Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-24
CITY AND DISTRICT.
THE CITY MARKETS.
Attic CHANGE IN THs GENERAL STATE OF TRADE
THE WHOLESALE AND JTBBING QUOTATIONS.
ALLEGED ADULTEBATIoN OF LARD &C

Attic CHANGE IN THs GENERAL STATE OF TRADE
THE WHOLESALE AND JeBBING QUOTATIONS
ALLEGED ADULTEBATIoN OF LARD &C
The markets the past week have been doing a
reasonably active trade In all branches In -four
me market is rather quiet but firm. Sales have
been pretty uniform 10 prices for several weeks
past Good grades arc Ia steady demand. and the
consumption In this city pretty even Not much
wheat has arrived, and probi bly, will not until the
weather becomes more setil-d AMI the roads In
Dctter condition. Corn and oats arrive In Unite !.
market IS well supplied, although the offerings the
past week have BEEN lighi and Salss are brisk.
Tnere Is bat little change In the general condition
OF the bmtser trade, except scarcity or fine
grades. There Is an abund Mt supriy OF the ord
nary and common graf s, with low prices. Fine
CRATES o. western arc scare. mi slow TO arrive
her.. At the close of Iast wesn rs dropped down
70 - ccnts.bdt since 1lat tc the market is firmer
and more active. Th-rc Is no accumulation o.
heavy, especially IN TIL" northern MARKETS The
Iecei.ts or poultry have MT ben so great as
cool weathe! pr Is will 'sauc' AMI sales l;ckan.
Much poultry Is consumed In this city. especially
Mand at thlS se,ison OF tn year Almost any
KIND OF game Is oi quick sale and Ia h prices.
Most ali kinds OF Gritd fruits are ssarce and
kinds. The scarci,y is the prin' pal r.ason for
high prices OF foreign driei fiults. Green fruits
o. domestic kinds rt.aiso scarce, and prices are
getting to be high. Tropical esr,en fruits are
plentiful and the deInanI st.aiy vrcet,b ies are
In steady demand, AMI there Is active demand for
go0u lfISl 70 at0,S especially.
TIE WHOLESALE AND JOBBING PRICES
now prevailing In our ely markets as follows;
Flour.-Mtnnesott t.Itens pro: 81, s7is1.5o; do
bakers brands Sc. 3 s5 so: family, pat process
% 50as6T5 TO-. stand ri bran Is. s. 5ois575; co.
traie brands, $3.50: extra. So Oh s5a5 su.er S. 75a
sa5; fine, ss:sa.'; mddiing. 81 25a 81 80; rye,
saa saa5; bnckWheat New YORK, per cwt.,
t2s5; do. Virginia. Maryland and Pennsylvania
5. 4. 61,f1. do
bolte !, yellow. 69I6a..
Grain.-w aeat. cnoce. s,.aossla5; do, fair to
eft85c; DO. white, No. and p 65l 66c linked
e1a6ot: oats southern. 50 81; do, western,
white, No. !. a2l55c.; DO, mixed, No. 9. 51a:3c
NH feed.-Bran, west I'm. per ton go sci: mid
dLnss, VILE Her ton. i2a ss2i; do. brown, per
Hay AMI straw.-Clove-, sIoas11 per ton: tm-
othy: xi SIG per ton; tnxtd h,y. sl3 1914; straw,
re so .sii per err ton; GUS S ,ss per ton; wheat
limitation. soat Nv YORK iu5' a pen'T new VS. 81
ri Wsss ESH a2 b ,1 q st s 49, GOD IL, "a e
% Western factory. best. 25aao; good, 2olaa;
poor ~ f,iT, 16,ls
Choice sections, firy cd % 3. sooi +,
prime. soaEs: haulers' stock. l5ls; slore PACKED,
s ss S1s1 49, ,o som@9a Isl peor fair lsal4
ass per doz: lined, 16ai7c.
fair TO COOL I2aIa;.; stern factory, new choice,
12 h.; fair COOL, 9.IOc.
Poultry and Glme.-Turkeys, dressed, per h.,
choice iS1a0,.: 10. lar-p. Is he; undrawn, per
ID, 1lal6c; live per H., 15i17c Chickens, dressed
Per io o., - so l6 n ecs s per To- 1s1
fheasants. sisss '>''' '7'''' .''A' 40~''<'o0'
quality; cranberrieS SIS lie 3er bbl, or S4a5 per
tox; Florida oranges, - a so per box.
