National Republican., 1886-04-10
WASHINGTON CITY MARKETS.
ColIated From the Official Reports OF
Washington Produce Exchange.

Flour--Market steady, under usual demand.
Grain-wheat receipts are light but ample.
Western cash and futures have declined to
lower prices than any In thirty years.
Hay and Straw-Receipts of hay very large,
and market dull. Rye straw lower;
Butter-All kinds are scarce. We advance
quotntions. particularly on nearby or Virginia
and Maryland new aud fresh. Old stock in
the same old rut still. No offer for II Is re-
jeCted.
Eggs-The supply Is liberal and demand
steady. Sales for this week have been made
principally at inside rates, though to-day re-
ceiyers are holding for our highest quotation.
PoultTy-Arriyals have increased this week,
but market Is steady Winter and spring
chickens are scarce and wanted.
Potatoes-Rcceipts fair aud market steady.
Apples-The supply is still large, both here
and Mt interior points
Fish-stormy weather and high water has
Ss Srdes Sas SSEe q pe
days of warm weather Will increase the run
and give an ample supply.
Seed-Clover and timothy quiet.
Live Stock-Receipts of live stock at Queens
town, 10l head, Market steady, quality gen.
orally good. Some sales of fancy brought
above outside quotations. Sheep-ReeeiPts,
GOO head; demand brisk; full prices Spring
lambs brisk. Calves in good demand.
Creamery, fancy, 3S to 35c; New York tubs
new, 32c.; Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsyl-
yHnia dairy packed choice, lS to l5c; good
to prime, II TO l2c:; roll butter choice new
Nearby, fresh, l2c.; western, II to 12c.
POULTRY AND GAME.
Turkeys, drawn, per pound, choice IL to 13c.
large, 10 to l2c; undrawn, 10 to lie; live, II to
iac,; Chickens drawn per pound U,d & 70 iGc;;
per pound, II to l2c; ROSTERS, live, per pound,
&C.. chickens, spring, large, per pound, % TO
S5c.i winter, per pound, 10 to 0c; ducks, old
70 to 12c.,; geese dressed, per pound, s to lOc.;
live. each, 40 to zoe.
GRAIN
Wheat, choice 90 TO 95c.; fair to good, s5:to
90 rye,6S to 70c: corn. yellow, 46 TO 4lc: white,
Nos. and ., i6 to 47c oats, southern, 3S to i0c;
western white No. and new, Al TO 42c;
| mixed, No. Q, 81 to 3S.
HAY AND STRAW.
Hay clever sla to sl!i timothy, slo 70 slCC
| $40 to Sll; wheat, 81 to Sl1,0O.
DRIED FRUITS.
Evaporated apples, to &c; apples, sliced,
| fancy, to &c: quarters, bright, 20; peaches,
| choice, TO l0c; eyaporated II to 10; cherries,
| pitted. to sc; blackberrles, to Co. rasp-
berries II to l5c.
CURED MEATS. ETC.
Hams, sugar cured, 10 to 10l4o; sugar.cured
shoulders, 0 to 6bcj sides, western, ne shonl
ders, western, 81 to &c; bulk, shoulders, 81
smoked, 10 to lilo; lard, country lots, 6Is to 7c
hogs, small st.76 10 $780, dressed hogs
rough, 81 to $3.50,
| VEGETABLES.
Potatoes, choice, per bushel, 55 to GOc; pota
| toes, common, per bushel 35 TO 40o; sweet pota
| toeH, nearby per barrel, $500 TO S2.50;
| yams and haymans, per barrel. SIPS to Sl.5C
| cabbage, per hundred, 81 TO 81; black
eyed peas, per bushel, 81 to sl.l0.
sUSDRIEs.
Beeswax, % TO 23c.; ;tallow, Az to 41Sc.; honey
In small boxes 10 TO l2c,; rags. white, IA to 20
rags mixed, l1ac feathers live geese, prime
do to 50c.; feathers, common, % 10 25c,; clover
seed, per lb., 1llS to l21Sc. timothy seed, per
| BUSH, $500 TO 81, 10.
WOOL AND HIDES,
Wool washed, 2Sc.; wool, unwashed 2lc
wool, bury, Ia to l7c.; hides, green, 6c.i hide
dry IL to loo.
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle, extra per owt., si.75 TO 1926; com
mon, per cwt., 80 to 1910; rough, per cwt
~ to 81 .Sheep wool, per cwt., $500 TO $3.50
chipped, per cwt,, 81 TO $3.50. Lambs, spring
choice per cwt $40 TO yl2.5O; common, per owt,
s6to $500. Calves prime, per ewt,, 81 TO $3.50
common, 90 to 500 Cows, prime each, $50 Z
$50; common, each, sl5to S20i old and dry
each, IS to Sl5.
| FLOUR AND MEAL,
Minnesota, patent process, $3.50 10 1915
| bakers brands, So to S5.25: family, patent pro
cess, IS to 1925; standard brands, $3.50; extra
81 super, $3.50 to sSi fine, 50 TO s3,25; middling
$500; rye flour, $3.50 TO $50; Buokwhou u
New York, per cwt,, 81 tos2l0; Virginia, Mary
white, AZ to 4sc,i unbolted, yellow, 40 TO 47c.