The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-24
RICHMOND GENERAL MARKETS.
GROCERIES AND wooDENwARE.

Candies Adamantine candles, - ounces,
orc. per set.
Cheese: Northern and western prime cut
ting. small. l0alliac. common, 'allc.;
pineapple, DC.
Fish: Herrings North Carolina Family
Roe. half-banels, S3.25 new; Potomac,
gross. 500 North Carolina cut. Si.7j.
Lard: Prime, 71la77sc. for tierces; lard
compound, j4c. for tlerces; cans. usual
difference.
Matches: COS. zoe. per gross; zoos, $50
gross: 3oGs, $500: j0O's. S5.OOaS5.jO gross.
Molasses: Common syrup hogsheads.
false; tlerccs. 1Sa2jc.; barrels. lsa2sc.
Genuine golden syrup, 2ja3Oc. per gallon.
New Orleans. 2jaiOc.
Rice: Carolina. 6alc., best.
salt: Liverpool. due; ground alum, from
store, 81 per sack; domestic, 22l pounds,
Sl.lj; 30 pounds, SliO.
sugar: Crushed, re; powdered, DC;
granulated G4c.; \, &C.; of \, DC;
yellow, ji2c.
soap: Common. 3ajc.: best washing, -
a5I5c.; toilet. lja2Oc. and fancy prices;
country, 4ajc.
Teas: Black, 2Oaj0c.; imperial. 3jajoc.
gunpOwder, 2ja15c.
Tubs: Cedar, S2.9j a nest; painted, 1926
a nest.
Washboards: Wooden, SIPS; zinc, Sl.5oa
Sl.7j.
PRODUCE.
Butter: Choice creamery, lsa20c.; choice
family packed. l1al9c.; choice store packed.
ljal1c. good 10 prime, l2alic.; poor to fair,
ja1c.; common, DC.
Eggs: Fresh, 2la22c.
Live hens. fat and large, 2Oa2jc /; live
roostcrs, lSa20c.; chickens, spring, l2a3Oc.
Lard: SaN4c, Country, active.
Corn Meal: zoe. per bushel for country,
,jc. for city mills.
VEGETABLES.
Cabbage: $l.TjaS2.25 per barrel.
Potatoes: Choice, S2.25aS2.IJ per barrel,
1ja9Oc. per bushel; medium, $50 per bar
rel, jOajjc. per hushel
GREEN FRUITS.
Apples: Green, choice, S3j0aSi.OO per
barrel. demand good.
Oranges Florida. S2.0OaS2.jO per box.
FLOUR.
Fine. S3.O0aS32j; superne, S3IjaSl.OO;
extra, family, Sj.O0aSj.j0; patent famil -.
S6.OOaSi.O
MILL-fEED.
Bran $l9.00aS20.0o, bulk; brownstuG
S20.ooaS2l0o, bulk; shipstuG. S2eoOaS2l 90.
bulk.
DRY GOODS.
Prints: Merrimack, 0i6c. Merrimack
shifting, &C.; Pacific. Gl4c.; Aliens, s.:
Manchester, Gisc., Washington. 6J5c.; Mer-
rimack Pink 1lsc.; Merrimack Purple.
81 &C.; Simpson Mourning, 6Hc. Simpson
Gray, &c; simpson Black, Glkc; Har-
mony. &C.; Ashland solid, jl4c.; Hamilton
Prints, &C.; Gloucester Prints. 5isc.
lSieached shirtings asd Sheetngs: IS Sc
curity, &C.; - Jack IIorner, &C.; IS Ed
ward Harris, &C.; "a FairmOnt, &C.; IL
Pelham z, 61zc.; IL Randolph, Sc; ~
Barker, Sc; ii Farewell, sl4c.; IL Waure-
gan, loc.; lO-4 Pembroke, &c; l0-l Utica,
-. &c.
Brown CottOns: Manchester IL A..
5tIc.; Rockbridge Il. H., &C.; James River,
.. o.. Ezc.; James River II. H.. j1sc.
James River u. d., GHc.; \. 4. Plaids.
ja6c.; If Mgrotock. 6bc.; ~ Exposition,
G4c.; A Richmond l.. f.. jHc.
