Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-24
OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKETS
General Produce.
Thursday FYnninu- Snrf

Thursday Evening. Sept. %.
The ToLlOlchlg prices arc TOr rOBJld tots Oi
produce as SOLD on the market 1C,-dHU The
quotations on fruits represent the prices at
lDiricfi outside orders are filled
BUTTEB-The receipts have been slightly
more liberal the past week, but the gain has
been in she poor grades Choice butter is rs
scarce as ever and is bringing good prices.
Choice dairy butter. sweet and uniform color
packed in neat and new packages, is selling
al l5(d l6c A very small uuanrity of extra
fancy is coming in which commands ls(6 5Oc
Choice creamery butter is selling III 3I(a &c.
Shippers can not be too careful in handling
their butter. Small neat packages sell the
best, but care should be taken 10 have only
one grade and color IN Il package. Tor when
good butter Is packed with poor, il necessi-
tates the whole being sold a. poor butter.
bG6S-Ihe receipts are very light ana the
market firm at l1(alSc.
PopLTRY-I'he market is not quite as firm
as last week. The receipts are not large and
al choice stock mover Very readily. Both
old fowls and spring chicken are in demand
A few ducks are coming in but the demand is
light and there is no settled price Old fowls
choice, pei dOZ $3.50 Spring chicken
large, S2.0j,92.5D; medium, 81 15,G2. %;
small moi wanted. Ducks, S2.2jd2.5l
Turkeys, not wanted
GAME-The warm weather Of the past
few days has seriously affected the game
trade. COnslEnmenTs arrived mostly IN
bad order and were total loss. In some
instances q few good birds We're picked out
and sold al low figures. just as soon as cold
weather sets in theirs viii be brisk demand
1Or prairie chicken at good paying prices
Prairle chickens, s2.25G2 30 per dozen; quail
s.. 25(G l50: snipe, SL.O0iaL25; ducks. Mai
lard. 81 7h(G2.25; ducks, Teal, S1.25,dl 50:
ducks mixed. Sl.2j(d1.50
PoTATUEs-The market Reeps up as the
receipts have been light and mostly IN small
lots Very few car lots have been reeei Ved
thus far this season. Heavy receipts Of car
lots would have a tendency 10 weaken prices
During the past few days choice stock sold as
high AZ Gjc but in small way. Choice SHIP
ping stock, per bu, 50lni1c.
CABHAGE-Home grown is selling in d
small way al Cha 75c per dOZ
APPLEs-There is q great deal OF common
stock in the market and II il moving slowly.
Choice shipping stock Is moi so plenty. There
are few southern JOnathans and Bellfiowers
in. Fancy stand or eating apples are scarce
Common stock, s20002.25. Choice shipping
stock, per Dbl, S2.50G2 rs. Fancy stand stock,
SS.00.
HOMEGROWN GRAPEs-Ihe market is still
well supplied with chOiee stock but il is not
as abund ndRnt as last week. Prices are very
nrIn. The following are the prices al which
outside orders for choice stock are filled
shipping stock, per ID, 2elb boxes. &c; l0-Ib
Da skets 45c
PoP CoRK-2l@25Jc per Ib
WILD PLI7Ms-Nery lew coming in, and
good stock viii bring sl.25 per halt-bushel
basket
CALIFORNIA FRUITs-The arrivals of Cali
fornla fruits are very light and only crapes
and pears are coming. The season is practi-
cally over. Grapes, MuscRts sl.5O; IOkRys,
Sl7h.
CRAB APFIsEs-There Is a good demand
but shipments are very light and mostly moi
IN shipping condition. Firm stock will
bring SL0O DeT bushel.
OYsTERs-Irade is improving. During
the fRIr week there was q good demand ron
tile hotels and restaurants and now the
local groceries are commencing 10 handle
them quite largely More orders are coming
IN from The country than ever before al this
season OF the yeaI. the dealers OF inns city
are IN better condition than on RnY previous
yeAI 10 supply the outside trade The fOl-
lowing are the prices Rt which country orders
are tlied: Mediums, Soc; standard, 85e /:
selects 4be s-extra selects, s5c-
MELoNs-Ihe season tor heavy shipments
Is over, blu there Is stlI d very fair trade in
water melons Muscatine Der 100 Sls.00q
.OO; smaller sizes, sl5.0aalG.O0
LEMoNs-lhe demand IS not as strong
owing 10 the cooler weather. Prices remain
the same Rs lRsi week; 50 IS a l0.0l
ORASGEs-Ihere are a few Honduras in
lllt market which arf ~ eei and good size
Honduras pFI buX,S 800.
COoOANUTs-COcORnU par hundred
sl80; less than hundred, per hundred, $3.50
UTAH tkrITS-l IRl peaches and pears
are plenty and are meeting with very good
sales Pears, 6tlb boxes, 81 -25(a4. 50; peaches,
&llb boxes. ~. -.
MAPlE sp6AR Bricks, per lh. l255s penny
CAKES, per ID, lac
AeSET--AehraskG- choice. white clover.
- 9 loc- Nebraska, dark, l@iG lsc- California
lib sections, he; California s-l5 sections,
l2xgl4e.
hAPIE SGRUP-Bulk, Is 10 u gallon kegs
per pal, sl.00; gallon cans. Der GAL Sl.05.
hgli7gAlion cans Iler gal. 81 10.
NUTs-4ee:Ans, large, polished, lie. Pecans,
medium, b. EnElish walnuIs, lac almonds,