The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-30
STOCKS, BONDS, MONEY, AND GRAIN
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET
Wholesale Prices.

These are the wholesale prices quoted
by local iobbers to the retailers. They
average a few points higher than prices
quoted by the producers to the jobbers:
EGGS.
Receipts Of strictly fresh eggs light
and market firm on nice clean stock;
undergrades dull and neglected.
Nearby. fresh Virginia. 25c; West VIZ
ginia and southwest Virginia, z4Qz5c-
BUTTER.
Market has advanced another II cent
on all useful grades of fresh creamery.
and the prices are firm at the advance.
First and process improving little IN
Creamery. fancy, sOaSO5hc. do. West
ern first. 29q30c; do. seconds. 21gzSe;
process, fancy, 25c; do, fair to good,
22G23c; dairy, choice, 20I21c; do. good,
1920; store-paeked, fresh, lsqOc
CHEESE.
Market firm and active on all kinds
New York State factory, large, 131z9
1874; do, fats, 14q141z; do, small 141aqlo;
do, fair TO good, 12d13; Western fac
tory. new, choice, 14I4dl5; do, fair to
good, II; do, Virginia, 10.
LIVE POULTRY.
With light receipts OF fowls and chicks
the market rules very firm on all stock;
choice large young ducks wanted, but
small common neglected, Nice fat
turkeys IN good demand.
Chickens, fancy, large, IS; do,
medium, Is; do, small, IS, do, common,
s.; ducks, spring, large, per ID, l1q12;
do. small, per ID. 96Il0; geese, per H.,
6GS; turkeys. toms. per h., IA do, hens,
pes ID, Is; turkeys, thin, 10; keats, per
DRESSED POULTRY.
Receipts moderate and demand good
at unchanged prices- Turkeys. hens. IN
drawn, per b., &c; average, undrawn,
per lb.. l5qlle; do, thin, per ID, lOe; old
do, small, per H., 2Od2lc; hens, choice
per h.. l5g16c; rooster;, per H.. lOg1c;
ducks. old, per ID, u412c; do, spring
per h.. lSc; geese. per h.. 5qSc.
VEGETABLES.
Potatoes in better demand. Potatoes,
81 10000; potatoes, per bu., Mccormick $
rural, per bushel, 55a6Oc; sweet potatoes,
A.75lJ20O: cabbage. per bbl.. SOC; Gu
cumbers. per basket, S1.OOgSl50: onions,
per bu., 1890; string beans. green. per
basket, SLOogSl.25; cantaloupes. 2O14Oc.
GRAIN.
Wheat. choice. sOds7c: do. fair to
good, S5d9Oc; do. ordinary, 75G80c; rye.
65G7Oo; corn, shelled, white, 72G73: do,
Western. white, No. 2. 57g6e, do, mixed.
LIVE STOCK
The cattle market remains about
steady at figures quoted. The veal MAR
ket IS active Oh choice calves: Tic
medium grades also selling well; leav-
Ing these two grades, values are Ul-
certain, depending upon quality, we!s ut
end condition AMI vary from &c TO &C
per pound. Lambs IN active demand
and extra prices obtained on choice. Fat
sheep also In good demand. Stock pigs
very dull
Cattle. extra, per cwt.. S5.5O955; do,
butcher. per cwt., N.5Ot15.O0. Hogs, per
cwt, gross, S7.00l77.25i do, Ordirzsy, pr
cwt-, fs-50gI.oo. Sheep. clippea, S5.5Oe4.Oo; !
do, common, $2-509S,0o. Lambs, spring,
choice, 7l1c: do, spring, medium, 61k11c. /
Calves, primo, per ID, SqSL.; do, medium
Fer ID, I97Ac; do, grass. per IL, 4g4H-
Cows. prime, fresh. each $40 00gS0O0; 1
do, common. each. S5o.00G&GG0: do. old
and dry. SSslo.
DRESSED MEATS.
A few dressed calves arriving and
such being promptly placed Country
cured hams when properly trimmed and
cured sell promptly at good prices.
Calves, full dressed. 500; heads of, |
8: hog dressed calves, 9; hams, country,
sugar cured. 14dl6.
GREEN FRUITS.
and wanted II in good 1dItion. Hard |
winter varieties not wanted just vet as
IL Is too early for them. Owing 10 the !
continued warm weather fruit has been /
shippers against sending common wind |
fall apples TO market as a great many
have to be sold for freight.
Apples-York Imperial, packed. 2d3; |
Wine Sap, packed 2gSi fancy table |
fruit packed, 25Oa9.25; Spy, per Dbl. /
packed, 2-26Q275; loose packed, 5OGl. so /
Peaches-Per box, 2g250; common, /