The Washington herald., 1913-09-13
CHICAGO PRODUCTS.
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

The live stock live poultry. and egg market YES
teTdsy continued about STEADY. slight advance
was made in the figures on veal calves and spring
chickens.
An active usrket resulted on dressed poultry, and
that market closed yesterday in good share. after
having passed light receipts at firm quotations.
Fruits and vegetables met a fair market yester-
day. With few exceptions the receipts Of most Of
this line heavy and sales not very brisk
Rocky Ford and New Mexico cantaloupes were ex-
CertiOnal. selling readily at good quotations. While
potatoes remained in their finn cundi-
ton sweets and yams sold weakly and slowly. as
the market we'll supplied. Too many ordinary
grades Of apples appesrtH. efecting slow. weak
sales for that class but choice eating apples con-
tinued in an excellent demand with corresponding
prices. The supply Of good Bartlett pears yester-
day the market too riTe, and sold only
fairly we'll. Corn came in very heavily, to be sold
another day at a low price. While the receipts Of
good tomatoes were only moderate ID Jteplay the
quotations were not strengthened. Another day
may raise the quotations Western yellow onions
remained at the weaker figure to which they dropped
THURSDAY.
A scarcity was felt in grapes Of all kinds which
sold for good figures yesterday. Lima beans
shelled, were sold for strong figures, there being
State celery and lettuce met a fair call at un-
changed quotations.
Steady quotations remained on the other fruits
and vegetables. ....-.
Fancy red top snd timothy seeds sold hmly yes
terdsy. with the former in good demand.
Receipts Of good timothy hay were light, and
little was done On that market. Ear corn still
brought a good price.
The fish market had a very brisk day. scarcity
Of all fish and srong quotations prevailed. Both
bard and soft crabs were
On all choice goods of any line there was a good
demand. but the ordinary grades, except in cases
Of scarcity. required pushing.
large lots only are quoted below. Jobbers' prices
are higher.l
EGGs-Nenr-by hrsts. per doz.. si Southern.
26az.
LARD-Tub. pure, n. 12lEr22; do, common, rer
h.. l0zall. Cottonseed oil. per can, 40.
CHEESE-New York, new. pr b., Is; fat. per
H.. leizi Swiss. domestic. per ID. 3; do, foreign
per h.. g.
BUTTER-Best print. new. per h.. 81; tub. per
ID. .; process. per h. %; undersrades. per H..
q; stOre-packed, ner ID, I9a2l.
LIVE POULTRY-Hens. Ter b. ISsl6: rooSters.
per lb, loall; spring chickens. per h., 3a2l ducks
per 10. l2al3; turkeys. rer ID. clR2.
DRESSED PoULTRY-Chickens. per h.. 20;
hens, choice. per h. Has: duSks. psr b.. Halls; tur
KEYS. rer H.. -; ROSTERS. psr H.. II
LIVE SToCK-Veal calves choice. per H., iliE:
medium. per h., l0all common. per III. sas; spring
lambs, best, per H. sasls de-, ordinary. Per h..
6ts7: fat sheer. per h., as
SEEDs-CloveI. red, per H. Is5sa13A: do. slsike,
rer h.. 2a2i do. alfafr. per ID. Ioiiallis; do.
crimson, per D.. s. Timothy seed psr bushel, 24oa
20; orchard grass. per bushel leOaliS; rcd TOP PEI
h.. 22a25
HAY. STRAW, AND CoRN-Hay. best Timothy.
per ton l5OesiTOo; do. medium. lOooalL75; old hay
4.0o
WOOL AMI HIDEs-wool. washed. uee Of
burs, reT To-. 2ina: wool. unwashed, per h.. 1a25
bdes. dIy. PEI h.. l6als; salt hides. dry, PER h., H
salt hides. Ter h.. Is; ealiskins. g'een, each. l2a
LIE: sIeen hides. per H., L.
FRUlTS-Nev apples. per bhl., 15oafs0 emor,.
Per boz, s.oa5-5o; oranges, California, box, A0a5.o;