The Washington herald., 1908-02-08
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET.

Poultry dairy products, and eggs we're firm yes
ieTday with arrivals only modTate and strictly
fresh stock scarce. Commission merchants advise
shippers to keep eggs moving 10 market, the
demand is good The same advice was sent out
with regard 10 young chickens. fat ducks, choice
turkeys and hens Poor aud defective stock is not
Wauied The cattle market had 30 change in
prices but receipts were light and supplies wei
rapidly cleaned up. The market for pork is quiet,
and only the best stock is moving freely A slight
improvement was noted IN vegetables, with general
dullness in fruits. The game season has closed Tor
all bat quail and the birds in good demand
liriees quoted are wholesaIei
BUTTER-Creamery. fancy s5i5l36, de-. Western
rsis, S2aS3; do seconds, 25a26 process, fancy az1
do. fair to good 2a23 dsiry. choice, iea2J, good
lsaI9; store packed. irrsA l6alS
CHEESE-Alarket firm and active on ali kinds
New York State factory. large l6ai6ik do. fats.
l6izai7; do. small l6kal7 do, summer large i4a5
do. summer small, Halps; do, fair 10 good l2al5i
Western. factory. new. choice lii4al5; de-. fair 10
good. Il; Virginia. 10.
EGGs-Nearby fresh Virginia, loss Of 2aaZ5: aver
age. 9a& West Virginia and Southwest Virginia,
Z3a2l; Tennessee. 22a23; North Carolina q
LIVE P0ULTRY-ChicAcns fancy. Iiai5; average.
u. hens, lzal5; ROSTERS ducks large. l3ali do.
small. llal2 geese salo; turkeys, toms Per h., la
Is do. hens. l5sl6, do. thin, 70. keats, TO-
DRESSED POELTRH-Turkeys hens undrawn,
per H.. ial9; do. average. undYswn, l6al7 do.
thin I0al2: Old toms l5al6 chickens large Issl6:
a -
old lSal5 geese, l0al2; caPons, 7lb average. lsa9
small, l5als.
DRESSED MEATS-C -Cslyes fu dressed. sals
heads of g. hog-dresscd calves slza3; hams country
sugar-cured. l5sl5; hogs. small and neat per cwt
6o0a6.50. do. medium eco. do. heavy. 550a6O o.
GAME-Qusil. per dozen, 209a2.50: do, snail. 100
al 50. opossums. each. nan.
VEGETABLES Potatoes. home grown, Der bushsl
I0al5; do rural 70a75: sweet potatoes per bbi $50
al00; yams. 200a250; cabbage. per eva, sos99;
onions Ohio. Per bushol. 70a50. string beans pe.
basket Z00a2.25i lettuce Florida. per basket LZ5z
LIZ
GREEN FRUfTS-Appes. York Imperial, Der bbI.
25a3.25; Ben Davis 2O0a250, Wine Sap 2z5sS 90.
Albemsre Pippiu. 400a500: fancy table fiuit, .
AGO. SPY, 25oa325 loose packed. L00sl5o. Oranges
Florida, bright, per box, 225a25i 40, russets %
275; California EaFeis. ZE5a20. Grape fruit Flor
ida. per box. 359s490 Cranberrles, per box ZO1a
80: do, per bb., 5.ooasoo.
DRIED FRUITS-AppieE. sliced. fancy, SAT; do.
sliced bright la5.
SUNDRIE5- -BeesEaH. 2; taOE. S. honey white
clover, lib new, u. DO, 2lb new, Ioal2, ginseng
per lb, 5oo-600. Seneca. per H., 90 Golden Seal
s0al5s Pink. l2al4; Mandrake 2a3: Snake Root. IS:
walnut kernels l0al2
GRAIA-Wbeat, Southern on grade ssas. rye
75as1: corn. shelled white 65s70; do yellow. 65a70:
do, ear 271a300 cats. Western white No. 2 5sas);
d0 mixed. 56a58
WOOL AND HIDES-WO0 washed free Of bgrs
per h., 80 do, ungashed tree Of burs. Ea24; do.
bury % hides green. 5; do. dry Sac; sheepskins,
green. each 50al5; DO. dry. 25asO calfskns green,
l.ooalio muskrat. l2al3; skunk 25a15; mink. I054
20, rabbit SIMS, j. opossum. I0ai5; racooou, 2as0
tox, red. L25al.i5; do, gray. s5a6l.