The Washington times., 1908-01-07
WASHINGTON PRODUCE
MARKET

The best grades Of Virginia and south
west Virginia butter went up l cent per
pound in the local produce market this
morning a slackening OF receipts and
an increase in the demand were respons-
ible for the rise.
The poultry market showed signs of
recuperation today. The weather being
more favorable, merchants were able TO
dress sufficient stock to meet an ac-
tive demand for this class OF goods
Live chickens and turkeys also came in
better shipments, and, in consequence,
the prices dropped from u TO ! cent per
pound
For the first time la a number Of
weeks the cheese supply was barely suf-
hcient 10 meet the demand and figures
were slightly higher than they have
been for a few weeks. The top price on
The best grade OF this commodity was
II cents per pound
The only change il The neat market
was slight advance on full-dresssd
calves Other figures remained un-
changed over those OF yesterday. Re-
celpts OF ali other goods were normal
Eggs-tresh, Virginia. 3lu52c; strictly
fresh, :. ". Va, 29u30C; storage, 13U22c;
Cheese-N. Y. factory, large. l6Gtl7c;
naI5, 564dtc; small. l64ltc: fair 10
Butter-Western. first 8la82c; sec
onds, 258Zlc; process, fancy, 24lIZ5c; fair
to good. YQZZC: dairy. choice. 2012lc;
store packed, fresh, 19a2Oc-
POULTRY.
Turkeys-Live, per round, toms. I6a
1910; hens, l6ql3c. Chickens-Live, per
pound, fancy. large, 148lJ1z; medium, 134
lie; small, l5uI6; hens. I3HI8c: ROSTERS.
t4t1Rc. Ducks-LlVe, per pound, spring,
lUlZc. Geese-lyQlzC; keats, IJulZc
Pa a. ~ M. ID
drawn, lgGllci average, uudrawn, lJ4
l6hc; old tom, 154l6C. Chickens
Dressed, large, l4gl5c; small l5alGc;
hens, choice, l4Ql512C; TOOsters, 50.
Ducks,-l28l4c Geese-12qlsc.
GREEN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
Apples tper bblJ-YorF Imperial
packed, s. 2yaA09i Wine Sap, s.. 50;
Fancy table. 335J44VJ: Spy, $1,000 90.
CTdnberries, per box, &l15QZ.Gj. Grape
iTuIt-tl loTida, S5o41yJ. Ordnges-blor-
tatoes, bbl.,{l5OgZOg; sweet potatoes,
Dbl, A-5OHA35i yams. bbL, &ZOog3.0O-
Cabbage lyJ. SZ.JJ4l.yU CucuIubeT5 bu.,
$50 $50. Onions, bu-, 6J4 soc; Celery,
ket *l;yJg10J. Beans per BASKET, S-yJ4
30 Egg Plants. per crate, SL5Vgz 80
Peppers. crate. SloJ92CJ
GRAIN.
Wheat-Choice, $LUOQL03; fair 70 good,
sScqSl0lj ordinary szQSJc-
C6rn-sheiied. white. 6sae5si shaned,
yellow, 6Z853
New coru-Ear. ss.00gS31o.
Oats-W estern, white, 40, ?, 57860c,
mixed, 55U5sC-
Hay-IimUJhy, Western. NO. !, SlTOJ0
1890, Western, No. 2. 3l65OG1IO0; West
eru. rstxed. Sl5.509I6 30.
CAME
Rabbits, per do, gL0JQL25; kits, per
doZ-, 00u75c. QUaU, per dOZ, S200U 80;
small per 5oz-, SLoJ41-50- Squirrels, each
&c. OpOssums each l5u5JC.
LIVE STOCk
Cattle-ENtra, per cwt.. $45J45.25;
butcher. per cwt-. &4OOGA50: common. .
per Cwt, S20J03uJ. Hogs-Per cwt.
gross, 4.l5u5--5, ordinary, per cWt. $3.50
$500. Sheep-CIpper. 4u5c; common. 2ls
CSC. Thanksgiving. choice 6lzUIc, me
ulum, 5-zH6c Lalves-Prime, per h.. g.,
medium ger TO-, snbIzC, grass. per
lB., 4atlEc. CCW3-PrITe. fresh. each /
so so, common, each, 5000. old ana
dry. 500.
DRESSED MEAT
Calves-Full dressed. 90Ilo. Hog
dressed calves, S4IeC. Hams-COuutFy F.
sugar cured, Hate. Hogs-SmaI and
neat per c"t' 14'7zci medium, Gg5ci .
heavy, 5l6izC-