Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-08
OMAHA Wholesale MARKETS
General Produce.


The fo7iOlri1lq prices arc rCr rOtut1 lOlS OF
prDiucC as sofa or the HOr,ei tO-duy The
| quotations on fruits represent the prices ul
IUhjcii OLtSidt orders arc tllCd.
BJTTaR-Ihe receipts of butter are exceed
| ingly poor and there is not one package in
| twenty that can be graded as good or choice.
| Commission houses are oycrrun with poor
| butter, and have hard work TO sell il at any
| price, while there Is an increasing demand
| for choice butter. Shippers can in prove the
| quality of their butter by handling il with
| more care. Pains should be taken TO have
| only one grace in a package, as poor butter
| packed with good necesstateS the whole be-
| ing sold as poor butter. 1t is too early to
be-in snlppng butter in boxes. The market
| remains about the same as last week. Choice
| butter commands lGta1Sc. and fancy ls,02Oc,
| but there Is very little of that grade in the
| market. Fair TO good is selling at 2l2Gl5c,
| and poor at ! l6c. Choice creamery butter
| is selling at pc to 24c.
| EGGS-lhe receipts OF eggs are not heavy.
| but rs the market has advanced the demand
| has fallen off 10 the same extent so that the
| supply is about equal TO The demand, At the
| present time the market Is firm at lie for
| strictly fresh eggs, and dealers generally do
| not anticipate any lower prices. The more
| liberal receipts at the close OF last week and
the first of the present week compelled deal
ers in some cases TO clear up their stock as
low as 36c,
,GAME-Good sound prairie ch ckens hold
| about their own. while ducks are
extremely dull apd low, Prospects
IRNV very pIlsh trade ID praule
chickens at higher figures as soon as
cold weather sets in. Prairie chickens, $3.50
(d30O per dozen; quail, SL25(Gl.5O; snIpe,
ployer, etc, Sl.OOGl.25; ducks, (Mallard),
Sl.5O(Gl.I5; ducks (Teal), 81 OOd l.25: ducks,
mixed. 75ciaSl.0O: geese, S2.50GS.50: deer.
saddles, per h., 1l(al2c; deer, cRrcasses per
ib., 1@9c; antelope, saddles, lIt9l2c; ante
lope, carcasses, 59gc; elk, saddles, 1O9llc;
elk, carcasses, 6g1c; jack rabbits, per doz.,
S3.50(G4 90; small, per doZ., Sl.00id125.
PoULTRY-The demand for poultry has
been very light for the past few days. Huck-
sters have been gluttng the market with both
old fowls and spring chickens, and by put
ting prices down have cut OFF a good deal of
trade from the commission houses. Prices
are not as firm as last week. Old fowls,
choice, per doz S225a2.5O; spring chick
ems, large, $780, spring chickens, fancy,
S225; spring chickens, medium, S2.25; spring
chickens, small, not wanted; ducks, S225G
$50: turkeys, not wanted.
POTATOEs-The season is approaching Tor
the laying in OF winter stocks and the mar
ket is firm. Local gardeners are temporarily
supplying part of the retail trade which les
sens the demand upon commission dealers.
The local supply, however, is light and deal
ers will be forced 10 look to the outside for
their winter stocks A few Colorado and
Utah potatoes have arrived and sold al S0G0
S5c. Choice shipping stock, per bu, 5Oln6Oc.
CABBAGE-Good solid heads are selling at
| 65(91jc per dozen.
SWEET PoTAToEs-There is a very liberal
supply of choice stock on the market. Choice
shipping stock. per 10, &c.
ONIoNs-The demand is not heavy but
choice stock sells fairly well. Choice stock,
per bush, Sl.OO.
HOMEGROWN GRAPEs-The supply is
growing less as the season advances and
prices are accordingly firmer. Shipping stock
per h. SC: l0-lb baskets, 40c.
GRAIN-COrn, 24c; new oats, 93c; rye, 40c;
wheat. No. ., 60c.
OYsTERs-As the season advances the de
mand and the number of outside orders in
creases. Only the very choicest stock is
p1ins handled by lirC oyster houses TINS sea
son, and they are better prus9red than ever
TO fill outside orders. Prices are Ut .eWer all
the way around than last week, and lovci
than any other city. Mediums, 2jc; stand
ard, soc; selects. 35c: New York counts, 40c.
CELERY-The market is well supplied and
the demand good Shipping stock, per doz.,
406e4jc.
APPLEs-The demand for choice apples
continues good and the supply is very light,
The market has been flooded with poor stock
which had TO be sold al very low prices and
which tended to keep down prices for good
stock Stocks have been mostly cleared up
| and the market is about bare. Choice ship
ping stock and fancy stand or eating apples
are in good demand. Common stock, S2OJd
2.25; choice shipping stock, S2.5OG2, IS; fancy
| stand, 81. 75td3OO.
MIcHIGAN PEAcuEs-The receipts the past
week have been very light. Baskets, accord
ing 70 size, 75c9SLOO; crates, baskets, $500
| CG350.
LEMoNs-Choice, 800 size per box $3.50;
Messipa, S9.759l000.
ORANGEs-The only changes on the mar
! ket are Jamaica, which are lower than last
week. Jamaica, per box, $500; per Dbl, Sll.
| CRANBERRlEs-The market is fairly well
| supplied with very choice stock Cape cod,
fancy per Dbl, $3.50; Jersey, choice, $50;
! Wisconsin, $3.50.
BANANAs-Bananas are selling al about
| the same as last week, Bananas. yellow, per
bunch, 81: :5Oa2 GO; Bananas, yellow, large
bunch. s.. SOFAS so.
CALIFORNIA FRUITs-Two cars of Cali
! fOrnia fruits were received this week. On ac-
| count of the cooler weather they arrived in
| Peaches. S2.25: grapes, Tokays, $500; grapes,
| black, $500; pears, vicar, $500; plums, 81. rs
| (d2.0O: ounces, S2.5Od275.
| MELoNs-A few are still coming in, but the
| demand is light and they are slow sale.
| MAPLE SUGAR-Strictly pure, 5O-lb boxes,
l5e per pound; strictly pure, lO-lb tin pals,
lac per pound; choice Sc bricks, 25-lb boxes,
l2c per pound; choice penny cakes, 25-lb
HoNEY-Nebraska, choice, white clover,
l5Gl6c. Nebraska dark, l2lGl4c. California,
extra white l5e choice, l2,Sl25se-
: BEAEs-The market is Almost cleaned up.
| Nice clean beans in fair request III. i.
Navy, sL70GL75: ii. 7. Medium. sl.5Od
| Los ;choice clean country, l.25(al so: good
clean country. 909sl 90: inferior 60q75e.
PRoyIsIoNs-HRm, sugar-eured, lSe;
breakfast bacon, sugaI-cured, &c; shoulders
| sugar-cured, Sc; clear side bacon, e9sl.c dry
salted sides, s1se; dried beef (hams), l5e;
dried beef (regular), lie lard, 40-lb cans, Fair
banks, SIC; 10, and S-lb pals, Fairbanks
fLoUR AND inter wheat
| flour, best quality patent 81. 70; second quail
ity. s24o; best quality spring wheat
feed, zoe per ewt; white corn meal, sL00;
yellow corn meal, 90c per ewI; screening, 60c
per cwt; hominy, 81 per ewt; shorts, 55c
per cwt graham, SLIGO; hay, in bales, So 5oe