The Washington times., 1908-10-18
PRODUCE MARKET
FIRM AND ACTIVE
Good Week for Commission
Merchants Closes With
Prices Steady.

Activity in small sales and lack OF
dealings of large volume were the feat
ures of the trading I'm the local whole
sale markets yesterday. Prices held
firm throughout the day, being prac-
tically the same as those fixed in the
various lines Friday.
The week itself. taken as a whole,
was an unusually profitable one for the
commission merchants Arrivals were
liberal in most instances. but the de-
mand kept the market active up 10
Friday night, except in cattle and
few lines Of fruits and vegetables.
Strictly fresh eggs were in larger sup
ply. Soft fruits were comparatively
scarce.
Yesterdays Prices.
Wholesale prices were as follows. jobbera'
figures being triae higher;
Eggs-virginla nearbys. 24c: southwest
Virginia and West Virginia, PC: Tennessee
and North Carolina. 2a22c-
Cheese-Large. New York fats. per b.
14Aal41z: small. 1fhal4Zc.
Butter-Crcamery, fancy. 3oa3lc: West
ern frsts. 23a24c. process. fancy. 2la22c; fair
10 good. lsc; dairy. choice. 2Oci good. l6al1c-
Poultry.
Live PouItry-Chickens. spring. large. per
b.. 15aI554c: small l55zal6c: hens. small. per
h.. he. large. 1Sal3c. ROSTERS. per h., Sa
SIC; ducks. large. per ID. uaI2c; small.
ID. l7alSc. hens. per 70, l9C.
Dressed Poultry-TUrkeys, undrawn. per
ID. hens. lsc. toms. lSc; chickens. large. per
h.. ltal1c: small l6c: Eens. per ID. l3altc;
ROSTERS, per h.. Sc: duCks. large per H..
13al4c: small. llcs geese, per h.. Ilal2c.
Fruits.
Fruits-Apples. Gravenstein. per q. h. Dbl.
So 0OaS.7 70; Twenty Ounce Ter b. b5l-. $50
AIS: Maiden Blush. per n. Dbl, S3-00a3 10.
King. per d h. b5l-. 33-Ola5-50. Hubbards0n.
Der 4. h Dbl. t3.voa3.7J. ordinary kinds.
good TO prime, per J. b, bl., Si.25al.75i poor
10 1alr, per d. h. Dbl. {lO0a1.75: open head
pies, large, per bbL. S300a4. 90. pears. Bart
lett. per bDl-. S4-oC-0.5Os SeCkel. per Dbl,
S.OOa5.OJ: Seckel. per keg. Sz.coa2.50: Louise
Bonnie, per bol- 1J-OJa3-0Os peaches, per car
rer. s.. 25a2.OCs peaches. per basket. S5caSl .;
plums, Damson, per basket 3cafGc: state
prunes. per basket. z5a35c. other kinds per
6al0c: Concord. per Alb. basket. 10al2C. Del,
small basket l2al4cs Cranbe-riss. Cape Cod.
per Dbl. S5-5Oa6.J0. do per standard crate.
Vegetables.
veEetabIas-Potatoes. per bag. 5. Z5a2.5O.
home grown. per Dbl, So sweet pOta-
to- Eastern Shore, per Dbl. Sl.5Oal75s home
Er ~ n. per Dbl, &l-50aI 10 carrots, per Dbl.
PER basket, S1Z5a20O; cabbage. per 100 81 Goa
500 caulnOwers, per Dbl. g Z5a4.O0 celery.
PEI dOL. staLASs Soa11~s ees PlAAtss peE DJ4-s
fl.0oal.5o; lettuce. nearby, per Dbl, 25a75c;
lima beans, per ct, SaI0c. onions. per bu-.
6Ja55c; onions. per bill. Sl.40aSL60. pumpkin.
per Dbl. 60a75c; string beans. nesrbys. per
Dbl. 75caSI-35. squash. Hubbard. per boL.
75CaSL25; tomatoes, per box. 75ca{l69.
Dressed Meats.
Dressed Meats-Hams. country cured. per
H.. 13a1sc: beef fore quarters. per ID. 4a5lzc:
hind quarters. Ease. ribs. 7al2C. lOlns. saI1c:
rounds. 6asci dressed lamb, per h., 1oailc;
pork lOins. per b.. 12al4c; bacon. per ID.
l3a14; sausages. per h.. Sc.
Live Stock.
Live stock-CattIe. extra. per c~t., sA5Oa
AIS, medium. per Cwt-, 3lzasc, common; per
cwt.. S2.O0a250 hogs. per cwt-. gross, s.. %:
ordinary. per cWt-, s. 00a6.5C. sheep:
prime. per h.. 3Iza4c: ordinary. per ID, Pho;
lambs. spring. choice. per h.. Cszc. COM
mon. per H.. 5izC: calves. prime per b..
SIC; medium, per d., TIC; common per
ID. 6aTc. cows. prime. per cwt s.. O0zs % .
orfiua-y. p-r cvvt. g C1ag 50