Evening star., 1897-03-13

Eggs Remarkably Low-Butter Firm
Cheese Scarce.

CheeSe scarce.
In most instances prices in the local
wholesale produce market today are those
quoted week ago. Eggs, however, have
declined from l cent to cents dozen
since this day a week ago, and they are so
plentiful that unless the weather under
goes great change, still lower prices may
be looked for between now and Easter,
when an advance may be expected Butter
is firm in the finest grades but the lower
grades are dull. Prices are those of last
week. with no indications of a change one
way or the other. Cheese, while very scarce
remains at the same prices. The mid
weather has created a greater demand for
i've poultry, but prices are practically un-
changed. Turkeys are somewhat higher
and their season will soon be over Veee-
tables and fruits show but little material
change. and the same is true of beef and
other meats. On the whole the market Is
well supplied, and the general tone Is a
healthy one. The following are the prices
prevailing today:
ButtermElgin extras. 20 cents a pound ::
choice. Is: frsts, IL; seconds, IS; bakers
choice stock. IL to Is; New York tubs, 16;
dairy print. IS: western, IA; Maryland and
Virginia creamery, 16; dairy packed. 16.
Cheese.Full cream. large. 12ha cents a
pound; flats, 1872, and ponys, IA cents.
Eggs-Nearby fresh, 101a to IL cents a
dozen; western, 10 cents, and southern, 8
cents.
Touitry--l lurkeyS-Cholce, drawn. S-lb.
average. ii to Is: choice, drawn large Il to
Ii: choice. drawn. all large II to ~; choice,
undrawn, h., 111s to 13; gobblers undrawn
IL: undrawn. large, per h.. 10 to II: live,
per lb.. .; live. hens. per h.. 10 to IL; live
small, per h., 10 to II. Chickens-Drawn.
per lb., to 8; undrawn. per h., {; live,
per lb.. to 8; winter chicks, live. II to 12
capons, large. II to II: slips, 8. Old fowls
Drawn. per lb:. to 8: undrawn. per lb, q,
live. per b., Gh to I; roosters, live, per lb,
4 to >. Ducks-Dressed. per lb., 10 to .12:
live. large per h.. old. 10; live. spring.
young, 8 to TO- Geese-Live, per lb, 6 to
6k: dress ed. O to g.
Vegetables and fruits-Caulif1ower per bbl
$50 to 81: kale. per box, SOC. to 75c.: celery,
fancy, per doz.. Soc to 75c.; celery, medium,
per doz.. 20c. to 40c.; celery common, per
doz. 15c. to 20c.; squash, per box, 75c. to
as: beans. per box, $1.25 to 81; lettuce,
per bbl-. 81 so to 81; per basket 75c. to 81. %;
potatoes. New York. per BUSH, 35c to 3Sc. !;
Maryland and Virginia. BUSH, &c. to 35c. !;
fancy, per bbl., 81 to $1.25; No. l. 75c to
S5c.; culls. 35c. to 4Oc.; yams and haymons.
bbl. 6Oc. to 75c. tomatoes, per crate, Flor
ida. $1.5O to $3.50: beets. per 100 punches,
new. per bbl.. 4Oc.; onions. Bermuda, per
crate. LAO to $1.5O; yellow. per bbl., 81 25
to u. 40; yellow. new, per BUSH, 40c. to 65c. :;
turnips, per bbl, SOC. to 75c.; beans, white,
pea, 81 to N.10: marrow, $1.20 to $1.2j; Vir-
ginia, white, 75c.: white, mixed, Soc; col
ored. SOC. to 6Oc.; black-eyed peas per
BUSH. 70c. to Soc: apples. $3.50 to 81 bar
rel: oranges, Florida. fancy, bright, per
box, 81 to $3.50: Messina, per box S. so to s.:
Valencia. cases. 8 to a. 50: tangerines, box,
81 to SO; lemons. Sicily, per box. 81 to s.;
cranberries per box, $3.50 to 81: Jersey per
bbl.. S to $50; Cape Cod, per bbl., IS. so to
g.
Beef and other meats-Live cattle. from
2 to 5 cents a pound: lambs. to 6h cents;
sheep, to 4: cows with calves, SIS to $685.
calves, 3 to 81 cents a pound; dressed hogs
3 to Az cents q pound.