The Washington times., 1908-10-17
Of WEEK
DULL BUT ACTIVE
Fridays Quotations Go I'm
changed Over to
Monday.

Trading was Of moderate volume at
the close CT tie week in the local whole
sale markets. Sales were active. but
the demand did not take supplies in
Iar~e quantities. Prices, which had been
hXeG Friday to be carried over TO Mon
day, were practically unchanged
throughout the lists
Receipts OF chickens were irregular.
ard prices varied accordingly Poultry.
both live and dressed. were taken IN
VARYING quantities, none of them large.
Turkeys were active. considering the
fact that most OF the supplies for the
weekend we're taken Yesterday.
Cattle were still dull, and calves,
sheep, and lamb maintained a fair de-
gree OF their recent Improvement
Vegetables were steady. but rather
quiet Receipts were moderate. and
fairly well taken. Soft fruits were again
: lit supply, AMI were the exception
to the rest Of the market as being in
coed demand.
Today's Prices.
Wholesale prices were as follows. jobbers'
figures being trIhe higher:
Eggs-VirginIa nearbys. &c; southwest
Virginia and West Virginia. PC; Tennessee
and North Carolina. 2la22c-
145<aI4lz: small. 1Fza14stc-
Butter-Creamery. fancy, S0a5Ic; West
ern hrsts. 25a2lc: process. fancy. Aa22c; fair
to good. lsei dairy. choice. zoe; good, lSal7e-
Poultry.
Live PouItry-Chickens. spring. large. per
h., BE. large, I5al5c; ROSTERS. per 10. Sa
SIC: ducks. large. per b.. Lal2c; snail.
sal0c; geese. per ID. Sc; turkeys. toms per
h., llalSc; hens, per r., lSc-
Dressed PoulLry-IUrkeyE. unIraWn. per
ID. hens. lSC; TOMS l6C. chickens. large, per
ID, I6al7c; small. l6c; hens. per -. l2alic;
l3al4c: small. lie; geese. per h.. 1lal2c.
Fruits
Fruits-AppIes. Gravenstein. per d. h. Dbl.
$3.Ooa3.75; Twenty Ounce per a. h. Dbl. 500
a3.75. Maiden Blush. per q. b. Dbl, S3.VOa3. IS.
King. per {. h. D0l.. S3.00a3.5oi Hub5ardson
per d. h bbI.. S3.OOa3.75. ordinary kinds
good 10 prime. per q. h. bbl., s.. ga. 20. poor
10 fair. per d. b. Dbl, ST. G0aI.75. open head
barrels. common 70 good, 75csSl50: crab ap-
Pies, large, per Dbl. SseSa3.oo. pears, Bart
lett. per Dbl. 81. COa5.50. Seckel. per bbI..
81. 0JaJ CO.. Seckel. per key. 81 05a2 so Louise
Bonnie. per Dbl, $5.00a5.5G: peaches. per car
rier, Sl25a20o. peaches. per basket. SEALS;
piums, Dams0n, per basket, 5Ga4Jc; State
prunes. per basket. 25a5Jc: other kinds per
basket. 15a3oc: Grapes. white. per Alb. basket
SalOc; Concord, per Alb. basket. Ioal2c: Del,
small basket, l2al4c. Cranberriss. Cape Cod,
per Dbl. S5.5Oa650' do per standard crate.
Vegetables.
Vegetables-Potatoes. per bag. s. "a. 50.
home grown. per Dbl. Sz.00a2 90: sweet DOta-
toes Eastern Shore. per Dbl, &lJoal75: home
grown. per Dbl. s. .5OaI-75. carrots per Dol.
Sl.25al-5yi earn per d0z., lsa2ec5 Cucumbersl
per basket, Sl75a2- %: cabbage. per 100 81 Goa
90; CaulidoWers. per Dbl. s. 25a4- 90. celery.
per doz. stalks. 30a50C; egg plants per Dbl.
Sl-oaL5O: lettuce, nearby. per bbL. 25a75c;
lima beans, per Ct, Sal0c; onions. per bu..
60a75c; onions. per Dbl. 81 40aSI. so; pumpkins
per Dbl, G0a75c; string beans, nesrbys, per
Dbl. 75Ca11-Z5 squash, Hubbard. per bbI--
75casl25s tomatoes. per box. 75caS1.O0.
Dressed Meats.
Dressed Meats-Hams. country cured, per
h.. 13aI4c: beef. fore quarters. per h. 4a5lzc:
hind quarters, 6s9c. ribs 7a12c: lOins. sale;
rounds. ease; dressed lamb per 10. I0alIc;
pork lo!ns, per b., l3aIfc; bacon. per 10.
l5alf: sausages. per h.. Sc
Live Stock
Live stock-CattIe. extra. per cwt-. t450a
AS. medium. per rwt., 3iaa4c. common; per
Cwt-. S20oa2.50; hogs. per Cwt.. gross. IS %.
ordinary per cws-. S5-gla650. sheep;
prime per H.. 3--ic: ordinary, per ID. PIC:
lambs, spring, choice. per d., &c; COM
mon. per h., 5lzc; calves. prime. per d..
SIC: medium per ID. TIC: common per
H.. 6a7C. COWS. prime. DeT CWt-. 8. 0oa3.5O.
ordinary, per cwt, S2.89a25o