Evening star., 1898-04-30
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET.
Butfer md Eggs Lower Upward
Tendency I'm 0ther Comm odftieN.

Prices prevailing today in the local
wholesale produce market show that while
tutter ana eggs are little lower than they
were week ago, other products generally
Indicate an upward tendency. Butter is
scarce, but there is no great probability
/ of change in price one way or the other.
Eggs are only plentiful, about sufficient
to meet the demand. Poultry is slightly
higher, and potatoes have taken a very
sharp and decided jump upward. Live
stock also exhibits an upward tendency.
although prices have not advanced to any
extent yet.
Butter-Creamery, Elgin extras 1sia cents
pound; choice, Is; firsts, Il; bakers,
15al6; other grades, lla17.
Cheese-New York state full. cream lai sc,
IL cents a pound; flats, IL; ponies, l..
Eggs-Nes rby fresh, Halt. cents a
dozen; western, log; and southern, 10.
Chickens-Drawn, per lb, 16a20: winter
chick, live, l2al5; spring, large, live. per
lb-, 22a2o; medium, live, per IT,, 20; small,
lGalS.
Old Fowls-Live, per Id, 8; roosters, live,
per h., -
Ducks-Live, large, per h., old, s.
Geese-Live, per lD., 4.
Observation-Disclosures extra, dozen bun,
s. to $50; prime. dozen bum, $50 10 s.;
cucumbers, per box, 50 TO 81; cauli;lower.
per crate, - to 81; kale, per bbl., 25c.; peas,
per bu. basket 81 to $50; celery, fancy,
per dozen, zoe. to 81; celery, medium per
dcZ., lJc. to DC. celery, common, per coZ.,
1oc. to 15c.; squash. per box, 81 to sl.3o;
spinach, per Dbl, SOC. to 81; beans, per
box, s. to $50; lettuce per bbl., s. to $3.50;
lettuce, per basket, 15c. to SIS; Mich seed
rose, per bu, SOC to Soc; potatoes. fancy,
new, per bbl.. s. to So; potatoes, choice, per
bbl, 81 to 81; potatoes, western, per bu.,
90c. to 95c.: potatoes, Maryland and Nir-
ginia, bu., I5c. to Soc; potatoes, culls, per
su', 3ee,; sweet potatoes, fancy, per bbl,
So to $50; sweet potatoes, No. 1, 81 to
$2J0; sweet potatoes, culls, 81 to $50;
yams and haymons, bbl., S1.15 to $50: to-
n'atoes, per crate, Florida, S1.15 to $2Go;
egg plant, per z Dbl. box. 81 20 to $50;
beets, per 100 lunches. 81 to So; cabbage,
per 100, $50 to 81; cabbage, new, per bbl,
$50 to 81: onions, Bermuda, per crate, s.;
crions, yellow, per bbl., sl.15 to $50; tGr-
rips, per bbl., SOC; beans. white, n. Y. me-
diums. $40 to s1.25; beans. New York pea.
Sl.1O to s1.15; beans, marrow, S1.20 to S-;o;
beans, Virginia, white. 90c. u 81: beans.
white, mixed. Soc; beans. coiored. CSC;
black-eyed Ieas, per bu., 90c. to 81; lima
beans, per h., &c. to &c.
Dried fruits-Evaporated apples. choice,
9c. to l0c.; apples sliced. fancy 412c.; ap-
pies, sliced. bright. 3 to 3Iac.; apples, quar-
ters, bright, &C.; peaches, choice, &c. to &C.:
peaches fair to good, &c. to &C.; peaches,
halves, unpeeled. &c. to Be-: peaches, quar-
ters, unpeeled, &c. to &c.; peaches, evapo-
rated. Sc. to 1Oc.; peaches. evaporated, un-
90 &c. to 10c.: cherries, sugared and wet,
&c to &C.; blackberries, per H., 3l9c.; whor-
tleberries. per lb., &C.; raspberries dry, Ice.
to lie.
Green fruits and nuts-Apples. fancy ta-
bic. bbl.. $3a$4; choice. per bbl.. $3.50.
Oranges-Florida. brights per box, 81. 15a
$3.50; russets. per box s215aSi: navels. per
bcx, S2aS3; Seeding, per box, S1.60aS225;
lemons Cicily, per box, S4a$5; Strawberries,
per qt., 12a20.
Live stock Cattle. extra. per cwt..
S4a$4.50: butcher, per cwt., SSJ0aSi; COM
mon. per cwt., $2.50as3; rough. per cwt..
sl.50as2: hogs, fair, per cwt., gross.
SSo0as3.I3; ordinary, per cwt., net, S3.2:ia
S335; sheep, per cwt., S3.50aS4; lambs.
spring, choice, cwt, IS; medium, STas7.5o;
calves, prime, Per cwt., S650a$7; common,
per cwt., $5.JOa$6; grass, per cwt., Sas;.j0;
COWS. prime. each. s25as35; common, each,
S1OaS15; old and dry. s6ass.
Dressed stock and cured mea ts-Calves.
full dressed. SaS1s; hams. country sugar
cured, 9a10; lard, country, bright and
clean, 5.
Dressed hogs-Hogs. dressed. large and
neat, 4; small and neat, 4laa5: rough. 3a3,2.