Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-12
OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKETS
General Produce.

Saturday Evening, Sept. II.
The foIlo'rtnl prices are TOR r0lUld lots Of
quotations on fruits represent the prices at
achich outside orders are HLCd.
BuTTER-,There, isa very strong demand
for choice butter but the receipts continue
light Poor butter is slow sale and the re-
celpts are liberal. Strictly sweet, solid and
Uniform color, packed in new clean tubs,
commands l5Q1lGc, or even more, in the mar
ket, but there is little or none coming in that
farm dairy butter, packed in crooks, has sold
selling at lo@1219c. Poor at 5(9sc, aud slow.
Creamery butter, not the very best, at ls(a2oc.
Choice creamery butter is selling at 2l0G22c.
Shippers cannot be too careful in handling
their butter Small, neat packages sell the
best, but care should be taken to have only
one grade and color in a package, for when
good butter is packed with poor it necessi-
tates the whole being sold as poor butter
EGGs.The increased demand, due to the
large influx of strangers attending the fair,
has given the egg market a boom. At the
close of last week eggs were selling at 9(0lOc,
but the first of this week they jumped up to
12@l24c, and from that up to l3QDl4c. The
m14c. How. long they will hold up to that
price depends TO great extent upon the re-
ceipts.
liberal and the demand good. The market Is
firm and active, all choice receipts selling
quickly on arrival. Both old fowls and large
spring chickens are bringing somewhat
shoes sSes'T nGss oz Wsek oG aGo ow
per doz, S3.C00o3.25; spring chickens large,
So 2500?50; fancy, $25oa2.7 rs; medium, $500
@?25: small, not wanted. Ducks, S225@
go, Turkeys. not wanted.
OYsTERS-The city trade has opened up
very active and more orders have been re-
ceiyed from the outside than ever before, SO
early in the season. The dealers of this city
are in better condition than on any previous
year to supply the outside trade. The follow
ing are the prices at which country orders are
tilled Mediums, SOC; standard, 35c: selects,
40c; best selects 45c.
GAME Receipts of prairie chickens heavy
and great many packages in very bad con-
dition, owing to hot weather. Sales are drag
ging,. $500 being about outside price OBJ
tainable for choice sound broOds, whole Off
stock IS entirely unsaleablc A reaction may
be looked for rs soon as cooler weather sets
in. Ducks are quotable ut Sl.25 to $500, ac-
cOrding to variety.
ing in very fast and the market has kept up
so high that dealers are only buying in
small way. They have not commenced put
ting in their winter stocks, but are holding
off in expectation of lower prices. During
the past few days choice stock sold as high
as G5c, but IN small way. Choice stock,
per bu, 5C0o65c.
VEGErABI large punches, Kali
amazoo, 40c. Sweet potatoes, per ID, &c. On
ions, choice red, per bu, Sl0O; southern, per
BANANAs-The market is fairly well sup
piled for this season of the year. Yellow,
per bunch, S2.001e2.5O; do large, per bunch,
81. .75Q13.50.
HoME-GRowN GRAPES There is a very
liberal supply on the market and choice
stock. Poorer stock and that which is not
put up i'm good shape for shipment is selling
for what 1t will bring. The following are
the prices at which outside orders for choice
stock are illled Shipping stock, per 10, "O-lb
boxes, AZ; lO-lb baskets, 35c.
MICHIGAN PEACIIES--There is wide
range of prices, due to the different kind and
quality Shipments are arriving in good
condition and are holding up well. Baskets,
s:75. D'S W s'NS' '''' 'l"'''' D''Ae'''
MELoNs-The season for heavy shipments
is over, but there is Still "A very fair trade in
water melons Muscatine, per 100, Sls.OO@
1000; smaller sizes, Sl5, 5,0O9lG.O0
LEMoNs-Tbe past week lemons toeched
the highest point of the season in New York,
hut prices here remain unchanged The
very choice and fancy Lemons S975(Gl0.00
ORANGEs-lt is too early for Louisiana
stock to commence arriving. There are q
few Honduras in the market which are sweet
and good size Honduras, per box, $500.
CALIFORNIA FgUIrs-rhe arrivals of Cali
fornia fruits are very light and only, grapes
are coming The season is practically over
Grapes, Muscats, Sl.5O; rokays, Sl75.
UTAH FRulTS-DIah peaches and pears
are plenty and are meeting with very good
sales, Pears, Go-b boxes, SA25@4,5o; peaches
-U-lD BOXES, clio.
WILD PLUMs-Very few coming in, and
good stock will bring Sl.25 per half-bushel
basket.
CRAB APpLEs-Therc is n good demand,
but shipments are very light ana mostly not
in shipping condition. Firm stock Will
bring 100 pcr bushel.
ApPLEs-There isa great deal OF common
stock in the market and it is moving slowly.
Choice shipping stock is not 50 plenty. There
are few southern Jonat Eans and Bellowers
in. Fancy stand or eating apples are scarce.
Common stock, S20O'02.25. Choice shipping
stock, per bbl S25oCa2.?5. Fancy stand stock.
81. ~.
.iloNEY,--N ebraska, choice, white clover,
l5Wl6c. Nebraska, dark, l26pl4c. California,
lib sections, l5c; California, strained, 2-lb
sections, l2HWlic.
MArIE SrGAR Bricks, per lb, l91z penny
cakes, per ID, l5c.
MAPi.E SYnuP- Bulk, 10 to II gallon kegs,
per pal, Sl.00; gallon cans, per gal, Sl.05:
halt-gallon cans, per gal, Sl.l0.
lIGs FEET, TRIPE, ETC.--PigS feet, per
31-bbl;, $500; do, l4-hbl., 81, 90; do, per kit,
zoe. Lambs tongues per s-bbl, S3.25; do,
per kit, $3.50; do, quart Jars per doz,, %;
do, pint jars, per case, dozen. SG25. frlpe
per E.bbl,, Si00; DO, per 4bbl, s..0O; do.
Der Kit g0r