Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-19
VEGETABL ES MORE PLENTIFUL
BUT HOT WEATHER DRIVES CON-
sUMERs TO THE HILLS.
Plant of the Market Men in Wash
ington-Leading Staples and
Quotations.

Everything coming good and people are
running away from them," remarked q
dealer in fruits and vegetables to Star re-
porter this morning. Produce was much
later coming here from Maryland and Vir-
ginia farms this year than usual, and now
that they are plentiful and reasonable the
hot weather is driving the consumers to
the seashore and mountains"
Fruits and vegetables are being received
by local dealers from all sections OF the
country, and there Is scarcely anything
that is to be found upon the benches Of the
local markets at any season of the year
that is not there now. Dealers are receiv-
Ing some fine peaches from Georgia and the
Carolinas, but they are not yet cheap.
The best Of them are retailing at rs cents
for quarter box or rs cents pan. They
are about as fine. it is declared, as any
early peaches that have ever been offered
for sale In the local markets at this season,
and far better than many of those that are
to be found at any other season. Early
apples are more plentiful and cheaper, deal
ers asking from so to 90 cents q peck for
them.
Blackberries huckleberries and raspber-
r1es are plentiful and reasonable. It Is said
that the blackberry crop will be much
shorter this season than usual and they
Will not be any cheaper than they are now.
The wild berries are selling at 10 cents a
qudA l, luc cultivated STOCK bringing 10
cents. Cherries are scarce at % cents a
quart box, and currants are plentiful at 20
cents. Plums are selling at 10 cents a
quart. Watermelons and cantaloupes are
plentiful, the former selling at from 20 to
% cents and the latter at from to Is
cents
Vegetables at Low Rates.
Vegetable growers are already complain
ing that their stock is not bringing money
enough. Cabbage, potatoes and peas have
been unusually plentiful during the past
few days, so much SO that commission men
found 1t a paying business to ship them in
car lots to Pittsburg, Altoona and other
Pennsylvania cities. Cabbage sold as low
as 80 cents barrel q few days ago, and
dealers were glad to get 81 a barrel for
peas. Cabbage is selling at retail at from
5 to 10 cents head and peas and beans
are bringing 80 cents a peck Green corn
from the south is selling at 40 cents a
dozen. the corn that is being gathered in
this vicinity selling at 80 cents.
And" commented dealer this morn
Ing, our homegrown corn Is better than
that from the SOUTH
Lettuce is plentiful and cheap the crop
being so large that shippers are sending
lettuce Is selling at cents a head. Gu
cumbers are getting more plentiful and
cheaper, selling at from to 5 cents each.
Beets, radishes, spring onions, caulifoweer
Fish Quotations.
Despite the hot weather, the fish market
is in good shape and there is good supply
of marine products. The high price of
meats has caused an increased demand for
fish, crabs and other sea food, the prices
charged for the marine products being
considered reasonable. Saltwater trout,
their appearance indicating they have been
mt Of ha far hJYto 70 bn,1r sail
Ing at 10 cents a pound. Potomac rock are
to be had for 121s and 10 cents, and perch
are selling at Is cents. Sturgeon has be-
come scarce fishermen along the Potomac
having had no luck catching them during
the past two or three weeks
Soft crabs are plentiful. They are large
and fat, their size and condition being all
that Is necessary to sell them Today the
prices charged for them ranged from 90 to
rs cents a dozen. Crab meat is selling at
80 cents and the flake at 40 cents quart
Swapping turtles, dressed. are to be had
for 10 cents a pound. Woodcock is the only
game that is in season. Dealers have re-
ceived few birds and are selling them at
from 60 to IS cents each Squads are So
dozen.
Butter and Eggs.
The butter and egg market has shown
a tendency to higher prices during the past
week. Wholesale prices of butter have
increased about / cent a pound, but the
retail prices have not been raised. Coun-
try butter is cheap, selling at 20 and Is
cents a pound. There has been no In
crease experienced in the price of eggs this
week, but the market Is firm at prices rang
ing from % to 25 cents dozen. Cheese is
higher than 1t was last week.
No material change has been experienced
in the meat market recently. 1t was said
by dealer this morning that only about
one half the usual quantity of meat is be-
ing received here and sales are slow. Peo-
pie are eating more vegetables and less
meat, he declared.
Poultry is still high, old fowls selling at
higher prices than ever before. They are
bringing 20 cents a pound, spring chickens
selling at % cents and ducks at from 20
to 25 cents pound. Turkeys are selling at
from IS to 20 cents, but the demand for
them Is not great.