The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-07

Florida, per e4ata, s250Gs.Oo; plums
| Western Maryland, per S-fb basket, 10G
l5ci squash. per basket, 1OG15c; tomatoes
| Norfolk, per 2-bakkef carrier, -; do, per
| 6-basket carrier, -; do, per peach baS-
ket, 20G2 Zoe; do,,sAfhe Arundel, per p aeh
| basket, 40G50e; do Eastern Shore, Mary
land, per box, 45T50c; do, per basket
| zoe; huckleberrFes. Eastern Shore, Mary
| land, per quart * 4ag5c; do, Maryland and
| Virginia, per bucket Csc; watermelons.
| Georgia. per 100. $50 .00G1S.00; do, North
| Carolina, per 100, es10o0@ 5000; do, per
100, S5.00G12.00s do York River, per 100
select, $4,000 25.08. do primes, $4,000
1890; do culls, s5.e0G6.00.
Potatoes-The market was steady. We
quote: New Norfolk primes, sl.00G1. %;
do seconds, 6G@ 76c; York River primes,
s1.00@L25; do culls and seconds. 60g15c;
Eastern Shore. Virginia, per Dbl, No. /,
s1.00GI.15; Eastern Shore, Maryland, NO.
l, S1.00G1.15 Rappakannock, No. 1, $1,000
LIS; do culls. 6o975c; native per bus box.
6@40c; sweets. new. per Dbl, North Caro-
lima yellow. s4.00@4.25; do whites
(yams), s275d325; Eastern Shore tyel-
low), s3.75d4.00: do red, per Dbl, $1,000
$50.
Poultry-Market was ta.iy. Old fowls,
10a1e 12c per Id; springe-s. l1Ql3c per
lb; ROSTERS, 25@30c apiece; ducks, 10
s 1-2c per Id: spring ducks SG10c per lb.
Hogs-Receipts for The week ended at
noon today 6.792 head against STA head
last week; light supply for today's trade
and good demand; market strong at fol-
lowing prices: Far Westerns, $500 to
$50; Far Western pigs, $3.50 to $3.50;
from nearby points, s565 to s5.S5; light
pigs, none offered rough sows, S4.25 to
$500; stays, 1915 to S4.25.
nd Ia,,. he ipte for he
ended at noon today 10 1862 head, against
1852 head last week. Sheep in good de-
mand at from $500 to $4.5e for common to
good. Fair demand for lambs at from $500
to 1915 for common to good. Most sales
$500 to $3.50
Calves-Receipts for the week ended at
noon today 159 head. against 232 head last
week. Fair demand for good veals at
steady prices; others dull and neglected.
Quote: Common to good, &c to &c.
Green coffee-The market is dull. We
quote: No. : tRio grade), Q 1-4c.
Roasted eoffee-Market is steady. We
quote: Bulk roasted cofree-Pure Java.
32c; Maracaibo, 23c; pure Laguayra, 23c;
pure Santos, 21c; African Java, 20 1-2c;
Rio blend, 20 lie; Peaberry mixture, zoe;
pure Mocha, Soc; Java Mocha blend
p 1-2c. tThese coffees are in fancy bags,
paper lined) If packed in cans or tubs,
12c higher.
Package brands-E. L. c., 10O-lb cases,
10 lie; cobb cases. 10 6-10c: 36-lb cases,
10 7-10c. Lion coffee, in f0O-lb lots, sl2.70;
in 60-lb lots, $3.50.
The market for flour was quiet, as local
dealers were buying sparingly.
Buyers of oats were holding off await
ing the arrival of new oats. which were
offered freely for future delivery. The
market ruled dull.
In the absence OF any business the mar
ket for No. 2 Western rye was purely
nominal. Choice bag lots were in fair re-
quest.
Receipts of hay were light and the mar
ket ruled steady at quotations. There was
a fair demand for the better grades of
timothy, but common grades were very
dull
There was an improved demand for large
baled rye straw and wheat blocks. The
market ruled steady.
Mill feed was inactive. The demand vas
OF hand to- mouth character and supplies
were more than ample for trade wants.
Grain freights we're easy.
The market for butter was firm. ne
demand was moderate ard offerings were
light. -
There was fair demand for fish, but
offerings were more than equal to trade
wants. Prices were easy. Hard crabs
were quiet. Soft crabs were steady
Raw sugar was steady. There was
fair demand for refined at quotations. 9th
er groceries were quiet and steady.
The market generally gre IN fruits
and vegetables was barely steady. Re
ceipts were liberal OF most all lines and
values were without strength
Choice well-culIed prime potatoes were
steady undsr fair demand. Inferior lines
were quiet.
Offerings Of poultry were fair and with
a moderate demand prices were steadily
held.