The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-20
RICHMOND GENERAL MARKETS.

Bacon: Clear-rib sides, Ne; sugar-cured
shoulders, nc; Virginia hams, fancy, l5a
l7c.; Smithfield hams, Ole; sugar-cured, Pa
l3kc., according TO size; bulk-sides, s.;
bellies, $6.2j; backs, S.; short backs, s..
Buckets: Painted, two hoops, SID
three hoops, $l.bO.
BrOOms: TwO-strings, Sl.00aSi.2j; three
strings. Sl.25a$2.00; four strings $2.OOa$25O,
Baskets: Willow, $1.l5aSl.30 per nest
split. 50a75c. per dozen.
Coffee; Rio, lSa23c.; Laguayra, 22a23c
Java, 27a30c.
Candles: Adamantine candles, y ounces.
SIC. per set.
Cheese: Northern and western prime cut
ting, small, lOallhc.; common, 7aiIc.i
pineapple, 25c.
VEGETABLES.
Cabbage: $1.OOaS1 80 per barrel.
Potatoes: Choice, $2.J0a$3.00 per barrel,
SOaS5c. per bushel; medium, $l.75a$2 pei
barrel, 6Oa75c. per bushel.
Fish: Herrings-North Carolina Family
Roe, halfbanels, 1925 new; Potomac,
gross, $2.75; North Carolina cut, $4.75.
Lard: Prime, 73Sa77sc. for tierces; lard
compound, j24c. for tierces; cans, usual
difference.
Matches: cos, Doc per gross; 2OOs, $3.50
gross; zoos, $500; 5O0s, S5.OOaSj.5O gross.
Molasses: Choice Porto Rico, "a; medium
Porto Rico, 2Sc.; No. Cuba, 25c.; No. ,
Cuba, 49,; fancy New Orleans, 45c.; choice,
3Sc. : medium. Soc: blackstrap, barrels, l4c.
hogsheads, 13c.; baking m0lasses, lGa20c.
syrup: Vanilla, sugar drip, Boo; No.
corn cyrup, 34c.; No. , do, 32c.; choice
sugar syrup. 34a36c.; medium, 3Oa3l.; fair,
2Sc.; common, 23a25c.
Rice: Carolina. 6a7c., best.
Salt: Liverpool, factory filled, Sl.25;
ground alum, 81; domestic, 224 pounds
bleached, sacks, Sl.l5@Sl.2O.
sugar: Crushed, NC; powdered, ne;
granulated, 6Hc.; A, &C.; of \, &C.; yell
low. 5Ac.
Soap: Common, 3a5c.; best washing, III
axe; toilet, 15a2Oc. and fancy prices;
country, 4ajc.
Teas: Black, 2Oa5Oc.; imperial, 3ja5Oc.;
gunpOwder, 25al5c.
Tubs: Cedar, $l.5OaS3.l5 a nest; painted,
ashboaFds: Wooden, $l.OOaSl.95; zinc,
Sl.50a$3.5O
PRODUCE.
Butter: Choice creamery, 23a24c.; choice
family packed, 20a22c.; choice store packed.
l7a1Sc.; good TO prime, l2al4c.; poor TO ialr,
5a7c.: common, DC.
Eggs: Fresh, 22a23c.
Live hens, fat and large, 2ja3Oc live
ROSTERS, 2Oa2jc. chickens, spring, l21Sa32c.
Lard: 71kaSc., Country, active.
Corn Meal: zoe. per bushel for country,
75c. for city mills.
GREEN FRUITS.
Apples: Green, choice, S3.0Oa$3.5O per
barrel, demand good.
Oranges: Florida, $2.5Oa$4 per box.
WOOL, SKINS, &C.
Wool. Washed wool, 2Sa29c.; washed
l.Iaslr ltah a
unwashed. slightly bury. l7alSc.; unwash-
ed, badly bury, l4al5c.
Skins, &C.: Sheepskins-Green sailed
lambs. 5OaS5c.; green, sailed shearlings, l5a
6Oc.: green. sailed wool skins, 75c.aSl.lO;
dry lambs, 2ja6Oc.; dry shcarlings. 5a4Oc.;
dry wool skins, 05c ,a9Oc.; goat skins, dry,
l5a3Oc.: green, sailed. 20a3Oc. deer skins.
DER pOund, 20a25c. tallOw, per pound, IA
i%c.; beeswaX, per pound, 22a23c.; nsh
sounds. per pound, 2Oa25c.
Prices Of all skins depend upon quantity
and quality of wool and condition of pelt.
MILL-FEED.
Bran, Si9.OOaS2O.OO. bulk; brownstufi,
$40 .OOaS2l.OO, bulk, shipstun, S9O.OOaS2l.OO,
bulk.
Fine, S3.O9a$3.25; superiine, $3.75aS4,OO;
extra, family, S0.OOaS5.1Oi patent family
SG.OOaSG.l5.
POWDER AND SHOT.
Fuse: Toys mining, S5a75c. per 100 feet.
Powder: $3.50 per key; blasting, 500;
mining, S255.
Grindstoncs: ila2c. per pound.
CEMENT, LINE, PLASTER, &C.
Cement: Rosendale, $l.S0 per barrel;
James River, SL4O.
ROckland, l.l0a$ Is per barrel, according
10 quantity; Virginia, $l.maSl.O3.
Plaster: Lump, $500 per ton; ground,
g. 30: ealcined plaster, tl.6J.
North Carolina Tar; Large size, 81;
coal tar, "a. 80. 800
Plastering Hair; 4a5c. per pound.
DRUGS, DYEsTugFs, OIL, ETc.
Alum: &C..
Alcohol: S2.SjaS2.4 40 per gallon.
Concentrated Lye: s2.I5a3.25 per case OF
four dozen.
CoDperas: 1Xa3c.
COcbineal: SOC. per pound.
Extract OF LOgwOod: l3al6c.; assorted,
lGc.
Indigo: 75a9Oc.
Madder; lOal2c,
Oils. Linseed. 03a68c. machine, l5aloc.;
sperm, 75c.aSl; whale. 45c.; straits, SOaSoc.;
Labardor-cod oil, 40a5Oc.; lard. 6Oab0c.i
sweet, So per dozen; best salad, $500, cas-
TOR. $3.50 per gallon; Virginia lubricatlng,
l5a40c. Kerosene, oal2c. cash per gallon.
Race Ginger: Sc.
Spirits Turpentine: 45a50c.
Coda: Sal. lAa2c., in kegs bl Carb. 2Aa
3azc.
IRON. SYEE;,, NAILS, EIc.
lr,n: American refined. Old Dominion
bar, &c. English and American sheet, S1ta