Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-30
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET.
Butter and Eggs Advancing-Beef Ex-
nccted to Advance

Butter and EGGS Advancfng-Beef Ex-
pccted to Advance.
The local wholesale produce market dur
ing the past week has been generally
marked by firmness and steadiness. On the
whole. few changes in prices were noted
and where they were observed there was
an advance, instead of decline. The ex-
pected slight decline in eggs occurred,
when they fell to 10 cents a dozen. They
soon recovered, however, and a firm mar
ket prevailed Although prices in neither
live nor dressed stock show any material
advance, the indications point to quite an
increase in prices. Especially will this be
so, it is believed, in beef. There Is said to
be scarcity of good beef even now in
the west. which is being already felt here
to some extent, and retail prices are show
ing an advance, especially among the
smaller dealers.
Butter today shows a strong market
scarcity of fine goods noted last week still
continues, but 1t Is more marked, and hence
there is a steadier tone throughout the list,
all grades showing very healthy condi-
sympathy in the lower with the higher
grades. While the coming week is expected
to show an advance generally throughout
the market, 1t is not expected to prove a
cents a pound is asked for Elgin cream
cry and other western extras; firsts, p;
seconds. IS to 20. and limitations, 10. Fancy
creamery print, %; dairy. print, 18 to 20,
and Maryland and Virginia print, 16 to 1s.
Western dairy, best, II to 10, and choice
Maryland and Virginia dairy, packed, IA to
16, and good to prime, II to IA. There is q
continued firm market in cheese-New
York state full cream, large, IL IL cents a
pound, and flats and ponys, ID.
The market in eggs today is II or II 1-2-
cent one. with indications that such price
will continue for some time. No material
o1xyar a nfof TO
pected, although the Easter prices may be
higher for a day or two.
The poultry market shows no material
change in quotations, and the supply has
been only fair Spring chickens are quoted
at from % to 30 cents pound. Drawn
turkeys, Is to Is cents, and about the same
for choice undrawn; live, IL to H. Dressed
chickens, II to Is: live winter chicks, 13 to
10; capons, IA to IS; dressed old fowls, 10 to
IA, and live, 6 to IL. Dressed ducks, II to
II, and live. 10 to II. Dressed geese, to
10. and live, to 0.
Old Irish potatoes have materially ad-
vanced running from 35 to So cents a
bushel New Irish potatoes run from 81 to
$50 a Darrell sweets, from 81 to $3.50
crate. Cabbages. Sc to SIS per hundred.
Bermuda onions, 81 to $3.50 a crate; vel
lows, $3.50 to So a BARREL Turnips, 70 to 80
cents barrel. Apples are high and scarce,
So to 81 box; Messina, 81 to 50. and Va
lencia, 81 to $3.50 a case. Lemons, $3.50 to
s. box.
In live and dressed stock there is shown
a slight advance in prices, with indications
of still further rise. Live cattle, IL to
IL cents pound; sheep, 2 to 3; hogs, 8
to IL; spring lambs. to 10, and others,
8 IL to 8; calves, 2 1-2 to IL. Cows, So
to $40 apiece. Dressed stock-Calves, to
8; sheep, to 5, and hogs, 2 to Q. Country
sugar-cured hams, to 10.
Prices in grain, hay and straw remain
about as last quoted. Flour. $3.50 to $425 a
barrel; rye, $3.50 to 81; New York buck
wheat, 81 per hundredweight; corn meal,
60 to G.; wheat, 81 to 80 cents a bushel
rye, AZ and &c; corn, At to 40; oats, 30 to 80;