Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-25
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET.
A Slump in Dutter-Little Change in
Other Products.

Other Products.
While the local wholesale produce mar
ket today presents about the same condi-
ton Of that a week ago, yet earlier In the
week was witnessed somewhat of a slump
in butter Indeed. the market in that COM
mocity has not yet wholly recovered Ill
though the feeling is today very much bet
cents pound lower in the finest grades,
and somewhat sympathetic feeling pre-
walls in all other grades. The fall in
prices was due to the accumulation of
goods. much of which showed a frosty and
bitter condition. All was due principally
to the unusual weather which has prevailed
for some time, and when the present accu-
mutation has been cleaned out. which will
be, it is thought, a matter Of a few days.
prices will rise. Prices prevailing today:
Fancy Eigin and other western extras, %
to % cents pound: choice 20; firsts, 10 to
10; seconds. 18 to II. Choice bakers stock.
IL to 10; New York tubs, 16 to 10; dairy
print, 10; western, 10 to 10; Maryland and
Virginia creamery, 1s to 20; dairy packed,
16 to IS.
Eggs are plentiful, with prices as they
were last week. Their tendency Is down.
ward, especially If the open weather contin-
les. Cheese is somewhat firmer. but with
unchanged prices. Poultry is shade high
er, the supply being adequate. Game remains
as last quoted. Vegetab les, too. show little
or no change, and the same can be said of
beef and other meats. The market Is a
plentifully supplied one throughout, and its
tone is healthy and firm.
While tho re is good demand for cheese
prices remain unchanged. They are grad
| ually tending to harden, however, and the
market is somewhat firmer. Today's prices
New York state cream, large, II 1-2 cents a
| pound; fats, IL 1-2, and ponys, IA.
Eggs are still plentiful and their quality
| is also improved. While the prices Of last
week prevail. yet the indications are down.
| ward. However, the condition Of the
| la an IN he
| matter. But even now there is an apparent
effort to hold present prices up. For near
| by fresh, from II to IS cents a dozen are
asked today; 16 to II for western; Is to 1t
| and to for keat or guinea goods.
Poultry is practically as it was this day
week ago. although prices are just a
fraction higher, hardly warranting, how
ever, a change in the figures announced
| last week, which were: Drawn turkeys
from 10 to II cents pound; live, to 10
live CHECKERS, 9 to 8; dressed. to o; old
| 16 to 10; ducks, 10 to II. and geese, 9 to o.
Prices in game are also unchanged, and
| the market remains as last observed. Bear
saddle, 10; pheasants, so; rabbits. per dozen
s1.25 to 81: quaA, $1.25 to $3.50; wild tur-
keys. per pound, 10 to II: woodcock, each
25 to 40.
| Vegetables and fruits are about as last
quoted. and there are no positive indica
| lions Of change one way or the other
Cabbages. s. to SO per hundred: potatoes
| 10 to 35 cents bushel; sweet potatoes, red
| 50 to s. a barrel; eastern shore sweet pota,
toes. $3.50 to 8 a barrel; yams and hay
| mons, 81 to s.. so barrel: beets. 81 to $3.50
| hundred punches; yellow onions, 81 to s.
barrel: kale, Is cents q barrel: spinach
s. to $3.50 barrel: lettuce, $3.50 to 8
barrel; carrots $3.50 to "a barrel; cauIi
flower, 81 to $ barrel; turnips, 90 to 6.
cents barrel; Virginia white beans. 81 t.
$3.50; black-eyed peas. IS cents to 81 {
bushe1; fancy table apples. 81 to $3.50
barrel; fancy California oranges, "a to $4.5,
box; Messina, s. to S.; Valencia, s. t.
$3.50; lemons, S. to 81 box.
Very slight changes are observed in tn,
price of beef and other meats, live cattI.
selling at from 2 to 4 3-S cents a pound
lambs, 4 to "a; sheep. 2 to 4 "a; cows
pound, and dressed hogs, 4 tot