The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-05


Groceries-Raw sugar steady; refined
quiet. Quotations per 100-lb lots: Granu-
| lated, $500; cutloaf, $3.50; keystone "a -
| $500 yellow sugars, S5.S0G5.45 molasses,
| n. o. ST. Clare, $50; Kingsland, 34c; Sum
| light. n. O., zee; St. Vincent, p. R. 26c;
ST. Johns, p. R.. 1gc; No l. Sugar HOUSE,
1Sc Syrups-The market is firm. Gold
Medal. 2sc; King VANILLA, zoe; Rock
| Candy Drips, Use; Gilt Edge, Use; Corn,
24c; No. u, 1sc. Tea was firm; Tyson.
! superior to fine, 2SG32c; choice to choicest,
J 42di6c; uncolored Japan thew CROP, fin
| est, 31633c; choice to choicest, 32d 34c;
! extra choice, Acc; oolong. Annoy. and Fu-
/ chow NEW CROP, finest 40Q43c; choice to
| choicest, extra, finest, 30@34c.
Green Fruits and Vegetables.-Market
! easy. Quote: Apples, early June. per Dbl.
! choice, S10O; do. common to fair, 50q 15c;
! do per 12 barrel basket, 30G50c; do, per
| box, 25Q40c; beets, native, per bunch, 1c:
blackberries, Eastern lShore, Maryland.
! pei quart, 406c; cabbage. native, per 100,
/ Fis, Dutch, S2.00q4. 90; icantaloupes. Anne
I Arundel gems, per basket, 3O45Oe; do
! green, per basket 20G30c; Rappahannock.
per Dbl. sI.OO61 %; cucumbsrs. Anne Arun-
| del. per peach basket. -20a25c; corn, ma
| tive, sugar, per dozen, SM12c; currants,
New York, per 5-lb basket, 12@15c; dam
sons, Maryland and Virginia. per peach
! basket, 70Q75c; per full barrel, $4,000 .50;
DO, per bus box, s1.256150; eggplant, ra-
tive, per box 35G40e: lettuce nearby, per
box 20G25c: onions, new Eastern Shore, Vir-
ginia. per basket, soc; do, Virginia, per bbl
$1.25Q150; Western Maryland and Penn
sylvania, per basket, 4SG50o; pears, Geor-
gia, per Dbl, s100d2.00; DC, Maryland or
Virginia, per basket assorted, 20I30c: do,
Maryland Manning Elizabeth, per basket,
25q35c; peaches, Georgia, per e-basket
carrier, $1.50@200; South Carolina, per g.
basket carrier, SI25G2.00; Maryland and
Virginia per basket, ordinary, 30G35 do,
per basket, good, 40a50c; do, fancy, 55@
65c: do, whites, 654S0c per box; do, yell
lows, S0cQs100; per box; fancy yellows,
$1.006115; pineapples. Florida, per crate,
s2.5063.00; plums, Western Maryland, per
S-lb basket, 10G15c; squash. per basket, 10
G15c; tomatoes, Norfolk, per peach basket,
20G25c; do Anne Arundel, per peach bas-
ket, 40Q50c; do, Eastern Shore, Maryland,
per box, 40d50c; do per basket, zoe; huck-
leberries, Eastern Shore, Maryland, per
quart, 405c; do, Maryland and Virginia,
per bucket, 25c; watermelons, Georgia, per
100, s1e.0061S.00; do, North Carolina, per
100, S10.00920.00; do per 10, $5.00@12.0o;
do. York River, per 100 select. s20.00G25.00.
do, primes, s12O0G 1900; do eulls, $1,000
600.
Potatoes-The market was steady New
Norfolk primes. s10125; do seconds.
60G75c; York River primes, s1G125; do
culls and seconds. coarse; Eastern Shore,
Virginia. per Dbl, No. 1, s1d1.15; Eastern
Shore, Maryland. No. 1, s1G1.15; Kappa
hannock, No. 1, s191.15; do culls. 6O@75c;
native, per bus box, goa 40c; sweets, new,
per Dbl. North Carolina yellow, s44425;
do whites (yams). s275Q3.25; Eastern
Shore (yellow). S3.75G4; do red, per Dbl,
s2G2.50.
Poultry-Market was easy. Old fowls,
1O@1O 1-2c per h; springers, i1Q1Sc per
ID; ROSTERS, 25Q20c apiece; ducks. 7qS 1-2c
per ID; spring ducks. Sq1Oc per 10.
Green coffee-The market is dull. No.
(Rio grade), lac.
Roasted coffee-Market is steady. Bulk
roasted coffee-Pure Java, 32c; Maracaibo,
2Sc; pure Laguayra, 2Sc; pure Santos, 21c;
African Java. 20 lie: Rio blend, 20 lie;
Peabody mixture zoe; pure Mocha, 30c;
Java Mocha blend. q 1-2c. tThese coffees
are in fancy bags. paper lined.) If packed
in cans or tubs. 1-2c higher.
Package brands-E. L. c.. 100-ib cases,
lac; Cob cases. IA 1-10c; 36-fo cases,
Il 2-10c. Lion coffee. in 1O0-rb lots, 12.7o;
in Cob lots. 1880.
The market for flour was quiet, the de-
mand being Of the usual half-holiday
character.
The demand for oats was quiet and Of
ferings were fully ample fos trade wants.
Prices were without strength owing to the
pressure to sell new oats to arrive.
The demand for rye was limited. al
though there was some enquiry for choice
bag lots Of new nearby
With light offerings of old hay and a
better demand the market ruled firm.
While the demand for straw was not
urgent, offerings were only moderate and
prices were steadily held.
Trading in mill feed was of a hand-to-
mouth character and the feeling was easy.
Grain freights were quiet.
The market for butter was firm. Re-
eeipts were light and the demand was
fair.
Receipts of eggs were light and with a
fair demand the market ruled firm.
Arrivals OF fish We're fairly liberal and
fully ample to supply the limited trade
wants. The feeling was easy. Hard crabs
were firm. There was a fair demand for
choice soft crabs aud prices were steadily
held.
Raw sugar was steady There was
fair demand for refined and values were
firmly held. Teas were firm. Other gro
ceries were quiet and steady.
The market generally for green fruits
and vegetables was easy. Peaches were In
freer supply and prices were a shade
lower. Dansons were in light supply and
wanted. Under freer receipts and no cor 1
responding improvement TO the demand, |
the market for apples was easy Water !
melons were in fair supply. but prices [
were steadily held on choice fruit. Canta- (
loupes were in plentiful supply and lower.
Tomatoes were in less liberal supply and /
the market was steadier Cabbage was
firm. Onions we're weak
There was a fair demand for choice,
wellculled potatoes, but common. small
sized and mixed were not wanted. Ar
rivals OF sweets were freer and the mar
ket was barely steady. The demand was
fair for choice stock.
Spring chickens we're easy under lib raj
off rings and slow demand Spring ducks.
when choice, sell WELL but old ducks ard
old fowls were quiet.
RECEIPTS.
Same day
Today. last year.
Flour .................... $3.50 16, 476 bbs
Wheat ................... '5i.1ss 57.l6s bus.
corn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. -'lll $50 1Tl,31i bus.