Evening star., 1898-10-15
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARkET.
General StifenfnG of Prices Observ-
able.

able.
The coming Of cooler weather has had
the effect of somewhat stiffering prices IN
the local wholesale produce market today
q general drrnuess prevailing, together with
a general upward tendency. Butter how
ever. shows little material change. prices
being the same as those of last week.
Cheese has advanced somewhat, the grades
beirg about a cent higher today. Poultry
is steady and firm and some shipments
of turkeys are being received. Fine fruit
finds a ready sale at good prices, and this
is true of about all other products.
Butter-Creamery. EIgin. extras, % cents
a pound; choice. 2lt2: hrsts, u; seconds.
20Iz; bakers stock Il to If, and other
grades u 10 Is.
Cheose-New York tate fuI. cream, large
IL cents pound: fia,s, liz: ponies. II,
ECgs-Ncarhy. fresh, Il cents 4 dozen;
western. ih. southern. II.
Poultry-Turkcys, live, toms, per pound,
IL to II cents; live. hens. per pound, IL to
II cents. Chickens, large, live. PEI pound
Io12 to / cents. medium. live. per pound
IN to 10le cents small IL to 1Ol2 cents. Old
fowls. live. per pound. tC 9l2 cents; roos-
ters live. per pound ; cents. Ducks, live,
large. per pound. old to . cents: live
spring young, To y cents.
Nrgetables-CeIery. fauCy. per dozen. 20
to 81 cents. medium. uer dozen, Il to -
cents common. per dozen. 10 to IL cents
Beans. per box, 40 cents TO 81. Lettuce.
per barrel. Al TO - cents Potatoes, fancy,
new per barrel. 81 20 81 80; new, per BUSH
el 81 to ~ cents; cuiis. Per husnei. p to
~ cents. western, per hushel. 10 to ~
cents: Maryland and Virginia. bushel 10
to A. cents Sweet potatoes. fancy, per
barrel. 81. No. l. o. cents, culls, 80 cents.
Vans and haymOns, per barrel, 20 to -
cents. Tomatoes. per crate, native. . 70
~ cents Bcets. per 100 lunches s. to -.
Cabbage Der 100, s. to $50 Onions, yell
low. per barrel. 81. yellow. per buShel, ~
to ~ cents. Turnips. Ic, barrel, 80 cents
Beans white, New York. medium, 81" 10
81 Jp. New York pea. 81 10. marrow. S1-Io
to $1.T5. Virginia, white. % cents TO 81;
white. mixed. 81 cents. cOlOTed. ~ cents
BIaek-eyed peas, per bUshel. ~ cents TO
81. Lima beans. peg pound. : 10 : cents.
Dried fruits Eva pOrated apples, choice
Q to 10 cents. apples, sliced. fancy, 10
cents: sliced. bright. = cents: quarters,
bright 3 cents. Peaches, choice, Is TO I
cents. fair to good. = TO 6 cents; halves
unpeeled. > TO cents. quarters, unpeelea
= To :: cents: eTapOTated, to 10 cents
evaporateG. unpeeled. 70 cents. Cher
ries. pitted. dry. crop %, to 5 cents; sd
CARED and wet, to Gi2 cents. Blackberrles.
per H.. 10 cents. Whortieberries. per
III. 6 to ! cents. Raspberries, dry . to IL
cents.
Frufts-Apples fancy. table. bbI. 81 70
$50: new. per box. - cents. fair. per bbL
$50 20 $50, common. pr box, 30 cents:
wiu3faliS. per bbl. 81 10 $50. Pears,
Flemish beauty per bbI.. s.. 81 to 81: duch-
ees per bhI.. S1.-p to s.: sickle. per box,
81 California Bartlett, per box. $50 TO
SI.II: native, per bbl-. s. TO 81, Peaches,
fancy, Der carrier. 81 - TO 81. -: medium,
Pr carrier. 81 TO $1.21. common, ~ to 10
cents ChestnUts. per H.. l TO cents
Grapes, Concord. --lb- basket. to cents;
Delaware. alb basket. H. cents. Marthas,
BIB basket. cents Pinaapp!eS, to i
cents. crab apples per bbl., s. 10 81.
Live stOrk-Cartie. extra. per cwt., 81 to
s., butcher. per cwt., $40 TO St. common.
per cwT-. $50 to 81. rough. per cwt., S1-5O
10 s. HOGS. fair, Per cwt.. gross, $50 to
SO. ordinary. Per C9t.. net 81 - 10 S;.}J.
Sheep, uer rwr-, ); TO $50. Lambs, spring
choice. cwt.. So. medium, 81 TO 500: com
mon. 81 20 Si-5u. Calves. prime. per cwt..
g tu SI.lf'- common. per CWt - TO ST.,
grass per cwt. g to $50. COWS. prime.
eacH So TO 81. common. each SO TO $1J;
Old and dry 81 TO s.