Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-28
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET.
Butter and Eggs Hieher-Other Pro-
ducts Stationary.

ducts stationary.
With the present week the local wholesale
produce market closed the summer season,
and the fall season, with its usual prices
and products may now be said to have
been inaugurated. AS a whole, the season
just past was a successful one, products
being plentiful and of good character, and
an active demand making a generally firm
market. Indications point to healthy and
active fall season, and it is generally adj
m:tted that it will prove to be an unusually
profitable one, both to producers and pur-
chasers. 1t is true that the market still
exhibits a general upward tendency, but
that is to be naturally expected at this sea-
son of the year, and should not be consid-
cred as evidence of general high prices later
on. With the coming of fall weather such
goods as watermelons cantaloupes, table
corn, peaches and similar products are be-
ing received in such irregular quantities as
to make it practically impossible to def
nitely fix their quotations. But as such
products leave the market, fall fruits and
vegetables take their places. Game, too, is
making its appearance, and already veni-
son, bear, rabbits, quail, wild turkeys and
pheasantS are quoted. The market Is
splendidly supplied one, and the products
are generally of excellent character But
ter and eggs, however, still show decided
Ill effects of the continuous dry, hot
weather, and are advancing in price. The
market throughout is firm and active, and
healthy tone prevails.
Butter today is about cent higher per
pound than a week ago today. Yet, it is
extremely difficult to secure fine goods, the
long maintained dry, hot weather being re-
sponsible. In fact, butter Is today poorer in
quality than at any other time during the
past five or six years. All goods show eff
fects of the heat, and much Is sour and sum-
merry. June creamery is in good demand,
and is receiving attention at % cents.
Lower grades are not dull, but their values
are uncertain. Unless there is a decided
change in the weather, prices may confident
ly be expected to advance still higher. To-
day for fancy Elgin and other western ex-
tras "a cents pound are asked. Choice,
%; frsts, 20; seconds, H. Choice bakers
stock, p IL to Il; New York tubs, II to 20;
dairy print, Ii to IS; western, 10 to IA: Mary
land and Virginia creamery, Is to 49, dairy
packed, Is to 16.
Cheese is also showing the effects of the
hot spell. its condition proving unsatisfac-
tory. There is, however, no advance in
prices, although there is an increased de-
mand for fine goods. Prices today are: New
York state full cream, large, 10 cents a
pound; flats, 1O1a, and ponys, II.
Eggs are still in a very unsatisfactory
condition, their poor quality being due to
the heat. Few are to be had free from the
effects of hot weather, from one to five
Upward tendency, and will be no lower for
some time. From 10 to 1872 cents a dozen
are asked for nearby fresh goods, from Is
to IA for southern stock, and to for keat
or guinea stock.
Prices for poultry remain as about last
quoted. The supply is good, and the de-
inand large, an active market prevailing.
For live spring chickens, 10 to IA cents a
pound are asked; old fowls, 5 to 10; ducks
8 to 10, and geese, to Z.
Game is row in season, as will be seen
from the following quotations.: Venison,
saddle, per pound, IS to 20; whole deer,
bucks, per pound, 8 to 10; bear, saddle, 49,
pheasants, 80 to 60; rabbits, per dozen, 81. %
to s1.59; quail, $1.75 to 500; wild turkeys,
per pound. 10; woodcock each, SIS to 40.
Vegetables are fairly plentiful, in good
demand, and prices are practically I'M
changed. CUcumbers, so cents to SIPS a
box; new potatoes 81 to $1.75 a barrel;
sweet potatoes. red, 81 to s1.75 a barrel;
eastern shore sweet potatoes, $3.50 to 81
a barrel; yams and haymons, 81 to $15O a
barrel; beets, 81 to 81. so hundred lunches
yellow onions, 81 to $3.50 barrel; turnips
beans, SIPS to $50: black-eyed peas, 81 to
$11O bushel; lima beans, to cents a
quart; tomatoes, so TO IS cents crate
Fruits, because of the advancing cool
weather, show an advance in prices. Fancy
table apples. $3.50 to So a barrel; Sickle
pears, 81 to So a barrel: Bartlett pears, 81
10 s. barrel; peaches, 81 to s. bushel;
damsons, 3 cents pound; plrns, 3 to 3 1-2
cents a pound; fancy California oranges
$50 to So a box; Messina, 81 to $3.50;
Valencia So to So. 80; grapes, Is to 20 cents
a ten-pound basket.
In beef and kindred meats prices remain
practically unchanged. Live cattle, to
/ is cents pound Lambs, 1-2 to -
and sheep, 20 1-2. Cows, with calves
80 to $40. Calves. to 8 1-2 cents pound.