The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-31
QUOTATION On EGGS
JUMPS TO 20 CENTS
Veal Calves Have Slump.
String Beans $3.50 to So
a Basket.

The expected advance in the price OF
eggs came today when the wholesale
quotation jumped 10 20 cents They are
now selling at from 10 4 cents more
per dozen than at this time a year ago.
Shipments are light and prospects are
TO- very little immediate Improvement
in this respect. The 20-cent quotation.
in all probability, will remain in effect
several days.
Veal calves experienced . reduction.
Choice calves today failed to bring more
than So cents, with the aver,-Se price s
cents. Large shipments of dressed calves
are now being received on the market
and this is responsible for the weaken
ing in live stock quotations. Lambs
are continuing TO experience little de-
Iuand.
String beans have gone back to their
Old selling price. which ranges between
$50 and s. per basket. Shortage in
supply OF this vegetable, which made
an advance OF more than 81 in its quo
tations week ago. has been made up.
Receipts are fairly regular, with de-
mand good
Poultry, both live and dressed. was
IN heavy demand and firm at old
prices.
Eggs, Cheese, and Butter.
Eggs-Virglnia, nearbys fresh, zoe
Cheese-New York, fats. large, per b.,
16izc; small. per h.. 161za17c.
Butter-Creamery, fancy, 90; Western
hrsts SoaSlc; process. fancy, DC; fair to
good, 2ic; dairy choice, Z3a24c: dairy. good
lie. store-packed. fresh 15al6c.
Poultry.
-, Live Poultry-chiek'ans. spring. small. Pc
H. 22a25c- large, per h.. 1Sa20c: hens leo
ROSTERS, Sc; ducks, large. per b. I5aIS.
small, per 10. I2al4c; geese. per ID. .SalOc:
turkeys. toms per ID. 1Sa2Oc: hens. per H.,
Z0a22c
Dressed Poultry-Chickers. spring. small.
per ID ZoaL-c' roostets, per 10, Sa9ci tur-
keys. undrawn, toms. per ID. 20a22c; hens.
per ID, -za@5c; ducks. large. per ID. l6alsc;
geese ID. ltal9c.
Fruits.
Fruits-Apples. fancy brands. per boil. $3.50
a65g, grapes. Malaga. $5-5ua1-OO per key;
CraHberTieS, per bbl-, Stab; oranges,
California. per box. s. 50a$zS5; Florida. per
box, $Zooa5-'0, pineapples, per crate, S2.50a
go; grape fruit, per crate. 81. Coa55o
Vegetables.
ge-abIes-Potajoes. per bu-. 90caSl 10: pO-
tatoes. homegrown. per bu-, 7OcaSi. 90. sweet
potatoes per Dbl, S5.0Ja3 So yams per bJl..
$l.'oaz-J turnips, per box, 25a4Oc; Juruips.
per bbi., 15ci rutaDagos, per bbl. SO:
per basket. S-.H0a4. o.. cabbage, per 100 lbs.
S3-Wa5-50; spring cabbage. Ter crate. S250a
celery. per dOz- stalks. S5CaSI-IJ: onions per
bu-. uuaSl.Z5; onions. per bbl, 8 %.
-lls1l. lCL DID, 4J-ael- ~ Suing Deans.
basket s-5Oa5-H- tomatoes Florida. per
crate 8 50a5- 90, spinach per bbl-. 81 .5a2. 90;
kal-. per Dbl. 155yJc, lettuce. per basket,
sI.O0a2.5y, radIsh-s, per Io0, SLOOa2.OJ; aspara-
gus. per doz. DlnChes. s.. OJs6. o., beets, per
crate, S5JCa5.50-
Live Stock.
Live Stock-Cattle. extra per cwt, s. 5Oa
$50. medium $4-OOafJ0; ordinary, S2.5Oa3. %:
hogs per cWt.. gross, S6-15a7.OJ: ordinary.
per cWL. SG.COa6-JU: sheep, prime, per ID.
41za5c; ordinary. per 10. s5za4c, lambs.
choice. per 10. Ual2c: medium. per ID.
1Ccs common. per H.. SC. calves. prime, per
h., SaSlzc. medium, per H.. SaSi4c; common.
per To-. Ga55zC.
Dressed Meats.
Dressed Meats-F-SlEs. country cured. per
10. Ifa1scs beef. foe quarters. per ID. 6aSJkc:
hind quarters. 9a12~: ribs. nal3c; loins. i0a
I5c, rounds. 931oc; dressed lamb. per 10. 13c;
hogs, small. per cwt-. s. 0Oas so. medium.
per cwt. s.. 00aI. go pork loins. per ID. I21zo:
bacon. per ID. Ia1Zc: saUsages per H.. Sc