Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-20
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET.
A Wen Supplied Market - Generally
Stationary Prices.

A Well Supplied Market - Generally
Stationary Prices.
The market during the week closing to-
day has been a firm, active one, and one
full of encouragement to both sellers and
buyers. A steady healthy demand existed
throughout and the supply, while suffi-
cient, at no time during the week drugged
the market. Prices, on the whole, remain
ed about stationary, and are today, except
in several instances, as they were quoted
a week ago today. Beef still remains high,
with no indication of any immediate or ma
terial change in figures, and other meats
are alphabetically affected The demand,
however, shows no really material falling
off for beef, although dealers complain that
the high prices have reduced profits. The
market is now well supplied with the early
vegetables, and a gradual decline in prices
may now be expected. Potatoes still re-
main somewhat advanced.
In butter the market is a very firm one,
with lack of fine goods, the demand for
them greatly exceeding the supply. For
The movement in the lower grades re-
mains slow and unce rtain. Prices are ex-
pected to remain as they are now until new
grass stock comes in, when there will not
unlikely be a d acline in prices. Today, for
fancy Elgin creamery and other western
extras, % cents a pound are asked; first
u; seconds, Is 10 ~ and limitations, 10.
Fancy creamery print, %; dairy print, is
to 20. and Maryland and Virginia print 16
to IS. Western dairy, best, II to IA, and
good, 10 to II. Maryland and Virginia
dairy, choice. II to 16, and good to prime,
II to 49,. Bakers stock, 121a: Prices in
cheese show no change-New York large
creams, 12la cents pond, and flats and
poDyS, IL.
Despite the general belief that following
the Easter demand there would be witness
m knf hoG mt
only been quite a firm one during the pres
ent week, but prices have also advanced.
Today, from 1917 to II cents a dozen are
asked for western and nearby fresh goods
e cent less for southern fresh. No decline
ia locked for, but rather a slight advance,
although the market will likely remain as
about now for some time.
The receipts in poultry have been light
a although an active demand has prevailed.
Prices. however, are about as they were a
week ago. Drawn turkeys, IL to IA cents
pound; undrawn, II to IS; live, 10 to II;
drawn chickens 10 to IA; undrawn 10 to
-; live winter chickens, IA to 16, and spring
chickens, % to 30: dressed old fowls, 10 to
II and live, to 10; capons, IA to 20; dress
ed ducks 10 to IA. and live, to -; dressed
geese. to 10. and live. to 8.
Vegetables remain as about quoted last
week. there being a good increasing sup
ply, with active demand. Cucumbers,
$50 to 81 dozen; kale, 20 to 35 cents a
barrel: new peas, 81 to 50 per half barrel
box; Florida beans. $3.50 to $3.50 box
asparagus, 81 to $3.50 dozen; lettuce, 81
to 81 barrel; new Irish potatoes, 81 to
50 barrel; old stock, 30 to 90 cents a
| bushel: sweets, SIPS to s2.75 a barrel
Florida tomatoes, So to s. crate; cabbage
S. to SIS per hundred; turnips. 60 to {!
cents barrel; apples. 81 to Sc a barrel
California oranges. So 30 to 81; Messina. S:
| to $3.50 a box. and Valencia, 81 to $3.50 a
| case: Strawberries, 20 to 40 cents a quart
Live cattle are scarce and command good
prices. selling from %. to cents a pound
| sheep. 3la to 4; lambs, to 6, and spring
| lambs. : to 8: COWS, with calves, so tC
$40 each; calves. to cents a pound
| dressed calves. to o: sheep. to G; hogs
| 81. to 6; country sugar-cured hams, to II