Evening star., 1898-08-27
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET.
No Changes in Prices During the Past
Week,

No Changes in Prices During the Past
Week.
There has been absolutely no chang, in
the wholesale produce market during the
past week. The market has been steady
throughout, and the demand for frst-class
products has continued unabated Eggs,
butter and cheese are quoted at the same
figures as last week. The poultry demand
has been somewhat supplied, but there is
still an excellent market for good chickens
Fruits seem to be plentiful, but the de-
Land is such as to keep the market pretty
we'll cleared in this particular.
Prices range as follows:
Buttsr-Creamery, Egin, extras, 201Sc a
pound; choice, 20c.; firsts, 1912c.; seconds,
19c.; bakers stock, 15c.; other grades, 13c.
to 16c.
Cheese-New York state, full cream,
large 10c.; flats, 10lac. pound; ponys, l1c
Eggs-Nearby, fresh, 15c. to 16c. doz !;
western. 141ac. to 15c.: southern, lac.
h.. 16c. to 17c.; medium, live, per h., 15c.
to 16c.; small, 13e. to 14c. Old fowls-Live
per h., 91sc.; roosters, live per h., &c.
Ducks-Live, large, per lb., DID, Sc. Geese
Live, per h., 7c.
egetables-Celery, fancy, per doz.. 4oc. to
5Oc.; medium, per doz., 15c. to 25c; COM
men, per doz., 1oc. to 15c. Beans, per box,
75c. to 81. Lettuce, per bbl.. Acc. to 7oc.
Potatoes, fancy, new, per bbl., $2.25 to
$3.50; choice, per bbi., s1.7o to 81; new, per
bushel, soc. to 90c.; culls, per bbl, 75c. to
81; Maryland and Virginia, bushel, soc. to
S5c. Sweet potatoes, fancy, per bbl., $50
to 50; No. l, $1.75 to s2.25. Vans and hay
mons, bbl.. s1.75 to 81. Tomatoes, per
crate, native, 30c. to 60c. Beets, per 100
punches, 81 to 50. Cabbage, per 49, $50
to 81. Onions, yellow, per bbl., 81 to 1928;
yellow, per bushel, I5c. Beans white, New
York mediums, $40 to $3.50; New York
s tn nj
white. 9Oc. to 81; white, mixed, Sc; COL
o1ed, 60c Black-eyed peas, per bushel SOC.
to 81. Lima beans, per lb.. &c. to 4c.
Dried fruits-Evaporated apples choice,
Sc; quarters, bright, &c. to &c. Peaches,
choice &c. to 7c.; fair to good, &c TO &C.;
halves. unpeeled, &c. to &C.; quarters, un-
peeled. &c. to &C.; evaporated, Sc. to 1oc;
pitted. dry, crop of '9T, &c. to 7lac.; sugarcd
and wet. &c. to G1Ac. Blackberries. per ib,,
&C. Whortleberries, per H., DC, Raspber-
ries, dry, &c.
$3.50; new, per box, 5oc. to 75c.; choice, per
bbl., S150 to S1.75; common, per box, soc
windfaffs, Fer bbi.. 75c. to 81 Pears, La
Conte. So to s4 Flemish Beauty, per bbl..
California Bartlett, per box, s1.25 to $50;
native, per bbl., $3.50 to $3.50 Peaches,
fancy. per carrier, $1.25 medium, per car
rier, 75c. to 81; common, soc. Damsons,
per ID. t4S IDS 10 pu. &c. 10 Zi2c. runs,
per lb., &c. Whortleberries, per qt., &C. 10
&c. Pineapples. Sc. to 12c. Watermelons,
per 100, 81 to $50. Canteleupes, per bbl.,
5Oc. to s1.50.
Live stock-Cattle. extra. per cwt., 81 to
50; cattle, butcher, per cwt., $3.50 to 81;
cattle. common, per cwt., $3.50 to S3: cattle,
rough, per cwt., 81 SO to 81. Hogs, fair, per
cwt., gross, $3.50 to s3.75: hogs ordinary,
per cwt.. net, s325 to s335. Sheep, per
cwt., So to s.. so; lambs, spring. choice per
cwt.. S. to $3.50; lambs. medium, s. to $3.50;
lambs. common, 81 to -. 53.e calves, prime.
cwt.. So to $3.50; calves, gross per cwt. s.
to $3.50. Cows. prime. each, SO 70 s35;
COWS. common, each, $40 to s15; cows, old
and dry. Sc to S.