Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-27
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET.
Butter Higher Eggs Lower Other
3, Products Stationary.

nutter H18hef - eggs Lower -Othef
Products Stationary.
The feature Of the local wholesale pro-
duce market today is the advance in but
ter. The advance is but a cent pound,
but still further rise is not at all i'm
probable. Prices in other products are
about as quoted last week. although eggs
are about a cent lower today. So, with the
exception Of butter and eggs, the market
may generally be said to be stationary
one today. Beef and other fresh meats
give no indication of a decline in the rather
high prices prevailing during the last few
months. Vegetables are exceedingly plen-
tfuf. and berries and fruits are hardly less
abundant. On the whole, the market is
unusually well supplied. and is firm and
active throughout today, the general de-
mand being large.
Notwithstanding an advance in prices Of
a cent a pound for the finer grades, the
maeket as to butter is firm. Receipts are
liberal, but quito a shrinkage in receipts,
from the west particularly. Is still OBJ
servable. The drought in the west still
continues: advices indicate that the hay
crop will be one-third or one-half short,
and the price of butter is expected to be
thereby affected later on. Prices today
are: Fancy Elgin creamery and other west
ern extras, 90 cents a pound; choice. 49,;
print. % to 25 dairy print, IS to 1s. and
Maryland and Virginia print, IL to ID:
western dairy best, 10 to 10, and good, 8
to 10; Maryland and Virginia creamery,
is to II, and good to prime, 10 to II; bakers
stock, 12k.
Cheese today is weak, prices being as
quoted a week ago: Large, 10 cents q
pound; flats. 1O12. and ponys, II.
Eggs are about cent a dozen lower to-
day than they were week ago, II to IL
cents being asked They are weak, how
ever, and continue in far from satsfac-
tory condition. For keat or guinea stock.
3 to g.
Spring chickens are slightly advanced
today. IL to IS cents a pound being asked.
Receipts are not heavy. and there Is a
good demand also for old fowls which are
selling at from to 10. Ducks, to IL,
have advanced but geese, at to 81, remain
as last quoted.
Vegetables and fruits remain practically
as last quoted, the increased supply being
80 cents to SIPS a box; kale, 20 to 30 cents
a barrel; peas. $1.5O to 81 barrel; beans,
10 cents to 81 a box; asparagus. so cents to
81 dozen; lettuce, $15O to 81 a barrel;
rel; Bermuda onions, SLIGO to $1.75 a crate;
yellow, 81 to $1.25 a barrel; new, 80 to 10
cents bushel; egg plant, $1.25 to $3.50
half barrel box: lima beans to cents
pound; tomatoes, 10 cents to 81 so bushel;
cabbage. 80 cents to 81 barrel; beets, 81
tn $3.50 per 100 burches; turnips, 60 to IS
cents barrel; apples, so cents to $3.50 a
barrel; California oranges, $3.50 to 81: Mes
slna, 81 to $3.50 box. and Valencia, 81
to $.5o case; whcrtleberries. 5 to cents
a quart; cherries. to cents; raspber-
ries-red. to 10; black. 5 to 8; blackber-
ries. q to s; watermelons, $40 to SIS per
100; peaches. so cents to $1.5O box and
15 cents TO 81 basket; cantaloupes, 81 to
$3.50 barrel; plums, blue, % to 40 cents
a basket; gage, % to 45 cents; pears, La
Conte. $3.50 to s. a barrel; grapes, 80 to
40 cents 1O-lb. baskets; Is to 80 cents 5-lb.
baskets.
Prices for beef and other meats are
about as last quoted. 3 to "a for live
cattle; sheep. 2 to 1-2; lambs. 3 to 5;
cows with calves, $40 to s35 each; calves
IL to LIZ cents pound; country sugar.
cured hams, to IL; lard, 1-2 to T.