The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-06
ARE LOWEST
SINCE LAST FALL
Sell at IS Cents Wholesale
and Only Little More
at Retail.

Receivers OF eggs have not Vet sur
fcientIy cleaned up their stocks ia
make +" change in prices, and the
wholC-dle quotation today on this
commodity was IS cents. The retail
price was less than cents higher
and i'm both The retail and wholesale
divisions 81 the market prices were
lower than they have been at any
time since last fall
Receipts Of live stock were reduced
TO a minimum, but owing 10 the
heavy supply which accumulated dur
ing the early part OF the week il was
sufficient and quotations remained
unchanged. I'm dressed meats. mar
ket prices We're slightly improved
hogs selling FOR 90 cents more per 100
pounds
Arrivals OF old fowls in the poultry
market were extremely liberal Buy
ers again showed preference FOR
frozen goods to freshly dressed UNI
dergradss, but fancy qualities sold
veil. Live ducks were IN demand AT
Is cents. where extra quality was Of
fered.
Eggs, Cheese, and Butter.
EEgs-Vrsinia, nearbys. fresh. ISal9c.
NhCeSc-ENeW Aerh, haN1s AdAkc' per H.
I5c: small. per H.. 15izc-
Butter-Creamery. fancy, Bic: Western
nrsts. 2sa3Oc; process. fancy. 26a265s; fair -
good. 2Sa24o; dairy. choice. HAS: dsiry.
good. Tc' store-packed. fresh, l7Alsc.
Poultry.
1--we Pouitry-Chickons sprinE. suai. per
10. 22a25c. large. pei ID. lSa2oc. hens. I-c,
roosters. Sc. ducks, Large per h., I2al<c,
-
turkeys. toms. per 10. ISs &c. hens. per 10.
2Oa2Ic.
Dressed neutrality-suspicious.. spring, small.
per ID. 2oa-.c. ROSTERS per To-, sseci :ur-
keys. undrsvn. toms per ID. 20sy pc; mems,
per H., -,a25g- ducks, large, per d.. isaHy
geese. H.. laiSc.
Fruits
Fruits ApPles. fancy brands pei biol. :. 90
a. 20, grape Malaga s. 59s7 90 per kes,
cTanGerries. per boil. SEALS, oranges.
California. Per Dox. tt.0Oa2.5v. Florida, PEE
box: 32.Coa2-e; 2ineapplss, per crate, fI.7,s
80: grape fIuit. per crate. t2.oOa5.5o.
Vegetables.
eE%tsbIes-P5tstoes. per bu.. 9JcayI- -. po-
tatoes. homegrown. Per bu., 10asoc. sweet
potatoes, per Dbl. g--OOs2.5o, vans. PEI biol.
l.50al. 90, turuipS per box. "a l0c. tuTniUS.
per bb:., zoe: rutsbasos per 5al- SIS.
carrots. per sack. Sl.-JsL5c; aucumbers.
per bsskel, i2.O0a4O0: cabbage, per 100 lbs
s. eoaZ p; CaulIficweT. per basket. S.5oa2 81;
celery per doz. stalks 5GsS0c. MONS, per
bu., s9caSlo0- onions. per Dbl Sl-75a2 %;
pumpkins, per Dbl, .6uaI5c, squash, PEE
$50; tomatoes. Florida. per crate. s.. UOs5-JC >.
spinach per bbi.. si.75s2. 90: kaIe per Dbl
scca31.o0; lettuce. Florida per basket. 81 %
l. 80; radi shes, per 10" 3LG0a2- o.
Live Stock.
Live s,ock-Csrlle. extra. per cat.. s5.5Oa
SEQ. medium. sfe,af-59f ordinary. S2.50a3oo;
hogs. per cwt-. gross s. 75a7 90. ordinary.
per cv't.. se.coa5.5o, sheep, prime. per 10
faJC. ordinary. per To-. 3'ea4c, lambs.
choice. per H., 7a1i4c- medium. per 10.
prime per 10. SIC. medium. per ID. ~
sEc; common. per ID sa5izc-
Dressed Meats
I,r-E.ed Meats-HsTns, country cured. p.-
ID, 14al5c, beef fore quarters per 10, sa5 &C.
hind quarters. 9alIc; ribs, IlaI2c; Iolns arc.
rounds, &c, dressed lamb. per H.. l-..c;
hogs. small. Ger cHi. $50. medium.
oer cut s. Goa. o pork Joins. per To-. I21zc;
bacon. per H.. ualzc, sausases. per ID. sc
Fish.
Ftsh-KinS rnacksrel. per ID. I234c; span
fsh nackerel. pc ID, l5c; Potomac bass,
per Ib- 2CaZsc: halibut per ID, loo; smeIus.
per ID. PIC. COO. per ID. Sc: steak coz. per
ID. l2I1c: Writings, per ID, Sc; pollok. per
ID. SC; specIll-d iIout. per h.. I5c-
Dried Fruits and Nuts
Dried Fruits-RaIsIns (tabIs), per boz zOI.
fancy Sultsnas. per 10 714c. imported. Sui
mas. per ID. 9iza12C. DrUnes. Dcr ID. 53zascs
ciJron, DsT ID. 15c: peaches. per ID. 7.4aIoe;
per ID. Sac. tsUn driedJ per ID. &C.
NUts-(SheIeD Pecsus. per ID, 65c; Al
nsORos. per 10. 5CSZsc; walnuJs. per 10. SOC
dent.