Evening star., 1895-11-09
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET.

Butter, Cheese and Eggs Higher
Meats TriAe Lower.
The intimation given In this column last
Saturday that in the local wholesale produce
market the price of butter and eggs. if not
cheese would advance proved correct, those
three products being today slightly higher
than they were week ago. Butter still
gives indication of a further advance, and
If the present warm spell is shortly followed
by cool weather eggs are not unlikely to
SO follow. In poultry, live stock, because
of the prevailing warm weather, Is slightly
higher while dressed stock is slightly lower
for the same reason. Game remains as last
quoted, although slightly depressed because
of the warm weather. Potatoes are a little
lower, but other vegetables show little
change Fruits, too, remain as last report
ed. Beef and other meats are slightly lower
least. The market is beautifully supplied
one, and the quality of the products is eX-
cellent A firm. active feeling prevails, the
tone of the market being an unusually
healthy one.
Butter Is about cent pound higher to-
day than 1t was a week ago, and 1t will, in
all probability, advance during the coming
week or two. The market is very strong
one, and because of the strong export de-
mand for fine goods receipts are reduced.
Indeed, there is no little difficulty in pro-
curing fine goods. Receipts show the effects
of frosted grass, producers not having yet
commenced to feed their stock. June
creamery continues in good demand. and the
lower grades are steady. Indeed, the mar
ket is firm and steady throughout. The
prices prevailing today are: Fancy E]gin and
other western extras, "a cents a pound.
Choice. %; firsts %; seconds, IS. Choice
bakers stock, 13 to Is; New York tubs, IS to
81; dairy print, 16 to IS; western, 10 to 10:
Maryland and Virginia creamery, 16 to 20;
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Cheese is higher and firmer today, and the
quality has much improved. While no i'm
mediate advance is looked for, 1t is not inn
probable that prices will yet slightly ad-
vance. Today New York state full cream,
large, bring - cents pound; fats, 121. to
b. and ponyS, II.
From 10 to 20 cents a dozen for nearby
fresh eggs are being asked today, despite
the fact that there is large stock of stor-
age goods on hand, which are selling at
IL cents Eggs are likely to rise, certainly
If cool weather soon advances. For west
ern and southern fresh II to is cents are
asked. to for keat or guinea stock.
While poultry is rather plentiful, dressed
goods are somewhat affected by the un-
favorable weather. prices not being so sat
isfactory. The prices today are: Drawn
to IL; live spring chickens, to 10; dressed,
to II: old stock, to 8; ducks, 8 to II,
and geese. to 8.
Game. while moderately plentiful shows
is downward tendency. Today's prices:
Venison, saddle. per pound, IL to IS; whole
deer, bucks. 6 to 10; bear saddle. 10; pheas-
ants. 40 to so; rabbits, per dozen, 81 to 81;
10 to 12; woodcock. each, 25 to 40.
Few, if any, material changes ih prices are
observable in vegetables today. They are of
good quality ard rather plentiful. Cabbage
$3.50 to s. per hundred: new potatoes, IS
cents to 81. so barrel; sweet potatoes, red,
81 to $1.!0 BARREL eastern shore sweet po-
tatoes, $3.50 to 81 a barrel; yams and hay
mons. 81 to $1.50 barrel; beets, 81 to s.. 80
hundred punches; yellow onions, $50 to 50
barrel; turnips. 60 to G5 cents a barrel; Vir-
ginia white beans, 81 to s1.5O; black-eyed
peas, 80 cents TO 81 a bushel; lima beans,
to cents quart; tomatoes, 75 cents to $1.5G
a crate: fancy table apples, 50 to 50 barrel;
fancy California oranges $3.50 to s. box;
Messina, 81 to $3.50; Valencia, 81 to So. so;
lemons, s. to 81 a box; grapes, 10 to Is cents
a ten-pound basket; chestnuts, i to cents a
pound.
Beef and other meats are a fraction lower
today. Live cattle, 2 to cents a pound:
lambs, to 4. and sheep, 2 to 21a; cows with
calves, $50 to $45; calves 3 to 81 cents a
pound; dressed hogs, 3 to 7.