Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-22
The City Markets,

4 DEMAND FOR GOOD BUTTER-FRUrrs AND vRoE-
TABLES IN ABUNDANCE-orHEB FEATURES OF THE
WEEK.
Inc prices current OF the Washington wholesale
markets vary little from last weeks prices. Flour
Is quiet and transactions are limited, seemingly
awaiting heavier receipts from the mills. Wheat
Is lower, with corn and oats steady. Offerings In
hay and straw are liberal, and prices have not
changed Good butter Is in better demand and
higher. Creameries and New York fine dairies
are up. Western buffers are reported to be rum
ming very poor and not wanted 1t Is rumored
creeping into our markets. Some few good
samples OF roll butter are selling, but 1t Is scarce
ana VIII De until cooler weather Eggs are scarce
lots The cheese market holds its own as to price,
no change being noted except a growing demand
for the best grades This remark holds true in al
most every edible article prepared by human
agency and offered for sale In our rnarkets-tne
Dcst grades are sought for all the time.
VEGETABLES
In vegetables the supply keeps pace with the de-
mand Irish potatoes sell from $3.50 to e per bar
rel. The early crops still in market, and are
not so choice as In the early season. The fall and
winter crop Will soon be coming In, and they give
promise OF abundance and better quality than the
early crop. 1t is thought that there Will be rise
In potatoes shortly. Cabbages are plentiful. and
reasonable In prices, running from 81 TO So per
hundred. Green corn holds out we'll; some OF the
pest OF the season can be purchaser at this time
Dozen onions are very fair in quality and reason
aDle In price-the average being $3.50 per barrel.
Ihe markets are steady for all kinds OF dried fruits
and there is no dffcultp in making sales Of any
kind.
FRUITS AND ORANGES.
Green fruits hold out well and find ready sales,
especially fine cooking and eating apples peaches
and grapes Apples vary in price from $3.50 to IS
per barrel; peaches, so cents to ST.. per bushel
box Damsons are just now much inquired after
AMI sell for $3.50 TO 81 per bushe box. Concord
grapes are in the height Of popularity selling for
IS to s. per hundred pounds Pears are plentiful
and good, from so cents to 81. 50 per blshel box
WatermelonS are on the ragged edge Of the sea-
son, but are still In demand among retail dealers
at from S to $50 per hundred. Tomatoes are plen
tiful and good at 25 cents per box Oranges are
very scarce. hut lemons hold out very WELL prices
ranging from 81 80 to S. per box bananas 50 to s.
per bunch. There are some new cranberres from
Cape Cod selling at the rate Of s12 per barrel. The
sales of fresh meats are fair. Receipts Of western
dressed beef not quite SO abundant andGuarters
carcass. 10 to IL; mutton to g. veal to II cents
veal calves are to cents per pound on MOOT. In
A GRAND SALE.-A sale of rare excellence is now
advertised by Thomas Bowling. to take place next
wednesday, september 26th, at his auction rooms
comprising superb collection OF Turkish carpets
and rugs, with many specimens entirely new to
this market. There are about forty large carpets
of beautiful design and color The antique Da.
ghiStan and CaInelS' Hair carpets are OF unusual
size and exquisite In texture, color, design, and
forming one OF the most valuable and desirable
collections sent to this city. They Will be On
view Monday and Tuesday of the coming week.
THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY LAW ScHooL-The
trustees OF the National University Law School
have made pecun1ary arrangements for the pur-
chase OF ground and the erection OF a building
specially adapted to the requirements of the in
stitution. Several sites are under consideration,
but as yet no selection has been definitely made
The school will remain In its present quarters 96
streeD for the present term since the new
edif1ce can not be completed before next summer.
SALE OF FINE ARTICLES OF FURNITURE.-Mr.
Bowling will sell On Monday, for the RuSSi,n con-
sui general, at No. 1437 L street northwest, some
very valuable articles or furniture.
On THE EIGHTH PAGE to-day will be found a
striking and Instructive Illustration OF the cOmpa-
rative worth OF the various kinds OF baking pow
derS now In the market
CUFFs.-The Troy laundry, Tyssowskl Brothers.
corner 18th and G streets, advertise in another
column that they will laundry cuffs and collars at
two cents per pair 1t viii be done in nrSt-cass
style and sent every Monday.
PROF. AND MRS. L. E. c. COLLIERES day Schoo
reopens September &c