Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-18
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET.
Well-SuppIied Market and Little
Change in Prices.

The condition Of the local wholesale
produce market is, with very few excep-
tioLs, as it was week ago today. In
some grades butter shows further decline
of cent a pound, holding to last weeks
quotations in the Others Eggs, after drop
ping earlier in the week, today show an
advance. Vegetables, where they do not
show a decline, are about as quoted last
week. Live stock and dressed meats still
continue high. and the same is to be said
of poultry. Strawberries are very plenti-
full and lower. The market today is a re-
markably we'll supplied one, and a strong,
active demand gives 1t unusual firmness.
Taken generally, the market is highly
satisfactory to both buyer and seller.
Butter during the present week showed
more frmness than for a week or two,
due, probably, to the unusually cool
weather No material change. one way or
first of the coming month, when the arrival
OF full-grass stock will advance prices.
The unusual cheapness of fine goods is
responsible for an almost utter neglect Of
poor in quality. Nearby stock shows
strong garlic faint. and causes it to be
practically unsought. Today for fancy
Elgin creamery and other western extras,
" cents pound is asked; choice, II; firsts,
-; seconds, Is; fancy creamery print, %
dairy print, 16 to 49, and MARYLAND and
virginia print, IA to 10: western dairy,
best, Y to Ii. and good, 8 to 10; Maryland
and virginia dairy choice, IA to 10, and
&c cd to prime, II to Ii; bakers stock 1215
In cheesesprices for old stock are as last
quoted, the stock being very fine New
stock however is about cents a pound
lower than last week. New York state
fulI cream, large, 1212 cents a pound; flats
and ponys,, 49, and new stock, to TO-
during the week eggs dropped to IL, but
today the market is firm at IL cents
a half to one cent lower for southern fresh.
The price quoted is, of course, mainly due
to the recent cold snap, and with the re-
turn of warm weather prices should de-
cline
Poultry, because of its scarcity and be-
cause OF the continued high prices for
meats. still shows an advance unusual at
this season of the year. The receipts are
light while the demand is out of all pro-
portions. Especially is this true in spring
stock Prices are practically as quoted this
day a week ago For spring chickens % to
40 cents pound are asked. Live winter
stock Is to u; capons, - to %; old stock,
5 to TO- Live turkeys to II. Live ducks,
s to q; and geese, to S.
The market is beautifully supplied IN
vegetables and fruits, and prices are grad
ually declining as the season advances.
The cold snap just experienced appears to
have had little effect on the market here.
to 30 cents barrel; new peas, 81 to $3.50
per box: Florida beans. % cents to 81
box: asparagus. 80 cents to 81 dozen; let
tuce S1.5O to 81 a barrel; new Irish po-
tatoes, 50 to $3.50 barrel; old stock, so to
90 cents a bushel: sweets, s1.25 to s275 a
barrel: Florida tomatoes, s. to So a crate;
cabbage, S1.50 to $50 a barrel; turnips,
ca to 10 cents barrel: apples, 81 to Sc
barrel; California oranges, $3.50 to 81; Mes
s:"a. s. to 81 a box, and Valencia, 81 to
$3.50 a case; strawberries, to Is cents
quart.
No changes are noticed in live stock or
dressed meats, live cattle being quoted at
from 3 to 6la ceLts pound; sheep. to 4;
cows with calves s25 to si5 each; calves,
to cents n pound; dressed calves, to
.; sheep, to 6; country sugar-cured hams,
to H.