Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-23
TRUCK GARDENS EARLY
VEGETABLES FROM NEARBY
POINTS ON SALE.
Review Of Market Conditions-Butte
and Eggs Advance-Lower Prices
for Meats.

Vegetables from the truck gardens along
the Eastern branch were much earlier this
year than usual" remarked a market deal
er to Star reporter this morning. "And, .
he added, they are as fine as any that ever
reached the market. Tomatoes and pota-
toes are now added to the already long list,
and southern stock viii soon find but few
purchasers
The weather has been all the truckers
wanted and the vegetable beds appear in as
fine condition as ever before at this sea-
son. Potatoes and tomatoes are earlier
than usual and the nearby stock Is in de-
mand. Tomatoes from the branch gardens
are selling at 40 cents a quarter peck and
Cauliiower from the farms Of the truck
ers in this vicinity are selling at from
10 to % cents. Telephone peas are to be
had at the rate Of 80 cents a peck and new
apples for cooking purposes are selling at
about the same price. Homegrown cucum-
bers are now in the market and are to be
had at cents each. Beets, carrots, lettuce,
radishes. beans. turnips and other early
vegetables are plentiful and cheap.
On the Up Grade.
The butter market Is a tride flrmer than
1t was last week and eggs are also higher.
There has not been an advance enough in
the price Of butter to affect the retail mar
ket, however. but eggs are cents higher.
Dealers are asking from % to % cents q
dozen for them. 1t is stated that the re-
ceipts of butter in New York during the
past few days have been unusually heavy,
as many as 1900 packages having been re-
ceived there Wednesday. 1t Is stated that
packers are putting away large quantities
Of butter for the winter trade and that the
keeps the price higher than it would other
wise be at this season. Many eggs are also
being put in cold storage.
Several years ago considerable money was
lost by the big dealers. who stored hun
dreds Of tons of butter, and some OF the
smaller dealers have an idea that their ex-
perience then may be repeated this year.
Farmers have had q good spring, said
feed is cheaper than it was last year. There
Is every indication of big grass and grain
crop. and with feed cheap and plentiful
next winter the supply of butter is not so
likely to run as short as 1t did last year,
when the weather was SO severe and feed
SO high.
But Few Potomac Fish.
There are plenty fresh fish in market
but only few of them are from the Potomac.
so far as the Potomac river Is concern
ed" remarked dealer to a Star reporter,
1.-THE fishermen may as well remove their
nets. 1t has been long time since fish
from the Potomac have been as scarce as
they are now. There is scarcely a bass
being caught and only very few perch,
and what causes the scarcity have no
idea"
There are plenty sea bass to be had at 10
cents a pound. Trout, founders, bluefish
and Spanish mackerel are also plentiful and
cheap. Spanish mackerel are Is cents
pound and the Boston mackerel are 30
cents each. Rock are selling at from 10 to
20 cents and sheephead are Is cents
pound Soft crabs are scarce and small.
The prevailing price Is rs cents a dozen.
Low Prices for Meats.
"The bottom has dropped out of the meat
market" said a dealer, land meats of all
kinds are cheap
Spring chickens are higher than they were
last week and dealers are paying more for
them, but the advance in the retail price
has not been great. Such chickens are SELL
ing at from 25 to 80 cents a pound. while
fowls are cheaper than they were a week
ago They were selling at 18 cents today.
A few turkeys are kept on hand by the
dealers. but the demand for them is not
great. Twenty cents a pound is the price
asked for them. Long Island ducks are in