Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-26
IN THELOCAL MARKETS
CURRENT PRICES FOR PROVO
sIoNs-sPEcIAL FEATURES.

| The bottom has dropped out of the pork
| market" remarked a butcher this morning.
| The abundance of meat and the warm
weather caused the drop in prices Meat
| that brought is cents a week ago is bring
| ing from l2A to 10 cents now. but an eff
| fort will probably be made TO keep up the
retail figures. In all probability. however,
| the effort will not prove successful as the
keepers of stores will probably cause the
| market dealers to lower their prices
| The drop will not last very long" the
| dealer added Quantities of the meat will
| be put In storage and when the cold wealth.
| er sets in there Will be increases noted. Be
| cause of the condition of the weather PEG.
| pie are not using much pork, and Il is bee
cause Of the decreased demand that the
| market became glutted.
| Prices Of beef are reasonable and the
| meat is within reach of everybody. 1t is
| true that frst-cass meat brings frst-class
| prices but there is plenty OF meat that is
| not first-class that is good
Improvement in Fish Market.
There has been a decided improvements
| in the condition of the fish market during
the past month. there being an increased
supply from the Potomac river. and rock.
| perch and bass present the appearance OF
| having been out of the water but short
| while. Rock are selling at from Is cents
| pound for pan to 25 cents pound for the
single fish weighing three pounds over
Bass are sold at from IL to 20 cents &C.
| cording to size, and perch bring about the
same prices as the bass. Catfish are in
demand at Is cents pound. and the heads,
which are used for chowder find ready
sale at 10 cents bunch. The continued
warm weather has kept up the demand
| for crab meat and dealers are making
| heavy sales. Flake crab is 90 cents q
quart, while the meat is to be had for 20
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pound. Swapping turtles plentiful in
| the market and are selling at 1914 cents q
pound. The demand for oysters is not 50
great on account OF the weather.
Fruits and Vegetables.
| Peaches are still in the market but their
quality Is not as good as it was earlier
| in the season.
| pointing to several pans of the fruit" were
| picked during snow storm and shipped
| over icy roads 1t does not often happen
| that peaches are picked and shipped under
such circumstances"
| Dealers are asking 40 cents a pan for
the fruit that sold for y cents a month ago
Most OF them are clings and are not in
| great demand. Apples are plentiful and
cheap, selling at from - TO GO cents n
peck: Maryland and Virginia farmers are
offering large quantities of the fruit and
| they have no trouble in finding sale for IL,
| Oranges from Florida and Jamaica are in
demand at from - to 80 cents dozen,
| 1t is stated that the fruit is in much bet
ter condition than il was last week the
| f1rst OF the fruit received here being most
| too green to be attractive Grapes are
plentiful and cheap, and pears are also
| still to-be had al reasonable prices.
| The vegetable market will present a bet.
| ter appearance when Florida produce gets
| to De more plentiful than it is at this time.
Early peas from Florida to be had.
the price charged for them being IS cents
| a peck. Egg plants quoted at from
10 to % cents, and cucumbers are selling
at from . to 10 cents each. There are still
| some tomatoes in market, and dealers are
| asking 10 cents pound for the best Of
them Florida tomatoes have not yet APP.
peared in the local markets Green yege.
tables are plentiful and are to be had at
prices that are not considered high.
Butter and Eggs.
There is nothing plentiful or cheap in
the butter and egg market, butter selling
| at from 30 to 80 cents pound and eggs at
| from 80 to 80 cents a dozen, extras bring.
| ing SO cents.
I've never known eggs to be so scarce
at this season of the year bofore," said
! a local dealer to a Star reporter this morn
ing. They are as scarce as they usually
| are when they bring 80 cents a dozen.
Washington dealers are not getting money
3S cents for what New York dealers are
| charging 80 cents
| The dealer said the scarcity of eggs APP
| plies only to fresh-laid stock. There are
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however, as the advanced prices paid too
well to keep them in storage any longer.
Poultry Market.
! There has been but slight change in the
poultry market since last week, the tend
ency being to easier market, however,
the supply being greater than it was
short time ago. Live chickens have been
so plentiful this week that hucksters about
the streets have offered them for sale from
door to door at reasonable prices. Dressed
spring chickens are quoted at from Is to
20 cents, roasting chickens at IS cents and
fowls at from Is and 10 cents. Long Island
ducklings selling at % cents a pound,
while those from Maryland and Virginia
are to be had for IL cents. Fresh-killed
turkeys scarce at % cents a pound, the
cold storage stock bringing much -
cents.
Wild Game Scarce
On account of the continued warm
weather wild game is still scarce. dealers
being unable to get ducks enough to sup
ply the demand. There are plenty reed
birds and blackbrds still to be had. but
ortolan are scarce. number of ortolan
have been killed on the marshes of the
Eastern branch during the past few days.
but the gunners did not do the shooting TO
furnish the birds to dealers, and they there
fore did not reach the market. Reedbirds
and ortolan selling at the rate OF IL
a dozen, and blackbirds are to be had for
so cents. Squads are plentiful at from %
to 30 cents each, and they serve to take