The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-17
RICHMOND GENERAL MARKETS.
GROCERIES AND wooDENwARE.

Bacon: Clear-rib sides, ne; sugar-curet
shoulders, ne; Virginia hams, fancy, l5'
l7c.; Smithfield hams, dc; sugar-cured, III
13kc., according to size; bulk-sides, 81
bellies, $G.2j; backs, SO; short backs, So.
Buckets: Painted, two hoops, sl.S
three hoops. Sl.50.
Brooms: Two-strings, Sl.00a$l.25; three
strings. 81 .25a$2.OO four strings $2.OOaS2.5O
Baskets: Willow, $l.l5aSl.3O per nest
split. 50a75c. per dozen.
Coffee Rio, lSa23c.; Laguayra, 22a23c.
Java, 2Ta30c.
Candles: Adamantine candles, II ounces
SIC. per set.
Cheese: Northern and western prime cut
ting, small. 10allHc.; common, Iallc.
pineapple, pc.
Fish: Herrings-North Carolina Family
Roe, halfbarrels, 1925 new; Potomac
gross, $50; North Carolina cut, $475.
Lard: Prime, 72za77sc. for tierces; larC
compound, SIC. for tierces; cans, usua
difference.
Matches SOS, 55c. per gross; 2OO's. Sl.5'
gross; 3OGs, $500; j0Js, S5.0OaS5.5O gross.
MOlasses: Choice Porto Rico, 81; medium
Porto Rico, 2Sc.; No. Cuba. 2jc.; No.
Cuba. 49,: fancy New Orleans, 4jc.; choice
3Sc. medium. Soc: blackstrap, barrels, lic.;
hOgsheads, l3c. baking mOlasses. l6a2Oc.
syrup: Vanilla, sugar drip, Sjc.; No.
corn cyrup, sc; No. , do, 32c.; choice
sugar syrup. 3ia36c.: medium, 3Oa3l.; fair,
2Sc.; common, 23a2ic.
Rice: Carolina. Gaze, best
salt: Liverpool, factory filled, Sl.25
ground alum, 81; domestic, 22l pounds
bieached, sacks. $1.1j@Sl.20.
sugar: Crushed. Ne; powdered, nc:
granulated, &C; A, &C; of \, &C.; yel
low. 5Ac.
soap; Common. Sa5c.; best washing, u
age; toilet, lja2Oc. and fancy prices
country, 4ajc.
Teas; Black, 2Oa5Oc.; imperial, S5ajOc.
gunpOwder, 2Jai3c.
Tubs: Cedar, $l.5OaSSl5 nest; painted
s.. - nest.
Washboards: Wooden, Sl.OOasl.& zinc
$1.jOas3.5O
PRODUCE.
Butter: Choice creamery, 23a24c.; choic
family packed. 20a22c.; choice store packed
l7alSc.; good to prime, l2alic.; poor to fan
5a7c.: common, DC.
Eggs Fresh, 22a25c.
Live hens. fat and large, 25a3Oc liv
ROSTERS, 2Oa25c. chickens, spring, l21a32c
Lard: 7HaSc, Country, active.
Corn Meal; Zoe. per bushel for country
Toe. for city mills.
VEGETABLES.
Cabbage: 81. OOaS1 80 per barrel.
Potatoes: Choice, $2.jOa$3.OO per barrel
SOlS5c. per bushel; medium, $l75aS2 pc
barrel, 6Oa75c. per bushel.
GREEN FRUITS.
Apples: Green, choice, $3.OOaS3.5O pc
barrel, demand good.
Oranges: Florida, S2.5OaSl per box.
WOOL, SKINS, &C.
Wool: Washed wool, 2Sa20c.; washe
| bury, 22a25c.; u1washed wool, 2la22c.
unwashed, slightly bury. l7alSc.; unwash
ed, badly bury, l4aloc.
Skins, &C.: sheepskins-Green salte
| lambs, j0aSjc.; green, sailed shearllngs, 10
doc. green. sailed wool skins, T5c.aSl. IL
dry lambs, 25aG0c.; dry shcarlings, 5a40c.
dry wool skins, 6jc .a0Oc.; goat skins, DIR,
lJa30c.: green. sailed. 20a30c.; deer skins
rer pound, 2Oaa5c.; tallOw, per pound. 4
| ne: DeeswaX, per pound, 22a23c.; MS
sounds. per pound, 2Oa25c.
Prices of all skins depend upon quantit
and quality of wool and condition Of pelt.
MILL-FEED.
Bran, $i9.OOaS20.00, bulk; brownstut
S2O.OOaS2l.OO, bulk; shipstuh, S2O.OOas2l.e
| bulk
FLOUR.
fine. $3.OOaS3.2j; superfne, S3.75as4.0t
extra, family, s5.0OaS5.5O; patent family
S6.0OaSG.75.
POWDER AND SHOT.
Fuse; Toys mining, S5aT5c. per 100 fee
Powder: $3.50 per keg; blasting s2.O'
mining, $255.
shot: Northern, sl.62 per bag of
pounds.
GrindstOnes: 1lla2c. per pound.
CEMENT, LIME, PLASTER, &C.
Cement: Rosendale, $3.50 per barre
James River, $40.
Lime: Agricultural, sal0c. per bushe
ROckland, $l.10a$l.15 per barrel, accordin
10 quantity; Virginia, $l.00aSl.05.
Plaster: Lump, $500 per ton; groun'
$50; calcined plaster, Sl.65.
North Carolina Tar: Large size, $
coal tar, 81.
Plastering Hair: 4a5c. per pound.
DRUGS. DYEsTUFFs, OIL, ETc.
Alum: &c.
Alcohol: S2359s2.4O per gallon.
Concentrated Lye: S2.75a3.2j per case
four dozen.
CoDperas: l1la3c.
Cochineal: soc. per pound.
Extract Of Logwood; ldal6c.; assorle
lGc.
Indigo: T5aB0c.
Madder: l0al2c.
Oils. Linseed. 63aeGc.; machine, 15aI5c
sperm. 5c.aSl; whale, 45c.; straits, :Oa35c
LabardOr-cod oil, 40a5Oc.; lard, 6OaCoc
sweet, 81 per dozen; best salad, $3.50; ca
tor, 81 80 per gallon; Virginia lubricatin
l5a4Oc.; Kerosene, Sale. cash per gallon.
Race Ginger: &c.
Spirits Turpentine: 45a5Oc.
Soda: Sal. IAa2c., in kegs bl Carb. ~
3Ac.
IRON. STEEL. NAILS, ETC.
Iron. American refined. Old Dominic
bar, &c. English and American sheet, "a
5lsc.; Swedes, hammered, 4Haoc.; moo
ba5}<c.
Nails: Old Dominion. $2.i0 for standal
size; Old Dominion steel nails, 500.