Evening journal., 1888-07-14
a GOOD MARKET.
Prices Ffrm for First-OlR@s Pro-
dHce--Fish Higher.

Prices Ffrm for First-ClRss Pro-
dHce-Fish Higher.
Market was well supplied this morning
and the buyers were many. Prices we're
generally reasonable aud all we're satisfied.
The weather being cool and refreshing.
business could be transacted more quickly.
The prevailing prices were:
VEGETABLES.
Nav potatoes. 20 cents q half peck; old
potatoes. 10 to IA cents; string beans, Is
cents: onions, 40 cents; scullions, 10 cents
a dozen: bsets, cents a bunch; carrots,
cents bunch; cauliflowers,. 5 cents head ;
cueumbers, 10 to Is cents dozen; peas. IS
to % cents a half peck; lima beans, to IL
esnts quart; squashes, and cents q
piece; corn very scarce at 25 cents q dozen I;
cabbage. IS to 81 barrel, 2 20 8 cents "a
head. Potatoes still keep very scarce, all
the Florida variety is exhausted, and tn Q
home product has been injured by cold
weather. A dealer said to-day thas he did
not expect many tomatoes even next week
They are selling at 50 to % cents a quart
FRUITS AND BERRIES.
Peaches are more plentiful to-day. one
dealer having received 40 crates. They
are rather firm and not very ripe, though
they sell we'll The most numerous variety
is Hale's Early. They sell IS to 25 cents q
half peck. Water melons are more plenti-
ful at is to So cents apiece. Blackberries
are selling rapidly. One dealer this morn
ing received about 400 quarts OF
the juicy berries. They range from to 10
cents a quart Raspberries retain same
prices OF 10 to - cents quart. Huckle
berries are 10 cents box, gooseberries, l.
ceEts q quart, and cherries, Il
cents . quart. Apples are growing
more plentiful and larger. 7. n.
Stayton this morning received 149 baskets
They retail at IS to 80 cents half peck
Oranges are scarce and unsatisfactory
selling at 35 cents dozsa; bananas arr
plentiful at15 70 80 cents dozen; lemons
% cents dozen; cantaloupes, early, K
Is cents piece.
MEATS AND FISH.
Fresh meat. best cuts, 25 cents pound
chuck. 125S to IA cents; stewing pieces, 6 &
10 cents; round steak, IA to Is ceBts: hearts
20 to 25 cents piece; pork steak, II cents
salt hams, whole. Is cents pound; sliced
30 cents; dried beef, whole, 25 csnts
chipped. IS cents; shoulder, IL cents; bacon
IA cent?; salt pork, IL cents; boneless shoul
der, 1915 cents; smoked sausage, IA cents
A rise IN lard would not be unexpected. 1t /
now selling st 20 cents pound. Fish ar
scarce. They always are from July T.
20 the rains keeping them back. Quota
tions OF the fish in market are high and th
varieties are few. The prices per .poun
this morning were as follows: Haddoeh
10 cents; feunders, 10 cents. porgiss,
cents; rock, 20 cents: halibut. 20 cent.
trout, 2 pounds for 25 csnAs; catfish
Is cents; Spanish macksrel,
to 20 cents. These prices ar
from 25S 10 cents higher than the leI
report shows. There are no butter hsh
white perch, sturgeon, Cape May goodi'
or fresh mAckersl In the market. Pres
butter IL scarce at 2S TO so CENTS . pound
tub butter is Is cents a pound. Fres
country eggs retain Rsnal pric'
of % to % cents q dozen; crate eggs Al
20 10 % cents; chickens cell from 81 aa
upwards per pair; spring chickens al
lower at Is and 80 cents poumd; hcneT
selling ct IS cents pound.