The Washington times., 1908-10-07
IS Brisk
IN PRODUCE MARKET
Improvement Developed Last
Week in Wholesale Mar
ket Continues.

The Improvement IN trading which
developed at the opening Of the week
in the local wholesale markets was
continued today. arrivals of most Of
the various lines were liberal, but The
increased demand kept prices firm.
Receipts Of butter were large Tho
market for fancy creamery was so &C
tive, however, that the price was mark
ed up two cents per pound. Poultry
held steady. although receipts We're
heavy enough to threaten an easing up
IN prices. This did not materialize. as
the demand maintained large volume
Fruits and vegetables We're fairly firm,
the supply about equaltng the demand.
Cattle remained dull. Calves and hogs
were moved readily. retaining the &C
tivity that developed several days ago.
Today's Prices.
Wholesale prices we're as follows 5obOers'
figures being a trihe higher;
Eggs-virginia neaTbys, &c, southwest
Virginia. and West Virginia. &c. Tennessee
and North Carolina, 2ec-
Cheese-Iarge. New York nats. per ID.
14Aa1fz. small, 14izal4&c.
Butter-Creamery, fancy. 3Oa30kc: west
ern hrsts, 23a24c; process. fancy. 2laZ2c; fair
70 good. lsc. dairy, choice. 2oc; good. l6alIc-
Poultry.
Live Poultry-Ch!ckens. spring. large, per
b., Ipza15c; small I5al5izc: hens small, per
h. 12aal3c. large, l3al3izci ROSTERS. per ID, "a
61zcs ducks. large. per ID. ual2c' small
saloc: geese, per ID, Sc, turkeys. toms. per
ID. ljal6c. hens. per To-, lSc.
Dressed Poultry-rurkeys, undrawn, Per
h., hens, lsc: toms. loo: chickens, large. per
h. lsaI7c; small. 15c: hers. per h., 12al4c;
ROSTERS. per H., Sc; due q, large per ID.
l3aI4c: small, lie. geese, pr d.. Ilal2c.
FrlIits
Fruits-Apples. Gravenstein. per d. h. Dbl.
3 Z5a2- 90; Twenty Ounce per O. h. Dbl. S1-Oo
a.. 70; Maiden Blush. per d. n Dbl. s250as-0o ;
King. per D. h. Dol. 12.5Oa3.OO; Hubbardson.
per d. h. Dbl, Sl50a2.C5- ordinary kinds.
good 10 prime, per q. b. Dbl, Sll15all5. poor
barrels. common 70 good, toca@LoO, crap ep-
pies. large, per bol-. $2O0a3-00. pears. Bart
lett. per Dbl. {4Coa5-5J- SecEcl, per hbl.
S3-5Oa4-0o: SeckeL per key. N-Z5alJo. Louise
Bonnie. per bbI-. g O1a25O peaches, per car
rter. FL25a2.OJ. peaches. per basket. oJca&l =
plums, Damson. per basket s0aioc; state
basket 15a5jc. Grapes. white, per Alb. basket.
6a1OC; Concord, per Alb basket. 10al2Cs Del,
small basket. l2aI4c. Cranberries. Cape Cod.
per Dbl. $5-5casJo. do per standard crate.
Vegetables.
vegetables-Potatoes. PEI bag. S2.Z5a2.5oi
home grown. Per b5L, 50 -. sweet Pota-
toes, Eastern Shore, per Dbl, Sl5oaI75; home
SI.Z5a1-50s corn per doz.. lsaz0c. cucumbers'
per basket, Sl75a2-o %: cabbage, per 100, S4-ooa
G-0O; caulidowers. per bbl-, S3-25a4Oo, celery.
per doz. stalks. 30a51C: ezE plants. per bol-.
Sl-coal-50; lettuce, nearby, per Dbl, 25as5c;
lima beans. per ct. SaI0c. onions. per bu-.
e0a75c; onions, per Dbl, s.. 40asI.6G. PumPk!ns.
per Dbl. G0aTlcs string beans. nearbys, per
Dbl. 75caSl.25- squash, Hubbard, per Dbl.
75ca$L25; tomatoes. per box, 75ca$Loo-
Dressed Meats
Dressed Meats-Hams. country cured. per
H., I6c; beef FORE quarters. per h., 4a5isc
hind quarters. 6a9c. ribs. 7a12c; lOins. sale;
rounds. CasC: dressed lamb. per Eb.. 1Oa1lC;
pork loins. per 10. I2a-4c: bacon, per ID.
l5al4c: sausages. per h., &C.
Live Stock
Live stock-CattIe. extra, per cwt.. S400a
4-5O; medium, per cwt., 5iza4cs common, per
Cwt-, S2OUaZ-5O: hogs, per Cwt-, gross. s. ga
I-Oos ordinary. per -wt-. S5.O0a6-50. shee p.
prime per lU., 6a55zc; ordinary, per b.. ~ ci
lambs, spring. choice, per h. 5a5izc. com
mon, per H., sa+l-C. calves prime. per ID,
D medium. common.