Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-22
The CITY Markets.

FEATURES OF THE WHOLESALE tribes.
In The wholesale markets there has been no adj
vance In Hour the past week, though in the grade
of family there has been some inquiry The "Onl-
cial Price Current OF the Washington City Produce
Exchange states that there is an increased activ-
lily In wheat, corn and oats, but no rise In price,
The receipts OF hay have again fallen off and the
market Is ilrIner. Choice timothy and good mixed
nay ma ready sale at slightly advanced prices.
. rlle butter Is growing Scarcer and the market
1lrmef. Common IS in large supply and hangs fire.
Nearby receipts OF roll run very poor and await un-
certain demand and sale. The egg market has
steadily gained strength and is firm. The poultry
market Is ruling quiet. There a:few choice lots
OF grGeh apples on the market but they are scarce
anu hlgh vegetables are abundant. Potatoes are
III large supply, and market rather dull. The stock
OF onions Is rather poor.
Two IMPORTANT REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
TWO important transfers OF real estate have lust
been completed. Mr.. f. Francis Riggs has pur.
f th ir1 the estate OF the late Geo W. Riggs
the OH brewery property, on New York avenue
between 81 and 1st streets. The price paid was
$ss l6tmMr; VIM NJ. Cali and Mr.. Thos
chased the entire square, No 67s which lies
between & and streets and North Ca pito and 1st
streets east This square contains eight acres, and
tne price paid was s65,OoO. The improvements at
present On the ground are OF but little value and
II Is stated that the purchasers intend to lin
prove It,
TRANSFERS OF REAL EsTATE-Dceds in fee have
been filed as follows: Jacob B. Belenger to B.
Frederick part so. $50; $500 Ezabeths. Hay
Widows Mite; $3.50. Caroline l.. Shields to Annie
" Shields parts 10 and IL, sub. So. s6l; $3.50 D. W.
Brown to X. Rcyburn, part 4, sub. SO; saOO G.. r.
Rittenhouse to j. A. W. Kettier. lot : sub: ST. 1927:
$3.50. \. Bunch to b. Leonard, So 59i: s5.5IO John
Van Riawick to Johanna c. Block, lots 2 TO 49, So.
g1., $1,000 w. dickson to H. Green, lot 30, sub 50.
.2:: s4SS. j. Z. Clarke To Mary F. Ford part IT, So
lss $500 o., E. D. Sweet ct al. trustees, to W. =.
derson to Harriet NJ Moore lot 20 and part 3O sub
s'l. ~; s3,55O. john NJ. Graham to Sarah A. Simp-
son. lot Is. 81. 3J.; 1853 William s. Cathcart to
John f. Mentally, trustee. lot IS, %. 5lG; s.
NATIONAL THEATER.-Mr j. X. Emmett, who has
as usual met with hearty reception In Washing
ton, will give farewell performance of his inImf-
able ''FrZ in Ireland' tonight. Next week the
melOdrama has established its reputation as great
theatrical success, and attracts crowded houses
wherever produced 1t Is well known In Washing
ton and to announce its coming is sufficient to in
sure large audiences The company which plays it
next week Is said to be an unusually good one.
THE MEMORIAL LUTHER AN CHURcH-The eleventh
anniversary of the organization OF the Memorial
Lutheran church. which occurred two weeks ago
and the celebration OF which was postponed at that
time for prudential reasons will be celebrated to-
morrow. The church was organized in the small
dence OF its growth during these years it is only
needful TO look at the present edifice where now
the congregation worships and to refer to the In
on the free worshiping plan, and a consequence
no revenue is derived In that direction. The final
completion Of the church Is now only question OF
a short while, only the two remaining towers In the
rear awaiting construction, which 1t is hoped will
be accomplished by the time the Luther statue is
ready for Its position In front OF 1t.
APPOINTED MANAGER OF THE A. B. p SOCIETY,
T. X. Jones, cashier OF the National Savings bank
OF this city, has been appointed manager OF the
New York branch OF the American Baptist Publica-
ton society. Mr.. Jones has been connected with
the National Savings bank for twelve years He is
also treasurer OF the Memorial chapel Sunday
school, trustee and treasurer OF the fund eStat1-
lshed by Amos Kendall for the support OF two mis-
sion Sunday schools under the control of the Cal
vary Baptist church, and also q director and the
treasurer OF the Washington hospital for found
lings He will enter upon his new duties about the
first OF May.