Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-09

FOR vEGETABLES-THE NEAT MARKET LIVELY
The city market dealers complain generally q;
Dull times and falling OF In sales: this IS ac-
counted for by so many people leaving the city
and an OVerplus OF market commodities. The
Hour market is, as usual, quiet, with a continue
ton Of fair job5ing trade in good brands. The
grain trade remains unchanged the wheat market
being 1rn, owing to limited receipts; corn is
higher, and oats steady, with preferences for
western goods Hay and feed offerings light and
trade dull. The best timothy Is s4 10 SO per ton;
corn, So per barrel There quite large quantity
OF corn withheld from the market, and it is in
c.ined TO fall In price IL Is now g per barrei.
Clover hay is down to s6 and S. and all old feed is
believed to be on the verge OF fall. owing TO the
good grass crop this year. The su qpIies OF butter
are large and Increasing daily. The demand Is
Hight and the stock seems to be accumul 4ting
Trade Is generally duh, as IS usual this OF
the year. The prices or nearby manu-
features have declined some In consequence
OF the receipts growing larger. Bat nearby sup
have fallen OH, as Is always expected during the
strawberry season, when 1t Is not 50 much usei
ern have declined some since last Week. but it is
thought they have touched bottom. Pennsylvania,
freely, and of better quality. The pleuro- pneu-
monia local scare has had no perceptible effect on
the butter market Eggs have become rather duh
In sales, and the receipts are growing lght-nine-
teen cents by wholesale are about the present fig-
nfeS Is antciPated that after July eggs wiz
spring poultry. especially chickens, is large; but
many OF them being TOO small for market find sale
at reduced rates Three to three and "a half pounds
per pair viii command full rates. Old fowls and
ROSTERS are not so much in demand. The vegetst-
BILE market IS dull and the supplies are arriving
freely, making prices very low. The addition
10 the stock in store of about ten car
ioads OF old potatoes has had the effect to
check the high price OF last week. and concessions
are male on round lots There are now many
potatoes sold for the second planting. which will
In many cases, be late this year. There is super
stition existing, among farmers generally, that
potatoes should be planted on the dark of the
moon and many are holding off on that account
until about the 18th Instant The best old pota-
toes now stand at 81 per bushei; new 3 to 81 50
per barrel Florida tomatoes Il rmuda onions,
string beans, peas and cabbageS are almost too
abundant TO be profitable for the trade, hut con-
Sumer5 are luxurtating IN them. CucumberS are
very scare and high; strawberries are abundant
and cheap; they continue to- gorge our IN lrkets
from the south, and the nearby crops are being
sent In. making them very plentiful and cheap.
Whortleberries are also coming in from the south,
but not OF the best quality; some few peaches are
arriving of rather inferior quality. The vegetable
market Is dun. Fresh meat quotations and sales
are moderatirely lively. Beef remains about the
same at whole5ale-SH to 1211 cents. Veal, II to
12H cents, and lambs, 1873 cents by the carcass.
Cured meats are about the same rise having
been noticed The demand is steady.