The Washington times., 1908-09-27
ACTIVITY
IN PRODUCE MARKET
Close of Week Marked by
Noticeable Falling Off
in Business.

Only a moderately active volume OF
business marked the close of NE week
IN the local wholesale markets. There
was a noticeable falling of in the de-
maId yesterday. as compared with the
dist activity OF the preceding two
days. 1lyt as the retailers had pur-
chased their stocks on Thursday and
Friday, IN preparation for their busiest
day, Saturday, the diminutiOn OF trad
ing in the wholesale markets yesterday
had been expected.
In some of the lines, however, fair
degree Of activity was maintaiGed. not
ably I'm poultry, calves, and hogs. and
in fruits and vegetables, most of which
Were dull There was a good demand
for peaches. cranberries, squash. and
sweet potatoes. Cattle wee inactive,
the oversUpply not having yet been mar
keted. Best eggs were again scarce,
with fancy grades finding a market
waiting for them
Yesterdays Prices.
Wholesale prices we're as Follows. job5ers
figures being trlfe higher
Eg5s-\ irsinia uearoys, 24a29ci southwest
Virginia and West Virginia. 2Sa24c; Western
Cheese-I.arge. New York dats. per D.,
Butiisr-Creamery fancy. 25a2sc; Western
frsts. 23a1fc. process. fancy 2ia-2cs fair %
good. lyc. dairy, choice. zgcs good. l6alIc.
Poultry.
Live PouItrv-Chickens spring. larSe per
ID i6aI7c; small. leaIsc. hens. small, per
SIC. ducks. large, per To-. Halle small. pa
Ice; geese. per TO-. sci turkeys. TOMS per d.,
Dressed PouItry-Turkeys. undrawn. per ID.
l6alScs chickens, large per To-. lbalscs
SMALL l6c. hens, per H., laal4c5 ROSTERS. per
b.. 0cs ducks. large per d.. Babe small
llc' geese, per IL, loal2c.
Fruits.
Fruits-AppIes. Gravensteln. per d. h Dbl.
s. OOa2. 70. Twenty Ounce, per q. b. Dbl, SO =
az %, Maiden Blush. per d. b. Dbl. SLl5a--50s
King. per O. p. o1l-. Sll5az-Jo. Huooards9n
per & h. Dbl. Sl.5CaLJp. ordinary kind
good 20 prime. per d. n. 0bl-. Sl--Jai- 70. poo
10 Gair. per g. a. b5L. S--JJaL-1J. open
head 5bis-, commoni 70 good, I5easl5o: crab
Bartlett, per Dbl. Is ola45g; Bartlett. per
5z-bbI. basket. SLo0a$2-J0; Bartlett. per
5u. basket 5l. sloo9,l5o' Bartlett per kes.
SI-50al-75: Seckel per Dbl. &35oas-0J.
SsckeI, per key. Sl25al-5O; Louise Boune, per
bbl-. Sl50a--O %, peaches. w Va. Per carrier,
g. 2zaI. 500 ". Va. per basket 40a51c. West
ern Maryland per carrier &iJOai-5J, Western
Maryland. per basket. 8Ja75c. Dlums. Dams0n.
per basket. SJa45cs State prunes. per basket,
2Ga55c, other kinds Per basket. l5a5pci Grapes.
white. per Alb. basket. 6a-Oc. black, per 4-lo-
basket, 7aScs W'u. " I. and Del. small.
basket. SaIJc. Cran5errles. Cape Cod. per Dbl.
5. JOa6. 50. do. per standard crate, SZOla--15;
do. per y. 7. crate, SI.15aZ-O0. cantaIOupes,
Colorado. per standard crate. S1.SOa2-z5.
Vegetables.
vegetables-POtatOes. Irish C0bbler. per
bag s2-15a2.l5; home grown, per Dbl, s.. pa
Z75. sweet potatoes. Eastern Shore. per Dbl.
Sl-5Oal-15: home grown. per DD--- SLSoaL-5.
Western. per bu-. s0as5c: carrots. per
Dbl. gl5al.Jo; corn per d0z., l2aIsc;
cucumbers. per basket SOFAS. CO.. cucGm-
Der pickles. per basket. SI-00al50. cabbage
per LOO. 81 00aG.O1. Cauli1OWers. per Dbl. 81 %
a3-5oi celery, per d0z. stalks. 51aJoc: eEE
plants, per bbL. fLooal-5V. lettuce. nearby.
per boil, -5a55cs lettuce, per basket. loaI5c:
lima beans, per ct. 7al1c. onions, per bu-,
6Ja75c; pumpkins. per b5l.s 50l75c: string
beans, near5ys. per Dbl. 7JCaS1. p. squash,
Hubbard. per bbL. 7jca&LZ5s tomatoes. per
box. +Oa75c-
Dressed Meats.
Dressed Meats-Ha1ls country cured per
h, l3alfc: beef. fore quarters per To-. IA
5l1c. hind quarters. case. ribs. 7aI1c: Io!us
Sale; rounds. 6ascs dressed lamb per H.
luallC. pork l0lDs. per To-. 12a-4c. bacon.
per d., -2alfc; sausages. per 10, Sc
Live Stock.
1--we Stock-Catt.e. extra. per cvt.. Ssola
49, butcher per cvt-. S4.C0s common per
cWt, g o0a2-5o. hogs. per cHt-. gross. Sc 75a
TOO ordinary. per Cyt. s5.cla6. 80. sheep.
prime, per d.. 5aSlzc; ordinary per D.. Zizc.
lambs, spring. choice. per 10. 5a5lzC. medium.
per To-, ia4izc. calves. prime. Ger f5. Sc.
medium, per h.. 7izc: common. Per ID,
Jlzc; COWS. prime. per cwt.. s3.Ooa3.50: or