The Washington times., 1908-10-27
IMPROVE,
BUT TRADE LIGHT
Eggs Show Only Real Actiy-
ity, With Receipts
Very Liberal.

Continued Improvement was shown in
the local wholesale markets today. The
gain was slight, however. and the trad
ing was Of much less volume than IL
should be at this time OF year. accord
ing TO the commission dealers.
Eggs showed about the only real
activity Receipts were liberal, but the
best grades found a ready market.
Butter was rather quiet. Cheese was
firm. Poultry had better market than
that which prevailed last week. but
there was little change In prices Tur-
keys maintained the Improvement
shown recently. Cattle were duh, but
there was some demand for calves and
hogs. Fruits and vegetables We're only
moderately active.
Today's Prices.
Wholesale prices were as follows. Joboers
figures being a tnne higher;
EgEs-VITginia nearbys. 28a2Jc; southwest
Virginia and West Virginia, BE Tennessee
ana North Carolina, ZaZ2c-
Cheese-Large. New York fats. per ID.
Is5zal4c' small, l4al4ne-
Butter-Creamery. fancy, 29izas0c; West
eTn nrstss 2sa2Sc. process. fancy 294a30c.
ialr 10 good. zsaS4c: dairy. choice, z0a22c,
good, lSalsc.
Poultry.
Live POultTy-ChIckens spring. large. por
10. lia1H4C. small IJal5'zci hens. small. per
h.. lZ52c. large, 1zC. ROSTERS per h.. sc;
ducks. large. per ID. ual2cs small. sal0c.
geese, per H.. SC; turkeys. toms, per lb
lAc5 hens, per h., l5c-
Dressed PouItry-Turkeys, undrawn. per
d., hens, Eal6cs toms. I6al7c; chickens large,
per h. l6aI7cs small. 1Ic. hens, per To-
-Salfci ROSTERS, per 10. scs ducks, large per
ID 4Salic; small, lie geese, per To-, LAKE,
Fruits
Fruits-Apples. Grayenstein. per d. h. Dbl.
&SO0a3.35; Twenty Ounce per q. 3. Dbl g %
as.75. Maiden Blush. per d. b. bbL, ssO6a3 Is.
king, per c. b. bDl., s, 00a3.50; Iipbbardson,
per d. h. Dbl, -. 00a5. IS: ordinary kinds
"a Fair, per d. h. Dbl, gi.O0al75; open head
barrels, common 10 good 75ca2I. so. crab aD-
pies large. per Dbl. &5a4; pears, SeckeI, Dbl.
> Vtao.OJi seckel, per keg. Z.0oa25oi Louise
rler, }l.z5a2O0i peaches, per basket S5casL 5;
plums. Lamson, Per basaet, 50a40c; state
basket, Da1oc; Grapes. hite. per Alb. basket
6aIOCs Concord per 4-Ib. basket IOaIZc: Del
small basket. lzai4c; CranDerrles Cape Cod,
do per standard crate, S2.z5az.50s oranges. per
box S4.-5a5-o 90.
Vegetables.
vegetables-Potatoez, per bag, g z5az50.
home grown. per Dbl. S20Ja2-50i sweet pota-
toes, Eastern shore. per Dbl. Sl.5Oa1.75. hons
SLZJalJ0s corn. per dOZ., l1alJC- CuCumBers
per basket, 2l-.5a2.O0s cabbage, per 100. a Goa
o-uJs C1ulluDNcfs, per Dbl. a--fda1lJ. celery.
Per doz. stalks, 41a5ocs egg plants. per Dbl
$LUlal-5Js lettuce, nearby, per bbI-, 5GaT5c;
lima beans, per qJ-- SaIucs onions per bu.
0Ua',c. onions, per bbl.. $l.f0a$I-6us pumpkins
per bbl., 69a55ci string beans, near5ys, PEI
Dbl. 15ca&l-25: squash. Hubbard. per bbi
75ca$l25i tomatoes, per o0x, $l.25a1.50.
Dressed Meats.
Dressed Meats-Hams. country cured Der
h., Eal5ci beef fore quarters. per h.. 4a5LEc.
hind quarters. 6agc: ribs. 7alec. l5ins saiic.
rounds. Ease dressed lamb, per H., i0auc;
pork lcins. per h.. l3al4c: bacon. per H.
13al4cf sausagess per b.. Sc.
Live Stock.
Live stock-CattIe. extra, per cut. $ pa
So medium. per gWt-. 2iza4r: common; per
cWt-. az0Jaz. % hCgs. per cwt, gross. 500
prime, per h.. 2ka'c. ordinary. per h.. &c.
lambs, spring. choice. per b., 55zc com
mon. per H., &c; calves, prime. Ter H..
sac; medium, per 10, 7a7kc: common, per
H., 6a6izc