Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-03
OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKETS
General Produce.

Saturday Evening Oct 9.
The TOUOCing prices are tOr roma lots OF
produce, as SOld on the mdrket tO-duy. The
quotations on fruits represent the prices at
Uhich OutSidG orders are fLicd.
BUTTER-The 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 oyerrnn with poor
butter, and have hard work to sell ittat any
price while there is an increasing demand
for choice butter. Shippers can in prove the
quality of their butter by handling ii with
more care. Pains should be taken TO have
only one Craze in package, as poor butter
packed with good neceSsiates the whole be-
ing sold as poor butter. Ii is too early to
be in shipping butter in boxes. The market
remains about the same as last week Choice
nutter commands l60lSc, and fancy lS(G20c
but there IS very little of that grade in the
market. Fair to good is selling at 12iG iG0l5c,
and poor al 4dGc. Choice creamery butter
is selling at 22c to 24c.
EGGS-'Ihc rcceiptS of c.gs are not heavy
but as 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
not anticipate any lower prices. The more
liberal receipts at the close of last week and
the hrSt OF the present week compelled deal
ers in some cases to clear up their stock rs
low as !Gc.
PoULTRY-rhe demand for poultry has
been very light for the past few days. luck
stcrs have been Cutting the market with both
old fowls and spring chickens and by put
ting prices down have cut off good deal of
trade from the commission houses. Prices
are not as firm as last week. Old fowls,
choice, per doz, S225m2,5O; spring chick
ems, large, $500; spring chickens, fancy,
S225; spring chickens medium, sees; spring
chickens, small, not wanted; ducks, S2.25Ct
2.jC; turkeys, not wanted.
GAME-Good sound prairie chickens hold
about their own, while ducks are
extremely tg
favor very brisk trade in prairie
chickens at higher figures as soon as
cold weather sets in. Prairie chickens, $3.50
ployer etc, Sl.0O,0l.2j; ducks, (Mallard),
Sl.dO@l.la ducks, CTeal), 81 .0p@1.25; ducks,
mixed 15cHsl 90: geese, S2jOa5,5O: deer.
saddles, per To-, ll@l9c; deer, ,careasses, per
lope, carcasses, 7G9c; elk, saddles, lO(9llc;
elk, carcassrs 6UG7c jack rabbits, per doZ.'
S35O@4OO; small, per doz,, Sl.OOdl25.
OYsTEEs-As the season advances the de
mand and the number OF outside orders in
creases. Only the very choicest stock is
being handled by the oyster houses this sea.
son, ana they are better prepared than ever
to MI outside orders. Prices are SC lower all
the way around than last week, aud lower
than any other city. Mediums, 2jc; stand
ard, soc; selects. S5c; New York counts, 4Oc.
=, PoTAToEs-Ihe season is approaching for
the laying IN 0l winter stocks and the mar
ket Is ilrm. 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 to look to the outside for
their winter stocks. 4 few Colorado and
Utah potatoes have arrived and sold Mt sOla
s5c; Choice shipping stock, per bu, 51aGOc.
CABBAGE-GOOd solid heads are selling at
$50 ijc per dozen.
SWEET POTAToEs-There is a very liberal
supply Of choice stock ON the market. Choice
shipping stock. per 10, &c.
ONloNsLIhe demand is not heavy but
choice stock sells fairly well. Choice stock,
per bush, SlO0.
=, CELERY-Ihe market is well supplied and
NC demand good Shipping stock, per doz.,
APPLEs--The demand for choice apples
continues good and the supply is very light.
Tue market has been Hooded with uOQr stock