The Washington herald., 1908-03-28
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET.

Little change noted yesterday in the Prices
upon the wholesale produce market. Receipts Of
eggs were liberal and there Is beginning to be an
accumulation Of stock taat tends 10 make the mar
ket unsteady. The butter market is in an unsatis-
factory condition, With the better grades moving
fairly well Arrivals Of poultry rather light and
the demand Is only steady marked falling OF
IN receipts Of live stock has taken place causing an
upward trend in prices that threatens 20 place prices
for meat to the highest notch in years Pork is in
liberal supply and the market dull Veal calves are
IN demand, also country cured hams. The vegetable
and fruit markets are dull
Prices quoted are wholeSale.l
BUTTER-CreameTy. fancy SOa3l: do. Western
Arsts 2sa2s; do. seconds Ea2l; process fancy 2la
.; do. fair TO good, 2la22: dairy choice. 2a2;
good, lsal9; store packed. fresh, leals
CHEESE-Market firm and actiTe On all kinds.
New York State factory. large, lsalsli: do. fats
do, summer, small, lal41 do, fair to good lzaIS
Western factory, new, choice. IHssl5; do. fair to
good, Il Virginia TO-
EGGS-Near-by fresh Virginia loss of Il average
a; West Virginia and Southwest Virginia. a; Ten
Dessee u; North Carolina. Il: duck, a.
LIVE P0ULTRY-Chickens. fancy Isa2o; average
l7als: hens IsH; roosters, s. ducks large l3al4
90. small llal2; geese. sal0 turkeys. toms per lb
l5al6; do. hens. l7alS; do. thin. 10; keats, TO-
DRESSED PoULTRY-Turkeys. hens. undrzwn
per H., IS; do, average. undrawn. Has: do.
thin. l0al2; old toms. l6al7: chickens large, lsaD
small. 2a2; hens. choice. lSal7; ROSTERS S. ducks
Old l3al5; geese lOal2 capons, 7-lb. average 2a92
small. lsa20.
DRESSED MEATs-Calves. fun dressed. Sag;
heads Of S; hog dressed calves 7a9: hams country
sugar. cured l2ali: hogs, small and neat. per w.t.
600: do medium. 5.50a6o0; do heavy. 55a.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. per buShel. T5a65: rural
ea70; sweet potatoes. per bbl. 35O040O; ysms 250a
$50: asparagus. per dozen 40Oas0O; cabbage per
cwt Sas0 celery. Florida per crate, 2ooa2 50: let
tuce Florida. per basket. L2SalT5 onions. Bermuda
per crate. lI5a20O; Ohio per blShe soa9O: peppers
Florida. per carrier 2O0a2 3: string beans green.
per basket. 3oOa400; tomatoes. Florida, fancy per
crate 20Oa3 25.
GREEN FRUITs-Apples. York Imperial per bbl
l59a2S9; Ben Davis. l.50a2.50; Wine Sap. L50aa00
Albemarle Pippin. A00 farcy table fruit 3O0ls 50
SPY. ZSa325: loose packed l0Oal5 80; oranges Flor
ida. bright. per box, q; do. ulssets. rs; Cali
forua navels 225a2eS grapc fruit Florida. per box
3.5oaiOo: cranberTies per box. 2Ooa259; do, pei
bbl.. 5OOa3Oc
SUNDRIES-Beeswax, %; tsllow. 5; honey, white
clover. lib new. l3; do, 2lb new. lOsl2; ginseng
per ID. 500a6.OO; Seneca. per h.. &C; Golden Seal
i0a45: Pink l2ais: Mandrake 2a3; Snake Root 81
walnut kernels I2aH.
GRAIN-WheAt. Southern on grade. sezF; ne
75as0; corn shelled white 65a70: do. yellow, s5a7O
do. car 27Oaa00: oats Western white. No 2. ssa60
do. mixed 5a58
DRIED FRUITs-Apples. sliced. fancy. SAT-; do,
sliced. bright. ia5.
WOOL AND HIDES-Wool washed free of burs
per h., q; do, unwaShed. free Of burs. 20a2 do
bury. lsa2o: hides. green s. do. dry. Sag: sheep
skins. green each. 75aioo d. dry 25a6o; calfskins
green Local 10; muskrat. IS skunk 2a75; mink. 90
aSoo; rabbit skins opoSSum. l0zl5: raccoon 2sa9o
tox. red, l25ai.s5i do. gray, 5A7a