Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-14
|DULL WEEK IN MARKET
FOLLOWS BUSY SEASON
Meat Prices Remain at High
:. Administrations on
Vegetables and Fruits.

Marketmen report very dull conditions,
following two weeks of frst-class bush
ness. and as result the atmosphere
around Center market today was de-
cidedly blue The small volume OF trans
actions, however, appeared to have no
effect on prices, which maintain the
| high level they scared to a couple OF
weeks ago.. All meats are higher, with
prospects of additional price advances;
| most vegetables have shared in the gen.
eral upward tendency. and fruits Of all
kinds are higher now than they were
a couple of weeks ago.
Vegetable Market.
Prices along the vegetable line today
| were as follows:
White potatoes. 25 cents a peck; sweet
potatoes, 90 cents a peck; turnips, 8
cents a quarter; old carrots, 10 cents a
quarter: new carrots, 5 cents a bunch;
old cabbage. ) and 8 cents each: new
cabbage, the same; parsnips, 10 cents a
quarter: oyster plant, cents a bunch
new beets, cents a bunch; spring
onions 2. punches for cents; white
onions, Is cents a quarter; yellow
! onions, 10 cents a quarter; Spanish
onions, 5 cents each: celery. 10 cents a
stalk; lettuce, and 10 cents a head
kale, % cents a peck; spinach 30 cents a
peck; caulihower, 10 and % cents each !;
parsley, cents a bunch, egg plant. Is
and % cents each: string beans, green
15 cents a box; string beans, wax, 20
cents box: asparagus, 80 cents a bunch
rhubarb, cents a bunch, or two punches
each: sweet peppers. for 10 cents; ro-
maine, 10 cents a head; tomatoes, 10
cents pound.
~ Meat Prices Keep Up.
Retail meat dealers declare that no re-
lief whatever from high prices of all
kinds Of meats can be looked for before
the middle Of the summer. and that even
then the relief probably will be more
apparent than real. Packers are advanc-
ing prices of all meats, claiming that
serious shortage of all kinds of butcher
stock exists. which shortage, the pack
ers say, will not be overcome for several
years. AS a result Of the advances made
by the packers and wholesale meat deal
ers the retailers say they are forced to
put up their own prices or quit business.
Veal and lamb are the leaders, the
prices OF all cuts Of each of these meats
being almost prohibitive. The meat quota
tions are unchanged from last week.
Poultry prices have made slight ad-
vances. though not at all as .smarked as
in the case of meats Fowls retatled to-
% cents; broiling chickens, 30 cents and
flyers, 80 cents. BOOSTERS retailed at Is
to Is cents pound, and capons at 80
cents. Turkeys have gore up to 30 cents
pound. while ducks are Is cents and
geese, % cents.
No Change In Fish Quotations.
FiAh prices remain at pretty nearly the
level maintained for several weeks Roe
shad are $1.50 each and bucks 60 cents.
with frozen shad bringing 60 to IS cents
each. Potomac bass is 20 cents a pound J;
white perch, 20 cents; .stroped perch, 20
cents; trout. Is cents; founders, 12H
cents; black bass, 10 cents; sheepshead,
ID cents; blueflsh, Is cents; sea bass,
10 cents; halibut steak, 25 cents. Shad roe
are 10 cents each.
AS for fruits. pineapples are IS to 30
dozen; bananas. Is to 20 cents a dozen
lemons 20 cents q dozen; grapefruit. from
0 to 10 cents each; coking apples, 50 cents
peck; fancy eating apples, 90 cents a
dozen. Strawberries, which three weeks
or so ago were retailing at IS cents box,
have advanced to 30 and 80 cents a box
but the quality is superb.
No change whatever is noted in butter
prices, fancy Elgfn remaining at As
cents a pound. other grades running down
to 80 cents. The prime selected eggs, for
fancy trade. are bringing 80 cents
dozen, one or two dealers even getting
IS cents, though the majority Of the deal
ers are getting % cents dozen for strict
ly fresh product. Others are selling as
low as Is cents.