Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-27
THE CITY MARKETS.
THB DEPRESSION IN TRADE DUR 10 THE COLD
WATERMAN UNUSUALLY LARGE PROPORTION OF
POOR BUrTER-EARLY TOMATOES FROM FLORIDA
OTHER FEATURES OF THE WEEK

| WKATHER-AN UNUSUALLY LARGE PROPORTION OF
POOR BUrTER-EAKLY TOMATOES FROM FLORIDA
| OTHER FEATURES OF THE WEEK.
The depression In all kinds of trade has beer
continued through the week, and not much I'M
provement Is expected until break OF the cold
weather. Flour and grain are arm, but as YET
there is no advance In either. though an advance
| Is expected. In hay and straw there has beer
some activity, especially in good Timothy, but the
MEDIUMS are on. Rye straw is In demand, and sc
are corn in the ear and oats. Offerings have beer
quite liberal and sales quick. Mill feed is quite
| is no change. The best grades meet with ready
sales and FIR m prices, but the mediums are almost
drug upon the market. Too little attention is
paid BY dairymen In both making and packing
butter. There Is larger proportion OF poor but
ter, compared with the amount made than was
ever known In this market The nearby produc-
tlons are conspicuous for careless packing and an
OYerplus OF buttermlk, which makes It rancid
These causes make the market low for home pro-
The egg supply keeps up pretty well, almos,
equal TO the demands The sales are steady, with
11rm prices at quotations. Many old and damaged
eggs are hawked around in wagons and are offered
should be rejectei
Poultry is in active demand, all arrivals In good
order meeting with good prices and quick sales.
All seasonable game Is wanted at advanced
prices.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
Dried fruit, beth domestic and foreign, meet with
good prices and quick sales. Green fruit is arriv
Ing, much OF 1t in damaged condition, and sells
below the quotations. The No. fruits OF high
coiors are in demand AMI sell readily at the reu-
lar prices. Vegetables are selling lively, good
Irish potatoes especially. Sweet potatoes ale also
In mand. Some OF the lesser articles such a.
.ufhlps, cab bage and onions, which are frozen on
transportation, have proved a total loss. Cabbage
SHOULD De Kept from the frost as carefully any
Florida tomatoes, which sold at fancy prices.
Inere has been DO change in cured meats. The
prices In the west indicate firm tendency, but no
The receipts OF cattle have been liberal, and
market about 1lc. lower generally Sheep in light
receipt and moderate demand. Calves brisk. Pork
IN fair demand.
THE WHOLESALE AND JoBBING PRICES
are quoted as follows:
Flour.-Minnesota patent process s7as7.5o: do,
bakers brands, so: family. patent process,
Sc s5as6 SO; do. standard brands IS 25as55 so: do,
tpa!e brands s; extra, a 5oas4i5 SUPER. S. 5Oa
e q. %; me- s3asaa3; lniddlng, s225asa so; rye,
- o. Go 6uskWheat New York per ewt, 81 2sa
s5a:3 % corn meal. bolted, white, 59a60c do un-
boltej, yellow, 57a5sc.
coed 81 o3 $685. rye. 65a6sc yellow and H. NJ,
59a6Oc; do, white. No. l and 2, 6Oa62c. mixed,
ssasoe.; oats; southern. 45a4se:; do, western,
Mill feed.-Bran, western, per ton, s1saSt9 mid
dlings, white, per ton. $22l$2i; do. brown. per
Beans, q eoass.so per bushel: hominy, ss.eoas4
per barrel.
Bntter- Creamery. fancy, ssa4o prime, SO 80;
IS; good, soasa;, hrkin, best. IS 80: good, s6sa
western dairy best, 24a26; gOod. 20l2a; fair, 1sa
Moor western w factory BEST 2as'; good sosa
virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania -
Chosce seleetions, dairy packed. ssaa5: good to
choice, eOa21; common IS, Is; poor to fair, 15a1S
roll butter. choice, 21a23; good, 161aO
Cheese-N Y state factory. new, fine, 14a146c.;
l2tl3c; fair to good. 9l1Oc.
EgsS-Near by. aoc. per doz-; western, Csc. per
o., Poutry.-Turkeys, dressed, per h., choice 16a
iec; TO- large, 14ll5c.; undrawn, per h., 13al5c.
i've per To-, Pablo. Chickens. dressed, per h.,
io,yis ehiosrns' nnnrawn per H., 11alsc; old
J. Game.-Ducks. dressed, per h.. 12a15c. Geese,
ppressea, each S'I15c. 2uail, per doz, s75as2 Is.
