Evening star., 1913-10-31
FIFTY CENTS A Dozen
EGGS SCARCE AT THAT
One Feature of Market Condi-
tions Today-Drop in
Pork Products.

Eggs up to so cents a dozen and
mighty scarce at that, and slight
drop in retail prices of fresh pork and
pork products were the features OF to-
days retail markets. Dealers In eggs
Asoday expressed the belief that the
Ioresent shortage Is likely to grow
more stringent within the next few
weeks rather than that IL will be re-
lieved, and predictions of SO to 60
cents a dozen for the best table eggs
were made by several of the retail men.
Supplies of fish are good. and prices
are 1T about the same level as for the
past three or four weeks. In the vese-
table line prices stifrened slightly,
though no marked advance was noted.
Meats other than pork remain at about
the same range as for several weeks
past while butter is slightly lower in
price. Fruits maintain practically the
same level. and dressed poultry fs hrm
at the same prices as have prevailed
the past few weeks.
Range of Retail Prices.
Saturday marketers will find retail
prices about as follows:
Sweet potatoes. 10 cents half peck,
with white potatoes bringing the same;
beets, cents bunch: carrots. three
punches for cents; turn!ps. 10 cents
a half peck; leeks. ) cents a bunch; sal
sify two punches for 10 cents; parsnlps,
10 cents a quarter peck; cabbage, .,
and % cents head, according to size
white onions. % cents quarter peck;
yellow onions. 10 cents quarter peck;
Bermuda onions. and cents each;
young onions. three punches for cents;
celery ), and 10 cents bunch; spin
uch, II cents q half peck. ka-e. 20 cents
a peck. eggpiants, 10 cents each. TO two
for - cents, lettuce. and : cents head;
cymiings. two for . cents; cucumpers,
and 10 cents each; cauli1owerS, 15 to p
cents each. radishes, three punches for
j cents; Brussels sprouts, 70 cents q box;
string beans, 10 cents quarter peck;
lima beans, - cents 4 box: tomatoes. -
cents a quarter peck; okra, 10 cents
BOX. squashes. 10 to 10 cents each; pump
kins, 10 and - cents and upward each.
Grapes, Oranges, Pears, Etc.
Fine California grapes retail ut 10 cents
Il pound, with the Concord grapes and
other varieties III baskets bringing -
cents. Oranges ranged from IL to IS
cents a dozen: lemons. Is to ~ cents a
dozen; lines, 10 cents a dozen: grapefruit,
two to three for % cents: pineapp- -es. 10
cents each and upward pears, 10 cents
small box to - cents a basket. according
20 quality and variety: cooking apples,
10 cents u peck. fancy eating apples. IL
20 ~ cents quarter peck.
Fish and shelltish prices range as fol-
lows: Posomac bass. 20 cents pound;
sea bass, Is cents a pound: Boston mack
erel. % TO 80 cents each: halibut, 10 ceats
pound; fresh cod, LIZ cents u pound,
white perch IL cents a pound. Speckied
trout. 10 cents pound. salmon, 12hs cents
a pound: bluefisll. - cents a pound: pan |
rockrish, l2k cents i pound: boiling rock
fish. 20 cents a pound catfish. 15 cents q
pound: scallops. TO cents a quart: oysters, .
standards. 81 gallon: selects sl.2a /
gallon; CLAIMS. 81 "a gallon.
Prices for Fowls.
Broiling chickens. retail - TO IS cents /
a pound, with squad broilers at b to 10
cents pound. frying chickens. % cents
a pound: roasting fowls, % cents d pound,
stewing fowls. 20 cents a. pound; roosters. /
is cents a pound; turkeys, % cents a
pound: guinea keats. SIS a pair; ducks |
- to 3 cents pound
Strictly fresh selected eggs, 50 cents a |
dozen. with western and packed eggs, 3S .
cents and nearby eggs. 3S, 40 aud 4J .
cents. Best Elsin creamery butter. 10
cents a pound; renovated butter. 30 cents /
4 pound.
No changes OF any Importance are re-
ported In the prices for beef, veal and
lamb today. Figures were about on the |
same level which has been maintained .
slightly lower. Roast pork is quoted at
20 cents a pound: chops at 22 cents; I
smoked ham, - cents: shoulder. II cents: |
bacon. IS cents, sliced. and 22 cents by |
the piece. and lard. 15 cents.