The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-16
PRODUCE MARKET
HIS A BRISK DAY
Butter Prices Remain Same.
Good Supply of Spring
Lambs.

Prices were firm in every division Of
the produce market today Quotations
remained practically unchanged, but
trading was brisk
Butter sold at last weeks price.
While production has not decreased,
an Increased demand was responsible
for the quotation holding firm. Cheese
was also firm AT 16ia cents and prom
ises to remain on that basis during the
rest Of the week
There were more spring lambs in evil
dence today thar has been the case
since the opening of the season. The
supply of veal calves was liberal. Re
Celpts OF sweet potatoes showed an in
crease, but st was not sufficient TO re-
duce last weeks advance in price.
Live and dressed poultry was firm
Eggs, Cheese, and Butter
Eggs-VIrginia, nearbys. fresh 1sc
Chcese-New York. fats. large. per h.
15l@c: small, per To-. i6lsc
ButterLC Creamery. fancy. Gle; Western
good, pic: dairy. choice 17aISc; dairy. good
lie; store-packed. fresh 15s.l6c.
Poultry.
Live Poultry-Chickcns spring, small. per
b. z2a-Sc; large, per 10, 1Sa20c; hens, I5c;
ROSTERS, SC: cucks. large. per 10, I5aIsc
small. pr h., I2a14c; geese per H.. 1Oal2c;
turkeys toms per H.. lSa2oc; hens. per h.,
20a22c.
Dressed P5uItry-Chickens. spring. small
per b. 2Oa2zc; ROSTERS, per 10. Sa9c; tUr-
per H., 22a25c; ducks, large, per ID. 16alSc;
geese, ID, Liable.
Fruits.
F'ruits-Apples, fancy brands. per bbI.. $500
aS-OO; grapes, Malaga S5-5oa7-Oo per key;
cranoerries' per Dbl, Sl5als: oranges.
box, s. ooa2 20; pineapples. per crate, 81 75a
2.yoi grape fruit, per crate, S2O0a5-50-
Vegetables.
egetables-Potatoes per bu.. 9ocas1Oo: DO
tatoes. homegrown. per bu-, 70a90c; sweet
potatoes, per Dbl, S3.U0a3.50; vans, per bbl
S25oa3,o0i turnips. per box 25a40c: turnips.
per bbi., t5ci rttabagOs. per Dbl. SIS:
carrots. per sacA1 81 e5al. so. cucumbers.
per basket, S2.00sas. 90. cabbage. per 100 lbs
50 OoaS-5o; cauiiiower. per basket. s1.50ae. .;
bu-. 90caSl00: onions. per bbl-.. 81. 75a2. 90;
pumpkins, per Dbl, coarse; squash. per
bbl.. 15caSl.O0. string beans. per basket, $500
I a5-0o' tomatoes FLORIDA, per crate S2.0oa5. 50:
spinach. per bOI.. q. 75a2 O.; kale per Dbl.
yOcaSI %: lettuce Florida. per basket, E.. 75s
800. radishes per 100, SL00a2,o0
Live Stock.
1--we Stock-Cattle, extra, per cwt. S550s
: 500; medium S4.00a4.50; ordinary. S25Oa3. %;
hogs, per cwt-. gross, sS-75a7. %: ordinary,
4
4>sa5c; ordinary. per IT, 3iza4c. lambs,
! choice. per 10. 7a7lac; medium. per H.,
6a632c, common. per ID, 5a5izc; calves,
| prime. per ID, &c: medium. per ID. SaS5zc;
common. per b. 6a65zc.
Dressed Meats
! Dressed Meats-Harls country cured. PEI
ID -4al5c; beef fore quarters, per b., ss71zci
! hind quarters. Sale. ribs. uai3c; loins, 10a
/ 1Sc; rounds, &c; dressed lamb. per ID, 12c
! hogs, small. per Cwt-- IS O0aS so, medium,
per cWt.. s.. 0oa7.50; pork IONS. per 81, 25zc
{ bacon, per b., 1ial2c. saU yes PEI h.. Sc
Fish.
Fish-King mackereI, per ID. 123kc; Span
/ ish mackerel. per ID, 15c; Potomac bass
/ per H., 20a23c; halibut per h., l5ci smelts
, per ID. 125hC; cod. per h. Sc: steak cod, per
I ID. 12iac; Writings. per ID. Sc: pollok, per
/ ID, Sc speckled TT Il, per b., I5c
Dried Fruits and Nuts.
Dried Fruits-RaIsins Gable. per box. $500;
/ fancy, SUltana. per H.. The imported Sui
tauas 7,rr GihaI2c- primes ueT FLA