HIDES AND LEATHER.
Hides, green, 419c.; wet sailed, No. I, &c.
dry sailed, &c.; dry flint, sac.
Leather. rough, 23a30c.: OAK slaughter
light, 2;ia29c.; Chestnut oak, 2la2jc.; Black
oak, 2Oa22c.; Country finish harness, 2}a
9jc.
Upper leather foot, Halle; Wax splits.
l6a22c.; Il. \. and i. G.. heavy, lJc.;
Slaughter heavy. Halle.
Tanners oil Newfoundland cod, Babe.
Labrador, 32a3jc
SEED.
Clover, 1J2@s SIC. per pound.
Timothy, SLJJ0Si1o per bushcl.
Orchard Grass. $i3j0g$l.JO per bushel
Herd Grass: 40MJOc. per bushel.
German Millet 7O9sOc. per bushel.
For small lots prices Will be higher.
FRUITS AND CANDY.
Candy, SIC. per pound as to quality.
French mixture, J14c. per pound.
: Lemons; Messina, Sj.j0@S1.50 per box
300 and 800 in box.
Oranges: ROdi, 500.
Bananas, Sl.jO@S2.5O bunch.
POWDER AND SHOT.
Fuse: Toys mining. 3ja7jc. per 100 feet |
Powder: 500 per keg; blasting, 500; |
mining, $3.50.
shot: Northern, sl.lO per bag Of %
pounds.
Grindstones: l4a2c. per pound.
CEMENT, LIME, PLASTER, &C.
Cement: Rosendale, $l.3O per barrel
James River, Sl.3J.
Lime: Agricultural, salOc. per bushel: |
I,Ockland, 81 l0aSl. Is per barrel, according |
% quantity; Virginia, SlO0aSl.OJ.
Plaster: Lump, 800 per ton; ground. |
$50: calcined plaster, Sl.6j.
North Carolina Tar: Large size, s.; /
,oal tar, 81.
Fire Brick per 1000, SlOaSij.
Plastcring Hair: ic. per pound.
DRUGS, DYEsrUFFs, OIL, ETC.
Alum: &c.
Alcohol: S230as2. 10 per gallon.
Concentrated Lye: S2.Ija3.25 per case OF
our dozen.
CODperas: lHa3c.
COchineal soc. per pound.
Extract Of Logwood; l3al6c.; assorted.
&C.
Indigo: 7jag0c.
Nader: l0al2c.
Oils Linseed, 6Oa63c.; machine, l5aI5c.;
perm, ,jc.aSl whale, 4jc.; straits, ;Oa35c.
.abradOr-cOd oil, iOaJOc.: lard. 60a05c.:
weet, 81 per dozen; best salad. $3.50; cas-
or, $50 per gallon Virginia lubricating.
5ai0c.; Kerosene, Sale. cash per gallon.
Race Ginger: Sc.
Spirits Turpentine: f5aJOc.
Soda: sal. lkal7.c., in kegs bl Carb. 23.a
2.c.
IRON, STEEL, NAILs, ETC.
Iron: American refined, Old Dominion
'ar, &C.; English and American sheet, 3IIa
lsc.; swedes, hammered. i7ta5c.; hoop,
a54c.
Nails: Old Dominion. $40 for standard
iZe: Old Dominion steel nails. $40
Old Dominion hOrseshoes, $3.SJ: mule
~.
Plow-Castiugs: Wholesale, 2Ilc.: retail,
C. per pound.
Rope: Manila, best. 1899. jute, 5Jzasc.
LUMBER, &C.
Yellow pine: |, IA, IA inch, No. /. sea-
oued 10 feel, 81 iaSl6; i,lt.lS, inch, No. 4.
reen Ii feet, sl2aSli; l, i4,l1 inch, No. .
easoned IL et,sl2asli: |, Ia, ~ inch. No.
green IL feet. sl0a<is; |, ~. ~ inch. No.
, green III feet. ssas9; |, ll.,lI inch, No. /. II
eart ~ feet, s25asSp; !, ~, ~ inch, No. :.
cart II feet, slSass2.
Weather. ,sriing ntched: No. | seasoned.