Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-10

OF REAL BUrrER-THR WHOLESALE AND JoBBING
PRIcEs-oTHRR FEATURES OF THE WEEK.
Trade in market commodities the past week has
been moderately active. No new features have
been apparent worthy Of notice. The weather has
been bracing and favorable for most OF the vare-
ties OF business, especially for meats poultry eggs
butter, and articles affected by the temperature.
Flour and grain remain about the same as last
week. with corn and oats still scarce and tending
to advance. The hay market is well supplied and
moderately active, with prices firm as quoted.
Offerings continue liberal The butter trade re-
mains almost entirely unchanged; near by stocks
are running very limited. yet the accumulation is
margarine in solid packed, rolls and print is now
on our market in large quantities. These imlta-
| butter, and are well calculated to deceive. They
are sold largely in the place Of real butter which
grass comes The best grades Of creamerfes are
1rmer IN price. and trade is moderately active
Fresh meats have advanced little and prices are
ant and qualities generally good, with fair mar
ket. Good seed potatoes are held for higher
prices, which which they will soon command.
NO. l stocks for consumption are wanted.
Eggs have been plentiful and prices lower Poultry
Is sIi OF tardy arrival and is wanted at advancing
dition. In cured meats trade has been steady and
prices firm The fruit trade, especially in the dom
scarcity sea OF good stock; in foreign and tropi-
cal trade Is lively, with fancy prices for some OF
Vic early samples. Dried fruits are scarce and
wanted at high prices
WHOLESALE AND JoBBINa
Flour.-Minnesota patent process, $7a$7 so: DO.
bakers brands, So 25a$650: family, patent process
s650as675; do. standard brands, S. 5Oas5 IS; do,
trade brands s. s5ass.5o: extra, s.; super, s75a
e so.a me- SsasaSs; niddling s2s5as2 so; rye,
So: DO, Virginia, Maryland and PENNSYLVANIA.
s5s; corn comm meal, bolted, white, 65c; do, I'm.
Grain:-Wheat choice, 81 sOas1a5; do. fair to
S4ae5c DO, white. No and e5ussc am mixed,
white, No; 1. 5aa55c.; do, mixed, NO. 2, 51a5sc
Mill feed.-Bran, western, per ton, $2la$22; mid
dlings, white, per ton. ssaass4; do. brown. per
Hay and straw.-Tlmothy, s15asls per ton;
mixed s1sas1s Clover ssasl0; rye straw ssaso
Imitation, sosas Nsw Yeit tq5 ianey, new So
Western dairy, best, slaas; good soass; fair, Isa
20. Western factory, BEST 24a25; good, 2Oa22;
poor to fair, 16al8
Choice selections, dairy packed 23a25; good to
prime, sasS: haulers' stock 16a17; store packed,
12a14c. 1'' ''A0'
Eggs.-Near by, TIC. per doz western, 17c per
Cheese.N r state factory, new, fine, 14a14xc.;
far TO good, 12al3c. western factory, new choice
Poutymru 10 eeSs S blessed per H. choice
s u DO large, 1saaOc.; undrawn, per lb,
1sa20c.; live per h., 15a17c. Chickens, dressed
per TO-, l5a17c.; chickens, undrawn, per To-, 15a
l7e:: old fowls. live. per H., Babe. Chickens,
spring, large; per h., soas5c. Ducks, dressed, per
TO-. 1ol15c. Geese, dressed, each. 4Oc aSI 90; live
each, 50a75c.
Potatoes. - Rose and Burbanks, 9Oc ash per
bushel; peach-blows and peerless, 75a90c.: sweet
potatoes, s25Oas3; Cabbage, s6as12 per hundred:
kale, s15Oas2 per bbl; spinach, So 5Oa$3 per bbl:
turnlpS, Soc per Dbl. onions So so per bbL: aspa-
ragus. 6Oa75c. per bunch carrots 81 per bb pars-
nlPs, II per Dbl; cucumbers, s3aS5 per dozen.
Fruits-Apples, $3a350 per Dbl FLORIDA oranges.
S3.5oa4-5O per box: Jamaica, do, S6as7 per Dbl
Messina, do, s25Oas3 per box; Valencia cases. s5a
$s.ao per case; strawberries, $1a$1.25 per quart
box: cranberrieS, s. per box. Trade la fairly ac-
tive In both vegetables and fruits.
Dried Fruits and Nuts-Evaporated Apples 10a
iSc.; Apples, Sliced, fancy 9a1Oc. do, bright, Ga
lOc; DO, quarters, bright, Sac. do, common, "a
Sc; Peaches choice, 13al6c. do, fair to good. Ga
H.; DO, halves, unpeeled, care. do, quarters.
unpeeled, 6a7c. j.; Cherries, ptted 2Oa21c do SUI
CARED and wet. 18a19c.; Blackberries, 5a6c. Whor-
tleberries, 9a1Oc. Raspberrles, 2Oc. Peanuts P,
3Aa4Hc.; do, shelled, per h., 5a6Xc; Walnut
kernels, 10a11c
Fresh Meats.-Beef: Choice hindouarters. ia
&c; common do, 9a10c. choice foreQuarters. "a
&c common do, 5a6c. Sheep: choice dressed,
l0al2c; common do, 8a9c. Veal: choice dressed
l3a14c.; common do, 1Oa11c.
Cured Meats and Pork.-Sugar- hams IDA
loHc per pound; sides, western, 11a12c. shoulders
western. 11a114: hams. country, smoked 12a15c
iard country lots, 11a11Hc. do, refined, 12al2kc:
dressed hogs. large neat, per cwt, 50 5Oas9; do.
smaii, neat $S15a$925; do, rough, $7.50a$S; cod
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