The Washington times., 1908-10-24
BUSINESS IS DULL
IN PRODUCE MARKET MARKET
Receipts Are Light and Quo
tationS Remain Practically
Unchanged, However.

Business was dull at the close Of the
week in the Ioca! wholesale markets.
Most Of the supplies that had been
wanted for over sunday were taken yes
terday. Receipts were light in most
lines today, however, so that there was
10 failing of in prices These were
fixed yesterday, IN fact, TO hold over
until Monday.
Poultry was quiet today. with prices
steady. There was a move ment in small
volume Of small chickens at from l4l2
10 ID cents per pound. Eggs were again
an exception 10 the rest OF the market.
being in demand when Of the best grade,
some dealers quoted = cents for near
bys, others . cents. Cheese and butter
he'd steady
Apples were not so plentiful as they
have been. The recent iesSening Of the
supply mas caused prices 10 show an
advancing tendency Live stock vas
very dun Supplies continued 10 Ar
rive. bat the demand was smaller than
ever. Il is not expected 10 improve until
cold weather sets I'm end remains
Today's Pnces.
Wholesale prices were as follows. jo0oers
figures being trihe higher;
Eggs-Nirginla nearbys, Aa25c; southwest
Virginia and West Virginia. pc; Tennessee
and North Carolina, 21a22c-
Cheese-Large. New Yosk fats. per ID,
l3izal4ci small, l4als5zc-
Butter-Creamery. fancy. 29-2a3Oc; West
ern hrsts. 2sd2yci process, fancy 2Siza3Jes
fair to good, 22a2is' dairy, choice. 2Oa22e;
Poultry.
Live PouIt-y-ChIckens. spring. large. per
h.. l3l2al4c; small. lfizal5cs hens, small, per
h.. I25zc, large. Lcs ROSTERS. per h.. Sc.
ducks. large. per Io-. llalsc; small. sal0c:
geese. per h., Sc. turkeys. toms. per h..
Dressed Poultry Turkeys. undrawn. per
h., hens. false. tJl.s. l6ai7cs chickens. large.
lSalici ROSTERS, per ID. Sc: ducks. large per
H., l5alic5 small, he geese, per 10, uaI2c.
Fruits.
Fruits-Apples. Gravensteln. per q. b. Dbl.
Ss.00a2-75; Twenty Ounce per d h. Dbl. $500
a5.T5s Maiden Blush. per D. h. bDl., S3.OoaS.7 "a
King. per q. h. bbl.. S3.00a350. Hubbardson.
per q. h. Dbl. s. Ooa3. 70. ordinary kinds.
good 10 prime. per d. d. bbl., 81 25aI.15. poor
barrels. common % good. 75caSL50: crab ap-
Pies large per DBL. S5af pears, Seclel. bb...
Bonnie. per Dbl. s. 00a3-50. peaches. per car
rier, Sl25a2O0. peaches, per basket s5caSl- 3.
pluns. Damson. per basket. soaf0c; state
prunes, per basket. Base other kinds per
basket, l5a30c. Grapes. white. per Alb. basket,
Sal0c; Concord, per Alb. basket. 1oal2c: Del.
small basket lake. Cranberries. Cape Cod.
DO per standard crate. S---5a2-5o' oranges. per
Vegetables.
Vegetables-PotatOes. per bag. 81 ga 50.
home grown, per Dbl. S2.00a25o; sweet pota-
toes, Eastern shore, per Dbl, SI.5oal.75. home
grown, per Dbl. Sl-25al50; carrots. per bbL
s. Zjal-J0. corn. per doZ-. I0a15c. CuCumbers.
per basket, SL75a2.00s cabbage. per 100. - OOa
500 caullhOWers. per bbl-. S2.T5a3-25. celery.
Fer doz. stalks. 50a5Oc; egg plants. per Dbl
$-00al-5Oi lettuce, nearby. per Dbl. Z5a75c;
lima beans. per Ct. kalUc; onions. per bu-.
60a7Jc. on -. per Dbl. Sl-40aSl60: pumpkins
per Dbl, 60aI5cs string beans nearbys. per
Dbl. 75caSl-25: squash. Hubbard. per Dbl.
3yca$l-25, tomatoes, per box. SI-25al50
Dressed Meats.
Dressed MeaLs-Ffans. country cured. per
ID, l5c, beef. fore quarters, per ID, sa5lzc
hind quarters. ease. ribs. 7al2c: loIns. Sallc:
rounds. case; dressed lamb. per ID. l0alIc:
pork loins. per H.. 12aI4,; bacon. per ID.
l5alfci saUsages. per 70. Sc.
Live Stock
Live Stock-CattlA. extra. per cwt.. S5.5a
515; medium, per -wt.. 5iza4c: common; psr
cwt-, f2-00a2-j0; hogs. per cwt., gross. s. co.
1 ordinary, per cVt., S4-5oa500; sheep.
prime per 10. 2Iza3c: ordinary. per 10. g:
, lambs. spring, choice, per d.. SIC: com
mon. per ID. sc. calves. prime. per h..
SIZE medium, per h.. 7a7izc. common. per
h., sale.