Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21
PRODUCE MARKET.
Butter Advancing and Eggs Declin
ing-Upward Tendency In Poultry.

Butter Advancing and Eggs DECLINE
inE-Upward Tendency In Poultry.
The quotations in the local wholesale pro-
duce market today show that while butter
has advanced, eggs have declined. The
change between this and last weeks prices,
however, is not very large. Butter shows
an upward tendency. and Is very scarce,
while eggs are more plentiful Cheese
shows no change, and although poultry
was away down during the early part of
the week, because of the unusually warm
weather, prices have advanced since the
change in the weather. and Will hardly
fall again until after . thanksgiving week.
The supply of turkeys promises to be large,
and retail prices should run from anrnt ii
to 16 cents a pound. tame is plentiful,
and the same can be said Of vegetables and
fruits, while beef and other meats remain
about as last reported. The market is gen.
orally well supplied, and the prevailing
tone is firm.
In the topmost grades butter has adj
vanced about L cent a pound, and it's ten-
dency is still upward because of the con-
tinuing scarcity of fine goods. Today's
prices: Elgin extras, - cents a pound;
choice, 20; firsts. IS: seconds. II; Bakers
choice stock. IA to 10; New York :ubs, II:
dairy print, 1G: western, IA; Maryland and
Virginia creamery, Is; dairy packed II.
Eggs are more plentiful aud also of
more satisfactory condition, ana they have,
therefore, declined from one 20 two cents
a dozen. todays prices being: Nearby
fresh. ~ to p cents dozen: western, 10
to ~ cents, and southern, 10 cents.
Cheese is selling at the same prices which
prevailed last week, and it is somewhat
dull: Full cream, large IL cents a pound;
flats. II. and ponys, 121s.
Poultry has recovered from the depress-
Ing prices caused by the recent warm
weather. and the Thanksgiving demand
will somewhat advance those prevailing to-
uay, which ahpnt those rte6 laS
week: Choice turkeys, undrawn, h., II to
IA cents: undrawn, large. per h., 10 to II:
1--we, toms, per h., to 10; live. small, per
h.. 6 to 8; chickens, drawn per h., 10 to
IT, spring, live, per b. 10 to Il: old fowls
drawn. per h., 3 to 10: undraWn, per h.,
. to 10; live, per h., q to S; ducks, dressed
per lb-. to 10; live. large, per h., old
to 10; live, spring, young, . to 10; geese
live per h., to s: dressed. to 10.
Game is plentiful and prices remain as
last reported: Eenison, saddle, 10 to ~ cents
per pound; whole deer, bucks s to 10 cents
per pound: pheasants, 40 to so cents: rab-
bits. 81 TO S1.So per dozen: quail. $50 to
SO; wild turkeys, . to 10 cents per pound ;
woodcock. 40 to 80 cents each.
The following are the prevailing prices
In vegetables aud fruits: Cauliflower. per
Dbl, $50 to 81; celery, fancy, per dozen.
- to Toe: medium. per dozen. - to 4Oc. :;
common, per dozen. II to 20c.; lettuce, per
Dbl, S1.50 to 81; potatoes, fancy, new, per
per bush. 80 to :S5c.; culls, per Dbl, 4nc. !;
potatoes. New York. per bush, 30 to CSC. !;
Maryland and Virginia. bush. 30 to 35c.:
cullS. per bush, ~ to 25c.; sweet potatoes.
red. per Dbl, IL to Soc; eastern shore, Dbl,
81 to S1.21: common - to 45c. vans and
haymons. bbl., 90 to Toe. beets, per 100
punches. $50 to $3.50; cabbage, per 100, IS
to I.JD; new. per Dbl. 40c.; onions Ber-
mUda. per crate. 81 10 to $50: yellow, per
Dbl. $1.O5 to s1.1O; yellow. new, per bush,
10 to 4oc.; beans white, New York me-
diUms. s125; New York pea, 81. 25: marrow,
$l.45; Virginia, white. 15c.; white, mixed,
soc; colored. 30 to 6Oc.; black-eyed peas,
per BUSH. 90c.; apples. fancy table. bbl.,
81 40 to 81; choice, per Dbl. 81 to $1.JO;
ounces, per Dbl, $3.50 to $3.50; chestnuts
per pound. to &C.; oranges, California:
Fancy. bright, Der box 81 to $3.50; Messina,
per box. $50 to IS; Valencia. cases, So to
$50; lemons. Sicily. per box. 50 to So;
cranberries. per bcx. $3.50 to s.; Jer-
sey. per Dbl. $ to $3.50; Cape Cod, per
Dbl. $3.50 to Sc: Grapes: Catawbas, BIB.
baskets. to &C.; Concords, lO-lb bas-
Ike is. Ii to 14c.: 5-lb. basket, to nc. !;
Delaware. 5-lb. basket, u to 14c: Marthas,
5-lb. basket, II to lie; Niagaras, bib
basket, IA to 16c.; Salems, 5-lb basket, to
loc.; walnut kernels, to &C.; pineapples,
to lie; crab apples, per Dbl, 81 to ST.
Beef and other meats show practically no
change. Live cattle. from to AZ. cents a
pound: lambs. to cents; sheep, ~ to 3D.
ceI is; COWS with calves. S25 to SIS; calves.
8 to cents pound; dressed hogs. 5 to s
Gel is a pound.