National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-03
wAsuINGToN CITY MARKETS.
CoiIated From the Official Reports of
Washington Produce Exchange.

Flour-Market steady, under usual demand.
Grain - The receipts OF wheat light ut
present but ample for current wants. oats
and corn are steady,
Hay and straw-Receipts Of hay very large,
and market dull. Straw quiet.
Buttcr-There is scarcity Of fine grades, also
of western factory. Plenty of old stock, but
unstable.
Eggs-The market has fluctuated somewhat
this week The receipts ,l,, are not excessive.
to-day indicates stronger and possibly
higher market.
Poultry-The storm of this week hns delayed
for all arrivals of live A few extra spring
chickens, live, brought 33c per ID. ga
Potatoes.Receipts fair and market steady,
Green Fruit-The past year has been the
most surprising, as well as disastrous, to deal.
ers in apples ever experienced. Market has
gone from bad to worse All quotations now
are wholly nominal.
Sced-Clover and Timothy quiet.
Pork-0wing TO the lateness of the season,
demand is limited at quotations.
Live Stock-Receipts OF cattle at Queenstown.
Wednesday, 1T5 head. There were 80 head of
best, that have been on the market for year.
which sold for 81 cents per pound. Other
cattle sold from Q to 5A cents per pound;
most sales from to 8 cent, per pound. Five
hundred and fifty sheep and lambs sold within
range of quotations, demand being active for
fat sheep and good spring lambs. Calves
brisk.
BUTTER.
Creamery, fancy, SO to 35c.; New York tubs,
new, 80 to 32c. Virginia, Maryland, and Penn.
sylvanin dairy packed, choice, IS TO l5c.; good
to prime, IL to l2c.; roll butter, choice, II to
de-; good, to lie.
Nearby, fresh. 12c.; western. II to l2c.
POULTRY AND GAME.
Turkeys drawn, per pound, choice IL to $780,;
large. 10 to 12c; undrawn, TOTO 1lc live. II to
undrawn, per pound. o to lOc.; old fowls, live,
per pound, II to 100; ROSTERS, live, per pound
&C.; chickens, spring; large; per pound; e to
o e
Ice. geese. dressed, Der pound, s to 10c.; live.
each, 40 to zoe.
Wheat. choice, 90 to &C.; fair to good, 90 to
93;rye 20 to 72c; corn, yellow, 40 to 47c: white,
Nos. and 2 i6 to i7c; oats, southern, 3S to 4Oc;
western white, No. and new, Al TO 42c;
mixed, No. 2, 81 to- 49,
HAY AND STRAW.
Hay, clover sia to sli timothy si5 to $1,000;
mixed, Sl3 to SIS; straw. rye, SlS to $40; oat,
$40 to sll; wheat, 81 to Sl1.OO.
DRIED FRUITS.
Evaporated apples, to sc; apples. sliced,
fancy, to &c; quarters, bright, 20; peaches,
choice, 8 70 lQei ey9poratedi u to i5 cherries
berries, ID TO l5c.
CURED MEATS, ETC.
Hams, sugar cured, 10 to 1870; sugar.cured
shoulders, to sc; sides, western, 7iac; shonl.
GERS, WChterll, Ota 70 oci DulR, bnOuluefS, "a
smoked, 10 to lie; lard, country lots, o. to &c;
dressed hogs, large, per cut, Si55 to So: dressed
hogs, small, s4,75 to $500; dressed hogs,
rough, o. to $780,
VEGETABLES.
Potatoes, choice, per bushel, So to COG; pota-
toes, common, per bushel, IS to 40c; sweet pota-
toes, nearby, per barrel, Sl,50 to 500;
yams and haymans per barrel, sl.25 to sl50
cabbage. per hundred, So TO 81; black.
eyed peas, per bushel, 81 to Sl.lO.
sUSDRIEs.
Beeswax, % to CSC. ;tallow, 4 to Sc; honey in
small boxes, 1910 49,; rags, white, IA to &c;
rags, mixed, 1Hc feathers, live geese, prime;
seed, per lb., II n to l21ac.; timothy seed, per
BUSH, $500 TO S2.10.
WOOL AND HIDES,
wool, bury, IA TO l7c. hides, green, &C.; hide,
dry, IL to l5c.
Cattle, extra, per cwt.. st.75 to 1925; COM
mon per cwt., SO to 1910; rough, per cwt.
So to s2.75 Sheep, prime, per cwt., $500 to
S6 common, per cwt., So TO S.. Lambs, spring,
choice, per cwt $40 to 1921 80: common, per Gwt.,
S. TO $500. Calves prime, per cwt., 81 to $3.50;
common, 80 to $3.50. Cows, prime, each, $50 to
$50; common, each, sl6to s2Oi old and dry,
FLOUR AND MEAL.
Minnesota, patent process, $3.50 TO 1915;
bakers brands, 50 to 1928! family, patent pro-
cess, S. to S5.2b; standard brands, Si.50 extra,
ST. super, 1913 TO 50; fine, So to 49, %; midding,
$3.50; rye flour, $3.50 to 1915. Buckwheat,
New York, per cwt, So TOT $40; Virginia, Mary
land, and Pennsylvania, 81. Corn meal, bolted,
white, AZ to 49,; unbolted, yellow, 40 to 47c.