National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-15
WASHINGTON CITY MARKETS.
ColIated From the OficiaI Reports of
washington Produce Exchange.

Flour-Marlet very quiet and stock ample.
Graln-The market is quiet and easy for
wheat, corn, oats, rye, and barley.
Hay-Th6 demand Is constant for bright
green.curcd timothy; only fair for mixed lots.
Gu tations are for car loads on track.
Butter-Recelpts increasing from every
point, and market has further yield "a in price.
Some nearby receipts affected by garlic flavor
are almost unsnleNble; no offer, however, is
refused.
Eggs-Rcceipts continue nmple market
steady at quotations.
Poultry-Recepts on Friday one car load.
Old fowls, for several days, were dull. on
Friday the demand was moro active, and from
= to cent advance obtained. Spring chick
ems in liberal supply and lower; many are too
small and neglected; twoand onehalt to three
pounds to pair is the size wanted.
Wool-A few parcels coming in. The de-
mand Is active, aud steady market may be
looked for.
Dried Fruit-The season Is we'll advanced,
range.
fair; good smooth varieties sell In car lots at
Live Stock-At Queenstown, on Wednesday
100 cattle sold Mt from to cents per pound;
$50 sheep and lambs sold; old sheep, 81 to )
pound; market brisk: calves brisk.
BUTTER.
Creamery, fancy, % to 26c.; New York tubs,
new, 22to Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsyl.
to prime, II to l2c
Nearby, fresh, l11Stol2c. western, lie.
POULTRY AND GAME.
Turkeys, live, 10 to l1c.; Chickens, old fowls,
live, per pound, II to 1885,; ROSTERS live, per
pound 6c.i chickens SPRING large, pei, pound,
IS to 40c; ducks, old, live per pound, 10 TO
l2c.; geese, live, each, 30 TO SOC.
GRAIN.
Wheat, choice, 90 to 95c. fair TO good, 90 to
Oh; rye,6S to zoe; corn, yellow, 46 to I7c; white,
Nos. and 2, 40 to 47c; oats, southern, 80 to i0c
western white, No. l and new, Al TO 42c;
mixed, No. 9, 81 to 49,
HAY AND STRAW.
Hay, clover, Sl3 to sl4; timothy, SIS to $1,000;
mixed, Sl3 to Sl5; straw, rye, Sl7 to SIS; oat,
$40 TO Sll; wheat, 81 to 5000.
DRIED FRUITS
Eyaporated apples, to &c; apples, sliced,
fancy to 2Gi pSSaShGs Gh9 ,N 70 gSi syapo
berries, to &c; raspberries, to l0c.
CURED MEATS, ETC.
Hams sugar cured, 10 to 1910; sugar cured
shoulders, 6 TO &c; sides, western, 7i8c shoul.
Dc SSTs weis az Sss to 81 bulk S saSSdss 5
smoked 10 to lie; lard, country lots, Ga to &c.
VEGETABLES.
Potatoes, choice, per bushel, 90 to Coo; pota-
toes common, per bushel, 40 to 4jc: sweet pota'
toes, nearby, per barrel, $3.50 TO $500;
cabbage. per hundred, 80 to 81; black
eyed peas, per bushel. Soc to Zoe.
sUNDRIEs,
Beeswax, % to 29c. ;tallow, ~ to i1Sc.; honey
in small boxes, 10 to 49,; rags, white, ~ to &c;
rags, mixed, ll@c feathers, live geese, prime;
DO to Soc; feathers, common, 20 to DC; clover
seed, per lb., ~ to l219c.; timothy seed, per
BUSH, 81 90 to S2.10.
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle, extra, per cwt., $3.50 to $500; com
mon, per cwt, So to $780, rough, per cwt.,
81 to s2.75. Sheep wool, per cwt, $500 to $500
| clipped per cwt., s3 to 81. Lambs, spring
choice, per cwt,, $50 $500 common, per cwt.
| So to $500. Calves, prime, per cwt., GO to 27
common, 81 to $3.50. Cows prime, each, $50 to
ESQ; common, EACH sl5 To $50; old and dry,
| each, IS to $40,
| FLOUR AND MEAL.
Minnesota patent process, s5.25 TO $3.50
| bakers brands, IS to s5.25: family, patent pro
cess, ei.75 TO S5; standard brands, $3.50; extra
SS75to 81; super 81 70 to 49, fine e3 to g. 25; mid
ding, $3.50; rye flour, $3.50 to $50. Buckwheat
| New York, per cwt., 80 toS2.l0 Virginia, Mary
land, and Pennsylvania 81. Corn meal, bolted
white, 45c.; unbolted, yellow, Acc.