The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-11
PRODUCE MARKETS.
Local Fruit, Vegetable, Poultry,
Egg and Butter Quotations.

The produce markets were generally Quiet and
duiiness IN evidence. and receipts we're ra.r,y
heavy. Shippers bought scarnSiy and the local
were fairy well sustained
Iotstos. were aul ana weak. The neayy re.
ceipts OF new potAtves made toe demand for old
stock less aotiys and prices were lower. vTer-
dnss o. o;a .,osx were nsni. but me demand was
more anxious TO sell. Common. inierlor OF
New potatoes were also wesx and lower, Re-
oeipts were heavier and buyers were indifferent.
large and the demand Sow.
Saooase was ouii ana easier. Offerings OF
kece.pts OF southern stock were light, but The
tomatoes were weak and lower. especially
Texas stock. Which was plentiful. Choice. large.
was duh and weak.
v, GseeI psase wee In fair demand end steady.
string beans were weak and lower. as offerings
Other vegetables were aTieS snd rsssdv ., nm.
Apples were dull and unchanged. orerlnr. of
old apples were light. but the cemand was also
hight and prices were unchanged. Come new APP
p SnG W., mere 9neTea. but they were For IN quality
Peaches were plentiful and dull. Receipts were
heavier. there Was little demand end ,hs feeling
Was weak. as offerings were mostly Of inferior
fairy heavy and the demand was slow.
ssaspoerfieS Were weak and lower. Receipts
Straxberries were in fair demand and steady.
neSeIpes Mere heavy. but both shippers and local
buyers were IN the market and pric-s we're un-
ensnsed; The receipts were generally Of better
Oranges were firm and in good demand Omar.
ings were light. o"'
Lemons were also in good demand ana nym.,
as the warmer weather Increased The eon.unn
ton TO some extent.
Pinespples were dull and weak. Tn. marke,
Is oyerstoeked with inferior fruit. which tends to
depress prices. but choice Florida fruit sold read.
Other fruits were quiet and steady At un-
Live poultry was in good demand and steady
but shippers were in the market. and thers ~:
a fair local demand for hens and heavv s,r,ns
mali We're not w snl,eSx a Sfa ,u Msss 's,ss,e bu,
geese were dull and nominal. u
count of the unfavorable weather Sss,. a. on &c,
i've STOCK almost exclusively. Only choice n
er;r Ic. stock; vii head and legs on. and prop
Heals were dull and weak orerne, v.rs
heavy as there was considerable stock carried
were not q%uotabiy lower. 'e
Wool was steady and unchanged. Receipt.
was light. but there was some speculative buv.
Hides we're nrm and in GOOD dem.na p.,.,,..
were light. and there was q scarcity o. soo1
stock Prices were unchanged. ~
EGGs.
The egg market was quiet. but STEADY ~ NM
changed prices. Receipts were iiGh. ana only =
little larger than the shipments. The local de-
OF. for nearby. and at Sc. loss on. FOR soytbepn
Heceipts az 81 Louis were 2.Ss cases and ship
Dairy Produet..
Butter-Nfarket quiet and steady Yesterday n.
there was a slightly better demand for nearly
creamery-Exira IsNaIsc: nrsss Ise: seconds sads1 isc:
pairy-Extra l4a1sc: other grades less: grease
&c ssi feT poor SGuni Lsdi s epscees.a. i9.se ,, for c sns,es i, to
choice nearby creamery lsc.
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