Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-29
The City Markets.

NPRoVEHENr IN THE QUALITY OF BUTrRR-THK
DEMAND YoR yRUIy-oTHER FEATURES OF TIE
WEEK, ETC
Inc washington city wholesale and jobbing
markets. for the week ending to-day. show scarcely
any change as TO prices. Some new article occa-
slonally makes Its appearance, and after q brief
stay disappears The receipts of flour have kept
pace with the demand. The grade OF extra is a
little scarce. Wheat Is steady, the best ranging
from $l10 TO $1.13 Corn, oats and the various
mill feeds are steady. Choice green-cured timo-
thy hay IS in good demand, with little inquiry for
the other kinds There Is no change In prices In
auiry for hrss-ciass goods Fine grades are con-
stantly called for. and there is no difficulty In
selling such, but the lower qualities are not much
wanted and sell slowly. 1t Is worthy of remark
that the dealers say the farmers and other dairy
men are improving in the manufacture Of butter
every year. and more attention Is paid to how 1t
Is made and what it is made OF than was formerly
the case. This has been forced upon them by the
constant cons demand on the part OF buyers for the
continue TO improve, as there is much room for It
EGGS AND POULTRY.
Eggs are not so much In demand nor Is the SUD-
ply as great as 1t has BEEN It Is said many eggs
will be packed In lime water this fall By country
men for speculation when the cold weather comes.
The receipts of poultry continue to be abundant,
and the prices moderate. Live turkeys sell from
TO 10 cents per pound; old live fowls to 10 cents
I've ROSTERS cents; spring chickens 10 to II cents
DUCKS IL cents; geese % TO 30 cents each Receipts
continue fully equal to demand.
FRUITS.
Dried fruits are In demand, especially good
peaches AMI apples. The smaller fruits are also
in demand, and prices pretty well up. Green
fruits of good quality and well packed are selling
we'll and rapidly. Many OF the farmers In the VI
cinity Of this District do not take the pains to
handpick their fruit from the trees and pack them
assorted. They lose in many cases by this, as
mixing the good and bad together Injuries the
value and lessons the sum total Of receipts.
Peaches are in good demand and higher In prices,
especially those best suited for preserving and
picking. There is not so much doing in foreign
fruits Bananas are selling from 81 SO to S. per
bunch; lemons 81 to $3.50 per box; Malaga grapes
barrel; Delaware grapes 12 to 10 cents per pound:
prime Duchess pears $3.50 per box; Concord
grapes s. TO sS per cwt.
VEGETABLES AND MEAT.
The vegetable market is not so lively. Irish po-
tatoes OF the first class, uniform In size and
quality, are a little up. They sell in wholesale
lots and by weight, go pounds to the b,shel, the
price ranging from 65 to 20 cents per bushel; most
OF the native and nearby lots sell at $3.50 to 50
per barrel; sweet potatoes, So to g. Is per barrel
Tor nearby and s. Is for Eastern Shore. The fresh
meat market IS pretty lively and trade somewhat
improved. headquarters OF beef 81 to 10H; FORE
quarters5 TO on lambs. 10ctS per Carcass, dressed;
veal 10 to IL by carcass; live calves, AZ to IN.
Cured meats are OF dull sale, as the market Is
overStocked. Sugar cured hams, II to 11H; do.
shoulders, 81 TO 10; breakfast bacon, II H to IL;
sides smoked, 81 to 10: not smoked 9 to w lard,
9H to ~; bulk shoulders, 2 10 N, with dull mar
ket and prospects discOuraging.