Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-13
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET.
Butter and Eggs Lower-Qther Pro-
ducts Stationary.


With the exception Of butter and eggs.
the conaillon OF the local wholesale produce
market todl' is that observed a week ago.
Butter is half cent pound lower. That
is, in the finest grades. the other grades
not being yet affected. Eggs have dropped
several marks, being today cents less
dozen than they were week ago. Cheese
shows no change IN price, and practically
meme in condition. Poultry continues plen-
tiful, with prices about as they were,
despite an unusually active market. Vege-
tables and fruits are arriving in increased
quantities. and their quality is rapidly i'm
proving, although prices show no material
change. The changes in beef and other
meats are only those noted from week to
week. The market throughout is remark
ABLY active. with a firm and healthy con-
dttton prevailing.
Liberal receipts of butter, exceeding
slightly the demand, are responsible for
slight decline In the finest grades Those
grades are, therefore, somewhat unsteady
and the general tone is slow. However.
prices are about low as they can well
be, as may be seen from the following:
Fancy Elgin and western extras, II cents
a pound; choice, 16: firsts, IA; seconds, ID.
Choice bakers stock, 10 to IL; New York
tubs. II; dairy print, IA; western, 10; Mary
land and Virginia creamery, IA; dairy pack
ed, II.
Cheese remains both in price and condi-
cream, large, 10 cents pound; flats, Q, and
ponys, 10.
There being an increased supply of eggs
on the market, especially storage goods
prices have dropped cents a dozen. the
prices prevailing today being: Nearby fresh
u cents a dozen: western, 10; southern 8;
keat or guinea stock to 5.
Wniie poultry Is plentiful. the demand Is
SUCH that prices are kept down to those
prevailing last week: Live chickens 10 to
II cents; dressed, II to 10; old stock, dress
ed. to o; live, to 6; capons, 16 to 1s;
chickens, 10 to 20.
Vegetables and fruits, while more pienti-
ful. remain practically, as to prices, as re-
81 to s1.5o; carrots, per barrel, $50; cauli-
Hover, per barrel 81; kale, per barrel, 80
10 20 cents; celery, per dozen, % to 10
cents cen s squash, per box, % cents to 81; spin
ach. per barrel 81 tc $1.25; new peas, per
barrel, - to $50; beans, per box IS cents
to $l,2o; beans. Georgia. per basket, 25 to
% cents; asparagus. per bunch, 3 to 9
cents; lettuce, per barrel $3.50 to 81; per
per barrel, $3.50 to s.; choice, per barrel
$50 to 81 new. per bushel. 90 cents to 81 !;
culls per barrel, 10 cents to $50; to-
matoes. per crate. Florida. $3.50 to 50; egg
plant, per balf-barrel box, $50 to $50;
beets. per 100 punches, s. to IS; cabbage
new. per barrel, 81 to $1.25; onions, Ber-
muda, per crate. s1.40 to $3.50; yellow, new
per bushel, 40 to 80 cents; turnips per bar
rel, $3.50: squash. white, per crate, sl25 to
$l0; beans, white. New York mediums,
$l1o: New York pea, sl.0!; marrow, $50;
Virginia, white. % cents; white, mixed, 80
cents; colcred. 30 to 90 cents; Strawberries.
per quart, to cents; raspherries, red, per
quart, to cents; cherries, per quart s to
I'D cents; watermelons, 500 to $50 per 100.
The following prices show that in beef
and other meats the conditions remain
prao tically unchanged: Live cattle from .
to Az cents pound; lambs, to 51a: spring
lamb, to 8; sheep. Dig to 31a; cows with
calves, $40 to $i3; calves, to cents a
pound, and dressed hogs, to {.