Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-11
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET.

Further Decline in Butter
High. F-=-'~
The feature OF the market during the
past week was the further decline in but
ter predicted last. Saturday in this column.
Otherwise the market shows today but
slight changes. Potatoes, both new and
old stock, have fallen. Quite fall, too, oc-
Cured in Strawberries, and as they are
now coming in large quantities from near
by sections they should soon be had every
where from to 10 cents a quart for good
stock. The market has been generously
supplied during the week in about all pro-
ducts due at this season. and there is felt
strong, steadily increasing demand. the
market on the whole being an active one.
firm and healthy.
Butter today shows5a decline since a
week ago of about onaI cent in all grades.
The weakness looked for tlast week was
realized and a furthers weakness is to be
expected. AS to the quality Of the ar
rivals. the best of 1t IL none too good, the
under grades being vary poor in quality.
There are receipts showing some slight
grass flavor, but not safnciently SO to yet
affect prices. For faEcy Elgin creamery
is asked; choice, IS; firsts, II; seconds, 16;
fancy creamery print. %; dairy print. 10
to Is, and Maryland and Virginia print "A
az te m aay pe 10 dar1
choice, IA to 10. and good ito prime, IL to
ID: Bakers stock, 121s
Old cheese holds its own, and new stock
Is arriving in fair quantities and condition.
New York state full cream, large, 121s
cents pound; fats and ponys, 49, and
Few, IL.
Eggs just now are running poor, due to
the hot weather, but are plentiful at 11k
to ~, and should remain at about those
figures for some time
The continued high price for beef is still
responsible for an unusually active de-
mand for poultry, and prices today show
a decided advance; that is, in spring and
younger stock. The demand for spring
chickens exceeds the supply, and from 25
to 10 cents pound are asked for them:
Live winter stock, 10 to %, and capons, Is
to 25 Old stock. to 10. The turkey sea-
son is about over, but few live ones are
arriving, selling at to r. Live ducks, 3
to 10. and geese, to s. The season, too,
for dressed poultry is about over, because
Of the unusually hot weather.
The supply Of vegetables and fruit con-
tinues large, with an excellent demand.
Cucumbers, 10 to rs cents dozen; kale,
20 to 35 cents barrel; new peas, 81 to
ESQ per box; Florida BEANS 81 to 81 III a
box; asparagus, 80 cents to $1.OO a dozen:
lettuce l.50 to- 81 a. barrel; new Irish po-
tatoes, 3 to $3.50 a barrel; old stock, 30 TO
20 cents a bushel; sweets s1.25 to s2.75: a
barrel: Florida tomatoes. 81 to 50 a crate;
cabbage, - to $lS per hundred; turnips.
60 to Is cents a barrel: apples, 81 to Sc
barrel: California. oranges, $3.50 to 81: Mes
sina, - to 81 box. and Valencia, $is to
400 a case; Strawberries, 10 to 20 cents a
quart.
. For live stock and dressed meats the
prices continue high and with few, If any,
material changes. In beef there is at pres
emit no indication OF any hope of reduc-
ton in prices. Live cattle are quoted at
to S,s cents pound; sheep. 5 to 4; lambs,
312 TO 8, and spring lambs to 61a; cows,
with calves. s25 to s45 each; calves, 8 to q
cents pound; dressed calves 3 to 8; sheep,
TO u; country sugar-cured hams . to IL.