Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-06-22
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET.
A Literally Supplied Market-Un
changed Prices.

A Literally Supplied Market-Un-
changed Prices.
The local wholesale produce market is
| fast assuming the proportions of the mid
summer market, and during the present
week several products were quoted for the
first time this season. Among these newly
quoted products are watermelons, peaches,
canteloupes and blackberries, and while ar
| rivals in them are limited just now, the
supply Is steadily increasing. Advices state
| that both watermelons and peaches will be
unusually plentiful this season. With rare
exceptions have prices changed during the
week. so tina, today they are practically
what they were week ago. Butter, in the
finest grades, shows a fall of half cent
but the change is so imma terial that other
grades are not affected. Eggs are as they
were last week. Beef and other meats re-
main high. and vegetables, while arriving
In large quantities, give no hope of an ear
ly fall in quotations. The market is excel
lently well supplied, the demand is active
and a firm and healthy tone is the result.
The general Cemand for butter Is mod
crate. and appearances indicate that the
market will retain Its present position for
some time yet. There are many buyers
still anxious to store. even at a shade I'M
der 49, but anything selling under that has
filled, and until they are no material change
in prices is anticipated The supply is lib
eral, however. and while the market is
quiet, there is a firmLess noticeable. Some
difficulty in obtaining fine stock yet re-
mains. A week ago 20 cents pound was
asked for fancy Elgin creamery and other
western extras. Today 10 IL is asked.
Choice, IS; firsts. 16; seconds, Is; fancy
creamery print, % to %; dairy print, 16 to
IS; and Maryland and Virginia print, IA to
16; western dairy, best, II to 13, and good
to 10; Maryland and Virginia creamery
Is to II, and good to prime, II to ID; ba-
kers stock, 13 1-2.
New cheese is still quoted at from to 10
cents pound. Old stock rot quoted
Eggs are today. selling at 49,, an advance
of half cent over the price quoted week
ago today. They are not in good condition.
the warm weather being responsible there
for and no material change one way or the
other is anttc pated.
Poultry remains as last quoted The de-
mand is large, and for old fowls prices may
| advance because of the light supply. Live
| winter chickens are quoted at from IL to IS
cents pound, and spring chickens from 16
| to 20. Old stock from to 8. Ducks, to
| 10. and geese, to s.
The supply of vegetables and fruits is lib
| eral, and an active demand prevents any
decline in prices. The quotations are made:
Cucumbers, 10 cents to $3.50 box; kale, 20
| to IS cents d barrel; new peas, 81 per box !;
Georgia beans, 70 cents to 81 a box; aspar-
agus 80 cents to 81 dozen; lettuce, $50
to 81 barrel; new Irish potatoes, $3.50 to
81 barrel; Florida tomatoes, S1.5O to 81 a
| crate; cabbage, so cents to 81 a barrel;
beets 81 to $3.50 per 100 punches; turnips
| 60 to 10 cents a barrel; apples. 81 to S. a
| barrel; California oranges, $3.50 to 81; Mes
| sna. 81 to 81 a box, and Valencia, 81 to 81. so
case, strawberries, to IA cents a quart;
| whortleberries to S; cherries, to 6; rasp-
| berries, red. II to 16: black, 10 to A. black
| berries 10 to 20: watermelons $50 to $50 per
| 100; peaches. 81 to 50 box, and 10 cents to
| 81 a basket.
| Prices for beef and other meats show no
material change nor is one ANTICIPATED at
| present. From 21a to cents a pound are
! quoted for live cattle; sheep, 5 to 3ia lambs,
| 49, to 4. and sprirg lambs, 61a to s; cows
| with calves, SO to $40 each; calves, to 6
/ cents a pound; dressed calves, to .; sheep,
| to 6; country sugar-cured hams, 8 to IL.