The Washington times., 1907-12-28
WASHINGTON PRODUCE
MARKET

The local produce market showed
more real activity this morning than It
has since the day before Christmas.
An increasing demand for poultry. to-
gether with q supply that fell off over
the receipts Of yesterday, sent the prices
on this product up several points. Eggs
fell of In price from "a cents 70 90 cents
for the best grade Of nearby stock.
Southwest Virginia stock brought only
2S and % cents dozen.
Pheasants. wild turkeys. and wood
cock are now out OF season, and with
the exception OF not more than a few
dozen birds which remained after they
were outlawed. none can be found on
the market. Rabbits and quail were
very plentiful this morning, and sold
at low figures.
Arrivals OF green fruits and vegetables
were liberal The best walnuts dropped
this morning TO and 8 cents a pound,
with the former price prevailing. There
was noticeable drop IN prices Of sew
eral other commodities Of this class.
The demand was very active
Eggs-Eresh, Virginia, 29H30c; strictly
fresh S. w. Va, 2Sp29c; storage. 19Q22c;
Cheese-N. Y. factory, large 16izc,
hats, l6c; small, l6giGc; fair 10 good,
l2d13c
Butter-Western, first, S2a33c; sec
onhs' 25d2lc; process, fancy, Agt25c; fair
10 good. 2laz2c; dairy. choice. 20Q1lc:
store packed. fresh. 1920.
POULTRY.
Turkeys-Live. per pound, tens. I49
l3c: hens, l5c- Cnickens-Live, Der pound,
small 14gi5c; hens. 11012c. rOOsters.
t9Sc, Ducks-Liye. per pound. spring.
u9l2c. Geese-l0dlzc; keats, 1Odl2c.
Iurkeys---Dressed. per pound. hens, un-
drawn, lfqlbc; average, undrawn. 100
l1c; old toms, l5glec. Chickens-Dressed.
large, l3dl4c: sinai, 14G15c; hens, choice,
Izc. roostcrs, SC. Ducks-lzql4c. Geese
l2d13c-
GREEN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
Apples Gper 6bll-YorE Imperial,
packed, s2.5Og4.OO, Wine Sap. S2.50qi.5O;
Fancy Table, $3-JCa5.O0; Spy. S8.25ll4.5O.
Cranberries, per box. $L75uz.25. Grape
I fruit-t1orica, S3.OJg4.50. Oranges-Flor-
ida, S2-50Q3.50. WalnUts-Pound, &C. Po-
tatoes, Dbl. .Sl-5Ous0J; sweet potatoes,
Dbl; y2.5Oa5.'5i vans Dbl, $2-0c'q 800
Cabbage. 100. S2-5Ou4.OO. Cucumbers. Du.,
&OOGS.O- onions. bu-, 65Gs5c. Celery.
crate. i35GU3.5O- Squash, Fla per bas-
ket. $l.OUgl-5J- Beans. per basket, S2OOep
20, Egg plants, per crate, SL51qZ0o-
Peppers, crate. SLUSs175-
GRAIS.
wheat-Choice. sSqSl.oO: fair to good,
SSUSsc. ordinary, S0g94c.
Rye, S5cQ$LO0
corn-saelled. white. slqssc; shelled,
/ yellow, 60q6lc.
New cocn-Ear. S3.O9Q$3I0.
Oats-Wcstern, white, No. 2. 5Ta60c
! mixed. 55u5Sc.
Hay-Tlmothy. Western, No. /. Sl7.00as
1900. Western, No. 2. $l6.50q17.Oo; West
eTn. mixed. $l5.5Oa16 80.
GAME
! Rabbits. per doz.. $1.O0dl 50; kits. per
dOz., 75Q90c. Quail. per doz. S2.25q25O:
small, per doz.. SL50. Squirrels, each,
I SC OpOssums. each, 15G4OC.
LIVE STOCK
Cattle-Extra, per cwt.. 34OOl4 30;
/ butcher. per cwt. S3.25Q35O; common,
per cwt.. SL5Oa200- HOgs-Per cwt.
gross, $5.0og5.z5: ordinary. per cwt. 81 80
U5.t0. Sheep-clipper. 500; common.
SZ.5o. Thanksgiving, choice. 65sd7c; me.
dium' 51zG6c. CalYes-Prime. per h.. SC;
medium, per lk., 767I4c; grass. per
, d., 4G4zc. Cowa-Prirle, fresh, each.
S4vSS90; common, each. y20d3J: old and
| dry. SSGl0.
DRESSED MEAT.
Calves-FuH dressed, sale. Hog
dressed calves. 9Gl0c. Hams-Country
tugar cured, l3GlJc. Hogs-Smau and
neat per cwt 18Ilzc; medium, 6gTc;
Seavy. 6Q6i.c-