Evening star., 1897-06-12

Eggs Higher md Advancfng-A Gen.
eral Ffrmncss.

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eral Firmncss.
The prices prevailing in the local whole
sale produce market today show that In
most respects the condition of the market
is that OF week ago. Eggs, however,
have jumped a cent and a half higher, and
as they are somewhat scarce a still fur
| ther advar ce is probable during the coming
week. they being much firmer. Butter re-
| mains just as 1t was last week, so far as
prices are concerned. The demand is larger
In the west than in the east, and the mar
ket is firm and active IN the higher grades.
Present prices are likely to continue for
some time. More cheese will probably be
made this season than ever before, and
If that be SO butter will necessarily be
scarcer and higher. Cheese shows no
change in price. but it is firmer and shows
indications OF an advance. Poultry is plen-
tiful, the market being in consequence "a
l:ttle weak. Vegetables and fruits are
plentiful and prices remain practically un-
changed. Beef Is advancing somewhat,
and other meats show a similar tendency
Butter = Creamery, Elgin extras, 1917;
choice, 16; frsts, Is; choice bakers stock.
II to II; creamery print, 16 to Is: New
York tubs, II to IA; local creamery, II to
IA; dairy. 8 to IL.
Cheese-New York full cream, large. eh:
hatS, 10; ponys, 10h.
Eggs-Nearby. fresh. 12ls; western, liz:
southern, H.
Poultry-Winter chicks, live. 8: spring.
large. live, per lb., Is to IL; spring medium.
live, per h., IA to Is; spring. small. IL TO
IA; capons. large, IL to L.; slips, o. Old
fowls-Live. per lb., az; roosters live, per
ID, 4to 0. Ducks-Live. spring, young. II
to a. Geese-Live per h., 8.
Vegetables and fruits-Asparagus, extra,
dog: bun.. $50 to g; prime. doz bum, 81 to
$l.2o; culls, doz. bun.. 80 to 75 cents; GU
cumbers, per box, $1.25 to s.; peas, per bbl,
I5 cents to 81; celery. fancy. per doz., 75
cents to 81; celery, medium, per doz., 30
to IS cents; celery. common. per dox-, IS to
70 cents; squash, per box IS cents to 81 90:
spinach, per bbl-, 50 to IS cents: beans per
box. 81 to LIS; lettuce, per bbl.. 80 cents to
$3.50; choice. per bbl. $3.50 to 81; potatoes.
New York, per bushel, 60 to % cents; Mary
land and Virginia, bushel, 40 to 45 cents:
culls. per bushel, IS to 40 cents sweet DO
tatoes. fancy. per bbl.. 81 to N.5O: No. i.
IS cents to 81; culls, So to 20 cents; yams
and haymons. bbl.. $1.l0 to s1.50: tomatoes,
rer crate. Florida, 81 to $l.50; beets per
100 bunches, $l.50 to $50; cabbage. new,
rer bbl., 81 to $l.50; onions, Bermuda, per
crate. n.9o to 2.i0: beans. white. N. Y..me-
So cents; marrow. 81 to N.20; Virginia,
white. 80 to 90 cents; white, mixed, 20
cents; colored. 10 to 50 cents; black-eyod
peas. per bus. 81 to sl.25: apples. $50 TO
a barrel: oranges. California. navels. per
bog: $50 to 3: seeding. per box. s2-10 70
$50; lemons, Cicily. per box. e to a; cher
ries. per bu-. 81 to 81; Strawberries. per Qt..
2 to cents.
Beef and other meets-Cattle. extra. 840
common. sl.50 to g per cwt.: rough. 81 per
cwt. Hogs, fair. "a per cwt.. gross; ocdi-
nary. $50 per cwt-. net. Sheep. - to 38.o0
per cwt. Lambs, spring. choice, - to 90s6o
per cwt; medium. $50 TO - per cwt:
g per cwt.; common. s4.50 to Is per cwt-;
grass. s. to $50 per cwt Cows prime, ~
to SIS each; common. SO to rs each; -
and dry. . to e.