Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-16
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET.
Butter Advancing, but Eggs Have
Fallen,

The coniition of the local wholesale pro-
duce market today is in about all respects
as 1t was week ago. Butter, however is
about e cent pound higher than it was
then in the best grades, the lower grades
showing little, if any. marked change.
Eggs are fraction lower, and are about
as low as they well can be, the supply ap-
parently exceeding the demand New
cheese has about taken the place of old
stock, with prices the same for both. The
supply of poultry showing an Increase, the
market is slightly weakened, although
prices are practically they were last
week. There Is a splendid supply of vege-
tables. and prices are showing a downward
tendency. Beef and other meats however
remain about as last reported. A firm
healthy tore prevails throughout the mar
ket and trade is quite promising
An advance in the best grades of butter
OF about cent pound gives the market
hrmer feeling, the upward tendency re-
ferred to last week still continuing The
quality of goods is somewhat improved,
and full grass stock Is shortly to be ex-
pected. WREN prices will likely still further
advance. In all other respects the condi-
ton of the market is that of last week. To-
days prices: Fancy Elgin and other west
ern extras. Is cents pound: choice, 49,;
f1rsts. II; seconds, 13. Choice bakers stock
II; New York tubs, II; dairy print, IA:
western. 10; Maryland and Virginia cream
cry, ii, DAIRY packed, T.
Cheese, both old and new stock fs about
as last reported, the following prices being
observed: New York state cream large II
cents pound; flats, IL to H. and ponys, IL
Large receipts keep eggs in the same
weak and unsettled condition noticed In ct
week. prices being practically unchanged,
as will be noticed from the following: Near
by fresh. 1Ola cents a dozen; western, 10;
southern 0: keat or guinea stock, to D.
The supply of poultry while large Is
nd H..
prices remain practically unchanged Live
chickens, 10 to l. cents; dressed, 10 to 16:
old stock, dressed. to .; live. to g.;
capons. 16 to IS; ducks. IL to Is, and geese.
6 to 8; spring chickens. 20 to %
Vegetables and fruits are arriving in
rapidly increasing quantities and improving
quality. but little changes are noted in
earfots per SER so box to a.
barrel "a: kale per barrel. 80 to Is cents;
celery. per dozen, % to Is cents; squash.
per box, s1.25 to $3.50; spinach. per barrel,
81 to $1-25; new peas, per half-barrel box,
per bunch. to cents: lettuce, per barrel,
$50 to 81; lettuce. per basket, 81 to $50:
Potatoes. fancy, new, per barrel. s. to Sc;
culls. per barrel, s15O to 81: potatoes, New
York, per bushel, % to % cents; Maryland
and Virginia. Is to 90 cents; culs per
bushel. 10 cents: tomatoes, per crate. Flor
ida. 81 to So; egg plant, per half-barrel
box. $3.50 to $3.50; beets. per 100 punches,
81 to IS; cabbage. per 100. s. to so: new,
per barrel, 81 to $3.50; onions, Bermuda,
per crate, $40 to $50; yellow, new, per
bushel. 40 to so cents; turnips, per barrel.
$3.50: squash, white, per crate, s1.25 to
$3.50: beans. white, New York mediums,
$1.1O; New York pea, s1.05: marrow, s1.2O;
Virginia, white. IS cents: white. mixed.
80 cents; colored. 90 to GO cents: bIack-eyed
peas. per bushel. 80 cents to 81: apples, 81
to "a barrel; oranges, $3.50 to IS box
lemons. 81 to 81 a box; strawberries, to
10 cents a quart.
Only the slight changes noticed from
week to week are observed in beef and
other meats. Live cattle. from to ~
cents pound lambs. AZ to Oh; spring
lamb. Z to 8: sheep. 2la to 31k; cows with
calves. $40 to $40; calves, to cents a
pound. and dressed hogs. 4 to Z.