The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-18
PRODUCE MARKETS.
Local Fruit, Vegetable, Poultry
Egg and Butter Quotations.

81. Louis. Saturday. June 10, 1900.
day. as shippers were good buyers OF most lines.
Buying for local account was light. as is usual
offerings OF choice stock met with ready sale.
Potatoes were dull and slow. as there is prac,
sferlngs OF good stocks are light.
New potatoes were dull and weak. as receipts
Of HOMEGROWN are Increasing. and a large part
inferior. There was . fair demand for choice
stocks. and offerings Of this kind met with ready
Cabbage was steady and in good demand. Ship
pers were active buyers Of sound. solid. home
grown stocks. bnt consiknments were not wanted
at any price
heavier. and the demand was confined to choice.
New onions were also dull and weak, as re-
ceipis were heavy and there was only a limited
otherwise Inferior stock was not wanted
Cucunbers were plentiful. and weak. and string
beans were lower. but other vegetables were
Old apples continue in very limited demand
and a few genetings are still offered at un-
New apples were somewhat weaker. as re-
has not kept pace with the supply.
Peaches were firm, as there was a good de-
nand for fancy stock. but green or specked are
Watermelons are expected to begin to arrive
in car lots next week. and a car sod TO ar
Strawberries were less plentiful and firm.
soft or Otherwise inferior were slow Of sale.
Cherries were scarce. in better demand and
Red raspeerries continue scare and finn. but
black are plentiful at UNCHANGED prices
Blackberries were firm and in good demand.
Gooseberries were steady and eurrants dull.
ORANGES continue firm t and In good demand
were quiet and steady.
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the local buying was light. There was also a
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turkeys. ducks and geese were dull and nominal.
Frog legs were quiet and steady. with offerings
about equal to the demand, but choice large in
Vesis were dun and unchanged. The demand.
as is usual on Saturdays. was slow, but re-
ceipts were moderate.
Sheep and lambs we're also quiet and IN
Wool was dun and STOW. Offerings were heavy
while the demand was confined to choice. bright
Hides were quiet and steady at unchanged
taken.
eeip,s were light and there was a good demand
for choice 6r:, fresh. x nsarI sSsy,s,SG stock. but a large part
CHOICE fresh. reaE s6s,, stock Sid readily at
&c to sSsc. loss on, according to conditionas from
Receipts at st. Louis to-day were asa cases.
Dairy Products.
Butter-The market was firmer to-day. as offer
inss were light; and there was , 9 far demand on
sst s1.'ei itaHe' ~BafryHEatra 'i IL. h lists i IS:
grease 4diIsc. Country store-packed nc for good
70 Isaiie FOR poor. Ladie-packed-F1rsts I+c:
seconds I3c-
Cheese-Quote: Twins at sac: singles loo; Y.
A. loI.c. Illinois Size; singles SIC; Y. A. SIC:
N. Y Zoe: Limburger slzq loc; Swiss 15Q1oc;
brick sGl0c. Foregoing are jobbins prices.
Hides.
then sold round: Green-salted Missouri and
hin,no,: &c; A Tea e is,t emo av SassSer1 res sse ,s 1sy
nattv. Arkansas and Tennessee lsAe; Mississippi
ed isc. When sold on selection: Green-salted-No
/ TIC; No. Q SIC; bun &c. Glue-Wet 3xc. Dry
ninf-No. 1 l6c: No. 2 14xc; bull loo; culls and
glue hides Sc. Dry-salted-No. / lsac: No. )
i:asc.. Green uneured Il. per n. less than cured
que hides Sc. Dry-saited-No. 1 i3c: No. 2
I4Ac. Green uncured lie. per Id. less than cured
Pr0viaiOns.