brands, IS 25as55O; do,
trade brands, s.: extra, s45OAS475 super. So. 5Oa
1878; fine, s3as3.25; middling, sa.a5as250; rye,
$3.50 1915; buckwheat, New York, per cwt., s. 25a
$3.50; do, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania,
ssas325; corn meal bolted, white, 59a6Oc.; do I'M
boltei, yellow, 51a5Sc.
Grain.-Wheat. choice sIas1.07; do, fair to
coed s9ea a rys; s5ass; corn yellow and
55a56c; OATS southern, 42l46c.; do, western,
white, No; /. 47a4sc.; do, mixed, No. 2, iia46c.
dlings, white per ton. sssasa4; d., brown, per
ton, sI7a1s
Hay, straw, Sc.-Timothy, s16as1s per ton;
oat straw, $3.50; wheat straw, s6a$7; cut hay per
cwt., 81; corn, in ear, So per barrel.
B3utter:-Creamery, fancy, HAS; prime, 4Oa4e;
&c. good, 1884; firkin, best, 32I34; good, 30i 80
Western dairy, best, 2sa29; good 25a26; fair Goa
=. western factory, best, 21a2S; good, 20d2a;
poor to fair 1920.
Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania -
Choice selections, dairy packed $3.50: good to
choice 2oaa3; common. IS 20; poor to fair, Is ar;
roll butter. choice, 2Iaa6; good, 1922.
Inc market IS dull except on good grades, but
MARYLAND Sy1
low grades. the prices have fallen, owing to in
creased receipts.
20a2lc.
cheese.-N. Y. state factory, new, fine, 1s,Ea1sc;
1aiT 10 e2od western factory, new choice,
Poultry and G;lme.-Turkeys, dressed, per h.,
ch0!oe l2alSc; good, 1ia16;.; undrawn, per h., ID
lb., 14a16c. chickens. undrawn, per h., 11al4e;
old fowls. live. per To-. 9a1lc. Ducks dressed, per
s 3D. u % 1'c Geese, dTsssssd each s5s Quail
NeSetableS.-PotatOeS range from 50 cents to 81
per bush"l. with inclination to decline; near by
n.oo F' 80 tooc. Tue market Is oVefSto'ked ana
weak; Sweet potatoes, near by. s. 25lS2 80 per
Darrell Richmond do. fancy, 81; do. fair 10 good,
$3.50 Onions. 50 sc.25 per barre; turnips coca
per barrel.
Greer. Green IF1rut-ApTles Sass per Dbl; Florida
epsse M ssi Per box vaenSi do sass 50 per
StSi per ooX; cranberries, sl5Asl6 per barrel Tor
!.
louisiana avenue. quote prices as follows: Beef
Choice hindGuarters, 10lllc.; common, do. SAGE;
Choice forequ'rters, G!7c:: do. common, 4a5c.
Mutton-ChOtce, dressed, $40; do common Ease
'eai-Chotce, dressed, 11a12c do common, 9l1Oc.,
with an active trade.
Cured Meats.-Sugar-cured hams. Az a1iafc.; do.
Snouiders 112llc.; dc. breasts, 12a14c. lard, ia
12Hc. western bacon, shoulders, 1OalO1Ic.; DO.
bulk. S14al0c Dried beef. 15l1Sc.: beef ton CUES,
1la1ac.; sausage, 11a12; goldfish lstar brandy "a
OSc.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to George
W. Gaines and Lavinia Holmes; James ii. Kemp
and Anna Herbert; Lawrence Kicks and Elizabeth
ID. GaSSmenn.
BURGLARY AND ROBBERY OF s150-Last evening
man named ID. {. Lynn, florist, living on Lin
con avenue near the Gienwood cemetery, reported
tht late In the afternoon, while they We're work
In the greenhouse, Il thief entered the house by
means of a ladder in the second story and stole
from box $50. 10 In money and package of valu-
able private papers and made his escape. The
party Is known, and 1T Is thought Will certainly be
Caught
CHANGE IN THE MARsHAL'S OFFICE-Mr Frank
L. Williams. who has very acceptably filled the
position OF clerk In the marshals office for several
years past has resigned, to take effect To-day. Mr.
Joseph L. Lee, or Camden. n. j., has been ap-
pointed to the position and entered on his duties
to-day.
OFFICERS INsTALLED-The following named were
Installed as officers OF Federal Lodge, No. 1SO3
Ing held Wednesday evening last: David $. Jones,
Dictator; +. b. Dairymple, vice dictator; John c.
Fill, assistant dictator; Edward l.. Mills reporter;
n. c. Martin, financial reporter: II. w. Smith,
treasurer; John II. HickcOx, chaplain; John B.
Randolph guide; w. Ii. Krepps. guardian; John
T. Payne, sentinel; D. P. Wohaupter, medical
examiner. The officers of the grand lodge were
present and conducted the installation exercises
THE BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY-At the third annual
meeting OF the Biological society, last evening the
officers were elected: President. Pro.
lessor c: White ;v1ce presidents, Professor TheO-
d0re Gill, Professor c. V. Riley, Professor L. F.
Ward, MIR. William III. Dali; secretaries, MeSsrS.
g. Brown GOode and Richard Rathbun; treasurer
DR.. Tarleton II. Bean; council, Professor O. r.
Mason, DR.. George Massey, DR.. ID. Webster Prentiss,
Mr.. Frederick W. True, and DIR. Elliott Ccues
The following gentlemen were elected, as
members: Active. Professor Cyrus Thomas Pro-
lessor E. I. FItstoe, Mr.. Edward S. Burgess OF the
High school; Mr. j. ii. Benedict, naturalist Of the
steam "AlbatrOss." Corresponding, Professor
ID. S. Jordan, OF Indiana University