Evening star., 1896-02-22

Reaction I'm Batter. With Higher
PriCea-O tIler Prnlucta Inchanred

Prfcca-0ther Products UnchaureJ
With perhaps the single exception Of
butter, prices in the local wholesale pro-
duce market reinlin about the same to-
day as they We're week ago. Butter how
eVar. is about o1e cent pound higher to-
day throughout. especially in the best
grades. AS stated In this column last week
butter was then lower than ever before
known at such q season of the year, and
rise in prices was predicted. as it was
beiieTed that reaction would soon follow
That has happened. and 1t is not unlikely
that prices will advance some two or three
cents pound further shortly. While IT is
probable that the present cold spell will
result in an advance of eggs. yet prices in
them remain rs lest quoted. Cheese, too,
sells today as it cid week ago and the
same can be said of poultry, al
though the cold weather may slightly ad-
.ance prices. Game shows no change and
vegetables. while showing some slight fluc-
thaaons, remain practically as they were
last week. Beef and other meats show but
slight changes The market is well and
abundantiy supplied. and a firm, active
tone prevails
time has taken place. and while prices
nave advanced but cent a pound the
tendency is upward today, and an ad-
vance Of at least two or three cents Is ex-
1t is well cleaned up. there is an unusu-
ally strong feeling prevailing Fine goods
are short. aad much more interest is shown
In j ne creamery. Indeed the market is
prsvaihns today are: Fancy Elgin and
other western extras. 90 cents a pound: ::
choice, 70; firsts, Is; seconds, 16 Choice
bakers. stock. i2ls to IA: New York tubs
IL; dairy print, 10; western, 10 to Is:
MARYLAND and Virginia creamery, 1s; dairy
packed, IT, There is really no change in
the cheese market, although buyers are
paying little more money for flats How
ever. the quotations are the same ss last
reported: New York state cream large
1l1a cents a pound: flats, 1212. and ponys
ii.
AS was the case this day a week ago.
eggs are selling for from Is to IA cents a
dozen for nearby fresh. western stock from
y 10 Is. about 12 for southern goods. Some
refrigerator goods are selling at about 10
cents and keat Or guinea al from ) to G.
er. and the prevailing cold weather will in
all probability slightly advance prices.
Prices in poultry remain about as they
We're last week. The supply is fairly large,
charge in prices is expected, those pre-
vailing today being for drawn turkeys. 13
tc Ii cents pound: live. to IL; live
chickens. to 10: dressed. 10 to 12; old
stock. dressed. s to 10 live, to I; caDons
is to IS; ducks T. TO 13, and geese, 6 to O.
AS may be seen from the following
prices. no change in game is observable: !:
Bear. saddle, 10; pheasants, 50 rabbits, per
dozen, 81 .25 to 81; quail, s1.25 to $50: wild
turkeys. per pound, 10 to Il; woodcock.
each 25 to 40.
Vegetables and fruits show really no
change, as may be seen from the follow
ing quotations: Cabbages. S5 to $40 per
hundred; potatoes, ID to 30 cents a bushel:
sweet potatoes, red. s. to $50 a barrel:
ea stern shors sweet potatoes, $50 to 81
barrel, yarns ard haymons, 81 20 S3 a.
barrel; beets. 81 to $50 hundred bunch
es: yellow onions. 81 to 81 4 barrel: kaIe
IS cents n barrel; spinach, s. to $50 a
barrel; lettuce. 81 to s. a barrel; carrots
$50 to "a a barrel; strawberries, 40 to "a
col.ts a quart cauEfower. 81 TO s. a barrer
trrnirs, 81 to sl50 barrel Virginia white
beans. 81 to $1.50; biack-eyed peas, 10 cents
to 81 lushel; celery, ~ to ID cents A
dozen: Florida tomatoes, s. to 81 a crate:
fancy table apples. 81 TO $3.50 a barrel.
fancy California oranges. 81 to $50 a hoy.
Messina. s. to s5: Valencia, s.: to s. 80:
lemons. s. to 81 box.
Beef ald other meats show only the
Slight changes in prices which are noticed
from week to week. Live cattle selling
at from TO 3-4 cents a pound: Iamhs
! to D IL: sheep, to (; COWS with calves
SO to 500; calves. 3 to cents a pound. and
dressed hogs, / to Z.