Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-23
THE LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET.
The Wholesale Prfoes Obtaining Dur
ing the Past Week.

Despite the fact that the present time in
the local produce market is what is known
as between seasons. prices on the whole,
continue good and the market firm In
some products at thespresent time the sup
ply is more than sufficient to meet the de-
mand, demand weakened by the ap-
proach Of warmer weather. AS, for In
stance, in dressed hogs ands turkeys With
perhaps the exception of potatoes and ap-
pies, prices during the week fell slightly or
remained stationary. But where they de-
clined the fall, as rule was so slight as
to amount in no one instance to depres-
sion. Eggs, failing to take the decided
drop feared by some dealers last week, de-
clined to 90 cents at one time during the
week. They advanced again, however, and
todayS market is a 24-cent one. In several
grades of butter there was a decline, but in
poultry prices, with one or two exceptions,
remained stationary. Potatoes advanced
somewhat, both in the Irish and sweet
grades. The general tone of the market
continued healthy, and firm prices in about
every product can reasonably be expected.
For an active spring business the pros
poets are at present excellent, the outlook
being unusually bright and hopeful. 1t is
believed that there will be more general
and larger demand from now on than there
was last Year, AND that the farmers and
other producers will enjoy a profitable
ySoA. L VI tiSSS ISdSOHS prices Will, II Is
expected, rule much higher during the
coming season.
Receipts of butter continued large, espe-
clally In the medium and lower grades.
consequently the market was dull and of
an easy tone, and prices declined. Elgin
ana other fancy western creamery fell
from ~ to 70 cents pound to from % to
~. First and second creamery from % to
Il and from q to -, respectively. Fancy
creamery print remained stationary at %,
as did New York tubs, prime at 10 and
good at Is. Dairy print rested at 20 to ~,
ana western dairy ran from 10 to 10. Vir-
ginla ana Maryland dairy stock ranged
from IL to 20, prices Of a week ago. and
otner lower grades from 10 to 20.
Inc nne, warm weather was responsible
for the large receipt of eggs and for their
fall to - cents dozen. The market was
steauler than last week, however, and a
trim. even market may be expected during
the coming week at least. Nearby fresh
ran from 70 to n; western fresh and south
ern, - to %; keat, or guinea, to TO-
While the receipts of poultry we're not
large. they fully supplied the demand, and
prices fell slightly. Turkeys, killed, ranged
from II to IA cents a pound and live ones
from to 10. Chickens, 10 to H. and live
old fowls, q TO 10. Capons Il to 49, Ducks,
10 to II (dressed), and to 10 for live ones.
Live geese. 6 to 7, and dressed. to 10.
good demand sent potatoes up Irish.
New y DIRK stock, 10 to So cents a bushel, a
rise of 10 cents; Maryland and Virginia
stock. % to ~, rise of 10 cents, and
sweets. 20 cents to $3.50 barrel, an adj
vance of 80 cents Cahbages, So to So per
hundred; turnips, % cents barrel, and
onions from $1.15 to $2.25 barrel for yell
low stock. to $2.75 crate for Bermudas.
Apples ran from 81 to 81. 80 barrel for the
lower grades to from 81 to SIS for the fancy
table grade, the latter showing an advance
of 81 barrel.
in live stock, cattle ran from ~ to AZ
cents pound: hogs, to 5la; sheep, . to 3;
lambs. So to Az: calves. 8 to 5ls. a fall of
Y cent, and cows from So to $50 piece.
In dressed meats-calves. Z to s.; hogs. = to
l12, and sheep, to 3.
In -four grain and hay prices experienced
no change. Flour ranged from $3.50 for the
lowest grade to $3.50 barrel for the best
Wheat, 81 to 80 cents a bushel; rye ~ to
rs; corn, AZ to 40, and oats, Sc to 80 Hay
sold for from 50 to $l3 a ton, and cut, sl3
to $l4.