Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-28
The CITY Markets.


THR DETERIORATING EFFECT OF HOT WEATHER.
SMALL FRUITS, cANTALOUPEs AND wATERMELoNs
-OTHER FEATURES OF THE WEEK.
Flour Is In fair demand, about equal to the re-
ceipts, with no change in prices New wheat is get
ting to be more plentiful and there is promise of an
abundant and valuable CROP The offerings of
hay are fair as to quantity and quality; fine old
nay Is worth SIG to ST per ton, while fine new
ranges from SO to s12 Glover Is lower and straw
though not much in demand just now, Is cheap
Corn Is selling at g. 25 per barrel The hay crop is
excellent this year, and low rate OF prices is an
ucipated. Mill feed is reasonable In price and
will be abundant. The demand for butter is at out
the S same for best quality but tn. market is
garoed as SLOW. There Is perceptlble falling OF
In quality OF the first class brands.
THE HOT WEATHER
has the effect OF deteriorating the best goods par.
ticularly On the outside where 1t is exposed which
gives bad impression to dealers and consumers;
the result is that less butter Is used at this season
and In place OF 1t more fruit is consumed Even
the best New York grades are a little behind in
quality. Prices, however. are very little changed
since last week. The egg market is well supplied
deductions made poor r,e EGGS Seng received AM
cents per dozen In large lots is now the ruling
price to-day. The poultry market is only reason
quiet at IS cents and Old fowls are hard to sell at
10 cents, while ducks are selling at - to 10 cents
Dried fruits arc stu scarce and high.
FRUITS.
Green fruits are becoming more plentiful and
the varieties In their season are increasing daily.
Peaches from the south are quite plentiful and OF
good quality and condition. Good early cooking
apples are in demand and are selling quite lively;
pears OF excellent quality can be obtained at g. so
TO g per box. The small fruits, such as whortle-
berries and blackberries are disposed OF in Our
markets In large quantities WatermelonS((ieo
are OF good quality, and are reckoned as the best
In The market; they range frOm$20 to $40 per hun
cred: cantaloupeS (NOrfOlk) are said to lead this
year In quality In our markets. and sell ut 81 so to
s. per barrel, while the Richmond sell for 81 to
Slo0 per barrel; the Cone river variety. known as
adams nutnegs," sold by Worster & Adams are
rel. North Carolina watermelons are OF poor
quality this year, and though OF large size sell
from s. to $l2 per hundred New potatoes are
cheap ard generally OF good quality Tomatoes
are coming down to reasonable figures. Green
corn. cabbage, string beans, and other garden
truck are abundant. Foreign fruits are In good
supply; oranges range from $3.50 TO IS. so per box
some choice ones have been sold at IS; lemons 81
TO 50 per box; bananas. $3.50 to S. 50 per bunch;
lines, ~ per DBL cocoa nuts 81 to IS per 100; pine
apples, 81. Is to $3.50 per dozen.
FRESH AND CURED MEATS
The fresh meat market Is rather slow this hot
weather. Hind quarters OF beef sell at lie fore
quarters, 81 to 6,S; lambs, 10 to l1c by carcass
and veal l0X to II. The cured meat trade Is very
dull This Is reported to be the general cOndltion
all over the country. Since the downfall OF lard
pork meats are slow In recovering their former
status Lard now ranges at l0k to lie by large
quantities, and pork meat Of all grades In proror.
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