Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-14
WASHINGTON PRODUCE MARKET.
The Enect Of Lsnt Upon the Fruit Markst and
Of Bad Weathsr Upon Other Lines.

The Erect Of Lent Upon the Fruit Markst and
Of Bad Weather Upon Other Lines.
The scenes shout the market houses today
are about a. lively a. the largest dealer could
wish. Every lady in Washington and her
daughters seem TO be out on marketing bent,
and they all found prices in the leading articles
Of subsistence somewhat better suited TO their
side this week than last For some
reason there has been . drop in poultry,
butter and eggs, fish being about the
only thing showing . marked upward ten
dency. On fancy lines Of butter the prices
remain the same, but on the cheap goods, which
have been accumulating and are hard to move,
dealers win make liberal concessions. Receipts
Of poultry have been only fairly liberal, yet
prices rule . little lower. Choice drawn turkeys
bring IA and 16 cents at Wholesale. but on &C
count Of an uncertain tendency they retail at
nearly the same figures, the best running not
higher than 10 cents pound. There is a large
quantity Of held-over stock on hand. Chickens
retail at Is cents pound for choice fowls.
THERE Is BIG DROP IN EGGS,
however, and the dealers fear the end il not
yet reached. Eggs in New York dropped 4
cents q dozen in two days and that affected
this market to the extent of shade lower still.
Many dealers who snapped them up few days
out at II cents today, with the retail price at
20 to %, and buyers at Wholesale are not taking
them in any quantities at even II cents. The
apparent prospective demand for them on &C.
count Of Easter did not materialize, 30 the sup
ply is exceeding the demand.
TIE PRICES OF FISH
have been enhanced by the advent Of Lent,
though the supply is very liberal. Shad seem
to be the favorite and are selling from so cents
all the way to 90 each. The largest and most
desirable are the roe shad and they weigh from
five to six pounds The best come from North
Carolina and some from as far south as Florida
the latter, however, are very inferior. Herring
are retailing at cents each for good stock.
Rock fish sell at IS cents q pound; white perch,
10 and 20 cents, and yellow perch at Is cents a
string Of about eight There are but few black
bass to be found and they come from Balti-
more. A close inquiry failed to find a single
Potomac bass for sale. Pike. founders and,
in fact almost any kind of fish wanted are to
be had and the demand is pretty lively.
GENUINE SPRING LAND
made its nrst appearance this week, but in a
very limited quantity, and called for nabob
prices. The dealers claim to have paid 20 cents
pound alive and could not afford to cut q
dainty chop for less than 80 cents to 81 a pound.
1t could be had for less, though, but at best at
out-of-the-way prices The most Of the few
doah valley region in Virginia and might be
practically termed dollhouse plants.
THE SHOW OF GAME
was larger than last week, in consequence of an
Easter sympathetic feeling. Blackheads were
rs cents to 81 pair, mallard $l.25 to 81, red
heads "a and canvas-backs s6 to $3.50 a pair.
The season for game, however, is not far from
its end and not much activity is displayed in
this line. In all other lines prices were about
the same this morning as reported last week
in THE STAB; any change is Of q downward
tendency.