The Washington times., 1908-05-15
PRODUCE PRICES

AS the season advances new fruits
and vegetables appear In the produce
market. Housekeepers will be glad 10
learn that pineapple5 and egg plant
may now be had. While prices for
these are now rather high, constantly
increasing receipts may be expected TO
lower prices This Is illustrated lin the
price OF green peas this morning, which
are several points lower. Meat prices
seem to be still on the rise. One of the
largest dealers said today that he had
10 pay hall point above the maximum
OF yesterday Tor car of live cattle
Other prices remain steady.
Wholesale prices are:
Eggs-Nearby. fancy. fresh, Va. 17af755c:
nearby. average -sallc. w. Va. and 8. ".
Va, l6al5c. Tennessee I6al7c; North Car
DINA, I6al7c.
Cheese-N. Y. state. factory. large. iealslke.
fats, l6c; small. 16aI7c: summer large
Lal6c; summer, small. laat5c. fair to good
i1alSci Western factory, new choice, I2Aa
Pie; fair TO good. lie. Virginia Sc
Futter-Creamery. fancy gIas2c: Western
frsts. 30a32c; seconds. -z7a2sc. .T.ne.. 2Ss2gc.
process, fancy, 22a24c; fair 10 good. 2lazzc:
GARY, cnolce. zJazzcs good. I8a1Uc; store
packed. fresh, 16al3C
Live P0ultry-Chiclens. fancy, lsa2lc;
winter. -0a22c: spring. 28a30c. stays. per
per H., Sc. ducks. spring. large per H. ia
&c, small per 10, Sdieci geese, per ID,
alOc' turkeys. toms, per ID, ual2c. hens.
per h. ltalSci thin, Ice: keats, per H..
Dressed Poultry-rurkeys. choice, unaraun,
hens, lbs Z1a2fCs average, uudraWn mixed
per To- l5alScs thin. per ID. l0a12c; young
toms. 16aI7cs old toms, l5algc: chickens
large. per ID. l5al6cs small. per h.
l6al6c; hens and chickens mixed, lfal5c,
cap0ns, I-ib- average Per ID. 17slse. small
l5alSC. slips, per ib 15alGc. hens choice
per h.. l4al5c; ROSTERS, per h.. Sc: ducks
l3al4cs geese, per h.. 10a1zc.
Green FTuit-ADpIes York Imperial, packed.
s2.29aAooi Ben Davis packed, S2-25a5.59;
Wine sap packed. x9G0a4 %. AIbem. pipDlL
packed. tSgla4 .50i spy. per hbl.. packed. s.. =
grape fruit. Florida. per box s. Z5a4 80. can
berries, per box, s. O0aS 60 per b5l 81 ,0as.5J.
straw eTTlea, loaL-' g.. pineapDies. per crate,
Vegeta5Ies-Potatoes, per bu.. 75caSI 90: new
FLORIDA, per b0l-. 81 u0at-5. yamz. per bbI,
s.. Z5a4. =. cabbage, new. 5. c.. $l-0GaE 90.
kale. per Dbl. l5cafl; spinach. per bDi. s5ca
SLZ5: lettuce. Florida. per basket 75caS2 %;
onions, Ohio per hu-1 'ga69ci spring beans
green. per basket. GLbudl-IJ. green peas. per
basket s. 0Ca175. celery, per crate. sL75a2:75;
tomatoes, per crate. g2-50a3 - beets. per
bunch Sa5c rhuharr per 100 punches, N.ooa
bsrs per basket s5JaSl-75. Florida squash.
per basket. e5ea&L'5; egg plant. per crate.
pressed Aleats-CaIves. fun dressed. saIIcs
heads on, l0alIc. hog dressed calves. 6a7c.
hams country. sugar cured. lIal5cs hogs
small and neat. per cwLs 7szas.zc' medium.
Live stock-CattIe. extra. per cwt-, S6.z5a
Loo. butcher per cWt., S5-s5a5-'ai common
Der cgyt.. fZa2s hogs, per cWt, gross. S5.Da
ESQ: ordinary, per cWt.. A-l5a5-o0; sheep,
calves, prime. per To-, me medium per d.
GraiB-whsat. choice. s1a94c: rye. 1oa75c;
corn she'.sd white, 70aT5c, shelle1. yellow,
s2a76c. ne. corn. ear. S5.-5a2595 oats, West
ern, white 30. 3, 5lt5+ci ii-tAel al.t,-- ~
en- 20 2 g5O0al5.50, Western mixed.
tig 5oaI4Eg. bran. SIS t0a50.0J. per tom mid
dIlngs, SO 00asLo1 per ton.