Evening star., 1897-05-29
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET.
Butter and EGGS AdvancinE-A Gen
ernlly Firm Condition.

Butter and EGGS Advancing-A Cen
erally Firm Condition.
For the first time in several weeks butter
has taken an upward flight in the local
wholesale produce market. prices today
being about a cent and half higher than
they were a week ago, when they were the
lowest probably ever before known here.
Consequently butter is stronger today ana
there is good trade, particularly in the
fine goods. There is not. however. any
great amount of goods. the lower grades
being far from plentiful Present prices
are likely to remain for short time at
least Cheese is slightly lower, with strict
ly fancy goods not in large supply stiii
lower prices are apt to prevail. As eggs
are somewhat scarcer they are much frmer,
and are strong at the price quoted. 1t is
not unlikely that they will also advance
The market as to other products, poultry.
vegetables and fruits and meats, remains
about the same they being plentlfui, IN
GOOD condition and subject to a good de-
mand.
! Butter-Creamery. Elgin extras. IL;
choice, Is; firsts, 10; choice bakers, STOCK. Nf.
II to II; creamery print. 1G to Is; New
York tubs. II to IA; local creamery, IL 10
ii; dairy, o to II.
Chees e-New York full cream, fats. IL;
ponys II to II.
EggINearby, fresh IL: western. 1Ols;
PouItry-Winter chicks. live. s; spring.
large, live. per h. Is TO II; spring, medium,
| live. per ID. IA to 10: spring. small, ls to
| Ia: capons. large. IL to II: slips. o. Old
| fcwls-Live, per lb., ~: roosters, live, per
| Ib.. to j. Ducks-Live, spring. young, !:
to Il; geese-Live, per lb.. ..
Vegetables-Asparagus. extra, slO to -
| dozen bundles; prime, 81 to M.2o: culis. ~
| to 10 cents. Cucumbers. 81. p to = per oox.
| Kale, 25 to 35 cents per barrel. Peas u
| per barrel. Celery. fancy, % cents to ~
ger dozen; medium 80 to 10 cents; com
mon, Is to 20 cents. Squash. 10 cents to
s1.5O per box. Spinach, 80 to 10 cents per
| barrel. Beans 81 to s1.15 per box Lettuce.
so cents to 81 per barrel. Potatoes fancy.
rev. 81 to $50 per barrel; choice, $3.50 to
| s4 New York, 35 to 81 cents per bushel;
Maryland and Virginia, - cents: culis, 20
cents. Sweet potatoes, fancy, 81 to Sl.Jo
| per barrel; No. l, % cents to 81; culls 33 to
40 cents. Vans and haymons, 81 to $50
per barrel. Tomatoes. Florida. S1.25 to s.
| punches. Cabbage, new. 10 cents to 81 per
| barrel. Onions. Bermuda. 81 to $2.25 per
| crate. Beans white, New York. mediums,
| so to S. cents; New York pea. 50 to 81
! cents; marrow. 81 to $1.20; Virginia, white.
| 30 to 60 cents; white, mixed. 30 cents; col
ored 40 to 80 cents. Buckeyes peas, 81 to
| $1.25 per bushel.
Apples. sl.5O to $3.50 a barrel
Oranges-California. navels, $3.50 to s.
per box: Seeding, $3.50 to $3.50 per box
Lemons. Sicily. 81 to 81 ger box. Cherries.
s1.75 to s2.25 per crate. Strawberries. to
| cents per quart.
| Beef and other meats-Cattie, extra, $3.50
| tc 81 per cwt.; butcher $3.50 to $3.50 per
81 per cwt. Hogs. fair, 81 per cwt.. gross
ordinary, 3d. per cwt., net. Sheep, s. to
$3.50 per cwt. Lambs, spring. choice s. to
$3.50 per cwt.; medium, $3.50 to s. per cwt. ;
common. s. to $50 per cwt. Calves. prime
S. per cwt.; common, $3.50 to S per cwt. !:
grass. s. to $3.50 per cwt. Cows. prime
S25 to $25 each; common, $40 10 SIS each;
old and dry. IS to 8.