Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-08
CITY MARKET REPORT

EGGS.--Unchanged. There 10 . scarcity
Of strictly high-grade fresh eggs. and all
placed. Undergrades however. are not SO
active Fancy Maryland. per doz, 26a2I:
Virginia. per doz.. 25; Western. per doz
20: West Virginia. per dos. -; Southern.
per doz.. %: Storage. per doz. 2ia22
BuTTER.--Arrivals OF strictly fresh
moderate. The Eigin market advanced.
Our market very firm. Creamery, fancy.
20; western. firsts. 81: seconds. 20h. Pro-
cess. fancy. Il: fair to good IS Western
Factory. firsts. 10: seconds. 10. Dairy.
choice. 10. good. -. Store packed. fresh.
CHEESE. - The market firm. New
York State Factory. fan. large. l4h;
small. L. New made, large. I2h: new
made. small. 1917. Western Factory. new,
choice IL: fair to good. H. Virginia. 10.
LIVE POULTRY.-Unchsng Receipts
lighter this week and all goods arriving
are meeting with ready sale. Especially
firm tone on small Chicks. choice Ducks
and large. fat Turkeys. Chickens. spring
per ID. II: medium. per lb.. IL: small. per
H., H. Hens. per ID, 10. BOOSTERS. per ID.
9. Ducks. old. per H.. IL; young. per Id.
12al4. Geese, per H.. 3. Turkeys. toms.
per ID, is: hens, per H., 10 Keats. per
lb., 10.
DRESSED PoULTRy.-Firmer The ar
rivals somewhat lighter this week and
choice stock selling readily. but the large
percentage OF the Chicks arriving are
coarse and shaggy. and such stock is gem
Hc&ittteu faDcy young DUCKS ana
large. weli-fattened Turkeys meeting
with ready sale. Chickens. l3al4. Fowls.
11al2; BOOSTERS, s. Turkeys. i6als. Ducks
12ha18. Geese. I2h.
GAME.-Arriyals very moderate and
market firm. Pheasants 100a125 each.
Rabbits. 2ooa2 80 doz. Quail 3ooai.o0
doz
LIVE SToCK.-CattIe market unchang-
ed Calves In light supply and very firm.
Cattle. per cwt.. $50; butcher, per cwt
3 common cwt. 90. rough
cwt.. 1.o0a1.50. Hogs per cwt.. gross. 5.25
a55O: ordinary. per cwt-. 4.5oa4 IS. Sheep.
clipped. 4.5oa5'oo Lambs. spring. choice.
per h.. ~ medium. per H.. SO. Calves.
prime. per ID. SaS II medium. per H.. Ia
common, per ID, 3: grass per H.. 5.
HIDES AND WOOL-Prime Hides firm.
Tallow and Beeswax steady. Wool wash
ed free of burrs. per ID. 3sa40; Wool. un-
washed. free of burrs. per h.. 33a3i;
Wool, bury per H., 27a2S. Hides, green.
per lb., IL "; dry. per Id. 15a17. Sheep
1.25a1.75 Calfskins. green, so: dry,
13a15.
POTATOES AND yEGETABLEs-Un-
changed. The demand for Potatoes is good
and market Arm. with prices favoring buy
ers. Southern Sweet Potatoes In heavy
supply. Onions In fair supply and steady
for choice, but poor stock dull and weak.
Cabbases firm. Caulifiowers In good de-
Egg plants more plenty from Florida.
but demand good and prices higher.
Fancy lettuce sells promptly. occasionally
above quotations but poor dull and weak.
Lima beans show irregular quality and
value. Peppers steady. Peas commenc-
ing to arrive from Florida, but quality
ordinary and stock moving slowly. A
few fancy string beans brought full
prices, occasionally higher than quoted.
but poor stock plenty and not bringing
freight Spinach in good demand and
but poor neglected. Other vegetables
about as quoted. Potatoes. per bu. s9a90;
sweets. 1.2oa1:5o. Eggplant, n Dbl. 500,
Lettuce. per Dbl. 1,25. Onions. per blu,
so Cabbage, g.; Caulihower. 25oa3.oo.
crate. 1.25. Cucumbers. doz. 6oa1.oo.
CHESTNUTS.-Receip continue liberal
and market weak. Undergrades extreme
ly dull. 3a4.
GREEN FRUITS.-Apples-T mar
ket is rather weak today under dull
trade and heavy supplies, but prices are
not materially changed. Some very high
grade apples exceed outside quotations.
Pears in moderate supply and steady.
Ounces plenty and moving rather slow
ly. Grapes in light receipt and steady.
but outside figures full Cranberries con-
tinue very firm. with fancy fruit exceed
ing highest quotations in small way.
Apples. n. Y. table fruit. fancy. $50
as 90: Ben Davis. 2.O0a3.O0. Pears. fancy.
per bbl.. 600; Keiffer. per bbl., I.50a200.
ounces, per Dbl. 4o0a5.00. Grapes. Con-
cord 10; Niagara. %; Catawbas. 10: Mall
aga. 600. Cranberries 225a2lS Pine
apples, 3.0Oa4.00. Oranges. Florida, 2.3oa
$50; California. $50 Lemons. $50. Grape
Fruit, 2.50a30o per box. Tangerines. per
box, 300a4.00.
OATS-Market strong. Oats, western
white 3Sa39; mixed, 38.
MILL FEED.-Market firm. Bran, west
ern. per ton. 17.o0a1750. Middlings. white.
per ton IS. 00a21 90: brown. 1S00a19.00.
CORN.-Southern firm: Cob quiet and
steady. Corn. shelled. white, CO: yellow.
50: mixed 80; ear. old. per bbl, 3.25; new
Corn, 55a56. II
The above are wholesale prices. job
bling lots sell higher.