Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-01
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WHOLESALE pRoDLc E MARKET.
Inhcard-Of Low Prices for Butter
NeYrtnblek In PLENTY.

tnhcAfu-Of Low ffleeA Tor
Vegetables In Plenty.
The striking feature of the local VIII DE
sale produce market today is the drop in
butter. which, though slight, is unacconnt-
able at this season of the year. Eggs are
weak and very poor in quality. Cheese re-
mains as about last reported as to "ondi-
ton. prices being unchanged. Poultry is
plentiful and there Is no appreciate change
in prices There is an abundance of vege-
tables and fruits with prices slightly down
ward Beef and other meats show little
change. and. on the whole, the market is
steady and firm.
Butter has dropped about cent poand
! throughout all grades reaching prices UNI
heard of at this time of the year The mar
ket. therefore. IS unsettled, and an utter
collapse in fine goods is not unexpected.
The prices prevailing today are: Fancy Ell
gin and western extras. IT. cents pound:
choice 1jc.: frsts, 14c. seconds, 13c.: choi .e
bakers stock. 10 to 12c: New York tubs,
12c.; dairy print, 14c.: western. 10c.: Mary
land and Virginia creamery, l4c.; dairy
packed 12c
The supply of cheese is only moderate,
and prices are as last reported: New. York
state full cream, large, cents a pound:
flats, &C., and ponys, 1Oc.
Nearby fresh stock of eggs are selling to-
day at from II to Ill., cents dozen. with
other grades about cent lower They are
poor in quality. due to the extreme hot
weather, and with an upward tendency.
Poultry continues plentiful and in good
condition. with practically unchanged
prices: Live chickens, II to 13c.; old fowls,
) to &c.; ducks, 10 to 12c.; and geese, 6 to
SC.
The following prices prevail for vegetables
and fruits: Cucumbers. per box. 40c.: car
rcts, per Dbl. S1.50: caulifower. per Dbl, 81
kale. per Dbl. j0a75c.: celery. per doZ..
25a75c:; SQUASH, per box. 75c.: lettuce. per
hbl., s25Oa$3: per basket s1a$1.5O: potatoes.
fancy. new, per Dbl, $1as1.23; choice, per
Dbl, 75c. as1: new per bush, 25a30c.: culls.
per Dbl, 4oc. Maryland and Virginia. bush.
2oa'oc culls per bush, 20a25c; sweet po-
tatoes. red, per bbl.. $1as150; common,
s2a$2.50; yams and haymons. bbl., 81. 5Oas2:
tomatoes. per crate Florida, SOC; per crate,
native. 25a4oc.; egg plant. per 1a-bbl box.
s2a$2.5o: beets. per 100 punches, 81 .5Oa$2. 80:
cabbage per 100, $3.50: new. per Dbl, 40c
onions Bermuda, per crate, 81. 4Oa$1 80: yell
low, per Dbl. $1.25; yellow, new, per bush,
40aJ0c.: turnips. per Dbl, soc. a$1 squash,
white. per crate, s1.25: beans, white, New
York mediums $40: New York pea, s1.O5:
marrow. s1.20: Virginia. white, 75c.: white,
mixed, SOC; colored. 50aGOc.; apples, fancy
table, bbl., 81. 75as2: per box, 4Oa6Oc.: choice,
per Dbl. sl.5oas1 70: common. per box,
25a4Oc Maryland and Virginia. per bbl..
s1as1. pears, La Conte, per Dbl, s2as3;
La Conte, per box, 7OaSOc.: Bartlett, per
box, H.25as1.50: Bartlett, per bbl. So:
peaches, fancy, free-stone, per bushel box,
75aSOc.: medium, 50a6Oc.; per box, 4Oa65c.
bush baskets, 4Oa5Oc.: oranges. California,
fancy. bright. per box, s4as4.50: Messina. per
box, s3.5Oas5; Valencia, cases, $3a$3. 80;
lemons. Cicily. per box s2a$3: raspberries,
red, per qt: 7asc.; black, per qt, 7aSc.
Whortieberries, per qt., 4ajc.; blackberries,
per qt., 3a4c; grapes, per 1O-lb. basket
20a3oc:; per 5-lb. basket, 1Oa12c. pineap-
pies, 'a1!c; cantaloupes, per Dbl, $1.5Oas2;
watermelons. per 100. sf5as2O
Ihe following prices show that beef and
other meats remain as last quoted: Live cat
tie, from to Az cents pound: lambs, to
.: sheep IL to 2la; cows with calves, $50 to
$'5 calves, 3 to AZ cents a pound.