The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-02
PRICES KEEP FIRM
WITH STEADY COLD
Meats Sell Well-TurkeyS
Still Scarce-Vegeta-
bles Unchanged.

Continued cold weather produced little
change in the produce market today
Eggs again sold at % and &c cents. Viz
ginia and Carolina eggs were almost as
much In demand as nearbys. the pre-
Vatling price being in the neighborhood
of So cents.
All grades of i've stock and dressed
meats have been considerably affected
by the cold weather. PorI. Ioins, espec-
tally, have made a decided advance
Beef was in strong demand and quota
uOns We're firm.
From all indications the turkey mar
ket VIII not recoup. Dealers are Of
the opinion the supply will be consider
ably curtailed from now on.
Spring chickens remained fairly strong
in supply, but prices were firm in this
division OF the poultry market Ducks
were i'm more demand. Hens continued
the NEST plentiful OF all lines OF poultry.
The vegetable market experienced no
changes, with trading brisk.
TOday's Prices.
Eggs, Cheese, and Butter.
Eggs-Virginia, uearbys, fresh. soc; south
west Virginia and West Virginia. 33c. Ten
nessee BE; North Carolina. 58c.
Cheese-New York. flats large. per 10
l5c; small, per TO-. 15c.
Butter-CTeamery, fancy 81: Western
hrsts, -3a30c: process. fancy, 2Ga2G1z; fair 20
good. 23a23c: dairy, choice, 17a1sss dairy.
good, lie; store-packed. fresh. I7al5c
Poultry.
Live Poultry-Chiczeus spring. small. per
ib.. l5al6c: large, per To-. 15al6c: hens. I2al8c.
ROSTERS, taSc' ducks, large, per h., l-dl5c.
small per To-, l2c5 geese. per H.. 10aI1c,
turkeys toms, per lb.. lScs hens. per ID.
Dressed Poultry-Chickens. spring, small.
per lo., lfalIc; large per H., l5al6c; hens.
undrdWn toms. per H.. lsal9g. hens. per H.,
zjA-lc; ducks, large, per h.. l3alJC. small
per d., lZal4c; geese. ib, loal2c.
Fruits.
Fruits-Apples fancy brands. per bbI.. sL0)
a5.09; grapes. Malaga S5.50a7.00 per key:
crauberrIes, per bbL S15aI8; oranges.
california, per box, s2.@a8oJ: Florida, per
2.5oi grape fruit. per crate. s.. O0a5 90 JauEer-
ines. $500 a strap.
Vegetables.
vegetables-Potatoes. per bu.. g9cas1.0O; po-
tatoes, homegrown, per bu. 1oa9oc; sweet
potatoes per Dbl, &2.o0a80 co. yams. per bbl.
>l-5ya--oy, turulps, per box, 25al0C; turuips,
per poi-r 'vei ruta5asos- per Dbl, SloJa
1-5gs carrots per Dbl. SI-00aI 80, cucumber.
per basket 4-uuaa-IJ5 cabbage. PER leo lbs.
g.. 00a--25. CauIitIoWer. per basket. SlJ0a2 %:
celery. per doz. stalks. 90casl2J; onions per
hu-, s0caSLg0; onions, per Dbl, 81. Sja2 90.
pumpkins. per bbLs 60a75ci SQUASH per
Dbl, I5caSlG0, string beans, per basket, $500
aa-50s tomatoes Florida per crate. s3.00a4 90.
spinach. per Dbl. sIT5g2.OJ. !JaIe per Dbl.
s0casLo0. lettuce, Florida, per basket. SI.z5a
$50. radishes. per 100 Sl.OJa2OO.
Live Stock.
Live stock-Cattle. extra, per cwL, s5.50a
500; medium, Ss.oJaJ.50; ordinary. s250a3 90,
hogs, per cwt., gross S5.50a6.25; ordinary
per cWt., S5.09a5.5Js sheep. prime, per H.
iaJcs ordinary per h., 8a4c; lambs
choice per ID. 6a7c: medium. per
TO-, 5iza6c, common, per H., 5a5izc; calves
prime, per b., size; medium. per To-. 7lzasc:
common, per h., GaGiac.
Dressed Mea--.
Dressed Heats-Eams. country cured. Der
To-, false beef, fore quarters. per H.. Ga7c..
hind quarters. 7a1lcs ribs SaI3c: I0ius. 1Oalsc.
rounds &C. dressed lamb per 10. I2c.
hogs small. per cwL, $780, mediums.
per cwts 500. pork Ioins. per h.. l2c.
bacon per b. Bale; sausages. per H.. gaIOc.
Fish.
Fish-KIng mackereI. Pc h.. PIC; Span
.aH.