Evening star., 1897-12-04

Generally Lower Prices-After Effect
of ThankSSiVinc Trade

of Thanksgiving Trade.
The local Wholesale produce market as
shown from today's prices. mas not yet re-
covered from the effects Of theThankssivinc
trade, and prices are, therefore, generally
lower. There is general decline in all
| meat products, including beef veal, NUT
ton and also poultry. Butter remains at
the same prices, being very firm, and hard
ly enough of fine goods to supply the de-
mand. Unless there is arge- supply
prices will advance again. June creameries
are in good demand, and the under grades
are also in stronger demand keeping up
in sympathy with the top goods. Cheese
shows no change in price rr condition,
and there is no Indication Of an advance.
Eggs still remain scarce, and slightly
higher. Apples are quiet and there is Z
Game is placed readily at top prices, but
only when in proper condition.
Butter-Extra Elgin creamery, "a cents
a pound; choice, 2i; firsts, ii seconds 20;
bakers choice stock, Is; New York tubs.
II to 10; dairy print, IS to %; Virginia and
Maryland, stock. II to 30
Cheese-New York state full cream. large,
II cents pound; flats. al ponys. 11ia.
Eggs-Nearby fresh. % to II cents a
dozen; western, 81 to 22s southern, 20 to 81
Poultry-Live turkeys, to cents a
pound; dressed, to 19; chickens, S 10 o:
old fowls, to Z; ducks S to .: dressed,
10 to II; geese, to Z dressed, to >.
Game-Venison, saddle, 10 to 20 cents a
pound; whole deer, bucks, to 10; bear,
saddle, 10 to II; pheasants, 25 to 10 cents
apiece; rabbits, 10 cents to $50 a dozen;
wild turkeys, Z to 10 cents pound; quail.
$3.50 to 81 dozen; woodcocks, 20 to 80
cents apiece.
egetables-Cucumbers, per box, 81 to
s1.25: caulifower, per bbl., So to $3.50; cell
cry, medium, per doz., % to 33 cents; COM
mon per doz, 10 to 10 cents; beans, per
box. s1.25 to s1:5o: lettuce, per bbl., 50 to
Z t-,,
per bush. 40 to 50 cents: Md. and Va,
bush, 60 to 90 cents: culls, per bush, %
to 30 cents: sweet potatoes, fancy, per bbl.,
s1.5O to 81; No. l, $3.50: culls. 10 to 80 cents:
plant, per u bbl box, $3.50 to $3.50: beets,
per 100 punches. 81 to S1.50; cabbage per
100. s. to 81; onions, yellow. per bbl., $3.50
to 81; yellow, per bush, 60 to 10 cents; tur-
nips, per bbl., 75c. to 81; beans, white MY.
mediums 20 to $1.35; N. Y. pea, s1.15 to
s1;2o; marrow, sl.2o to sl.30 Virginia,
white, 80 cents to 81; white, mixed, so
cents: colored, 60 cents; black-eyed peas,
per bush, Go to 75 cents; Lima beans, per
lb., to cents.
Dried fruits-Evaporated apples, choice,
to cents; apples, sliced, fancy, 2ai to 3
cents: sliced, bright, "a to 21a cents; quar-
ters, bright, 212 to 3 cents: peaches, choice
to cents; fair to good, ) to cents;
halves, unpeeled, to cents; quarters,
cents; evaporated, unpeeled. to cents;
cherries. pitted, dry, crop '96 8 to 10 cents:
sugared and wet, 6 to cents: blackberries,
per lb., ; to 3Ac.; whorueberries, per h., 5
to 6 cents; raspberries, dry. 10 to II cents
Green fruits and nuts-Apples, fancy ta-
BILE bbl., 81 to 500; choice, per bbl., 81 to
$50; windfalls, per bbl 81 to S125; pears,
La Conte. S150 to So; Duchess, per bbl
$l15 to s.; Sickle per bbl., $, to ST. Cali
fornla bartlett, per box, 81 to 81 80; native
per Dbl, SO to So; walnuts, per 100 lbs
20 to 50 cents; chestnuts. per pound, to
cents; oranges. California, $3.50 to $3.50;
lemons, Sicily, per box, 50 to 81; grapes,
Catawba, o-lb basket, to 10 cents; Con-
cora lid. basket, u to - cents; 5-lb.
basket, to . cents; Niagara, 5-lb. basket,
to IL cents; Salems, 5-lb. basket, : to 8
cents; walnut kernels, TO 10 cents; pine
81 to $3.50.
Beef and other meats-Cattle, extra, per
cWt., $3.50 to 81; butcher, per cwt., $3.50 to
$3.50; common, per cwt s.. 80 to 81; rough,
per per cwt.: 81; hogs, fair. per cwt., gross.
NOD to S375; ordinary. per cwt.. net, $aa25
TO 800; sheep, per cwt.. $3.50 to So; lambs,
spring, choice, cwt., IS to $50; medium
It TO 30; common So to $3.50; calves, prime,
per cWt., 81 to 81 common per cwt, s. to
so; grass, per cwt., So tS $3.50; cows prime
each, 80 to $50; common. each, $40 to S15;
OLD and dry, S. to S.; dressed hogs, to AZ
cents. ~