The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-13
PRODUCE PRICES.

The highest prices for beef since 1885,
are being asked in Washington and
throughout the country. according to
meat men on the local product market.
The Washington market does net re-
ceive the highest grades of live stock.
but the best grades of beef come here
IN the form of dressed meat.
A second advance in prices was an
nOunced from Omaha yesterday. Not
only Is beef high. but the chances are
that a still higher level will be reached
before the market turns. The cause OF
this was explained today by one OF the
members of the Krey. Price & CO.. COM
mission merchants.
Good cattle is scarce, and will remain
so until the grass or range cattle COM
mences to come into the market late in
July OF August. The best cattle Is
scarce, because corn was scarce and
high last fail. and farmers were I'M
willing to feed expensive corn. Hence,
the animals now coming TO market are
mostly thin and the demand for he
best grades is so great that prices hS We
gone correspondingly high. Consum srs
therefore must pay high prices for he
best beef or turn 10 sheep. hog or calf
products pending the stringency.
Aside from beef prices there is
scarcely any change In the local pro-
duce market this morning. Live and
dressed poultry is somewhat softer. with
large receipts. Vegetables and fruit OF
all kinds are coming in in good auan-
titles
Wholesale prices FIRE:
Eaus-NaarAy Faurv Trash VfrsfuEa He
nearby, average, l6ize; ". Va, and g. ".
Va, l654c; Tennessee, 80
Chease-N. l. state. factory. large. old
l11zal4c; mats, l4c; small. l4al4lkc; swimmer.
large, l5alsoi summer. small. ltal5ci fair 70
good. l2al2e: Western factory, nsW choic&
izhal25zc, fair 20 good. lie; Virginia, &c.
ButteT-CreameTy, fancy. 2i55aZ5c; Western,
nrsts, Z5i4a24c; seconds, 20a2lc; process,
fancy, 2la22c; fair 10 good. lsaeocs dairy,
choice 17a1sc; good. l6ci store, packed, fresh.
Live poultry-ChiCksns, spring, large. ga
Sc small, 20a2ic. hens. small. per ID. la
lAc; large. per ID. 1870. ROSTERS. per h. 4c
ducks spring. large. per b., loailci small
PER 10, &C. geese per ID, 'asci turkeys, toms,
lIc. hens lac. thin. loo. keats. per H.. l0C-
Dressed POultry-Turksys, undrawRs hens
per ID, l5cs average, undrswn, mixed, per
ID. i4c; thin, per b.. ioal2c; young toms, lac;
old toms. I3c; chickens. spring, large. per
h., 25c; spring, small per h., 2oslc; hens,
choice. per 10. l5c. ROSTERS. per 10. case.
ducks, ioal2ei geese, per 10, salec,
t2.25aA50 Ben Davis. packed, sz25zs. 50;
Wine Sap, packed. $256a4o %; AI6sm. PipplE.
packed. s.. Ooa4.5O; Spy, per bbl.. packed. 81 "a
90 50i California, navels, per box, SS.5oa4 So
grape fruit. Florida. per box. 81 25a4 50:
strawberries. <ai0c Qt.i pineapDies, per crate.
g 15a3 .. Florida and Georgia peaches per
crate 81 .50a2. 50: cantal>Cpes per crate. 81 so
s2.5e; huokie0erries, per a.. ioal5ci blackber-
Ties. per a.. 62llC-
"Reminiscences. per bu.. 75casl. %;
new. per Dbl. ss.o0s3 Is; yams. per Dbl.
s.. ooa40 co. cabbage. new, s0a50c. kAle.
per Dbl. 75caSLOO; spinach. per Dbl.
60Casl: lettuce. par Dbl. 75cas1 %: onions,
Bermuda, N-25; string beans green. per
basket. SlO0aI50; green peas. home grown.
per Dbl, S2.50af00: tomatoes. per crate. 81 o0s.
az 90 beets, per bunch. Za5Ci Thubarb. per
100 punches. 81. 00a2- 30. asparagus. per d6z..
60cas20o: cucumbers. per basket. SOCIAL. Is:
Florida squash. per basket S5cA1l.75; egg
plant per crate, 81 50a5 o.
Dressed Aeats-CsiveE. full dressed. ea1ie;
heads OF, l0a11c: hog dressed calves, sale;
hams. country. sugar cured. halle hogs.
small and neat. per cEt. 9szas5zc. medium.
7a8Ci heavy, &c.
Live stoek-CattIs, extra. per cwt.. S. 55z
7.25; butcher per cwt.. s. eoas75s common.
per cWt-, 800; hogs, per ewt.. gross. s56S
s5.I5s ordinary per cwt-s s. 0oa5. Is sheep,
prime. S4-o0a4-5o: lambs. spring. 7a7szc:
calves. prime. Per ID. 7a7Ise; medium. per
lb.i Sza7C.