The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-10
PRODUCE:
MARKET
Receipts Not Very Heavy and.
Trade Is Firm and
Active.
MARKET is VERY STEADY
This IS Now a Notable Feature
Of business on Cary Street.
Some Of Prices Prevailing.

The produce market closed yesterday
steady and active with the commission
houses pretty we'll cleaned UP and fair
sailing ahead for the new week
Traders express themselves as being
satisfied with the conditions prevailing.
rho receipts are not over large, and are
perhaps, not quite equal to II demand that
ig constant and persistent. The result IS
that the tone OF the market Is firm ana
fljckerlcss and prices are strong ana
steady. Receipts OF of grade fruits and
vegetables arc liberal. and there Is no
outlet for this stock. Nobody can do any
thing with It, and nobody wants It. THIS
is notably true In the case Of bad ana
half spoIled apples, some of which Would
/ not bring TWENTY-FIVE cents barrel. me ~!
apple market, however. Is not afiected pS
this Elut Of worthless stuff. GOOD apples
are still In great demand and are selllhs
at $3.50 to 1850 per barrel. The very finest
varieties are bringing as much as - 70
Sc. The same thing may be said Of cab
base Good ca bbage Is scarce and liisf1,
and the Florida article brings 1915 to y a
crate. All early spring vegetables are
slow In coming to the market. and the
consequence is that generally high prices
prevail. y,
The feeling in the trade Is excellent
The steadincss or the market Is a notable
feature OF the present, day business, and
1T ia directly attributed to he abolition
Of the dcmoralizing auction sales. There
are no auctions In these days. and the re-
suit is most manifest upon the street.
Poultry dive Receipts very light last
t.,tsr. otTrOy,
dition Prices very good. All chickens
very active. Chickens, spring, small, per
pound, 3 to 40 cents: medium, per
pound. % 10 % cents; winter chickens per
pound. II to 90 cents; small hens per
pound. 1912 to114 cents; large hens per
; pound. Is no IL 1-2 cents; roosters. each,
80 to IS cents; turkey hens per pound.
| IL to 4 s cen Is turkey gobblers par pound.
f! 10 TO 10 cents.
| Eggs-Rec eipts moderate; market very
| active. In crates nearby, fresh, per
dozen is cents: In crates, other sections.
| per dozen 1t cents.
| Butter-Cl dice. sweet. nicely handled
| stock In COOL demand: medium and COM
mon grades fairly active Choice dairy
per pound liz. to 1Sc.; choice family. l6c
| to 17c cholc store. Ice. to 1Sc. fair to
| good lac. to 1Fc.; Common 12c to 49,
! Country BaHon-Nlcely cured bacon in
active denanel. Hams. small, per pound
| lac. to 15c.: h ans. large. per pound &c.
to 13c.: sides per pound &c. to Lei;
shoulders. per pound SC. TO &c.; jowles.
! per pound &C.
Live stock-veals spring lambs, sheep,
/ and live hogs In good demand. Veals.
choice. pr pound. 61sc. to &c: veals fair
| to good. per pound. SIC. to &C.; sheep, fair
| to prime, per pound. Sc. to &C.: lambs. fair
to prime. per pound &c.. to 1oc.; cattle.
fair to prime, per pound 2l2c. TO &c;
hogs. fair to primo. per pound, 4kc.t to
6lGc.
Wool: Tub-washed. per pound. 25 to
q cents: unwashed. free OF burrs. per
pound. q to % cents; bury. per pound,
Is to 10 cents.
Hides: Dry flint, per pound. II cents;
dry salt, per pound, 10 cents; green SALT
per pound, 6 IL cents; green. per pound.
5 l.. cents.
Miscellaneous: Black peas, per bushel
sl.l5 to s1.25: clay peas. per bushel, 81 to
sl.l0: bright dried apples. per pound, 3
cents; dark dried apples. per pound. IL
to :: "a cents; early rose seed potatoes,
per bushel *1.4O: sweet potatoes. seed,