National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-03-20
wAsn1NeroN CRY MARKETS.
Collated From the Omoial Reports of
Washington Produce Exchange.


four-Mnrket steady.
Grain The receipts OF wheat light, but
ample for current wants. Oats and corn are
steady,
Hay and strav--Receipts of hay liberals
market slow: anything hut best gtade difficult
to place. Straw quiet aud steady.
fine aud mucy trade, and in ample supply.
Nearby roll, with color, strictly fresh aud
sweet, WI now sell. Old without demand or
sale.
Eggs Receipts $500 packages.ror tho week. The
strength which was developed aud advised OF
last week was lost early this week, and quo.
tations are merely nominal There Is no out
let aud consumption is not as large as ex-
Pouiiry--The weather is almost too warm
for dressed, and shippers had better send 1t in
alive. II weather should turn cold again,
they could let 1t come dressed. but undrawn.
fotatoes-supply Of rose for seed is short;
other varieties In good supply.
Green Frult-No Improvement in apples;
supply large, and best varieties of northern
apples 80 out slowly, az inside, quotations.
SIN, and very dillicut TO place. Florida
oranges thnt are free from effects of cold
scarce aud IN demand at full prices; frosted
have 10 be sold ut best offers to wagon boys.
Seeds Clover seed quite active, under n
good demand from planters.
Potk-Iho season for dressed pork Is over;
Live cE-Recelpts of cattle light; 10 head
on Wednesday sold from "a TO 81 cents per
pound; market active; sheep In light receipt
hHuhiOW uehhnui caves uull ana lower,
BUTTER.
Creamery, fancy. 33 to 35c; New York tubs,
new, 20 TO 32c,; Virginia, Maryland, and Penn.
sylyania dairy packed, choice, 10 to loo. good
TO prime, II 70 i2c.; roll butter, choice, II to
lic; good, Ito lie.
EGGS.
Nearby, fresh, lie; western. lie.
POULTRY AND GAME.
Turkeys, drawn, per pound, choice, t2to l3c;
large, 10 to nc; undrnwn, 10 to lie; live, 10
lie; Chlckens drawn; per pound, 10 TO llc.i
per pound, 10 TO l2c,; ROSTERS, live per pound,
De-; chickens, spring. large, per pound, 25c.;
winter, per pound, 10 to 2Oo; ducks, old, live,
per pound, . TO lOc,; dressed. per pound, 10 to
i2c..; geese, dressed, per pound, to lOj.: i've,
each, 10 to doc.
Wheat, choice, 05 to &C.; fair to good. % to
lb;rye, 30 TO &c; corn, yellow. DO TO 47c: white,
Nos and 2, 40 to l7c; oats, southern, 3S to iDc;
western white, No. l aud new, IL to I2c;
mixed, Nc. 2, 81 to 80.
HAY AND STRAW.
Hay, clover, sl3 to sid; timothy, SIS to $1,000;
mixed, sla to sl5; straw, rye Sis to $40; oaI,
$40 to sll; wheat, 00c to sl.05.
DRIED FRUITS.
Evaporate1 apples, to &c; apples. Sliced
fancy, ? 10 &c; quarters, bright, 2c; peaches,
choice, S TO l0c; evaporntcd. II to IS: cherries
pitted, 8 to &C; blackberries, o to 0ci rasp.
berries, ii TO loc.
CURED MEATS, ETC.
Hams, sugar cured, 10 to l0Lc; sugar.cured
shoulders, TO 614cj sides, western, no; shout.
ders, western, 6% TO &c; bulk, shoulders, 81
TO SIC; feet backs "a TO Z; hams. country
smoked, 10 to lie: lard, country lots, 81 to 7c
dressed hogs, large, per cut, $3.50 to IS; DIRE scd
hogs, small S25 TO $3.50; dressed hogs
rough, 81 to $780,
VEGETABLES.
Potatoes, choice, per bushel, 55 to COO; pota.
toes, common, per bushel, IS to 40c sweet pota.
vans and haymans, per barrel, sl.25 To- $3.50
cabbage, per hundred, S. to SO; black.
eyed peas, per bushel, 81 to Sl.l0.
sUNDRrEs.
Beeswax, % to 23c. ;tallow, 4 to 41Sc; honey in
small boxes, TOTO 100; rags, white IL to &c;
rags, mixed, 1l&c feathers, live geese, prime;
10 to 5Oc.; feathers, common, 90 to 25c.; clover
seed, per h., ~ TO 1219c; timothy seed, per
BUSH, $500 TO S2.10
WOOL AND HIDES,
Wool, washed, 2Sc. wool. unwashed 2Oo;
wool, bury, Ia to l7c.; hides, green, &C.,. hide,
dry, u 10 l5c.
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle, extra, per cwt., 1915 to 1926; com.
mon, per cwt, So to 1910; rough, per cwt.
81 to S2.T5. Sheep, prime, per cwt., $3.50 to
10; common, per owt., 90 TO 1850 LAMBS, spring.
choice, per cwt., SO TO $3.50; common per cwt.,
common, So to $3.50. Cows, prime, each, $40 to
$50; common, each, SIS to s20 old and dry,
each, IS to $40.
FLOUR AND MEAL.
Minnesota, patent process, $3.50 to 1915;
bakers brands, So to 1925: family, patent pro-
cess, s. to 1925; standard brands, 81. so: extra
$50; rye -four $3.50 to e ss7S s. BuckWheat
New York, per cwt., So tos2.l0; Virginia, Mary.
land, and Pennsylvania, 81. Corn meal boted,
white, AZ TO ASc.; unbolted, yellow, i6 to 47c.