The Washington times., 1909-05-11
OF BUTTER
FALLS TWO CENTS
Little Prospect of Advance
Under Present Market
Conditions.

A slump OF cents a pound today in
butter indicated that this commodity
has reached the season of summer
prices and that there is little probability
Of it bringing more thar q cents during
the next few weeks.
Two weeks ago butter dropped cents,
which resulted In such an active market
that the price was advanced a cent last
week. Demand. however. showed a de-
ciGed falling Oft, following this advance,
the result being that the price went
down 2 cents this morning. Whether
demand will show the same strength
between now and Saturday that II did
two weeks ago remains to be seen. but
II is fairly well established that, with
the present output of butter, the market
could not hold firm at prices higher than
the present quotstion.
Cheese and Eggs Firm.
With practically no old cheese on the
market the general quotation on new
cheese today was from 141k to 10 cents.
The market showed considerable
strength at these prices. Eggs held
firm at 10 and 20 cents.
Heavy supply of rhubarb sent the
price down on that vegetable y cent
while both beans ana tomatoes record
ed advances The advanced price in
tie case or the former was the result
of Georgia beans being received. which
brought as high as S27j. HOMEGROWN
asparagus sold as low as 50 cents
dozen lunches
Following yesterdays firm market
veal and lambs again brought 3 and So
cents, respectively. Hens were not so
plentifuI and the poultry market wa $
firm at old prices.
Eggs, Cheese, and Butter.
Cheese-New York. nats. large. psr ID.
14lsal5ci small, per h.. I4GkaI5c
Bgss-Vtrsinia. nearbys. fresh. 19s2Oc-
Buttvr-Creamery, fancy, &c; Western,
hTsts' S9a2'1sc; process. fancy. 25s24c; fair to
go0d. &c; dairy, choice, 2a22c; dairy. good.
l7c; sto-e-paeked, fresh. 15al6c.
Poultry.
Live PouItry-Chickens. spring. per H.. 2sa
per ID, 11a12c; small. per lb. 1oa1Ic; geese.
per ID. ual2c; turkeys, Sons, per h., 15c;
hens; Ts per lB E ise 60,
d. SSaSsc; roosters. pnr h., 9a10c; tur-
keys, unorawn. toms, per H.. i7aisc; hens
per ID. zoe: ducks, large. per h.. 14a1sc;
Fruits.
Fruits-Apples. fancy brands per bbl. s. 50
ssso; oranges. California. per box. 81 75as.50:
Florida per box s.. 0os5. so; grape fruit per
crate. s2.Soa5.oO; strawberries. per quart.
Sal2c; pinespples.. $2.5oa2, 70
Vegetables.
Fegetables-Potatoes. per bu-. SiO0al.15: Do
tatoes. home grown. per bu., 90caSi.o0 new
potatoes, per bbl., s4.00S5.00; sweet potatoes,
per bbi., 81 76aS.75; yans. per bbl. 81 O0a2 so;
cucumberss per basket A.5oa2.50: spring cab
bage per crate, $l-0Cz1 25; caulifower. per
basket. $50: celery. per doz. stalks, 4Oca
$loO; onioiss, per bu-, 90caS1. .; squash per
crate, Sl-50a2. 90; string beans, per basket
g. 25aI-75; Georgia beans. per basket g. 70:
tomatoes, Florida. per crate, 81. 50a3. 90; spin
ach, per bbl.. 81 -25au so; kale, per bbL. 50a
75c; lettuce, per bbl., s1.50a2.o 90: asparagus,
per bunch. 20a30c; home grown. per doz
punches, 5ocaSi-Oo; beets, per crate, So. 0os
s.50i rhubarb, per bunch, Haze: radIshes,
per 100. S-O0: Texas onionR per crate. 81 50:
North Carolina peas, per half bushel bar
rel, N-75.
Live Stock.
1--we Stock-Cattle. extra, per cwt-, Sc. 5oa
500: medium. g. 450: ordinary. s. Ooa5. 90
hogs, per cwt-, gross. 81. O0S750; ordinary.
per cwt. t6.ooa5.25. sheep. prime. per h..
ta45zcs ordinary, per H., 3aShc; lambs,
choice. per h., Sa9c; medium per lb. 7IaaS1kc;
comrnou. per ID. &c: calves. prime. per
lb.. saSlhc; medium per lb.. 7a7ikc; common,
per lb., base.