The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET.

Receipts Of most lines Of produce Yesterday were
heavy m anticipation Of the weekend deliveries 10
retal merchants The Consequence was that the
wholesale market was considerably oversforked and
the poorer grades q stuff had to be sacriaced on
account q the warmer weather ard uufarOable con-
dltcns- kgss were specially plentiful and though
quotations. c1d not drop. there was tendency %
take up the lover gades for retail trade which left
the nosJ stock az the higher prices neglected
Poultry was in less supply and stronger
Prices quoted are wholesale)
BbITEh-0reanlery. fancy. 32iza33ia; do. Western
nrsia S3l; d. seconds 25a35: process fancy 2las5;
@ 90 Tar TO good 2aZi; dairy. choicr. lsa25; good
L;als. stcre-packed fresh. l6als
CHEESE-4larket hrm and active on all kinds
New 1ork State factory. large. I5ai6h; do fats
s7saIl; d. snail l6i5al7 do sumner large Isal5:
do summer. small, iial4ia; do fair TO good l2al3:
Western. factory. Bcw choice. isIaal5: Do fair 10
good. II: Virginia Ic
bGGs-Nearoy fresh Virginia loss Of soa2l; aver
age. -; West Virginia and Southwest VirEnis. %;
Tennessee, %, North Carolina. !s: duck. 90
LIVE POULTR1-Chickens fancy lsal5. average.
Is; hens. l3al31 roostsrs = ducks. large lsaIi. do
small, llal2i seese sal0i turkeys toms per h la
-. 90. hens. l5alI do. thin. 10: keats 10
DRESSED POULTRY Turkeys. hens. undrzwn.
Der h. Bels; do. average undraEn TaIs. do
thin, Ba2: oic toms l5Ale; chickens. large, Isals;
small. Eals: hens. choice l3alf: roosters 8. ducks
old, l2sl5; geese. i0al2; capons 7-lb average IS:
small. 5al6
DRESSED MEATs-CalTes. fuu dressed. salo.
heads on 5; hogdressed calves, 7as; hams country
snssr-cured 1als: hogs. small and neat per cst
a0ae5o; do. medium. $50: do. heavy 5saas %
SAME-Qudil prr dozen, 1J0a1 .. do. small %
a200. opossIms. each. G1aso
NbGETABLES-Pnt Potatoes. homegrown. Der hushel
5ale do, rural 6os7Q; sweet potatoes. per hbl SO
aAoe; yams 2eo1250; cabbags pe- cwt $3.50.
onions. Ohio per bIshel. 7Oaso: string beans. pe-
basket, --eaa@15; lettuce Florida per basket la
GREEN FRIUTS-Apples York Imperial pqr
bol. 215a3oo, Ben Davis. eaa2 60. Wine SAP. "a
.-0i AlbemaFle PiTpin. 20alO1; fancy table fruit
@5oa4-Ui sPg, 25ea3 >; loose packed LOCAL 50
OTanges Florida. bright. PER box. 2sSa2Ts. do
russets. Z25a215 California navcls 25a2D cane
nut. Florida. per box. 25Oal0Q CranserTies Der
box. @elaZ 50. do. Der bbL 50laSG7
DRIED FRUITS-Apples. sliced fancy. 5a-. do
siced. bright ga5
SUNDRIES-Beeswax. %: tsIow. 5: honey. white
clover, lib new. 3; do. 2lb. new l0ai2: ginseng
per 10. 5ehe.e; Seneca. Der b. 50: Golden Seal
RatSi Pink. l2al4; Mandrake, 2a3: Snake Root, s..
walnut kernels l2al4
GRAlN-Whcat. southern on s.zde. saaq5. rre
loaso; corn, Sheled. white 65a1O, do yellow s5s-a.
DO car. 27oas.o0. oats. Western white. Ne . SEQ
do mixed. Sass
WOOL AND HIDES-WOol. washed free n hnrS
peT ID. 80; do. unwashed. free q burs. 2ssss. 40
0lrry, y; hides green. s. do. dry sac: sheepStins
sreen each. sa75, do, cTy. 25a60- calfSkins reen
leSLw; muskrat, lea3; SKUNK 2Sa75: mink. l 0oa
80 rabbit SKINS. !; opossua. laal5; racuoon 25ssO.
IoN 1ou- LSaLl5: do. gray. &a60