The Washington times., 1902-06-19

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| Eggs-The market is firm. Southern,
| 1312g16c; strictly fresh, 16kG17c;
Western, 16ha917c
Fish, hard crabs and clams-NIar-
ket steady. Quotations are as follows:
Rock, boiling, per ID. 12c; do, medium,
per lb, Sd1Oc; pan. per lb, Sd10c; white
perch. large, per ID, 12@15c; do, me-
dium, per ID, 6GSc; perch, yellow, per
| 10, large, 5d6c; do, medium. 3d4c;
mackerel, per 10, 15c; founders, per 10,
| i95c; shad, bay roe, 30435c; do, bay
buck, each, 15d20c; catfish, per ID. Be-;
crocus, per Dbl, large, s4.00G5.00; green
pike, native, per ID, Sd10c; gray trout,
| per Dbl, large, $4,000 500; do, small,
$2OO@3.O0; eels, per ID, 4G5c; salmon
trout, per ID, 5G6c; sturgeon. dressed,
10c; skin on, Sc; tailors. large, per 10,
| 5d6c; do. small, SG4c; clans, per 100,
3OI35c; frogs, live, per doz, Sl.00d 1.25;
! hard crabs, per flour Dbl, s2.50G3.00;
soft crabs, per doz. Maryland and Vir-
| ginia, as to size, 40G50c
Green fruits and egetables-Market
was quiet-Apples, Early Harvest. per
Dbl, S1.75@2.25; asparagus. Eastern
Shore. Maryland, per doz, prime. s1.25d
LIS; do, seconds, s1d1.25; do, wild, 75c@
| 81; bcets Norfolk, per bunch, 2@3c;
blackberries, North Carolina, per quart,
SG11c; do, native, per quart, 12@13c;
cabbage, North Carolina, per crate, SIG
1.5O; do, Norfolk, per Dbl, $lds1.5o; do,
per crate. s1.25d1. 50; do, native, per 100,
S2G4; cantaloupes. Florida, per crate,
S1@2; cherries, Maryland and Virginia,
per bbl. red, $4G5; do. per bus box,
red, S125G1.50; do, white wax, per lb,
7GSc; do, wax, per box, s2.50d275;
do, per basket, s1.25G1.T5: cucumbers,
Charleston. per basket, sL25@1.50; do,
North Carolina, per basket, N61.50; do,
Norfolk. per basket, $3.50 Los; egg
| plants. Florida, per crate, $2G2.25; green
peas. Anne Arundel, per bus. sugar, 60G
65c; do, small, G5d75c; gooseberries,
Maryland and Virginia, per lb, 6G6Iac;
huckleberries, North Carolina, per quart,
SGl0c; lettuce, native, per bus box, 12d
] 15c; onions, Bermuda, per box, sl.70u
I1o; do. Egyptian, per sack, $2.75G3;
do. new, Eastern Shore, Virginia, per
basket, S1d1.25; do. Rappahannock. per
bbl. s2.25G250; peaches. Florida, per
carrier, S1.50d2; do, Georgia, per car
rier, s1G1.25; pineapples, Florida, per
crate. s2.75G3.50; radishes, native, per
100 punches, white, $50 SOC; raspberries,
Anne Arundel, per OF. black, 10c; do,
Eastern Shore, Nd, red. per pint 56sc;
rhubarb native. per bunch, 2@2lsc,
spring onions per 100 punches, 50G60c;
squash, Anne Arundel, per basket. 10d
f5c; Strawberries, Eastern Shore, Mary
land, per quart, 6d10c; dc, Anne Arun
del, per qt, 7410c; string beans, Charles
ton, per basket, green, 15cGS1; do, wax,
SOC 75c; Norfolk, per basket, green, 90cG
81; do, wax, per basket, G0@75c; native,
per bus, green, 75@S0c; tomatoes, Flori
da, per six basket carrier, fancy, sl.401
1.50; do, fair to good, $1d1.25; do, culls
75c@$l; do, Mississippi. per crate, 75G
soc; Potomac, per 2-basket carrier. s2d
$50; watermelons, Florida, per 100, s25
G30
Grcccries-Raw sugar steady; refined
easy. Following are the quotations
per 100-pound lots: Granulated, $3.50:
cut loaf, $3.50; keystone "A" $3.50; yell
low sugars. s375as4OO Molasses-N.
