Evening star., 1897-03-27
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET.
Eggs still Declining-Butter Some
what Higher.

what Higher.
1t was thought that the prices prevailing 6
for eggs in the local wholesale produce
market week ago today were about as
low as they we'll could be at this season OF
the year, but during the past week they
have further declined. and today are sell
ing at from a cent to cent and a hall
lower than they were last Saturday. The
market Is simply overstocked with them.
Yet there is good demand for them. and
the approach of the Easter season may
slightly advance prices. Butter is not only
frmer, but is also advancing, and during
the coming week prices are expected TO be
somewhat higher, todays prices being
about a cent in advance of those quoted a
week ago The market Is strong and the
demand far exceeds the supply. Increased
receipts may be looked for. 1t being now al
mCst impossible to buy firsts and seconds,
ladle and bakers stock being also very
scarce. Cheese is in fair demand. the
market being strong and healthy, with
prices unchanged. Poultry is somewhat
cheaper. Potatoes are slightly lower, other
vegetables and fruits remain about as last
quoted, the same being true of beef and
other meats.
Butter-Elgin extras, 20 to 81 cents a
pound: choice, 10: firsts, Ii. seconds, 16;
bakers choice stock. 10; New York tubs. 16;
dairy print, IS; western, II: Maryland and
Virginia creamery, IL: dairy packed. 16.
pound; flats, 1872. and ponys, IA cents.
Eggs-Nearby fresh, to 10 cents dozen !;
western, cents, and southern, cents.
Poutry-Turkeys-Ch drawn, S-lb.
average. Il: choice, drawn, large. Il to Ii;
choice drawn. all large, IL to II; choice,
undrawn. H., liz to 13; gobblers. undrawn.
IL: undrawn. large, per lb., 10 to IL: live.
Fer h.. 8; live, hens, per lp., 10 to IL; live,
small, per h.. 10 to IL. Chichens-Drawn,
per 10. 10; undrawn. per h.. !; spring. 10
TO Is; live. per H.. to y; winter chicks,
live. II TO II: capons, large. IL to II; slips,
.. Old fowls-Drawn, per h., to s: I'M
drawn. per h.. 4; live, per lb., ,6l2 to q;
roosters. live. per h.. to 5. Ducks
Dressed. per h., 10 to Il; live. large, per h.,
old. 10; live. spring. young, 8 to ~. Geese
Live, per h.. to zig: dressed. u TO 8.
Vegetables and fruits-Caulif1ower per
bbl $3.50 TO 81: kale, per box. 50c. to 75c.;
celery. fancy. per doz., soc. to 75c.: celery
medium, per doZ., 25c. to 40c. celery
common. per doz.. 15c. to 25c.: squash, per
81; lettuce. per bbl.. s1.5O to 81; per basket
15c. to s1.25: potatoes. New York, per
bush. &c. to 3oc.; Maryland and Virginia
bush, SOC. to 32c-: culls, per BUSH, 2Oc. to
25c.: sweet potatoes. fancy, per bbl., 81
to 81 -; No. l. I5c. to S5c.; culls. 35c. to
40c.: yams and haymons. bbl., 60c. to 75c. :.
tomatoes, per crate. Florida, $50 to $3.50
beets, per 100 punches. $50 to $3.50: cab
bage. per 100. 81 to $3.50: new. per bbl.
Ioc.: onions, Bermuda, per crate, $40 to
$50: yellow. per bbl., s1.25 to s1.40: yellow,
new. per bush, 40c to sc. turnips. per
bbl-. SOC TO 75c.; beans. white, New York
mediums, 81 20 s1.10; New York pea, 81
10 $40: marrow. $1.2O to $1.25; Virginia,
white. 15c.: white. mixed, SOC; colored,
zoe. to e0c.: black-eyed peas. per bush,
7oc. to soc: apples, $50 to "a barrel;
orarses Florida. fancy, bright. per box.
81 to $3.50; Messina. per box, $3.50 to So;
Valencia. cases. IS to $3.50; tangerines,
box. 81 to so; lemons, Sicily, per box, 81 to
81; cranberries. per box. s1.50 to 81; Jersey,
per tbl., s. to $3.50; Cape Cod, per bbl.,
$3.50 to St.
Beef and other meats-Live cattle, from
= 10 4a4 cents a pound. lambs, to cents;
sheep, 3 to s; cows with calves, $25 to s35
calves. TO Gl2 cents a pound; dressed
hogs, 3 to ) cents a pound.