The Washington herald., 1908-02-02
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET.

Business was duh ON the wholesale mzrs-t ,e,rrr-
daE. amounting to a general clearing uu az the end
" the week Arrivals were fairly liberal and goods
moving ar about the average. Dairy products ne
manned finn EEgs moved weI 80 the quotations.
while live and dressed poultry vas barely steady.
II Is expected that arrivals q fowl at the beginning
cf the week VIII he liberal as commission mar-
chants sent calls for shipments in their letters
1i Fridar, hence there was a tendency TO avoid any
accumulation of stCcs. and prices were q little weak
10 CONSEQUENCE. Receipts Of live stock continued
light, with calves and sheep active az the quoted
prices. Vegetables and fruits were steady,
Prices quoted are wholesaIe}
BUTTER-CTeamgE. fancy. &a5l; do. Western
frss 50a3l; do seconds 25s76 prlccss fancy 2Iaz5.
do fair 20 good. 2a23; dairJ, choice, l5z0; good
lssl9. store packed. fresh l6sl8
CHEESE-lIaTket firm and active on an kinds
New York State factory large, lsal51z. DO. fats
6i1al7; do. small l61sl7; do. summer. large llaI5.
do summer, small. i4al4ls; do fair to good Isals.
Western. factory. new. choice Ifeal5. do fair 10
good II Virginia. 10.
EGGS-Nearby fresh Virginia. loss IN. 2ag.
average. Za22, West Virginia and Southwest Viz
gina. 9a2l. Tennessee. 21a2l. North Carolina o.
LIVE POULTRY-C Chickens fancy. I5aIf: average.
y; hens. nal2i rooster7, = ducks, large l2al4 d0
small Ilal2; gesse, sa0i turkeys toms pr lb I5a
Il. do, hens. l5al6. do, thin. 10; keats. 10.
DRESSED POULTRY-Turkeys. hens. uudraHn
per n Halls, do. average undrawu I5al7: do
thin i0al2: old toms l4aI5. chickens large ffsI5.
l3al5; geese. I0al2; capons. 7lb. average, TslS,
small l5al6.
DRESSED MEATS-Calvcs full dressed 9sl0-
heads Of 3: hog dressed calves sac; hams. country
5uEar-Cured l5al5 hogs small and neat ncr cwt.
600a6.5o; do, medium 500 do. heavy 550s6.00.
GAME-Qusil, per dozen. 2O0a250; do, small %
also. opossums each. 30a4)
VEGETABLES-Po homegrown. per bushe!
70a75 do. rural, 70a75, sweet potatoes per bbl $50
a4O. vans. 2O0a2 50: cabbage per ewt sJas5;
onions Ohio per bushel 70as0; string beans. per
basket. 209a225; lettuce Florida, per basket lisa
LIS
GREEN FRUITS-Ap}les York Imperial, per Dbl
s5a3Z5: Ben Davis 2ola2 80; Wine Sap. 225aLD.
Albemarie Pippin. 400a50o; fancy table fruit 50
a400; Spy 250a3.2. loose packed, lGeal.53 Oranges
Florida bright. per box, 225a275i do, Ussets 25s
275: California navels. 22ja2O Grape fruit Flor
ida uer box. 350a4Go CTsnbeTies, per box. 2O0a
259: do. per bb. 5.00a30.
DRIED FRUTTS-App:es, sliced, fancy. sa7: do
sliced, bright 4a5.
sUNDRIES- -Beeswax, @; taIlow, 5; honey. white
clover lib new IS; do. 2Ib. new lOal2: ginseng
per b. 500e6.00; Seneca. per H.. 40; Golden Seal
lOa45; Pink, i2al4i Mandrake, 2a3 Snake Root, IS
walnut kernels, l0al2
GRAIN-Wheat Southern on grade ssa9s; rye.
75aso. corn. sheed white 65a70; do. yellow. 65a7O:
do ear 270a300; oats, Western white, No. . 5Sl6J:
do, mixed. 56a52.
WOOL AND HIDES-Wo0l. washed free Of burs
per lb. 80; do, unwashed, free Of bHrs Zja24; do
bury. .; hides, green. 8; do dry. sale; sheepskns
green each, 90sl09; do dry, 25a75 calfskius green
locals muskrat l2a2O; skunk. 25a1G0; mink 300a
400; rabbit skins /; opOssum loa20; Taccoon. 25s9O
fox red. L25al.75; do, gray, SaSO.