The Washington herald., 1908-03-29
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET.

Little change was noted yesterday in the prices
upon the wholesale produce market. Receipts OF
eegs liberal and there IS beginning 10 be an
accumulation Of stock that tends 10 make the mar
ket unsteady The butter market is in an unsafis-
factory condition. With the better grades moving
fairly we'll Arrivals Of poultry rather light. and
the demand Is only steady. 4 marked falling on
IN receipts Of live stock has taken place caSng
upward trend prices that threatens 20 place prices
for meat 10 the highest notch N years, Pork is In
liberal supply and the market dull Veal calves are
in demand also country cured hams. The vegetable
and frtIit markets are dull
Prices quoted are whoiesale.l
BUTTER-Creamery fancy 3Oa3: do Western
hrsts 2sa2e: do. seconds a2i: process fancy. 2ia
3; do fair TO good 2la2z; daiy. choice &a2:
good. lsal9; store-packcd. fresh. l6als
CHEESE-Market firm and active on al kinds.
New York State factCy. large. l6alslz; do. hsts.
l61zaN do. small l6izalT do. summer. large llal5
do. summer, small, liali1 DO. fair 70 good l2als;
Western. factory new. chciSs = A3zol5; do. fair 70
good. II Virginia. TO-
EGGS-Near-bS fresh Virginia loss of. a; average,
Il: West Virginia aud Southwest Virginia IA: Ten
nossec. Il: North Carolina. Il duck a
LIVE POULTRY-Chickens. fancy. isa20: average.
l7als; hens l5aH; roosters. 5: dncks large l5ali:
Go SMALL llal2; geese. salO. turkeys. TOMS per h.
lSals: do. hens. HAS. do. thin. 10. keats. 10
DRESSED i'OCLTR1-Turkeys. hens. undrawn.
per H.. Is; do. average. undrswn, I7als: DO.
thin loal2; old toms, l6aE; ehickens. large. SAP:
small Za22 hens ch0ice. l6al7; roOsters. :: ducks.
old, Bal5; gees, l0al2; eap0ns, 7-lb average aa:2
small lsa20
DRESSED 3IEATs-Calves. full dressed. SAG;
heads OF. 5: hogdressed calves. 7as. hams country
sugar-cured. l2ali; hogs. small and neat per .wt-.
500; do, medium. 550a6.00; do. heavy SO.
NEGETABLES-Potstoes per bushel. 75as5: rural
e0az0; sweet potatoes. per bbL. 35Oa40O yams 250a
500 asparagus per dozen. 400as.00; cabbage Der
cgt. s0as9; celery Florida per crate 2OOa25O: let
tuce. Florida. per basket L25al75: onions Bermuda
per crate. L75a200 Ohio per bushel s0a99. peppers
Florida. pr carrier. 2Oa225; string beans green.
per basket 3OOs400 tomatoes. FLORIDA. fancy, per
crate. 2o0a33
GREEN FRUITS-Apples York Imperial per bbI
50a250: Ben Davis L50a2-50; Wine Sap. l50a3Oe
Albcmare Pippin 400; farcy table fruit 3ooa3 50
SPY 25a325 loose packed, l0oaL5o; oranges Flor
ida bright Per box. 3; do. ruSsets. rs; Cali
fonia naEels, 2Ea265; grape fruit Florida. per box
s5oal-Ol; cTanberries. per box. 2OOa2SO: do per
Dbl, 5e0&sO0
sUNDRIES-B -Beesvax, g: tsllow. s; honey. white
clover i-lb. new. B do. 2lb. new l0al2; ginseng
PEI h 5O0s6.00: Seneca. per H.. &C; Golden Seal
i0A45 Pink l2al4: Mandrake 2a3 Snake Root IS
walnut kernels I2lli
GRAIN-Wheat. southern on grade s2s97: rye
75aso. corn shelled white 65a70: do yellow 65a7D:
do car. 27oaSoo. oats. Western white No. 2 5sa6o
do. mixed 5aa5s.
DRIED FRUITs-Apples. slieed fancy. ss7; DO.
sliced. bright 4a5
WOOL AND HIDES-Nool. wished. free a bars
per H.. .: do. unWasked. free Of burs nan: do
bury. lsa20: hides green S: do dry. sas. sheep
SKINS green each. 75al-oo; do dry. Za6o. c1fSkins
grcen. Lecail0: muskrat. q skunk 2sa75; mink 20
a5c0; rabbit skins, cFossum. lal5; raccoon 25aso
fox. red. L35alISk do. cray. 5a7o.