Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-20

THE MARKET this morning presented
amore than usual activity, and between
the hours of eight and nine O'Clock the
aisles were as densely packed with
masses of humanity as the stairway OF
q theatre at letting-out time. Every
bench was represented by seller. ana
there was an abundance of everything
in season and many things out Of date.
Flowers were in protusion, and the
stands containing them were the cause
of many postponing the purchase OF the
substantials of life until Flora's pro
ducts were examined and praised.
Fruit of certain kinds were abundant,
it being rather early for the better va
rieties. There were plenty of apples
which sold at low rates. They were
mostly small and knotty and only IN
tended to be made edible by the Gull
nary art. The display of pears was
small, and they were held at 10 per
Quarter Of peck. 1t will be u week
or two before the large lucious vaiier
ties put i'll their appearance. Water
melons and cantaloupes were rs plentl-
ful as cocoanuts in the tropics, and the
former sold at l5a25 piece, and the
latter at 8 to Toe. \ few buckets of the
fruit REWARD III the fable condemned
because they were not come-at-ablc
we're held at soc. Butter and eggs.
though apparently plentiful, continued
high for this time Of the year, the for
mcr held at SOC per pound, and the lat
ter at 2Oc per dozen. There was no end
tovegetables and prices for much ofthc
garden truck produced hereabouts are
;noatly nominal Cymblins, for instance,
are hardly worth the trouble of bring
Ing 10 market, there generally being a
clut of them about this time, and doubt
less more find their way into cattle
troughs than on tables Corn was l0c
per dozen, but before the close OF mar
ket hours concessions on this quotation
were willingly made; onions l5c per
quarter Irish potatoes &c; sweet pota-
Toes 13c lima beans were held at l5c
per quart, but their abundance weak
ened that price later; egg plants We're
far more numerous than the demand
warranted and sold at from , to Sc
each. This garden product is ha5itual-
w ignored by the mass OF buyers,
though in the hands ola skillful cook it
can be placed upon the table in
divers and tempting ways. Black-eyed
peas sold at l3c per quart; green
peppers Toe per dozen snapbeans Sc
per quarter of peck ; carrots sc per
bunch tomatoes 4a5c per quarter of u
peck cabbage lace per head ; parsley
lc bunch, a few small chickens
chirped in baskets for which expectant
dealers awaited purchasers at 25a30c
apiece. Smarkase, that product from
the last stage Of the tactical fluid of the
bovine creation, sold at Sc a pint,or was
held at that price, as it seemed general
" neglected. The old 'aunties' with
their banks, herbs and roots were on
hand, but they were not sought out and
awaited buyers to stumble over them
end purchase their bloOd-cleansine
goods. The butchers had well-stocket
stalls, but prices fuctnate about as Of
ten rs those for postage stamps. The
fish benches contained but few varie
ties Of the finny tribe. Fresh mackere
sold at 121c per pound |; trout at Toe
pound for the larger ones and at 2o(
Der bunch for the smaller; tallor>
brought the same prices, and few small
punches Of white perch were held at4o(
per bunch.