Evening star., 1903-07-03
WELCOME THE CHANGE
CONDITIONS FAVOR
ABLE TO MARKET DEALERS.
Vegetables and Fruits More Plentiful
Meat Prices Decline Materially
Fish Prices.

The change in the weather has inconve-
nienced many people and driven them out
of the city to the seashore and mountain
resorts, but the country people and those
engaged in business in the markets be-
lieve it will result in an increase of ship
ments of farm products, and are conse-
uuently well pleased.
"A difference has already been shown, y
a dealer remarked to Star reporter this
morning. '"The farmers will take this op-
portunity to work their crops and get them
in good condition. Yesterday most of them
were in the fields and they were so busy
that they had no time to gather produce
for the Fourth of July market"
Tomatoes from the nearby country places
are getting more plentiful and the price
is about the same that asked for Flor
ida stock. Some little corn has also been
brought to the local markets by the farm
ers and 40 cents dozen Is the price or IT,
Other early vegetables are more pientifui
than they were last week and the prices
are a trihe cheaper. Georgia melons are
larger and the quality is all that consum-
ers could ask. California canteloupes are
more plentiful than they were last week
and there is slight decrease IN The price.
They are bringing from % to 30 cents each,
and a guarantee is given with every one.
Florida canteloupes do not find ready sale.
They are taken from the vines green and
many of them reach the market in a de-
cayed state. Those from California are
practically ripe when taken from the vines
and placed in the refrigerator cars. There
are still a few Strawberries in market, but
they are in poor condition Other berries
are plentiful and cheap.
Drop in Price of Meat
Meat is cheaper. The bottom has dropped
out of the meat market and the prices
are within reach of everybody.
Meats are cheaper now than they have
been at any time for a year or more, re-
marked a dealer to a Star reporter. "The
market is in such condition that an offer
is all that is necessary to insure Iur-
chase"
pie have been holding back their cattle for
advanced prices and they are now com
PEELED to sell at loss.
Poultry is also much cheaper. The best
spring chickens dressed are to be had for
20 cents pound, while the smaller and in
ferior stock may be had for less. Fowls
are 1G cents a pounds. Woodcock are now
TN market The season for them opened
the first of this month This is the first
thing in the line of game to be in season.
1t is said the birds received this week by
the local dealers have been in splendid con-
oition and they found ready sale at GO
cents each.
Little Change in Fish Figures.
There has been but little change expert
enced in the fish market during the past
week. Fresh water fish are scarce and
high. The supply from the salt water
shippers has increased during the past
few days and the market is easier than it
was last week. Trout and butter fish are
the leaders in the fish market this week.
Soft crabs are by no means plentiful and
the hard ones are small and not in the best
condition. Tine soft crabs are selling at
from so to co cents a dozen. Hard crabs
and crab meat are the same. Frogs are
scarce and find ready sale at 81. so dozen.
the smaller ones are selling at so cents a
pound.