Omaha daily bee., 1893-05-14

The week closed With the aradc In produce
rather quiet, as the maekets' ON good many
buyers do not seem inc incdtD take any more
than their Immediate wants compel them to
The demand Tor berries Is g0nd aud when they
are to be had the market Isl urtive. There was
only one car OF berries murc Saturday, and
while the quality was s9ninwhat better thai,
scarce and IL IS difficult to Nil orders from the
country. Dealers have been forced to write
good many explanations 10 country customers
whose orders they have hcen unable TO I'LL for
the very good reason that 1stock that would
stand shipping was not tobe had.
Potatoes continue ON thei up grade and the
market is stu frmer. Tho demand holds up
well aud stocks In sight are not large.
The butter market Is very weak and II is
dthcult To make quotations that will not be
misleading. The time is passed when shippers
best country butter good share of the but
ter that Is OF fair quality sells considerably be-
low that figure even now and everything seems
to Indicate that II is only a question OF u few
days when IL will 20 still lower. The packers
are only offering about IL to II cents and when
IL Is taken into consideration that "A large pro-
portion OF the receipts have gone to the pack
crs, shippers can draw their own conclusions
as 70 the condition OF the market.
The egg market Is lower and weak at the
decline. Some dealers were predicting 12-
cent market for the opening OF the week.
FRUITS.
APPLEs-Choice stock S3.75d54 90 per bbl.
sTnAwBERRiEs-Choice shipping stock, $500
LENoSs. Choice, s4.2594.5o; fancy, s4.750
BANANAs-Per bunch, including crates and
packing, s20012,5O.
PINEAPrbEs-pcr doz., s2.oo6225.
ORANGES-Ncwcastlc California seedlings,
$3.50; Newcastle Mediterranean sweets, 81. so;
California mountain oranges, S2.25lo2. 80;
Washington navels, choice, s4; Washington
navels, large sizes, SO. 50G3,75; Riverside
seedlings, s275; Redlands, s2.75; Rcdlands,
l2S size, s2.5O
BUTTER EGGS GAME, POULTRY.
BUTTER-Packing stock. 1l6i2c; fair to good
country roll, l2Ul4c: choice to fancy country,
EGGs-General market, l3c.
PouLTRy-Choice hens DC; mixed coops,
a8Sc; old roosters, 5G6c; geese and ducks
SDsc; pigeons, 81 so per doz. live.
VEGETABLES.
PEAs-Per b-bu. box, 81. .OOTt1. 10.
stock, 81 .9O02.Oo.
CALIFORNIA ACABBAGE-Per lb., Sc.
SOUTHERN CABBAGE--Pcr crate, 50.
GlucuMBERs-Choice, per doz., sl.50.
! WAX REANs-Per l5-bu box, sl0n0l.10
STRING BEANs-,per b-bu. box 81.
| SpINACH-per bbl., 50. 80.
AsPARAGus-Per doz., 6OD75c.
LETruCE-Pcr doz 355D4Oc.
RADiSnEs-Per doz 25i1aoc.
PARSLEY-Pcr doz., 25D3Oc.
Tor ONIONS-Per doz., 2Oi62oc.
| PoTAToES-Colorado stock, Sl.lO01 20; Wis.
| consin burbanks 81; western Nebraska, 81.
| PIE PLANT-per 5O-lb. boxes, 25.
| New BEErs-Per doz. bunches Toe.
| NEW CARRoTs-Per doz. punches, 75c.
New TuRNirs-Per doz. hunches, 75c.
| SQuASH--Per bu. box, 81 .5OdDl.75.
| BERMUDA ONIoNs-Per bu. box. 50. %.
| NEW POTATOES Southern, per bbl., $500
per bu. box, $500; California, per H., 3.sc.
| MUSHROONS-Per market basket, 81.
| WATER CRESs-Per l6-Qt. box, sl.75.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
HAY-The market on good upland hay, SIZE
| WSOO in car lots.
VEAL-Choice and small fat, 70sNc; large