Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-25

Products Plentiful and Prices Prac-
tically Unchanged

The condition of the local wholesale pro-
duce market today is practically that of
last week, although slight downward
tendency Is developing In those products
which are now reaching their height. But
ter shows absolutely no change in price,
although its quality is somewhat improved.
Eggs do not yet show the appre cable rise
in prices expected last week. Poultry is
active, but the large supply is met by an
equally large demand, so that prices re-
main unchanged. Vegetables and fruits are
arriving. not only in increasing quantities,
but also In fast improving condition. Beef
and other meats remain practically as
quoted for some time. The market
throughout is abundantly supplied and its
tone Is healthy and brisk.
AS has been the case for some tirne the
demand for fine goods in butter is large,
ard while prices are as last quoted, the
market is firm and healthy. Th. prices
prevailing today are: Fancy Elgin and
western extras, II cents a pound; choice,
16: firsts. II; seconds, ID: choice bakers
stock, 10 to II; extra square priht. 90 to Is;
New York tubs, l.: dairy print II; western,
10: Maryland and Virginia creamery II:
dairy packed. II.
it remains as 1t has been for several
weeks: New York state full cre,m, large,
cents pound; flats, ., and ponys, 10.
Eggs are still quite slow, although there
x,
and Indications point to the fat that any
change in prices will be upward rather
than downward. Today nearby fresh are
selling at IL cents a dozen with western
fresh and southern from half to a cent
lower.
The following quotations for poultry chow
that there is practically no change i'll it:
Live chickens, II to %; Oil fowls ; to S;
ducks, 10 to II; and cease, u 10 g
Vegetables and fruits are plentiful, but
prices are practically unchanged: Cucum-
bers, per box. 4Oc. carrots, per barrel,
$50; caulifiower per barrel, 81; kalc. per
barrel, 5Oa75c.: celery, per dozen, 25a7ic.
squash. per box. Toe; lettuce, per barrel,
s2-5OaS3; per basket, s1as1.5O; potatoes,
fancy, new, per barrel, $1.25; choice. per
barrel. 81: new. per bushel. 25a4Oc.; culls,
per barrel, s1.50a$2: common. s2a$2. 80;
yams and haymons, barrel, $15OaS2; toma-
toes. per crate. Florida, Soc; per crate, ma
tive. 2oa4Oc.; egg plant, per half barrel
$500: cabbage, per 100, $3.50; new, per bar
REL 4Oc.; onions, Bermuda, per crate ST. 40a
s1-5O; yellow, per barrel, 81 20; yellow, lew,
per bushel, 4Oa5Oc.; turnips, per barrel. Toe
white. New York mediums, s11O New
York pea. $1.0o; marrow, $40; Virginia.
white. Zoe: white. mixed, 5Oc.: colored, Goa
Soc; apples, fancy table, barrel, 81 75aS2:
per box. 5OadOc.: choice per barrel, $1.5Oa
$1.75: common, per box. 2Ja4Oc; pears, La
Ccnte. per barrel, $2a$3; per box, 7OaSOc.
peaches, fancy, free stone, per bushel box,
81: medium. 1oc. as1: per box. 5Oa75c.
%-bushel baskets. bOa60c.; oranges. Califor-
mia, fancy, bright. per box, $4a$4.5O; Messi-
ma. per box, $3.5Oas5; Valencia, cases, Ssa
$3.50: lemons, Sicily, per box, s2a$3; rasp-
berries. red, per quart. Ease. black. per
quart. 7aSc.: whortleberries. per quart, IA
SC: blackberries. per quart, 3aIc.; grapes
per 1O-lb basket. 20a3Oc.; per 5-ib. basket
10al2c.: pineapples, 7a11c.: cantaloupes, rer
barrel. s1.50as2; watermelons. per 100. $15a
y2D
Beef and other meats show the following
prices prevailing. practically those noticed
for some time: Live cattle, from 1 to AZ
cents pound: lambs, 4 TO 3; Sheep " to
2l2: cows with calves, $50 to $35; calves
to Az cents pound.