Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET.
Eggs FaIIinG-Buttcr and Other Pro-
ducts Stntiounry

The feature of the local wholesale pro-
duce market today is a decline in eggs
trey having dropped from i to cents a
dozen during the week. Butter remains as
about last quoted, although il has recover
ed from its demoralized condition and is
today quite firm. Poultry is quite active
and prices show a slight upward tendency,
although quotations are not materially diff
ferent from those reported a week ago.
Cheese remains unchanged, and the same
can be said of game. Vegetables and fruit,
while here and there showing slight
changes, remain as prices last week Beef
and other meats show only the slight fiuc-
tuationS observable from week 10 week.
The market throughout continues TO he a
Splendidly supplied one and il is unusually
firm and active
Butter is not only firmer today, out the
market in ii is in a much better shape than
observed week ago. Choice goods are as
difflcult TO obtain and command their
prices. Much of the stock now in the
market is unsatisfactory, showing wintry
effects. While prices have not advanced,
remaining as they were this day a week
ago, yet Indicators pointing to an advance
at no distant time are observable. The
prices prevailing today are: Fancy Elein
ana other western extras, - cents pound;
choice, 2l: ErStS. Is: seconds, Is. Choice
bakers stock. IL to IL: New York tubs. III
TO is; dairy print, 10; western. Ia 10 II;
Maryland and Virginia creamery, is to 20;
dairy packed. 16 to Is.
Cheese remains quoted last week Full
creams, however, are getting down TO a
lev e5b and there is sonan slight indica ton
OF an advance, although the intimation of
such movement during the week did not
realize. Prices today: New York state
cree m, large, liz cents pound flats, l2l.,
and ponys, II.
The warm, open weather is responsible
for further decline in the price of eggs,
although thu decline is but a cent or two
a dozen. The quality of the goods still i'm
proves, and they are rather plentiful To-
days prices: Nearby fresh from ID cents
dozen are asked today: IL for western;
II TO IL for southern; II to Il for stora ge
stock, and = TO for keat guinea goods.
There is quite good demand for poultry,
and firm, active market prevails. Slight
ly increased receipts were noticed this
week, although prices have slightly ad-
Vanced rather than declined. The prices
obtaining today were: Drawn turkeys, from
- 10 Is cents pound; live, IL to IL: live
cnlckenS, TO =; dressed. TO 9; old stock,
dressed, to 10: live, > to 4: capons, I6 10
IL: ducks, 10 TO H. and geese, 6 to ..
Despite the advancing season. game con-
unues rather plentiful. with no advance in
prices, those ruling today being: Bear,
saddle, 10 heasants. 80: rabbits. per dozen,
Sl.2' 20 3; quail, Sl.2J 10 81 -. wild tur-
- to 40 -'
Vegetables and fruits are unusually MEN,
tllui; and receipts in new goods from the
south are LARGE. Cabbaees 81 TO so per
hundred; potatoes, IL 10 81 cents A blshcl:
sweet potatoes, red. s. to 50 Il barrel: east
ern shore sweet potatoes, $3.50 to 3; a bar
rel; vans and haynOnS. 81 to 81 80 n ba1.,,.'.
beetS, 81 10 500 n hundred punches: ye!-
low onions, 81 to 81 barrel: kale - cents
a barrel; spinach, 50 to 80 a barrel: let
tuce, s. TO 81 a barrel; carrots. $3.50 to 81
a barrel; caulifiower, 81 10 s. a barrel; tar
nlps, 90 to e. cents Il barrel: Virginia white
beans, 81 TO $50; llack-eyed peas, a. cents
to 81 bushel: celery, - to 80 cents a doz-
en-; Florida tomatoes. 81 TO 81 a crate:
fancy table apples, 81 10 $50 a barrel;
fancy California oranges 81 10 e -o a Lox.
Messina, So to 50; Valencia, s. to $3.50; lem
ems, 81 to So box
There is practically no change noticed IN
the price OF beef AMI ether meats, live ca5-
tie selling at from > To IS cents a polind.
lamfs, i to . IL; sheep, ; to 3 -: cows
with calves. So to $50; calves , to = cents
pound, and dressed hogs, to-