=. Dried Fruits and Nu.s-Esa poratel Apples. 10,
IL; Apples, SLICED, lancy. 9i1oc.; d. bright, "a
roc do, quarters. bri III. So: do, com; non, "a
&c; Peachs, choice. ID ,i5.- do, fair gooi 1Ol
IT,: do. halves nnpceled. 7as:; do, quarters.
unpeeled ease; Oh rrieS. pitted, aoa21c : do. su,
garel and Wet, Is t19.; BItckberries, 5i6c: WhOr-
tsoerries. 9lot,: K,apberries, 2oc.; Peanuts.H.P,
fancy, per 10, 6.6lIr.; do, common, per H.
Sad4he: do, sheiIed. per H., 5a61c.; Walnut
soe. euliins pr bushel, $5'ior:; peach
blows per busheI, S'a9),. early rose or seed per
d. sw se5eI pt7, o lns1 n by per sed
kehmGn1, do. t259 500 EsGr bbl.; cabbage, pr
e oSniT d 20; Gnon5 yellow per bushel aOa
bbl; kaIesl OR bill: paronips 81 PER hhi. c,r
Iots, ii per ebL; cueu'a3nrs tFll.]. 81 50as5 Der
dozen; asparagus, SIP per doz. punches; beans,
gihia. Witt IL mixed DO s0 Isl: black
EYED eye peas, s:s,asl52 The trade is good ana
Live Sto.h--CstiIe, extra. per cwt. 575ass a5;
90, ouichcr per ewt.. 81 '5as5.25; do, common,
Per CIVIL. : ss'oSt>5; DO Tosh, Pc cwt 81 5oi
ordinary. per cwt,nef s. 80 IS: Sheen. nar cwt,
$4V; 's6Oe Calves, prime. per cwt. IS. SO 90; DO.
common. per ewt. $500 $50; Cows. prime. each,
5000 $40 20: do. CoInn.on. each SIS 0jas,5 o.
Fresh NeatS.-B,rf: CGOice hladUuarters f0a
He; common do, 5" o.: c;iOi e fOrtG:artars GA
nc; co,l..loa 10, 5,jAsc Sheep: coice dressed
Saloc; common do. 1as;. Veal: choice dressed
1xal3c.; common TO-. s:le;- The market for fresh
meats Is quiet.
Cured Meats.-Su.ar-cured hams, 15a16c per
lonnd; do; shcghers, loa1le.; do, breast. i2N
d'ied peel, IL loo; beer tongues, Sc per doZ
Mssn ro1K' ioins: H.; sausages. 1Ia1sHc.; west
eIh buiS SHOULDERS, ui'slnoked, s14al0c.: no.,
smoked. bali; miidings. unsinoked, 11al2ch.;
star brand goldfish. S.: lard, 12i12Tc
ADCLTERATIoN OF LAID.
Upon the subject OF lard, one of the
principal dealers In this District said
70 STAR reporter: ut Is astonishing To what an
extent adulteratiOn Is carried on In the prepara-
con OF lard There are large business houses en-
gagged In this business il. Baltimore, Philadelphia
ana Otner northern and western cities, with large
capital invested In It, He handed the reporter
list OF Philadelphia lards quoted at various prices
nom v. TO 1870. "All these" said the dealer
are largely adulterate1. They are called lards
put they are not pure lard. About 60 per cent rs
lard ana the rest is water worked into 1t BY
pure lard is now worth I4c. per pound by retail
This Is fraud on the public yet the majority will
ouy THIS stun IN preference 10 the lard because nc
seuS Tor lower price and looks whittier and purer
never puy nor sell tt, because think it would be
cneating my customers II Is easily detected, by
It's spintter1ng while In the process of cook mr. I
can tell IL by rubbing a small quantity on nv
nandS ana notice the evaporation OF tn. water
Enen freed from the ltrd. Good lard cannot be
SOD now by large quantities at wholesale for less
than IL To 12Ec. per pound, yet these so-caled
lars are sold for Sc. The pure article is cheaper
At lc."
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