Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-18
CHEAP VEGETABLES
OFFSET FOR MEATS
Veuetarians will Find Excellent
Assortment at Market
Stalls Tomorrow.

When the h0uSekeeperS Oh w aSnlngton
go forth to do their Saturday marketing
tomorrow, market men forecast today,
they will find that prices for meats will
be slightly higher. But il these higher
prices prevent them from purchasing
meats they can gather together the nee
essary requirements for excellent vege-
tartan dinners.
Inquiries made among the Center mar
tet merchants today indicated tnal To-
morrow a fine assortment OF Vese.ao.
will he found on the stalls at mooefa.e
nrices Tomatoes. for instance, VIII
much cheaper tomorrow. the merchants
saw. Fine, big ones can be had at 10
cents a quarter of peck.
The housekeepers also will find new
Florida sweet potatoes. which nave JUST
made their appearance. iney are qr p.o
viii be plenty of nearby corn or the
Adams Early variety at 80 cents dozen
The genuine sweet corn Is stlll bringing
80 cents Dozen !.
manded by the average marketer were
quoted today as follows:
Prices for Vegetables.
Potatoes, 80 cents a peck; beets. 3
cents a bunch: cabbage. to 10 cents
head; carrots, cents a bunch; turnips'
cents a bunch; onions, Is cents quar-
ter peck: tomatoes, home grown, 10
cents a quarter peck: lettuce. to cents
a head; parsley. 5 cents a bunch; celery,
5 to 8 cents a bunch; eggplant, to lO
cents each: summer squash, cents each'
cress cents a bunch; radishes, Two
lunches for 5 cents; sweet corn. 30 cents
a dozen; peas, 20 cents a quarter peck:
string BEANS 10 cents a quarter peck,
cucumbers, 3 to cents each; sweet pep
pers, three for cents.
CantaIoupes were to be had today at
10 cents each The choice variety sold
at 10 to . cents each. Good watermelons
were to be had from 30 to 50 cents.
Peaches were selling at TO cents Tor
big pan and Is cents for the smaller ones
Boxes Of plums containing ABOUT oo1eh
sold at Is cents
New apples were quoted at 10 cents a
quarter peck There were no raspberr1es
to be had, the season for them being
about over. Fine eating cherries were
bringing 40 cents a pound and the tart
cooking variety so well suited for pies
were to be had at 10 cents a quart. Red
currants brought 121x cents a quart and
goosberries 10 cents for like quantity
The prices for oranges varied from %
to IS cents a dozen. according to the size
and condition. Pineapples were somewhat
scarce and sold for 20 cents each. Red
bananas were quoted at 80 cents dozen
and the plain ones at from 10 to 70 cents
Lemons brought 80 cents dozen ana
lines ID cents Grapefruit sold at 20 cents
each.
Advance in Meat Prices.
Advances in the wholesale prices of
meats will cause slight advances in the
retail prices at many stalls tomorrow
During the past week the wholesale price
for hams has increased a cent pound
and for beef about cents. Tomorrow
it is predicted today. one can expect to
find the following prices quoted for the
best meats: Roast beef, . cents pound !:
round steak, % cents a pound; slrloin. 80
cents. and portsrhouse, 30 cents pound;
leg lamb, . cents, and lamb chops
shoulder, 25 cents a pound; lofn. 80 cents
a pound, and rib, 35 cents a pound; veal
outlet, So cents a pound. and veal chops.
from . to 30 cents pound.
Sea food prices were quoted today as
follows: Bluefish, 15 cents pound: rock
fish, pan, 10 cents a pound. and boiling,
20 cents a pound: sea trout, II cents
pound: brook trout, 81 pound, butter
fish, II cents a pound: sea bass. II cents
a pound: Potomac black bass. 25 cents a
pound; halibut 20 cents a pound; fresh cod.
12k cents a pound: crab meat, 30 cents a
quart; soft shell crabs. 81. 20 dozen, and
CLAIMS, so cents a quart
No changes were noted in the prices
for butter. The best Elgin is selling at
ter is quoted at 80 cents. Strictly fresh
eggs are quoted at 80 cents a dozen and
nearby country eggs. . cents dozen.