Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-02
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET.
Butter Stin Unusually Low Other
Products Unclaimed.


The condition Of the local wholesale pro-
duce market today is in about every re-
spect as 1t was this day week ago. But
ter Is, in the finest grades. fraction lower
than last reported, but it is slightly firmer,
and the general belief is that any change
in prices will be in the nature Of slight
ADVANCE Eggs are somewhat steadter, al
though they remain about as last quoted.
Poultry Is more plentiful, and a good de-
mand retains last weeks prices. Fire
cheese Is scarce, and the new stock coming
in Is not Of a fine quality. New vegetables
are fairly plentiful, and are bringing good
prices, there being quite a large demand
for Strawberries. Apples have almost dis
appeared, good stock being particularly diff
cult to find. Beef and other meats show
practically no change in condition or price.
The market throughout is well supplied, and
is healthy in tone.
the case last week, although the market is
far from being in healthy condition.
Prices practically remain as last repor ted,
although the finest grades are Il fraction
lower today. The supply is increasing, but
1t is probable that prices have reached the
bottom. Lower grades are, Of course, dull
and unsettled. Todays prices: Fancy FL
gin and other western extras, 16h TO II
cents pound; choice, 1G; firsts, Is; seconds,
ii. Choice bakers Stock H. New York
tubs, II: dairy print II; western, 10; Mary
land and Virginia creamery, IA; dairy pack
ed, H.
Good cheese is difficult to obtain, and
prices are firm. Some new stock is COM
ing in, but 1t is yet poor in quality. The
prices prevailing today: New York state
cream large, liz cents pound; fats, u,
and ponys, II; new stock, 10 10 II.
There is practically no change in the price
of eggs, although the market is somewhat
Steadier than was the case last week, the
following prices being observed today:
INV 70 TO -.
western, 10; southern, 0, and keat or guinea
stock, 4 to 5.
Poultry Is slightly more plentiful, but
prices remain about last quoted: Live
stock, dressed, to 8; live, to 8; capons,
16 to IS; ducks, II to Is, and geese, 6 to .:
spring chickens, 20 to p.
AS may be seen from the following prices,
vegetables and fruits remain practically
as reported last week: Cucumbers. $50 to
81 per box; carrots, $15O per barrel: caul-
flower, 81 per barrel; kale, 30 to % cents
per barrel; celery, % to % cents per dozen
squash, $l25 to sl.50 per box: spinach, 81 to
s1.25 per barrel; new peas, 81 per half-bar-
rel box; beans, 81 20 5; per box: aspara gus,
10 to 20 cents per bunch; lettuce, $3.50 TO
81 per barrel; 81 to $50 per basket; pota-
toes. fancy, new, s. to 81 per barrel; choice,
$3.50 to s. per barrel; culls, $50 to s. per
barrel; potatoes New York. ~ to - cents
per bushel; Maryland and Virginia, IL to 20
cents per bushel; culls, 10 per bushel; toma-
80 to $3.50 per half-barrel box; beets, s.
to s. per 100 punches; cabbage, s. to so per
1907 new, 81 to $3.50 per barrel; onions. Ber-
muda, Sl40 to $3.50 per crate; Bermuda,
new, 40 to 30 cents per bushel; turnips, ST. 80
per barrel; squash. white, $1.25 to 81. per
crate; beans, white, New York, mediums,
S1.10: New York pea, s1.o5; marrow, $40;
Virginia, white, % cents; white, mixed, 80
cents colored, 30 to Cd cents; black-eyed
peas. 80 cents to 81 per bushel; Lima beans.
2 to 3 cents per pound; apples, s. to 81 a
barrel; oranges. $50 to s. box; lemons,
81 to 81 box; strawberries, to 10 cents a
quart.
Beef and other meats show only the slight
changes in prices noted from day to day:
Live cattle. from to Az cents a pound;
lambs ; to "a spring lamb, to o; sheep,
2la to 312; cows, with calves, $40 to $40;
calves, to I cents pound, and dressed
hogs, to {.