Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-14
FEW CHANGES ARE NOTED
IN STAPLE FOOD PRICES
Pork and Turkeys a Little
Lower, With Potatoes a
TrifIe Higher.

Scarcely a change was noted in today s
retail market prices, and the few that
have occurred since last week have been
in downward direction. Not that the
high cost of living has suffered any Sc
rious setback in the past seven days, but
there are isolated spots where the mar
keter who watches his corners can save a
few pennies. Fresh pork is a couple OF
cents lower this week, pork roast being
Is cents and chops IS cents while fresh
hams are II cents pound. Bacon also
is down a few cents, the price being 20
cents by the piece or % cents sliced.
Poultry prices remain at last week s
levels, with the exception of turkeys. The
best young turkeys. dressed, weighing
about eight pounds, retailed last week at
IS cents pound. Today the same kind
of turkeys sold at % cents a pound.
Other poultry remains at the same prices
as last week.
Beef, Veal and Mutton Same.
No change whatever has been made in
the retail prices of beef, veal and mutton
since last week, and retailers say none is
to be expected at least until after Christ
mas, when, dealers say, advances may be
looked for.
All sorts Of fruits remain at last week $
prices with the exception of bananas.
which are ) cents dozen higher. The
kinds that last week sold for 10 cents
dozen are Is cents this week, while last
weeks fifteen-cent bananas are % cents
today. and the kind that sold week ago
for 20 cents are now up to % cents
dozen. Apples. both cooking and the
fancy table sorts. remain at the prices
quoted week ago. though dealers an
say prices of apples will advance within
a few days, owing to the cold weather
and the approach of Christmas. Oranges,
lemons, grapefruit pineapples and fancy
grapes remain at last week S quotations.
The vegetable line, from cabbage clear
through the list, remains unchanged with
the exception of two or three sorts. Spin
ach is up to 10 cents a quarter peck,
with kale' the same. Green peppers sold
today at j cents each. straight, and there
were not many to be had even at that
price. Fresh tomatoes retailed at 30 to
40 cents pound, and potatoes, both Irish
and sweets, We're trlf1e higher, the
white potatoes being IS cents half peck
or 81 bushel, and sweets - cents half
peck All other vegetable prices are I'M
changed since last week.
Fish and Game Plentiful.
No changes are noted in prices of fish
and game, and the supplies of all sorts on
the market are ample and of fine quality.
Some especially fine rockfish-one a mon
ster weighing nearly forty pOunds-are to
be had. the price ranging from - to 30
cents a pound, the same as last week.
EensOn at 81 to 80 cents a pound is in
the market, but other sorts Of game re-
main unchanged from last weeks quota
tons.
Butter prices are firm and unchanged,
fancy El@in creamery being A. cents a
pound. and ordinary grades ranging from
81 to 40 cents, country butter being quoted
at b cents, and butterne from - to 80
| cents The price of extra fancy eggs re-
mains 80 cents a dozen, this being the
price for absolutely fresh. white-shelled
eggs averaging about twenty-five ounces
to the dozen and uniform in size. Nearby
fresh eggs are ~ cents a dozen today,
but dealers said the cold weather I'M
doubtedly will send the price up a few
cents within Il few days.