The Washington times., 1908-08-07
PRODUCE PRICES

A continued increase in activity mark
ed the trading in the produce market
today. The cooler weather and the
orders placed by the retailers in prep
aratIOn for the Saturday rush kept the
demand nearer on a par with the sup
ply tnan had been the case during the
preceding days of the week. Fruits and
vegetables We're the principal features
as regards activity but live and dressed
poultry also shared in the general i'm
prOvemenL. Live stock was compare
lively quiet, being an exception 10 the
rest Of the market. Eggs were again
active, with demand exceeding supply
6or the best grades. Butter and cheese
were firm at prices quoted.
Wholesale prices today were:
Cheese-New York state factory: large nats.
l2al2lzc: small. l21sal5c. fair 70 good. ma
Eggs-southern. lsoi nearby eggs. l9c.
Butter-Creamery. fancy. &c: Western,
hrsts, &c seconds, 1Sci process, fancy, PIC;
fair 10 good, lsc: dairy. choice, 1sc; good. Ice.
Live POultry-Chickens, spring, large, lie.
small. l5al6c; hens, small, per h.. l3cs large.
per h. l21zc: ROSTERS. per ID. 7Cs ducks.
large, per h., l0cs small, per h., Sagc;
geese per H., Ease turkeys, TOMS lGC,
hens. 12c; thin. Sc keats, per 10, l0e.
Dressed POultry-TurNeys, undraWu, hens.
per 10, 15allcs average, undraWn, miKed,
per H., 14al5c; chickens, small. per h.. I6a
l7ci large, per ID, 17ci hens, per h.. la
lac. ROSTERS, per H. Sc; ducks. per h. Sale.
geese. per h.. 6a9c.
Frult-AppIes, fancy brands, per bbL
ElJ0a3.0o; ordinary, Sl.00a2QC; pears, fancy.
$2.00a4.OJ; ordinary, SLCla50 o., peaches
Georgia, fair u prime. Sl25a225 per box;
Georgia. defective. 51CaSl 90 per box. West
Virginia, per carrier, SL25s2.o0i Maryland and
Delaware, per carrier SVaboci plums, Mary
land and Delaware. per carrier 4oa60c; cur
rants, large, per ct, 4aIcs large, per h.,
4a6c; small. per b., 4a5c: bIackberries Jersey
fancy. 7a6Ci ct raspberries. red fancy
large, sac per pint. red, average. 4a5lzc
per pint: black cap. 4a6c: per pint:
per ct gOoseberriess extra large. English
l2al5c per Ct; large, per At, sal0ci small
me sium, ease at cantalOup,sY per standard
crate. 81. 25al-5Oi per pony crate 35a50c; water
melons. s9.0Oal6.jO per 100; oranges. California
navels. per box, S3.25a4.O0. grape fruit
Florida. per box, S3-J0a4.J0 pineapples
Florida. $l.50al. Is per crate.
egetables-Potatoes, new, per Dbl, s. .5Oa
500; sweet potatoes, per Dbl, S3.50a4 %:
yams, Southern, white. per Dbl, S8.00a4 90:
yams, Southern. red, per Dbl, 81 25a3. 90.
beets, per 100 punches. S1O0aI50 beets. per
bbl., Sl.50al.I5; carrots, new, per 100 lunches
500; carrots new, per bbL, Sl-25a1- 10:
per bu. basket 50a6Oc; cabbage, per Dbl.
81 coal %: cabbage. per 100. S4O0a6.O0; celery
per dozen stalks, 40a50c; horseradish, per
cwt., S3O0a4-OO; lettuce, per basket 5OcaS2 90,
lima beans. Maryland and Delaware, Goa
eco per basket peppers southern, 1z-bu.
basket, 30a15ci peas, larse, per basket, 75ca
81 %; romans, per basket, 51caSIOJ: string
beans, green. per bu. basket sl00al.5O; spin
ach. nearby. per bbl, SlJ0al50; turnips rut-
abaEa, per bbis or bag, 15caSl 90; white
per 100 punches. s1.O0al 90; tomatoes per
box, 5Oa75c; WatercTess, per 100 punches, 81 p
al 90; onions per Dbl, SLI5aZ00; rhubarb per
100 punches, 75caSl25; asparagus. per d0z.
76CaS2. 90: squash, per Dbl, S5ca$1. -; egg
plant, per crate. 15ca2l.O0.
Dressed Meats-Calves, full dressed, 9aI1c;
heads of. 10allc; hog dressed calves. 6a7c:
hams, country, sugar cured. 12a14C; hogs
small and neat. per cwt., $50; medium 81 50
az. 90; large, S5.50a600.
Live Stock-Cattle. extra, per cwt s. 90
as. .; butcher, per cwt-, 81. O0a4 so; common
per cwt S2O0a3. 90; hogs, per cWt, gross,
So 25a6. Is; ordinary, per cwt., S. 50a6 %.
sheep. prime, S8.O0a350; lambs. spring, per
lb 6a61zc; calves, prime, per h., 6lka7c;
mediums. per H.. 555a6C; COWS. prime each