Evening star., 1896-01-11
A Reception Committee.
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET.
Butter Advancing EGGS Falling
Other Products Stationary.

Butter Advancing EGGS Falling
Other Products Stationary.
The advance in butter, predicted last
week. has been realized, prices today being
slightly higher than those prevailing last
week. Eggs. however are lower today, due
to the rise in temperature. and, il the
weather continues mild, prices will fall
still further and quality of goods will i'm
prove steadily. Poultry exhibits no ma
terfal change, either in prices or receipts.
and the same Is true of game. Eggs, how
ever, advanced during the week somewhat,
because OF the extreme wintry weather as
did poultry, momentariiy. But both pro-
ducts are greatly, If not wholly, influenced
by the weather. and IL the temperature
continues TO rise prices will corresponding
ly decline. Cheese, while holding out a
slight future advance. today remains as
last quoted. Beef and other meats show
no decided change one way or the other,
and that is to be said, generally, of fruits
and vegetables. Throughout the market
exhibits a firm, healthy tone. being splen-
didly supplied both as to quantity and quail
ity.
Butter today shows an advance of about
cent pound. particularly in the finest
grades. The receipts are moderate but
show wintry elects. the result of making
in very cold weather. Future goods will
also exhibit. for a short time at least such
fault. Dealers are selling out closely. and
foreign buyers are quite strong. An effort
is observed to firmly hold up prices and not
only are prices in the lower grades steady,
but there Is an upward tendency in all
grades Today's prices are: Fancy Elgin
and other western extras. 26 cents a pound:
choice, "a; frsts. %; seconds. Is to 10.
Choice bakers stock. 10: New York tubs.
IL to 20; dairy print, 10: western, 10 to Is:
Maryland and Virginia creamery, 18 to 20;
dairy packed. 16 to 49,
While the future in cheese ie rather en-
couraging. its condition is today practically
unchanged. The market is. however. firm
York state cream. large. 11h cents a
pound: flats, 12n, and ponys, IA.
Eggs are not only cent a dozen lower
today than a week ago. but the receipts
much improved. both conditons being due
to the warmer weather. The stock of stcr-
age goods is not only nearly depleted. but
their quality is vastly inferior to that hith-
erto observed. For nearby fresh goods -
cents dozen are asked today; ~ to q for
western: 10 to 20 for southern: II to is for
storage stock, and to for keat or guinea
goods.
and, while the rising temperature is some
what weakening, the market prices today,
as will be seen from the following. are
those quoted a week ago: Drawn turkeys,
from IL to 13 cents a pound; live, to 10;
live chickens, to .; dressed, 10 to IL: old
stock. dressed. to 10: live S to z; ducks,
10 to II, and geese, 6 to ..
Little, il any, real change Is observable
vailing prices today: Venison, saddle, II to
16 cents a pound; bucks, to 10: bear. sad
die. 10; pheasants, so: rabbits, per dozen.
$1.25 to 81: quail. $1.25 to $50: wild tur-
keys. per pound, 10 to IL; woodcock each,
. to 40.
Potatoes and cabbages are slightly higher
today, but other vegetables and fruits re-
main about as last reported. Cabbages, s.
to Sc per hundred; potatoes. ID to 40 cents
a bushel: sweet potatoes, red, 81 to s.. IS a
barrel; eastern shore sweet potatoes, s.. so
to s. barrel: yams and haymons. 81 to
$3.50 barrel; beets 81 to $3.50 a hundred
bunches; yellow onions. 81 to s2 a barrel;
turnips, 60 to IS cents q barrel: Virginia
white beans, 81 to $50; blask-eyed peas,
70 cents to 81 bushel: fancy table apples.
81 to $3.50 a barrel; fancy California
oranges. 81 to $3.50 a box: Messina, s. to
s.: Valencia, g to $3.50; lemons. IS to 81 a
box.
No material change in the price of beef
and other meats Is observed today, live
cattle selling at from to ~ cents a
pound; lambs, to S-4; sheep. to 311:
cows with calves. SIS to $50: calves, to 6
cents a pound, and dressed hogs, to Z.