0. st. Glare, 35c; Kingsland. 30c; Sun
light. n. o.. 26c; St. Vincent, P. R., 25c;
St Johns. P. R., 19c; No. IL Sugar
House. 1Sc. Syrups-Market was steady;
Gold Medal, &c; King (vanilla), 29c;
Rock Candy Drips, 27c; Gilt Edge, 25c;
Corn, 22c; No. IL, lie. Tea was firm;
Hyson, superior TO fine. 2sd32c; choice
to choicest, 42G46c; uncolored Japan
thew crop), finest, 31G33c, choice to
choicest, 32G34c; extra choice, acc; o.
long, Annoy and Fuchow new CROP,
HnGSl, iUh 10 CHOlCeSt,
finest, 30d40c.
Potatoes-The market was steady.
Quotations are as follows: White,
new Charleston, per Dbl. No. /, $4,000
$50; do, seconds, s1.50d2.G0; do, culls,
T.00N1.25; North Carolina. per Dbl, No.
l, s25oGS.o0; Norfolk, per bbl, No. 1,
s3-00@3.50; Rappahannock, per bbl,
Chile. R., s2.25G250: do, Rose, s250G
2.75; do. seconds. s1.5d@2.00; do, culls,
15cms1.00; do, Eastern Shore. Virginia.
per Dbl, No. /, s275G3.25; Maine, grown
(seedD. Houlton Early Rcsc. per Dbl.
sack, s3.25G3.35; do. Beauty of Heb
rons. per Dbl, sack; s3.25G335 do, Bur-
banks. per bbl, sack, sS.25qS.30; do,
Green Mountains, per bbl, sack, s3.25d
$50.
Poultry-Market steady Old fowls.
13Ec; spring chickens. IL lbs, or
over. zoe: ~ lbs, Use; l ID and un-
der, 15m16; ducks, g@1Cc; spring ducks.
12dl5c; roosters. each, 30dS5c.
Wheat-Stock in elevators, 401, ,097
bus. Southern today was entirely nom
inal. No. 2 red rominally afloat at Sic.
Western wheat opened steady; July,
1890. Foreign markets were irregular,
United Kingdom unchanged to Hc up,
while French were &c to 1c off, and
speculative on this side were easier on
heavy selling of September. There was
very little interest shown in the course
of the market. traders simply seeing the
game played out without venturing in.
Cash wheat was 7S1ac, and August
IS &c, though not much wheat for sale
and demand small. Private cables very
quiet; not much doing. Market closed
steadier. Spot-June. 7Slac bid: July
76l3c bid; August, 75&c bid Settling
price. contract. 7SAc; No. 2 red, SO1ac;
No. red. 76%c; steamer No. red,
76iac.
Corn-Stock in elevators, 55,91S bus.
Market for Southern today was dull aud
nominal for both colors. One small lot
of white sold by sample at 6S1ac, and
one small lot of yellow by sample az
671ac, delivered. Cob was firmer at SO. 80
M3.35 per bbl for prime new yellow on
spot in carload lots.
Western corn was dull and steady
Demand for corn was very light and
there was no inclination to sell july
the wild market in the West checking
any inclination to trade In this option.
Prices were nominal. Private cables
dull; not much inquiry. Market closed
firm. Spot-Junc, 66lAc bid; July, 65Bc
bid. Sales car yellow. to arrive Jail
Yard. Csc. Settling price, mixed, 66Ac,
steamer, mixed. 65Ac.
Rats and Commerce.
In France. more than anywhere else,
the ccience of eeonOmy is carried almost