Evening star., 1898-03-12
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET.
Butter and Eggs Lower-PrOducts
Plentiful and Firm.

The quotations today in the local whole
sale market show a decline in the prices of
both butter and eggs, the latter being un-
usually plentiful. Butter is firm, and bet
ter prices may be looked for unless there Is
an increase In makes. The arrivals OF
poultry, while light, are said to be sufli-
cient to meet the demand and with the ex-
ception of turkeys prices remain practi-
cally unchanged. Potatoes are steady and
prices a little tirmer. Other products are
generally as last reported, the market be-
ing well supplied and firm.
Butter-Creamery, Elgin, extras, 21kc. a
pound; choice 2oc.; firsts, 12c; seconds,
1Sc; bakers, choice stock, 15c. to 16c.; and
other grades from 15c. upward.
Cheese-New York state, full cream,
large, lie. a pound; flats, 11c., and ponys,
12c.
Eggs-Nearby fresh, 31a to 101ac.; west
ern, I0c., and southern, &c.
Poultry-Turkeys: Choice, drawn, S-lb.
average, Il and 14c.; choice, drawn, large,
l. and 13c.: choice, undrawn, lb., II and
13c.; gobblers, undrawn, lie; undrawn
large. per h., 10 and 11c.;, live. toms, per
h., &C.; live, hens, per H., lie; live small
per h., &c. Chickens: Drawn, per b.. .
and 10c.; undrawn, per h., 10 and lie;
winter chicks, live, 10c.; spring, small, 10
and lie: capons, large, i and lie; clips
10 and lie. Old fowls: Drawn, per h., &c. :
undrawn. per H., and &C.; live. per lb
Z and 71Ac.: roosters, live, per h., &C.
Ducks: Dressed, per lb., 10 and lie; live,
large, per h., old, &c. Geese: Live, per To-,
7c.; dressed, Z and Sc.
Negetables-Cucumbers. per box, 81 and
$3.50: caulifiower, per crate, IS and 81: kale
per bbl, 50 and Toe; celery, medium, per
doZ., Is and 25c.; celery, common per doZ.,
10 and 15c.: beans, per box, 81 and $3.50;
lettuce. per bbl., 50 and s.; lettuce per bas-
ket. S1-3O and s2.50 potatoes, western, per
bush, SOC; Maryland and Virginia, bush,
IOc.. culls. per bush, 3Oc.; sweet potatoes
farcy, per bbl-, S3; No. 1, 81 and $50; cuils
81 and 81 so; yams and haymons, bbl., 81. 80
and 81; tomatoes, per crate, Florida, S1.75
and $3.50; egg plant, per half Dbl. box, $50
and $3.50; beets. per 100 punches. S2 and
81; cabbages, per 100, 81 and "a; new, per
81 and $50; yellow, per bush, 20 and SIC. !;
turnips, per bbl.. Soc; beans white, New
York mediums $1.20 and S1.25; New York
pea, 81 10 and 81 10; marrow, 20 and 81. 30:
Virginia white. 9Oc. and 81, white. mixed.
Soc: colored, 60c.; black-eyed peas, per
bush, 60 and 75c.; lima beans, per h., 3
and 4c.
Dried fruits-Evaporated apples. choice o
ard 1Oc.; apples, sliced, fancy, 41ac.: sliced,
bright, 315 and 4c.; quarters, bright, &c. !:
peaches, choice. and 7c.: fair to good, 5
and &C., halves, unpeeled, and &c: quar-
ters, unpeeled, 2 and &c; evaporated and
ries. pitted. dry, crop '96, and lOc.; su-
CARED and wet, and 7c.; blackberries, per
lb, 31zc., whortieberries, per h., &c.; rasp-
berries, dry, 10 and lie.
Green fruits ami nuts-Apples, fancy, ta-
BILE, Dbl, 50 and 81; choice, per bbl., 81 so and
81; walnuts, per 100 lbs, IS and S5c !;
oranges, Florida, brights, per box 81 and
$3.50; Iussets. per box. 81. 15 and 81; navels,
per box. 81 and s2.75; Seeding, per box
81. .65 and $2.25.
Live stock-Cattle, extra, per cwt, 81 an6
$40. butcher, per cwt., $3.50 and 81; COM
mon, per cwt.. $3.50 and S3; rough per cwt,
Sl-JO and 81; hogs, fair, per cwt., gross
g. 80 and 3.15; ordinary, per cwt., net, s.. Is
and So 50: sheep. per cwt., IS and $3.50;
lambs. spring. choice, cwt.. Si0 and $l2:
medium. - and $40; calves, prime, per cwt,
70 and $3.50; common. per cwt., - and s. 80:
gross. per cwt., 50 and $3.50; cows, prime,
each, 50 and $S5: common, each, $40 and
$15; old and dry, Sc and S.
Dressed stock and cured meats-Calves,
fun dressed. and &C., hams, country,
sugar cured. and 10c.: lard. country,
bright and clean. &C.; hogs dressed, large
and neat, &C.; small and neat, AZ and &C. !;
rough, 3 and BIC.