The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-15
WASHINGTON PRODUCE
MARKET

Both receipts and prices were better
today In the local produce market than
they have been for ten days or more.
Eggs, butter, and cheese advanced from
y to points on the best grades, and
under this advance the demand was
above the average. The receipts of veal,
sheep, and lamb were very light, and
hardly equal to the active demand.
AS result, clipped sheep went up sew
eral points and sold we'll Several large
shipments OF live and dressed poultry.
which arrived this mornt-,S, came a little
too late to affect today's prices, which
were tending down as the markets
closed. II IS predicted that all grades
Of chickens and turkeys will be cheap
tomorrow Green fruits and vegetables
remained at unchanged prices.
These are the wholesale prices quoted
by local JObDers 10 the retailers. They
average a few POINTS higher than prices
quoted by The producers 10 the Jobbers.
EGGS.
Receipts equal 10 demand.
Nearby. fresh Virginia, 25G27: West
~ fresh. 25426.
BUTTER.
Creamery, fancy, 3OaS1k; do, West
ern first. S1Q311k; do, seconds, 2Sd29;
process fancy. ZoqZ7; do, fair 10 good,
Z44z5; dairy, choice. 2lg22; do, good,
1890; store-packed. fresh, 1920.
CHEESE.
Market firm and active on all kinds.
Receipts light
New York State factory, large. 1910
10 DO, mats. I65z4l1; de-, small 16hgIG,
No. lallr 10 good. l2gl3C.
LIVE POULTRY.
:, Chickena, fancy. large 15Gls; do. me-
G. 4.
mon, l44l5; hens, per h., I3: roost-
ers' per 10, s; ducks. spring, large. per
d. lz19Ul3i do, small, per ID, lOGlI:
geese. per ID. 1922; turkeys. toms, per
10, TO- CO.. mems, per ID, 1871 turkeys,
-s.. &c nand. thin. per h.. 10912; keats.
DRESSED POULTRY.
Receipts light; demand fair.
AuIhSys' Mons. undraRn. per ID
toc; average, undrawn. per ID, 154l6c;
c5isc.t nm per H.. lOc: old toms, 15c;
S.Iie5nehs, large, per h., -sfII7e; do,
81 per H.. 1sglsc; hens. choice per
d. l4p15c; ROSTERS, per ID s0iA,-
ouckS, OLD. per ID, sq1O: do. spring
per ID Agloc; geese per ID. 5aSc.
VEGETABLES.
,. PotatoeI; per Dbl. 81. g0g2-Oo; sweet pota-
toes. Pc Dbl. f2-cOGl250; yaIns. per Dbl,
81. 'Ge3Z %; cabbage. per b5I. 5OG75c. Gu
cumbers, per bushei, s. .5032 90: onions
per Du-' bogeOc; celery. per crate, $500
GRAIN.
Wheat. choice. S5QSl.OO: do. fair 10
GOOD. AOdSOc: do. ordinary, 1880: rye.
botL'pc; corn. shclled. white, 72a7Sc. do
yeHoWt toe; do, ear, S4JOd41O: oaLs
western white, No 2 5s95s; do, mixed.
LIVE STOCK
Cattle. extra, per cwt, y550d5.75: do.
butcher, per cwt.. A-OSg5.Oo. Hogs, per
cWt. gross, S7.O007.25: do. ordinary. per
cWt-, S6.S0qI00 Sheep, clipped, s. 5O5Is5' O0.
90, common, $2-50Q3.00 LAMBS, spring.
ehoice, !1z36c; do, spring, medium.
&c; calves, prime. per ID. sc: do
medium, per h., 7a75zc; do, grass. per
ID. go Cows, prime, fresh, each. so. 90
eoV'vVi do, common. each. go. OOd3O 90.
DRESSED MEATS.
calves full dressed. Sdl0c: heads on.
&c. hog dressed calves. Sc; hams, co,ln-
try, sugar cured. I4Gl6c
GREEN FRUITS.
Apples-York Imperial. packed. N2d3:
Wine Sap, packed. 2gS; fancy table
fruit packed. S3.509475: Spy. per Dbl.
packed, - 25a2.75; loose packed. 5OlrSl 80
Peaches Per box, S2Ooa3O0.
GrapeS-Receipts normal. demand &C
Owe Niagaras 13q15; Delawares. IaaI6;
Concords, 121z912c