Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-06
JANUARY QUOTATIONS
FEATURES OF THE WASHINGTON
FOOD MARKET.
Swans on Sale at 81 so Each-Terrapins
$3.50 Apiece-Vegetables
and Fruits.

Great white swans from the bayous and
marshes OF the Carolinas form one OF the
features of the January markets In wash
ington. The Swan is usually wary bird
and manages to keep out of the range OF
gunshot by remaining far off shore, but
when the winds blow cold and stiff from
the north and the snow and sleet fly in the
teeth of the Icy gale, and the waters be-
come rough and choppy, these birds go to
the shoal places near shore, where their
trupmeting can be heard inland. They they
fall victims of the hunters rifle ball or
buckshot.
There were some fine specimens of the
swan family on the game stalls today, and
they were quoted at $50 apiece. Should
the rough weather continue more swan
will find their way to the local game deal
erS.
Pheasants are "out of season. but there
were some plump grouse in market today,
and they were bringing $3.50 each. Quail
were quoted at from 50 to $3.50 per dozen;
squads, 30 cents each canvas-back ducks,
s. pair; redheads, 81. 90; mallard, SIPS to
$50; small ducks at from rs cents to 81
a pair, and wild feese, 81 each.
Rabbits are not so plentiful as they have
been. and are selling at from 20 to 25 cents
apiece. with few squirrels at 10 and 20
cents each. Turkeys, dressed, were quoted
at from q to % cents a pound: chickens 10
to 20 cents; geese, IS cents; ducks, 20 cents
and guinea keats or fowls, 10 cents to 81
pair, dressed
Tepapins $3.50 Each.
Diamond-back terrapins were selling at
$3.50 apiece, Swapping turtles and
"sliders'' at from Is to 10 cents apiece,
shrimps 80 cents quart, and "scallops' at
60 cents a quart.
Fish of all kinds were reported to be
scarce, and the following prices were quoted
by dealer: Lake trout, 10 cents a pound;
founders, 10 cents; Goldfish (fresh) 10 to
10 cents; Spanish mackerel, 10 to 20 cents
a pound perch, 121a cents pound; smelts
10 cents pound, and oysters rather
scarce and selling at from 80 to 80 cents
a quart.
Notwithstanding the bad weather of the
past week the receipts of vegetables and
fruits have been fair, and the following
prices were noted: Egg plants 10 to rs
cents apiece; cymblngs, 5 to 10 cents each;
Brussels sprouts. Is cents quart; Spanish
onions. o to ~ cents each; peppers 40 cents
dozen; tomatoes, 20 to 40 cents pound;
string beans, 80 cents quarter peck; peas.
70 cents quarter peck; lettuce, to 10
cents head; satisfy, cents a bunch:
turnps, 10 cents half peck; spinach, 10
cents a quarter peck kale, 10 cents a quar-
ter peck; cabbage, white, to Is cents a
head; cabbage, red. Is to Is cents apiece;
Danver onions, 10 cents a quarter
peck; white onions, % cents quar-
ter peck; parsnips, 10 cents
quarter peck; carrots. 10 cents a
quarter peck; endives, to 10 cents
bunch; water cress, 10 cents a box; bunch
onions, cents a bunch; radishes, cents a
bunch; celery, from 5 to 10 cents stalk:
Irish potatoes, Is cents a half peck; sweet
potatoes, % cents a half peck yams, 20
cents half peck; beets DID, cents a
bunch; new, 10 cents a bunch or two for
20 cents.
Other Quotations.
rape fruit or "shaddock'' brought from
to 20 cents each; comquarts, % cents a
quart; apples. red, % cents half peck;
apples, green, 20 cents half peck; oranges.
Florida, from % to 80 cents a dozen: or
anges, California. 20 to 40 cents a dozen:
pineapples, 10 to % cents apiece: taneer-
mes. 70 to 80 cents a dozen; lemons. Mes
sina, 20 to 80 cents a dozen; lemons. Cali
fornla, 10 TO 20 cents; bananas, 10 to %
cents a dozen; grapes Malaga 20 cents a
pound; cranberries, Cape Cod, 10 cents a
quart.
The prices of meats remain at about the
same hgures quoted in the last market re-
port of The Star.
very few nearby or fresh country" eggs
are being received, as. owing to the con-
unued pad weather, the farmers say. most
OF the hens have stopped laying. Storage
eggs are quoted a 80 cents a dozen