Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-25
PRICES OF MEATS
ARE NOT SOARING
Market Uniform in Washing
ton for Past Several
Weeks.

DESPITE alarming reports to the effect
that retail meat prices in Washington, as
well as in other cities of the country,
had taken a skyward course in the past
few days, Washington retailers handling
the best grades of meats declared today
that no advance in prices has been MADE
| in the local markets for several weeks.
wholesale prices are advancing. said
| one of the best known retailers Oh fresh
meats today, but we have not advanced
| our prices penny on any KIND OF meat
while in few instances, our reteh
prices are noticeabiy lower today than
| they were month or 80 ago. for IN
/ stance, several weeks ago we nad 10 se'
40 cents a pound for veal Outlets. "hie
today we are selling the outlets Tot Do
cents q pound Legs Of lamb that
month or six weeks ago brought 10 10 %
cents a pound are down to % cents TO-
| day. Our prices for all cuts OF fresh
! beef are a trif1e lower, If anything,
| though in most cases prices are JUST
where they were a month ago. Suppii1s
| for the Washington markets are snsn.iy
/! curtailed. but not enough to cause any
alarm or to set afoot rumors Oh hieH'
| famine in the capital
Prices Of Fresh Meats.
| Prices for fresh meats-best quality
quoted--today were as given below, with
| somewhat lower prices for meats OF a
poorer grade:
| Round steak, Is cents pound; sir
loin steak, o5 to 30 cents a pound: por-
terhouse steak, 30 to 30 cents pound
chuck roast, IS cents pound; rib roast
plate, 20 cents; rib roast, prime, % cents
a pound.
| Legs of spring lamb today retailed at
% cents a pound. Veal chops were . to
30 cents a pound, French chops bringing
35 cents. Veal outlets were 30 cents Q
pound, with veal roasts from 10 to "a
cents pound. according to the cut. Legs
of mutton were IS to 20 cents pound:
mutton chops, 20 to Is cents pound, and
roasts of mutton. % to 30 cents a pound:
| Smoked and cooked meats have varied
little in price since the beginning of sum-
mer. Whole hams today were down to
% cents a pound. sliced ham being ..
cents. Bacon in fiitches was quoted at
"a cents, the sliced bacon being slightly
higher at 80 cents. Cooked ham was
so cents a pound, which is 1O-cent ad-
| vance over the price quoted few weeks
ago. and cooked tongue is up to 60 cents
| a pound. Clipped beef has advanced to
! 40 cents pound. Pure lard remains sta
| tionary at 10 cents a pound.
Fish Prices Uniform.
In the retail fish market prices remain
about the same as for several weeks
past. Bass of fine quality was quoted
today at 10 cents a pound; trout IL cents
a pound: salmon, 80 cents pound; fresh
| mackerel - cents a pound; halibut. ~
cents a pound; rockfish, pan size, 10 cents
pound, larger ones bringing 70 cents !;
bluefish, Is cents a pound; fine spots, 10
cents a pound; butterfish. 121a cents a
o,1 oovfc
white perch. Is cents a pound; crab meat,
30 cents a quart; crab flakes, 40 cents a
quart, soft crabs, 81 dozen.
Retail prices were down on all lines Of
dressed poultry today, the quantity and
quality OF the supplies being better than
at any time this summer. SQUAD broil-
ers were % to 30 cents pound: broilers.
% cents pound; frying chickens, %
cents pound; roasters, 70 cents pound; ;
stewing fowls, - cents pound; ROSTERS.
10 cents a pound; turkeys, % to y cents
a pound; ducklings, 20 to y cents a
pound; squads. 30 cents each.
No change was noted today in retail
prices of butter and eggs. Best Elgtn
creamery butter remains at 80 cents "a, a.
pound. renovated butter bringing 81
cents. while first quality fresh eggs were
50 cents a dozen, other eggs, not SO fresh.
ranging down to - cents dozen.
Variety in Vegetables.
Wide range Of variety and tiptop quail
ity marked the retail vegetable market
today, prices remaining at about last
weeks level. Potatoes were 25 cents a
peck; sweet pototaes, 10 cents a quarter
peck: beets, cents a bunch; turnips, 5
cents a bunch; carrots, cents bunch;
cabbage, ) to cents a head; sugar
corn, ID cents dozen: lettuce to 8
cents head; egg plant. to cents each;
crookneck squash. IL cents a dozen: Gym
lings. 3 Tor cents; ST. ing beans, Is cents
n quarter peck; peas. ~ cents q quarter
peck: lima beans, shelled, 80 cents a
quart box; cucumbers. } for cents;. to-
natoes 10 cents a quarter peck; sweet
peppers. q cent apiece; okra, 10 cents
quart box.
Fine watermelons today brought As
cents each, cantaloupes retailing at 10
cents each, or for % cents: cooking APP
PIES, 10 cents "A quarte.' peck; early eat
ing apples, II cents small box; pears, 20
cents Il small basket; Delaware grapes,
20 cents basket: peaches, % cents
pan; blackberries, IS cents box; buckle
berries, Is cents a box; fine sour cherries,
the kind that make toothscme, juicy pies,
Is cents box; red curraEts. from New
York state Is cents box; pineapples Is
cents each: lemons, - cents a dozen;
lines, ID cents a dozen; oranges. which
are very scarce. 80 cents a dozen.