Evening star., 1895-04-13
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET.
a Splendid Easter Market Little
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A Splendid Easter Market u Little
Change in Prices.
Purchasers today were presented to one
of the best-stocked markets ever seen at
this season of the year. and the prices ask
ed them We're, with perhaps the sole eX-
ception of those in beef, about as low as
ever before experienced. The market dur
ing the, past week was firm one through
out, with steady and encouraging tone
Beef still continues high with no indica-
tions of a decline, and other meats are
sympathetically affected. Indeed, it is not
unlikely that beef will advance still fur
ther instead of falling, and high prices are
expected to continue for quite a while. The
spring products are now freely arriving,
and prices gradually recode the season
advances. Generally the stock is of good
quality and sufficient in quantity to meet
the demand
Strawberries show a good yield, and
prices, gradually falling, will soon place
them on the streets. The indications here
tcfore noted, pointing to an active healthy
market this season. still continue, and the
general belief is that it will prove one of
the best for some years.
Butter is very firm, and, while weak in
the east, is quite firm in the west, any
material decline advance here is un-
likely. Buyers are rather particular as to
quality, there being poor demand for the
lower grades. Arrivals are moderate, but
Little new stock is seen, and it is gener-
ally faulty. For Elgin creamery and other
western extras. from 81 to - cents a pound
are asked. Firsts, 20 to p; seconds. 10 to
20, and limitations, IA to -. Fancy cream
cry prints, %; dairy print 10 to 20; Mary
land and Virginia print IL to IS: New
York tub. IL to 20; western dairy, 10 to
IA, and Maryland and Virginia dairy, II to
16 Bakers choice stock. 121a to H. From
l to cents pound should be added to
above quotations for extra fancy stock
Prices in cheese show no change New
York state full cream. large, 12le; flats
and ponys, 13 cents pound. New stock
arriving but faulty in quality.
Contrary to past experience, the Easter
quotations for eggs show no advance, II
cents dozen having been about the one
prevailing price for the week. While the
supply has been and is plentiful, there is
firm market, the sales being large. AS in
butter. eggs show slight weakness in the
east which is offset by a western firmncss.
Hence a firm, active market here, with
no indications of any material change one
way or the other.
In poultry prices show little change,
those for live fowls being, however, slight
about expired although there will probably
be a slight demand for two or three weeks
yet. Drawn turkeys, II to Is cents
pound; undrawn, II to 10; live, 10 to IL.
Spring chickens, 25 to 80; winter. 13 to 10;
drawn, IL to IA. and undrawn, 10 to II.
Capons, II to 20; old fowls, drawn. 10 to
II; undrawn, to 10; live, to 10. Ducks,
dressed. 10 to r. and live, 10 to IL. Live
geese, 6 to s, and dressed, to 10.
Vegetables are plentiful and the spring
stock is arriving in daily increasing quanti
ties. Prices are, on the whole, about as
they were week ago. Cucumbers, $15O to
81 dozen. Kale, 20 to 35 cents bar
box. Florida beans, s6 to 81 a box. AS
para gus $3.50 to s. dozen. New Irish po-
tatoes 81 to 50 barrel; old stock. 30 to 90