Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-06
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET.
Butter and Eggs Stationary Other
Products Generally Lower.

Products Generally Lower.
While butter and eggs hold to practically
the same prices as those quoted a week
ago today. other products, if showing no
decline throughout, at least exhibit down.
ward tendency. Those which are today
lower than a week ago include potatoes,
poultry and berries. Beef and other meats
show no real change in prices, nor, indeed
is any looked for much earlier than fall.
The market continues to be most boun-
tifulIy supplied one, and the generous rains
Of late are expected to result In an over
supply later on. Therefore, nothing but
gradual decline in prices so far as vege-
tables and fruits are concerned. is prob
able Advices from the west, however,
show that long hot and dry spell has
been experienced, and products from that
section will not therefore be among those
selling at low prices. The market is to-
day a generally firm one, the abundant
supply being met by a correspondingly
large and active demand.
Butter is as it was week ago, both as
to price and condition. There Is, indeed.
more irreguarity noted in the quality of
the fine goods, due solely to the dry, hot
weather in the west. Hence, limitations
particularly continue dull and weak In
fact. all grades. exhibit summary CON
dition. Nevertheless prices have been
sustained, and the market can hardly be
said to be weak or dull. No material
change in prices is expected to soon occur,
ard the following quotations show the
prices to he as quoted last Saturday:
Fancy Elgin creamery and other western
extras ~ IL cents a pound; choice, Is;
frsts, II; seconds. Is; fancy creamery print,
land and Virginia print, II to 10; western
dairy, best, II to ID, and good, to 10;
Maryland and Virginia creamery, 16 10 IL,
and good to prime, IL to ID; bakers stock,
II IL to Il.
The market in cheese still continues firm
but no change in prices is observed; for
large, 10 cents a pound being asked; Tor
flats, 1Oia, and ponys, IL.
Eggs are as dull and weak as they were
a week ago, and they are quoted today at
the same figure they were hen, 12l2 cents
a dozen. Their poor condition, noticed last
week, continues, even nearby stock show
ing poor qualities.
The receipts in poultry are large, ard
hence prices a shade lower today.
Especially is this true as to spring chick
ems, although their size remains somew hat
too small for other than peddlers Today
live winter chickens are quoted at from i
to -; spring stock ii to Is; old stock. to
.; ducks, 6 to S, and geese. to Z.
The supply Of vegetables, berries and
fruits is not only unusually large. but is
also slightly forx ard. But for the most
part prices are about as last quoted. Gu
cumbers, 30 cents 10 SIS a box; kale, 20
to 81 cents Il BARREL peas, $50 to - a bar
rel, Deans, - cents TO 81 4 DOX, aSpaTtkSlS
30 cents to 81 a dozen: lettuce, Sl.lO to s.
q barrel; new Irish potatoes, 10 cents to
S2.15 a barrel Florida tomatoes, 81 to S1."0
crate: cabbage, - cents to 81 barrcl
heets, 81 to $50 per 100 punches; turnips,
60 to 65 cents barrel; apples, 20 cents to
$50 a barrel: California oranges. $50 to
81: Messina. 81 TO $50 box. and Fal;ncia,
81 to $50 case: Strawberries. to I cents
a quart; whortleberries. to s; cherries, 1
to &; raspberries. red, 10 to y; black, to
S: blackherries, to II; watermeions, So
to $40 per 1a): peaches, 81 to $l.IJ box,
ard ~ cents to, 81 basket cantaloupes,
$40 to 81 a barrel.
No prospects of any material change in
the price of beef and kindred meats are OBJ
servable. and prices are about those of last
week-2la to 3 cents a pound for live cat
tie: sheep. 2la TO 3; lambs SO to 1. and
spring lambs 6 to s; COWS with calves, $50
to $40 each: calves, to cents n pound;
dressed calves, 5 TO y; sheep. to g; coun-
try Sugar-cured hams, {. to II.