Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20

A Firm Tone PrevaiIing-Uncha
Prices.

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Prices.
The wholesale produce market is fast ap-
preaching the condition noticed in the
midsummer months, and products of about
every kind are arriving in not only large
quantities. but also in splendid condition.
Yet, prices are showing little material
change, being about as they were last
week. Butter remains in precisely the
same condition. with unchanged prices, of
course, and while cheese is a fraction
lower. eggs are fraction higher Poultry
continues plentiful. with stationary prices,
and vegetables and fruits show only the
changes In prices to be observed at this
season from week to week. This can also
be said OF beef and other meats. On the
whole, the market is in an excellent shape,
with strong, healthy tone prevailing.
The supply Of butter Is somewhat lighter,
with steady tone prevailing in the high
est grades. During the week number of
speculative operators have made them
selves felt, being in search of perfect quail
ity in highest grades. Much butter is
feeling the effects of the recent wet wealth
er, yet the market is firm, with unc hanged
prices, as may be seen from the following
Fancy Elgin and western extras, II cents
pound; choice. 16: firsts, II; seconds, ID;
choice bakers stock, 10 to II; New York
tubs, l2 dairy print, IA; western, 10; Mary
land and Virginia creamery, II; dairy pack
ed II.
Cheese is improving little in quality, but
prices are about as last reported: New
York state full cream, large, 9 cents a
pound; flats. 8, and ponys, 10.
Eggs are both a fraction higher today
and somewhat frmer. AS was the case last
week. not little of storage goods are on
the market. Prices are, however, about as
low as can we'll be looked for at this sea-
son; Nearby fresh, II to 1211 cents a dozen;
western, 10: southern. 9; keat or guinea
An increasing denIantf for poultry keeps
prices down to what they were last week,
prices or condition expected. Live chickens.
10 to II cents; dressed r. to 10: old stock
dressed, 8 to .; live, <to &; capons. Is to IS;
ducks. II to Ii. and geese, to 8: spring
chickens, Is to 30
The following prices are are prevailing today
FOR vegetables and fruits: Cucumbers, 81
to $3.50 box: carrots. 40 BARREL cauli-
flower. 81 a barrel; ckais, 80 to rs cents a
s eapas1; eel esy,s p p cents dozen;
sl.25 barrel; newpeas, $50 to 81 barrel;
beans. IS cents to $1.S5 a box; Georgia
beans, % to so cents q Basket: asparagus, 3
to s cents bunch; attqss $3.50 to 81 bar
toes. $3.50 barrel: Choice, $50 to 81: new.
10 cents to 81 bushe1. cy11ls, IS cents to 81 so
barrel; New York, 30 cents a bushel:
straWperries. to cents quart; red and
black raspberries, each II to IA cents a
quart: whortleberries, to 10 cents quart:
blackberries. to 8 cents a quart: cherries,
D 10 Z cents quart: Florida tomatoes, 81. so
to 81 crate; egg plant, s.. so to $3.50 half
barrel box; beets, % to s. a hundred
lunches; new cabbage, 81 to $1.25 a barrel !;
Bermuda onions, 81. 40 to $3.50 a crate: new
yellow onions, 40 to SO cents a bushel: tur-
nips. 80 a barrel; white squash, $1.25 to
$50 barrel; white New York beans me-
diums. 10: New York pea beans, $1.O5;
marrow beans. H.20; white Virginia beans,
20 cents; mixed white beans, so cents; color
ed beans, so to 60 cents; watermelons. s25 to
$50 per 100.
The following prices show that beef and
other meats are about as last reported: Live
cattle. from 2 to AZ cents pound: lambs,
cows with calves. $40 to $45: calves, s to
cents pound, and dressed hogs, 4 tot.