Evening star., 1898-08-20
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET.
Eggs HiEher--An Active Demand
Throughout.

The feature of the local wholesale pro-
dHce market as shown by today's prices,
is the sharp advance in eggs, they having
advanced about two cents a dozen since
last week Butter and cheese remain as
last quoted. the market being quite firm
as to all three products. There is an active
demand Tor poultry. as well as for fruits,
fancy peaches being scarce. The market is
fairly well supplied and there is a general
good demand for products.
Prices range as follows:
Butter-Creamery, Elgin. extras, 2OI2c.
pound. choice, 2Uc.; firsts, 19lzc-; seconds,
19c.. bakers stock, 15c.; Oth=r grades. 13c.
to 1Gc.
Cheese-New York state full cream.
large, 1Oc.; flats, 1Ul2c. pound; ponys. lie.
Eggs-Nearby, fresh, 15c. 20 lie. doE.;
western, 142c. to 1jc.; southern, lie
POultTy-CbicksnS, spring, Large, live, per
h.. 16c. to lie; medium, live. per lb., 15c.
10 16c.. small, BE. to lie. Old fowls-Liye,
Ier ID. GIG; rooSters, live, per lb., &c.
Duck5-Live, large, per 10, old, Sc. Geese
Live, per ID, &c.
Vegetables-Celery. fancy, per doz., 4gc to
50c.; m msdium. per doz.. 15c- to 25c.; COM
mon, per dOz-. 1oc. to 15c. Beans, per box.
Toe to 81. Lettuce, per bhl-, 40c. to Toe.
Potatoes, fancy, new, per bbl.. s2.23 to
$50; choice. per bbL.. $40 to 81: new. per
bUshel. SIC. to 9oc.; culls. per bbl, 7Jc. 10
81; Maryland and Virginia, bushel, SOC. to
SJc- Sweet potatoes, fancy, per bbl., 80
to s5; No. I. S1.75 to s2.z5. Vans and nay
mons, Dbl. $l75 TO S. Tomatoes, per
crate. native, SOC to GOc. Beets, per 100
to 81 Onions. yellow, per bbL, 81 to s2-25;
yellow, per bushel, 75c- Beans Whit, New
York mediums. $40 10 $50: New York
pea. 1.4o, marrow, S1-TO TO H.I5; Virginia.
white. g0c- TO 81; white, mixed. SOC; col
Ored. 6Dc. Black-eyed peas per bushel SOC.
to 81. Lima beans, per H.. &c. to 4c.
Dried fruits-Evaporated apples, choice.
DC. to loc.; sliced. fancy, Sc; sliced, bright,
&c.; quarters, bright &c. to &c. Peaches,
choice, &c TO Tc-; fair to good. &C. to &c /;
halves, unpeeled. &c. TO Sc; quarters, un-
peeled. &c. to Sc; evaporated, Sc to 1oc-;
eyaporated, unpeeled, Gc- to Tc- Cherries,
pitted, dry, crop Of 'JT, &c. TO I12c-; sugared
and wet. &c to 6l2c. Blackberries, per IT,,
&c. Whortleberries, per lb, &c. Raspber-
rieS. dry. &c.
Fruits-AppIes. fancy table. bbl. 81 to
$3.50. new, per box. soc. to Toe; choice. per
biol. s1-JO to $40; common, per box. SOC;
windraIIs. psr bbl.. 15c. to 81. Pears, La
Conte. 81 to 81; Flemish Beauty. per Dbl,
$3.50 10 81; Duchess, per bbl., $3.50 to 81;
California Bartlett per box. 81 p TO $50;
native. per bbI.. $50 to 500. Peaches,
fancy. per carrier, 81 %: medium per car
rier. Toe to 81; common. 5Oc. Damsons.
per ID. as lbs 20 bu). =. to 2iEc. Plums,
per 10. &c. Whcrtleberries, per qt-, SC. 20
&c. Pineapples. Sc. 10 l2c. Waterneions.
per 100. 81 10 so. Canteloupes, per tbl.,
soc. 10 $50.
Live s;ock-Cattie. extra, per cwt, 81 to
50; cattle, butcher. per cwt, $3.50 to 81;
cattle. common, per cwt., $3.50 to 81; cattle.
rough. per cwt.. $1-JO TO 81: hogs, fair per
cwt-, gross. $3.50 10 81. 10: hogs, ordinary.
per cwt-. net. 8.25 TO S3.35: sheep per
cwt.. So 10 $50; lambs. spring, choice per
Cwt-. 81 to $3.50; lambs, medium, 50 to $50;
lambs. common. 81 to S+.J0: calves, prime
per Cwt. 800 TO 81; calves, common. per
c1t.. s. ito $50; calves. grass, per cwt. ss
to $50; cows. prime each. So TO 81:
cows. common. each. so TO SIS; cows, old
and dry, 50 to s.