Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-13
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET,
Eggs Observation-Disclosures and Apples
Scarce.


The recent rains are already benefiting
the local wholesale produce market, and,
as rule, products are plentiful Prices,
however, remain about as quoted last week
Butter and cheese show no change what
ever in price, but eggs are about cents
higher this week. There is a quick market
for poultry, the demand being active Po-
tatoes and onions are firm, and cabbage
and tomatoes are somewhat higher
Peaches are a little scarce, and the same
is true of apples, although pears are plen-
tiful. Lambs and calves are scarce and
higher The market is firm throughout.
Butter-Creamery, Elgin, extras, 2015c a
pound; choice, 20c.; frsts, 1912c; seconds
19c.; bakers stock, 15c; other grades. he
to 1Sc.
Cheese-New York state full cream,
large, Toe; flats, 1o11c. pound; ponys, lie
Eggs-Nearby, fresh. IA to 141ac. a doz. ;
western, 14c,; southern, lac
Poultry-Chickens, spring, large. live. per
H., 16c. to lie; medium, live, per h., 15c.
to Ice; small, 13c to lac. Old fowls-Live,
per h., 94c; ROSTERS, live, per lb., sc.
Ducks-Live, large, per h., old, Sc. Geese
Live, per h., &c.
Vegetables-Celery, fancy, per doz.. 40c.
to Soc; celery, medium, per doz, 15c. to
2oc.; celery, common, per doz., 10c to 15c.;
beans, per box, 75c. to 81; lettuce, per Dbl,
4oc. to I5c.; potatoes, fancy, new, per bbl.,
s2.25 to go; potatoes, choice, per bbl $1.75
to So potatoes, new, per bu., Soc to 90c.;
potatoes, culls, per Dbl, Toe. to 81; potatoes,
Nd. and Va, bu.. SOC. to Sc: sweet po-
tatoes, fancy, per Dbl, 50 to $3.50; sweet
potatoes, No. 1, s1.75 to 81; vans and hay
MONS Dbl. s175 to 81; tomatoes, per crate,
native, SOC. to 75c.; beets, per 100 punches,
81 to SO; cabbage, per 100 $3.50 to 81; cab
bage, new, per Dbl. $50 to 81; onions
yellow per bbl., lbs to $50; onions, yell
low, per bu., soc. to Soc; beans, white
N. Y. MEDIUMS, s1.40 to $50; beans, n, Y,
pea, S1.4o; beans, marrow, s1.70 to I.15;
beans, Virginia, white, 90c. to 81: beans
white, mixed. Soc; beans, colored, 6oc.;
black-eyed peas. per bu., 90c. to 81; lima
beans. per h., &c. to 4c.
Dried fruits-Evaporated apples, choice,
Sc. to 10c.; apples, sliced, fancy, &C.. ap-
pies, sliced, bright, &C.. apples, quarters,
bright, &c to &C.; peaches, choice, &c. to Tc.;
peaches, fair to good, SC. TO &C.; peaches,
halves, unpeeied, &c. to &C.; peaches, quar-
tiers, unpeeled, &c. to &C.; peaches, evapo-
rated. Sc. to 1oc.; peaches. evaporated, I'M
peeled, &c. to 7c.; cherries, pitted, dry,
crop '97, to The; cherries, sugared and
wet, to 6lac. . blackberries, per h., &C.;
whortleberries. per h., &C.; raspberries,
dry, &c.
Fruits-Apples, fancy table, barrel, 81 to
$3.50; apples, new, per box, soc. to 15c.; ap-
pies choice, per barrel, 81 to $3.50; apples,
common, per box, Soc; apples, windfalls,
per barrel Soc to roc; pears, La Conte, 81
to 81; pears, Flemish Beauty, per barrel,
So 80 to IS; pears, Duchess, per barrel, $3.50
to IS; pears. California Bartlett, per box,
% to 81. 30; pears, native, per barrel, $3.50
to s.. so; peaches, fancy, per carrier, 81. % to
81. rs; peaches, medium, per carrier, 75c. to 81;
peaches common, 25c. to Soc: damsons per
lib. AS lbs. to busheD, 212c. to &c.; plums,
per h., 2lkc to &C.; whortleberries, per Of.
&c. to 4c: pineapples, &c. to 12c-; watermel
ons per 100. 81 to $40; cantsloupes, per bar
REL SOC. to $3.50.
Live stock-Cattle, extra per cwt., 81 to
IS; cattle butcher, per cwt., $3.50 to "a; cat
tie, common, per cwt.. $3.50 to 50: cattle,
rough, per cwt, 81 80 to 81; hogs, fair, per
cwt, gross, 50. 50 to 1915; hogs, ordinary
per cwt, net, 50 % to $3.S5; sheep, per cwt,,
So to $3.50: lambs, spring, choice. per cwt.,
Sc to $3.50; lambs, medium. IS to $50;
lambs, common, 81 to $3.50; calves, prime.
per cwt, $3.50 to 81: calves. common, per
cwt, S. to $3.50; calves, grass. per cwt., s.
to $3.50: cows, prime, each, sos to $35; cows,
common, each. SO to SIS; cows old and dry,
SO to So.