Evening star., 1896-02-15
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET.
Butter Never So Cheap-EGSs Lower
Firm Market.

The continued decline in the price OF but
ter and eggs is the feature of the local
wholesale produce market today, butter
having fallen about a cent a pound, and
eggs one to two cents a dozen since last
week. Indeed, butter is remarkably low for
this season Of the year; never, perhaps so
! cheap at such time. Eggs, too. are unu-
sually low, and the open weather is thought
10 be responsible for the cheepness OF bCif
products. No Change in cheese is Observed,
ard little is noticed in poultry and game
Turkeys remain somewhat high, but that is
usual at this season, and prices are not like
ly TO fall Tic supply of poultry is far
and the demand quite active. Some change
IN the price OF Vegetables land fruits is no.
uced, bot that Is not remarkabi and the
same thing is TO he said of beef and other
meats. On the whole, prices are well sus-
taired, the market being abundanuy sup
| Piled and firm.
| While butter is lower today, il is the i'm
| preston that it has about reached its low
| est figure, and that there win be an advance
shortly. Arrivals are moderate. and finest
grades are cleaned up nicely. Lower grades
drag somewhat, although June creamery is
quite steady While butter was never so
cheap, the market is healthy. especially in
the top grades. The prices prevailing TODAY
are: Fancy Elgin and other western extras
u cents a pound; choice, 10; firsts. Ia; sec
ends. il. Choice bakers stock, l3 to Is: New
York tubs IS; dairy print. 10; western 10 TO
10; Maryland and Virginia creamery, Is;
dairy iacked, 10.
Cheese remains as last reported no change
in price or condition CT the market being OBJ
served, as may lie seen from today's prices:
New York state cream, large, III. cents A
pound; flats. l2l2, and ponys, IL.
Today eggs are selling at from 13 to Ii
cents d dozen for nearby fresh and the sup
ply is quite liberal, the quality of them be-
| ing las a rule, excellent. Prices are believed
| to have reached their lowest point for some
! time, although the open weather If it con-
| tnueS, may still lower them. For western
goods from l. to Is cents are asked, and
| about l. for southern. Refrigerator stock
| is selling at 10 cents, and keat or guinea at
10 5.
The supply of poultry is well sustained
and prices show little change, drawn tur-
keys selling at from. -3 to IA cents n pound:
| live, . 10 II; live chickens, to 10; dressed.
| 10 to -; old stock, dressed, to 10: live > To
| 4; capcns, 16 to Is; ducks, l. 10 l3 and
geese, to q.
No change in the condition of the game
market is observed. the following prices
prevailing: Bear, saddle, 10; pheasants. 30:
rabbits per dozen, Sl.25 TO 81; quail, % to
so; wild turkeys, per pound, 10 to L.:
woodcock, each. - TO 40.
While some change in the price of vege-
tables and fruits is obserI able il is slight
the supply continues large land the market
is quite active. Cabbages, 81 to $40 per hun
ured; potatoes,l5 TO 81 cents a bushel; sweet
Potatoes, red 50 TO $50 barrel: eastern
shore sweet potatoes, $3.50 to So a barrel:
yams and haymons, s. to So a barrel: beets
81 to $50 hundred punches: yellow on
lCllS, 81 10 - bafrel. ka1e, 40 cents bar
rel; spinach, So to $3.50 barrel: lettuce, ST
to s. a barrel; carrots, $3.50 10 81 a barrel:
cauifiower, 81 to 81 n barrel; turnips. 81 To
Sl5o a barrel; Virginia white beans. 81 TO
$50; black-eyed peas, - cents TO 81 a bush
ell; celery, - to a. cents q dozen; Florida
! tomatoes. 81 10 81 a crate: fancy table ap-
pies, s. to $50 a barrel: fancy California
| oranges, 81 to $3.50 box; Mcssina So to 81;
Valencia, s. to $3.50; lemons. s. to 81 a box
The market is good in beef and other
meats. prices showing little change. Live
cattle selling at from to Ia cents q
pound; lambs, to !! IL: sheep, TO (: cows
with calves. S2o TO $50; calves. : to cents
a pound, and dressed hogs to-