The Washington times., 1909-03-18
TRADING IS DULL
IN PRODUCE MART
Eggs at Is Cents Believed
to Be at Bottom-Live
Poultry Scarce.

Trading assumed a duHer tone on the
wholesale produce market today than
at any time this week. Receipts were
light and demand was reduced almost to
a minimum in the early morning, but
improved later i'm the day. Quotations
did not change.
Eighteen-cent eggs will stay for some
time. Packers have nat stored away
many eggs for the fall and winter
market. as they expect the price will go
lower, out dealers, for the most part,
are of the opinion that IS cents is about
bottom.
Western frozen poultry is holding the
market at present quotations on dressed
fowls. This is the only kind Of poultry
that may be said to be plentiful, all
nearby dressed or live fowls being un-
usually scarce.
Asparagus is beginning to arrive in
heavier quantities on the vegetable
market, and, in fact. all spring vege-
tables which are shipped at this time
of the year from the South are becom-
ing more plentiful Prices on all prod
ucts are firm.
Eggs, Cheese, and Butter.
Eggs-virginia. nearbys. fresh 1sc
Cheese-New York, flats. large. per b.,
15lzc; small, per h., 1615c.
Butter-Creamery. fancy sic; Western
firsts, 29a31c; process, fancy, &c; fair 10
good, 24c; dairy, choice, I7alSc; dairy, good,
l7c; store-packed. fresh 15a16c.
Poultry.
Live Poultry-Chicksns. spring, small. per
lsze2a2Sc; large. per ID. 1Sa20c; hens, 15c;
small, per ID, i2al4c; geese, per lb.,sa1oc;
turkeys toms rer lb.. 1Sa2oc; hens. Per To-
Dressed PouItry-Chickens, spring. gmall.
per h.. 20a22c; ROSTERS, per to, Sa9c' tur-
keys. undrawn. toms, per h. 20a22c; hons.
per D.; z2a25c: ducks. large. per lb-, ,6alSc;
geese. h.. 10a12c.
Fruits. \
Fruits-Apples. fancy brands. per bbL. $500
a5oo, grapes. Malaga, S5.S6a7;0o per keg;
California. per box. 81 J0a2 30; florida per
box. Se.Oa5.50: pineapples. per crate. 81. I5a
2.50: grsPe frrlt. per crate. S2-ooaS-5o-
Vegetables.
Vesetables-Potatoes pc. bu.. 90caS1. 90: po-
I tatoes. home grown, per bu-. ICa90c; sweet
| s.. 25a2.50; turnips. per box, 25af0c: tuTnips.
per bbL. zoe; rutabagos. per bbl- Sl-25i
carrots. per sack. SL25a150; cUCumbers.
per basket, S2-00a400. cabbage, Per loo lbs,
| $3.00a350; caulihower per basket. s1-50a2. .25:
celery. per dOZ. stalks, S5caSl.1O; onions per
bu, 9oca$100; onions, per bbl-,, 81, 75a2.O 90;
bbl-, 75caSI-G0; string beans. per basket. $500
a3.50; tomatoes Florida, Fer crate S200a3- 50,
} spinach, per bbl.. S1.75a2 %; kale per bbl..
9ecaS1 90; lettuce. Florida. per basket. s.. 55a
100; radishes, per 100, SlOoa20o
Live Stock.
Live Stocl-Cattle, extra. per cwt.. $5.50a
I 500; medium s4Ooa4.5o; ordinary, S250a3.Oo:
hogs. per cwt-. gross, S.. z5a7.00; ordinary,
per cwt-. S6e0a6.50; sheep, prime per ID.
4lza5c: ordinary, per ID. 35ea4c; lambs.
1 choice per ID. 7a7lzc; medium. per h..
6a61zc; common, per ID, 5a5isc, calves,
| prime, per ID, &c; medium. per r., Sasizci
| common, per lb., 6a55zc.
Dressed Meats.
| Dressed Neats-Hams. country cured. PEI
IL. 14a15C. beef. fore quarters per H., 6aslzc
hind quarters, 9a12c: ribs. 1IaI3c; loins. l0a
/ I3c; rounds. 9a10c: dressed lamb. per ID, 13c
4 hogs. small, per cwt-- SS.0OsS-5O; medium
! per cwt., S7.0oa7-50; pork loins, per ID. 121zc
( bacon. per b.. 1lal2c; sauseges per ID, SC
Fish.
/ Fish-King maclcerel. per ID. 121kc; Span
/ ish mackerel. per ID, 15c; Potomac bass
! per h.. 20a23c; halibut- per h., 15c; smelts
/ per III. 125ac: cod, per ID. &c; steak cod, pei
/ Ib-. 121zc; Writings. per ID, &c; pollok. pei
| lb-. Sc; speckled trout. per lb.. 15c-