Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-16
Country Products Of Fall
Variety Plentiful.
SOME VIGOR IN TRADE
AUTUMN BREEZES SERVE AS A
STIMULANT.
Little Change in the Price of Beef Fol-
lowing Strike Settlement
Pork Advances.

The Washington markets are at their
best under the influence of the cool autumn
breezes. and marketing has become a more
pleasureable task than 1t was during the
heated summer term. The meats on the
market stalls have taken on fresh red
color, and the fruits and vegetables appear
in an inviting fall garb.
'It really does one good,' said lady at
Center Market today. Ito lay aside tie in
door routine for brief period and take
run through the market. The country
products are at their best. and the varying
panorama of the hurly-burly in the market
he Use and along the country line Is inter-
esting and appetite inspiring, and furnishes
suggestions for tempting fall menus"
The ending of thu great packing house
strike has not materially affected the local
prices of meat, except in the instance of
+: esh pork, and instead of reducing the
price of this product as would logically be
expected, 1t has caused an advance of from
to cents in the wholesale price. Loins
of pork quoted at from II to 10 cents
per pound by the whole loin. the retail
price ranging from 16 to 20 cents. Local
dealers can only explain this situation by
the statement that the packers are holding
on to their best animals on the hoof for
the later trade, and are getting rid of their
poorer stock.
There is as yet no marked difference in
the prices of home dressed meat and that
brought here by means of refrigeration
from the packing houses of the west. Por-
terhouse steak is quoted at % cents per
pound sirloin. Is to 30 cents; tenderloin, ~
to % cents; lamb cuts, 20 cents; veal cuts,
Is to 30 cents; roast beef. 10 to 20 cents;
stew beef and common cuts, q to- 10 cents
per pound; stew lamb, 10 cents: beef liver,
10 cents and corned beef from to 10 cents
Prices of Poultry.
Dressed chickens of good quality are
bringing 20 cents per pound, while live ones
are selling at 16 cents per pound whole
sale. Dressed ducks were quoted at 70
cents per pound and cold-storage turkeys
at % cents.
The severe ''norther which swept this
section Wednesday night and during the
early hours of yesterday morning sent the
reed birds, ortolan and other marsh birds
scurrying southwark. game dealers say,
and the result Is scarcity in market of
that class of toothSome game. The few
ortolans and reed birds in market were
quoted at 30 cents per dozen.
when the reed birds reach the southern
marshes and their name Is changed TO
rice BIRDS said a dealer, I'VE Will begin
to receive them in large numbers. In the
north, you know, they are known as 'bobo-
links ="
good supply of river ducks are coming
into market the blue-wing teal selling for
90 cents eaCn anu 1lldlldIu at SI.@o pali.
There are plenty of frogs. which are quoted
at 80 cents a pound or 81 dozen. Choice
squads bring 10 cents apiece. Snipe and
plover are quoted at 81 per dozen, grouse
S125 each and English pheasants $50
apiece.
The toothsome shrimp from the southern
sea coasts are beginning to come into the
Washington markets They are selling at
$50 per gallon, while escallots bring 81
per gallon. Perch selling at 10 cents
per pound, butterfish at 10 cents, bluehsh
10 cents halibut 20 cents. rock 10 to 20
cents black bass IL cents. sheepshead 10
cents. Spanish mackerel 20 cents. trout 10
cents salmon % cents, fresh cod Is cents
or two pounds for % cents, founder 10
cents.
Fish dealers say the recent storm along
the coast will make the receipts OF nsh
smaller for awhile.
Vegetable Market.
In the vegetable market the following
prices are ruling: Egg plants, cents
apiece; lima beans. 10 cents quart; yell
lay egg tomatoes, 10 cents a basket; cab
bage, to 10 cents head: lettuce, from 2
to cents a head: string beans, 30 to 40
cents a peck; peaches, 10 to 20 cents quar-
ter peck, and price steadily rising; cucum-
bers, 20 cents per dozen: apples 50 and 40
cents peck; onions the same; green pep
perS 10 to II cents per dozen; cymblings, 10
to 20 cents per dozen; turnips. 5 cents per
bunch; pears, from 80 to 80 cents per peck;
grapes, Is to 20 cents per basket; radishes.
two and three punches for cents: corn, IS
to % cents per dozen; watermelons, from
20 cents up: celery. 5 cents per BUNCH cam
taloupes, to 10 cents each; pineapples, 20
cents apiece oranges, shipments small so
cents per DOZEN caulifiower, % to 80 cents
per head; beets, cents per bunch; par
ships. cents per bunch.
The coming of winter is announced by
the coming of red, rosy cranberries," Is an
old Jersey saying. These red berries have
made their appearance in the Washington
markets, and are selling at 10 cents a
quart. Eggs are selling at from % to 2S
cents per dozen, and country butter is
quoted at 70 cents. Cantaloupes are be-
coming scarce, and their. quality is much
poorer than that of those received in Au-
gust.
The wild flowers of autumn are coming
into market in large quantities, and find
many buyers at prices ranging along a
stretchabie scale of from to so cents "a
bunch"