s1as1.sO '''' '''''' pe' uol''
Hay and straw.-Timothy, sl5as1s per ton
straw. f9iS0; corn in ear.S2 S5lf3 per Dbl clover
Sasi2per ton: mixed hay, sl2asl5; cut hay, 81 per
Vegetables and Green Frut-Potatoes, Early
Rose, S1as1.1O per bushel; Burbanks do. do:
Peach Blows, SO 90; Peerless, do do Sweet Po1a-
toes s. So g per barrel Cabbage. IS sl2 per hun
dfe,i; Turnips slas15O per barrel; Onions. 81: TO
mstoes Florlda>, slrsa per box: Kaie. 81. q per
Darrci Paranips. saS1.5Uper barrel; Apples So so
81 per barrel; Florida Oranges, ssas456 per box;
81 sfanofries sl3asl6 per barrel; Malaga Grapes,
., Dried Fruits and Nuts-Evaporated Apples. 1oa
1sc; Apples, sliced. fancy sis.; do, bright. "a
&C. Peaches. choice, 13il5e. do. fair to good, 10a
H.; DO, halves, unpeeled. 7aSc.; do, quarters.
garei and wet. 1sa19,.; Backberries 5a6c.: Whor-
teberries, 9ll0c.; Rispberries, 20 l22c; Peanuts,
IT, r., fancy. per To- 664c; do. common, per To-,
5 Ss axe'; 40, shelled, per H., sa6Kc.; Walnut
Fresh Meats.-choice headquarters. 1oa,1c;
do eomSon 4a se0ce Muf fH5aqu rtSr
d o' sl1C: do common, 7asc. Veal
Choice G,ice, a dressed 12al4e
DO. shoulders, 10a1Ga:c; breakfast bacon. 12Xa
13Ac; western, shoulders, smoked, 9la11c.: bulk
shoulders, So eye: bulk breasts, i1ai1Tc.: fresh
pork, He; sausage, 1lc.: smoked beef, l5a17c;
,aru, ~. heef tongues, IS per doz; Goldfish {star
Live stock.-cattle, s. 75ass Is percwt. butcher,
81 '34s52i; common So 50ds4 %; rough, 81 a5
EoIS IAN, ntt - SO per cWt ordinary, $50
aSsoa sheep. 50 so $500 Lambs. snrtng, choice,
so.5J's6 <, per eWt common, s4.C0ds5cO Calves,
prime, so5o@s9o0 per cwt; common, $500 ST 60
Cows, prime, sI0G04s55-OO each; common, s25 OJa
$500.
SCoTTs Art SALE.-The sale of the Gale collec
tion OF Oil paintings by Messrs. Walter B. Williams
d co, aIctloneerS, was continued last evening at
No. 9l3 street northwest. and sales were made as
follows: In the Canton Vaud, sl4; Cumberland
and Child s. view on the so1d FTancs s
Entrance TO New YORK HarbOr. $50; Scene ON the
Frauen-ste, SIS; peasants on the Chiam-see, $40;
L2dy Reading Book, s37 so: View on the Delaware,
Sle; Scene near edmond, England, SIPS; Scene
on the Mattock. Yorkshire, SIS; Market Scene In
snee s sce on ft s so Lake ak e, Of Con-
on the Ohio River. Sl25O; The New Clients. s20:
Tue Waiting Maid, $50: The Seamstress $40:
Mammals Lecture, s22 so: Marie Antoinette. a
Prisoner In the Temple, $50; Marie Antoinette
Going 70 Execution, $50; The Ducal Palace, 1925;
Rainy Weather. 1880; OF Havre, s32 So sunset
on Lake Long. $3.50; Blessing the Widows All
mohy, s523; Travelling Musicians, 81; Pendant
Sll; Coast OF Italy. $780, Entrance to the Sound S25
The Standard Bearer. SIP: Scene In the Swiss Alps
SO: Pendant, IS; Scene on the James RIVER so:
Scene In Westnoreland, $40 SPendant, SO; View on
the Molawk River, $40; Rver Scenery IS: PEN
dant, .; Landscape In Switzerland, Si4: Pendant
I'D; scene on the Avon, Sc: Pendant. S.; SceLe on
the Delaware River. S31; Madonna ami Child,
sis 90; View at kittery, Maine, SIS: Morning at
venice. SIS: Fishing BOatS On the AdrlatIc sl7 so
IN" sale Will be resumed at O'Clock this evening
Ihefe are some good paintings still remaining and
the eoliection Will be closed out tonight posi-
lively. f
THE "SrNDAY CHRONICLE" LIBEL CASE Con-
TfNCED.-The charge OF criminal libel against MIR
John q. Thompson, of the S,lnday ChrOafcte was
continued in the Police Court this morning until
next Wednesday under the:detendant's personal
bonds.
LONGFELLOw Observation-Disclosures measures are
Delng taken IN Portland for the erection OF a
statue or Longfellow In that city, and S25 have
Deen received from LONDON in aid OF that object.
we are glad TO hear, too that the IOngfeiiow me-
mortal association In Cambridge Is receiving SUBJ
stantial encouragement In all the large cities in
ciudinS washington, whence seventy-Six honor.