Evening star., 1896-12-12
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET.
Butter Stin Advancing-Exxs Lower
General Ffrmueaa

"eheraI FfrmneS9.
The upward tendency in butter noticed in
the local wholesale produce market last
week has resulted in an advance in about
all grades of a cent or two pound. Eggs,
however, have declined about cent a
dozen today, although they were somewhat
higher during the past week The open
weather is responsible for the reduction.
but 1t is only momentary, ard holiday
prices will shortly prevail Cheese. while
quite firm. is unchanged in price. The
recent warm weather has also affected the
price of poultry, figures being slightly low
q. today. About the same be said of
game. Vegetables and fruits remain prac-
tically unchanged, and that is true also of
beef and other meats. The market con-
tinues well supplied, and is quite firm.
While butter is firm, with higher prices.
there are Indications of accumula ton,
which will result in lull in trade and per-
haps a drop in prices. Seconds and firsts
are a little dull. but there is a strong de-
mand for June creameries. There is also a
shrinkage in storage goods. Today's prices:
Elgin extras, % cents pound; choice, %
frsts, -; seconds, Is to -; bakers choice
stock, 10: New York tubs, y to %; dairy
print, Is; western, 16; Maryland and Vir-
ginia creamery. ~; dairy packed, 16.
The mild weather and increase in
southern goods have slightly reduced the
price of eggs, although fine fresh goods re-
main very scarce. The decline is not ex-
ptCltt 10 COHliHuS LOT any ISnSln OF time,
and higher prices may be confidently
looked for. The following are today IS
prices: Nearby fresh. - cents a dozen
western. q cents. and southern, 20 cents.
Cheese is quite firm, but prices remain as
last quoted: Full cream. large, IL cents a
pound; flats, II. and ponys. 1212c.
Poultry is not only more plentiful but is
also somewhat lower in prices. But this
decline is not expected to continue longer
than during the prevalence Of the present
mild weather. Today's prices: Choice tur-
keys, undrawn, lb., to 10 cents; undrawn,
large, per ib., to s; live, toms, per h., .
TO .. live. small, per h.. 8 to q; chickens,
drawn, per h.. to 9; undrawn, per h., 81;
live, per h., 8 to 8; spring. live, per h.. 10
to IL; old fowls, drawn, per h., o; undrawn
per H., s; live, per H., 9; ducks, dressed
per lb. to 10; live, large, per h., old, to
10; live. spring, young, to 10; geese, live,
per H., to 8; dressed. 8 to TO-
Game is also rather more plentiful, and
prices are slightly lower: Venison. saddle,
I6 to is cents per pound: whole deer. bucks
TO cents per pound; pheasants, 40 to 81
cents: rabbits, 81 to 81 per dozen: quail,
s1-f5 to s2-25; wild turkeys, 0 to 10 cents
per pound: woodcock. 10 to 30 cents each.
The following are the prevailing prices
for vegetables and fruits: Cauliflower per
bbl.. 80 to 81; celery. fancy. per doz., so
TO '9c.' medium, per doz-. % TO 4oc.; COM
mon, Per doz-, Ii to 2Oc.; lettuce, per bbl,
Sl-3O to 81; potatoes, fancy, new, per bbl
81 to H.2'; choice. per bbl. 81: new, per
bush 30 to 33c; culls. per bbl-, Zoe; pota-
Maryland and Virginia. bush. 80 to S5c :;
culls. per bush, 20 to 25c.: sweet potatoes
fancy. per bbl-. 81 to s1.25; No. l. rs to Soc !;
culls. 30 TO 4Oc-: yams and haymons bbl,
% 10 t5c-; beets, per 100 punches, 81 80 to
ESQ; cabbage, per loo, So to 40; new per
Dbl, f0c.; onions, Bermuda, per crate 81 40
to sl-5o; yellow. per bhl., 81. .05 to ST. 10: vel
low low new per bush. ~ to SOC; turnips. per
bbl- 81 to 81: beans. white New York
mediums. sl-25; New York pea. $l.25; mar
low. N.45: Virginia, white 1Jc; white
mixed, Joc.: colored, ~ 10 GDc: black-eyed
peas per bush, SOC, apples fancy table
bol 81 40 to 81; choice. per bbl, 81 10 81. so:
ounces. per bbl-. s.. 50 to $50: chestnuts
per pourd, 10 &c; oranges California
fancy, bright, per box, 81 to $3.50; Messina
Per box. $50 to 81: Valencia cases. S, to
3-"; lemons. Sicily, per box, 81 to So:
crdnperries, per box, s1.5p to 81: Jersey. per
bhi-, - to $3.50: Cape Cod. per bbl. $3.50 to
70: grapes, Catawbas, 5-lb. baskets. s to DC.
Soncords, lob. baskets 13 TO lie: BIB
basket TO The; Delaware 5-lb basket
y TO He: Marthas. 5-Ib. basket II to 14c.
Nlag&ras, 5-lb basket, IA 10 Ice; SaIems
Old 52sEet, s 10 1Oc.: walnut kernels. To
9G- pineapples. . to lie: crabappIes per
bbi.- s. to 81.
Beef and ether meats are about as quoted
last week: Live cattle, from . to a.. cents a
FoHflt' lambs > 20 : cents: sheep 10 "a,
cents cows with calves So to ST.: calves
= 10 cents a pound, dressed hogs. :, to d;
cents "a pound