Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-23
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET.
Practically No Change I'm Prices or
Conditions

Despite the disastrous CONFEDERATION Mon
! Gay nlsht, in which many produce dealers
were burned out, the local wholesale pro-
duce market was affected little. if am and
the condition of the market TODAY is I'm
about all respects as it was this day a
week ago. Butter, in the finest grades ia
half cent pound lower than i yas
theh' Dur in about all of the other grades
prices remain as last quoted. While eggs
are little frmer today, with d more
hcEeful feeling, there is practically no
change ia prices. In cheese the cordI-
| tlons are those of the past week or so
/ although there is some demand for old
stock, the new goods not yet being in a
wholly satisfactory condition. Poultry is
plentiful OF fairly good quality with
prices holding. An increasing su; ply of
vegetables and fruits has not vet affected
prices to any appreciable extent, and beef
anu other meats remain as they practi-
cdliy nave been for some time The vol
tfhe OF trade Is increasing with the adj
satce oil the season. and the market is
hfm and active throughout.
There is no marked change I'm butter To-
Gay, nor is there likely TO be any for Dor
maps a month at least The market
staHpS Just where the action of Spectators
aHectS IL the most, and when they begin
10 puy prices are expected to rise of
course. Foday's prices: Fancy Elgin and
other western extras, l7I2 cents a bound:
choice, 10; tirsts, II; seconds IL t'hoice
bakers stock. 10 to II; New York tubs.
IL; dairy print, IA: western, 10; MARYLAND
ana an Virginia creamery, IA; dairy packed,
While there is a slight indication that
eggs may 20 up a point or two shortly
The prices today, as may lie seen from the
IoloWlfS. are practically unchanged:
Nearby fresh, 10 to 1ol2 cents dozen:
WESTERN 10; southern, .; keat or guinea
Poultry is firm and fairly plentiful, with
unchanged prices: Live chickens. 10 to 70
/ sod to IL.
TO y: live 10 @; capons, 10 TO IL. ducks
% to % '
The following prices in Vegetables ara
prevailing today: Cucumbers, $50 to 81
per poN; carrots, Sl.!o per barrel; caulihow-
err 81 per barrel; kale 80 to a. cnnts per
barrel; celery, - to 80 cents per dozen;
squash. 80 cents TO 81 per box: spinach. 81
TO Sl2o per barrel; new peas, So to 50 - per
barrel; beans, 81 to So per box; beans CGal.
u TO Sl.Jo per basket; asparagus > to 8
cents per bunch; lettuce s.. 50 to 81 per bar-
rel, 81 to $50 per basket; pota oes-new,
fancy, 81 TO $3.50 per barrel; choice, 81 TO
S5.5o per barrel; culls, $3.50 per barrel: New
orks, - TO 70 cents per bushel; Maryland
ana virginia, 10 to 20 cents per bushel. and
culls, 10 cents per bushel; tomatoes ola
3 to - per crate; egg plant, 81 50 to 81 10 per
half-bbl box; beets,$3 to So per 100 lunches.
cabbage, 50 TO SO per 100; new cabbage, 81
10 S2oo per barrel; Bermuda onions 81 30
10 Sl.5o per crate; new onions yellow 40
to 30 cents per bushel; turnips 81 30 per
barrel; white squash, S1.25 to $3.50 per
crate; white New York beans mediums
Sl10: New York pea beans slu5: marrow
beans, $l.2o: Virginia white beans. a. cents:
white mixed beans. 20 cents; colored beans,
% TO GO cents; back-eyed peas, 80 cents TO
81 per buShel: apples, 81 to 81 a barrel:
oranges, $3.50 to s. a box; lemons, s. 20 81
a box; Strawberries, ; to 10 cents a quart
As with other products, beef and other
meats remain about as past quoted: Live
cattle, from to AZ cents a pound; lambs
4A to 512; spring lamb to .; sheep ny to
49,; cows with calves, $50 to S45: calves
to cents pound, and dressed hogs. 4 to Z,