The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET.

Ponliry dairy products. and eggs we're firm yrs-
ter3ay, with arrivals only moderate. and strictly
fresh stock scaree. Commission merchants advise
shippers 70 keep eggs moving 90 market as the
demand is good. Tie same advice was sent out
with regard 10 young chickens fat ducks choice
turkeys and hens. Poor and defective stock Is not
wanted The cattle market had no change in
prices but receipts were light. and supplies were
rapidly cleaned up. The market for pork is quiet,
and only the best sttck is moving freely. slight
improvement hoted in vegetables. with general
duliness IN fruits The game season has closed for
al but quail and the birds are In good demand.
prices quoted arc wholesale.l
BUTTER-Creamery, fancy, 5iza56; do, Western
firsts 32s33; do seconds 25a26 process fancy 8s27
do. fair TO good Za23: dairy choice lsa3O. good
l5al9; store packed. fresh. l6als.
CHEESE-Market Gm and active al kinds
New York State factory, large, l6al6lk; do. fats,
6Hal7. do small l5lzal7; do. summer, large HAS
DO. summer small l4sli}E: do fair TO good. l2al3;
Western factory. new. choice. liaal5; do. fair to
good, ~; Virginia, 10,
EGGS-Nearby fresh Virginia loss or 23a25. aver
age Ea4; West Virginia and Southwest Virginia,
Za24; Tennessee, Za23; North Carolina, o.
LIVE POULTRY Chickens. fancy. 1Aal5; average
"a; hens. l2al3: ROSTERS T. ducks. large l32l4: do
small, lial2 geese salo; turkeys toms, per 10, la
Is: do. hens. l5al6; do, thin. 10; keats. TO-
DRESSED POULTRY-Turkeys. hens. undrawu,
per b., l7al9; do average, mdraWn, lsal7; do,
thin l0al2; old TOMS l5al6; chickens large l5al6:
cid l3ai5 geese. l0al2; capons 7lb average, lSal9
small. l5al6.
DRESSED MEATs-Calves. fun dressed. saI0.
heads of. g. hogdTessed calves. s'za9 hams country
sugar-cured Balls, hogs small and neat per cwt
s00as.50; do, medium. 500; do. heavy. 55Oae.O0
GAME-Qusl per dozen 2O0a250; do. small 100
al 50; opossums. each Ea45
YEGETABLES-Potatoes homegrown per bushel.
50a55 d. rural. 70a35; sweet potatoes. per bb $50
"A %: yams 20oa250; cabbage. per cwt sOan:
onions Ohio. Per bushel. 70aS0. string beans, per
basket 2.e0a2I5, lettuce tiuIida pCr basket I25a
LIS
GREEN FRUITS-Apples York Imperial, Ter bbl.
2e5a325: Ben Davis 2OOa2J0; Wine Sap 225al 90:
Albemarle Pippin. 400a5O0; fancy table fruit. 80
a409; spy 259s325; loose packed. lo0ai50 Oranges
Florida. bright per box. 225aa75 do russets 29ja
2T5 California nayels. 2Ea2 90 Grape fruit Flor
ida per box d50a400. CTanberTies Der box 2DDa
$50 do. per bb 5ooasOo
DRIED FRUITs-ATp7es sliced fancy, 6s7; do.
sliced bright 1a5.
SUNDRIES-- -BeesWax .: tallow. 5; honey. white
clover lib new. l3; do, 2lb. new Ioals; ginseng
per h.. 500e609: Seneca. per b.. 40: Golden Seal
40as5; Pima l2ali: Mandrake. 2a3; Snake Root, s.;
walnut kernels 10al2
iiRAIN-Wheat Southern on grade s6ass; rye.
75aso; ccrn. sheled. white 65a70 do yellow 6ss7o;
do ear. 270a3O0; cats. Western white No 2 5sa65:
do mixed. s6a5S.
WOOL AND HfDES-Wool washed free Of burs.
per lb., %; do. unwashed, free Of bus. z3a24; do
bury, %: hides. green, s. do dry, sas shcepskins
green each, 59a75; do, dry 25aG0: calfskns green
Local 10; muskrat l2al3; skunk, 2sa75; mink, I0oa
20; rabbit skins j; opossum, l0al5 rscoogn, Ssa9
isx. red, LZsaLIs; Do, gEsg. sSasa