Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-10
REMAIN SAME
Little, if Any, Change Today in
Produce, Fruits and Meats.
MARKET is WELL STOCKED
Everything Except Green Peas and
Green Corn on the Stalls.
Strawberries Arrive.

| Practically no change is noted in prices
| of most staples in the markets today, and
| the variety of vegetables and fruits con-
/ t.nues almost as wide as in more sea-
| sonable months. Each week, however,
| sees few new lines on the stalls. This
week beautiful, big. luscious looking
Strawberries are to be had-if one is will
ing to pay 40 to 80 cents box for them.
As for vegetables. one can find about
everything except green peas and green
corn, and these are expected within
few weeks unless unexpected cold
weather should strike the truck farms of
lower Florida. The prices of staple vege-
| tables are about as follows:
White potatoes. s cents quarter peck.
or p cents a peck: sweet potatoes, 10
cents quarter, 30 cents a peck; turnips,
8 cents quarter, 70 cents a peck; new
beets. cents a bunch; satisfy. 8 cents
bunch. two for ID cents: spring onions,
two punches for ) cents; yellow onions,
10 cents a quarter peck; white onions, II
cents quarter peck: Spanish onions. )
cents each: leeks, ) cents a bunch; new
carrots. cents a bunch; old carrots 10
cents quarter peck; parsnips, 10 cents
| a quarter peck; cabbage, j, g. and 10
cents head; new cabbage 10 cents
| mead, three for a quarter; kale, = cents
| quarter peck: spinach, 10 cents a quar-
| tie rpeck: parsley, cents bunch; lettuce
| , and cents a head; celery, and s
cents stalk; eggplant, 10 to - cents
each; cymings. . to cents each; squash,
| 10 to % cents each: string beans, 10 cents
a quart box. rOmaine. 10 cents a head ::
tomatoes. II cents a pound two pounds
for quarter: sweet peppers. two for
| . cents; brussels sprouts, Is cents a box;
endlve, D cents bunch; French endive,
blanched, 20 cents a pound: watercress
10 cents quarter peck; fancy cress, s
cents box.
Oranges remain at 90 to 40 cents a
dozen, with some extra fancy ones at 50
cents; lemons are plentiful at 20 cents a
dozen. Grapefruit is to be had at all the
way from cents each to huge ones at
two for % cents: tangerines are also
plentiful at ID to 20 cents dozen. Cape
Coo cranberries bring 15 cents a quart
or . quarts for % cents, and fine Florida
strawberries. as noted, are A. to 30 cents
a box. Cooking apples are selling at
| from 10 to ID cents quarter peck, while
the fancy eating apples bring from %
cents a quarter peck upward. Bananas
are almost drug on the market, the
price of the best ones being only 10, l.
to 10 cents a dozen.
People Eating Less Meat.
The retail meat dealers are looking
forward to the early beginning of Lent
with anything but pleasant anticipation.
Although prices have not shown any ma
terial change in many weeks, retailers
say that for some reason people are not
| eating much meat as they used to.
Prime New York rib roasts sell today, as
| it has for nearly two months, at % cents
L pound; blade roast Is 10 cents, and
chuck roast is II to IS cents; bouillon is
20 cents q pound. Porterhouse steak
brings 30 cents pound; sirloin and round
steak are - cents a pound. Legs OF
lamb retailed today at 20 cents a pound;
rib chops 30 to :;J cents; loin chops, -
to ~ cents, and shoulder chops, IL to Is
cents.
Veal is still the ar;stocrat Of fresh
meats and many dealers liza. none OH
| their blocks Dealers who still handle
veal are getting ~ cents a pound for
outlets, % cents a pound for roasts and
| - to so cent So pound for chops.
Many persons will be CAD to learn.
| however. that u soup bone may be had
| for as little as 10 cents. and from that
| UP to Il dollar.
! Pork Ioin roasts are IS cents n pound
and pork chops 20 cents. Pure lard is
/ cent lower than last week, DelnS 10 Genus
| q pound today.
Bacon in the piece brings 20 cents a
| pound. or - cents sliced; ham Is 80 cents
| pound sliced and - cents whole, and
! shoulders are II cents pound whole or
| 30 cents sliced.
Devil Fish on Sale.
| a novelty in the Washington fish mar
ket today was squid, or devil fish. which
was shown on one STALL The evil-looking
| creatures, il was explained. are not often
sold here, though Italian customers of
| the fish markets frequently ask for them.
| The squid on sale today were bringing
10 cents pound. The average man would
have to eat them with his eyes tight
shut.
Florida shad of fine quality are in the
ma ket, the bucks bringing 75 cents and
the roe shad 81 each. Fresh cod is II
cents a pound: halibut. % cents; fresh
haGdock. 10 cents; founders. 121s; frozen
trout Is cents: fresh trout, 20 cents; Po-
tomac bass. 20 cents: rockfish ~ cents
Spanish mackere., 10 cents: buefish. %
cents: red snapper. Is cents: perch. Is
cents; live Holsters. 80 cents a pound.
Oysters and CLANS remain at the prices
that have prevailed since the opening
of the season.
Poultry prices show absolutely no
change since last week. Fowls bring 20
cents a pound; fryers. % to % cents:
broilers. - cents; capons. % cents: tur-
keys, - cents; ROSTERS Is cents; ducks
20 TO 30 cents; geese, 20 cents. Dressed
rabbits are bringing so to 40 cents each.
Fancy Elgin butter remains at 40 cents
pound with fair grades of creamery
butte se''ing at 40 to A. cents. and reno
waited butter bringing 80 cents pound.
Butterine ranges from 20 to % cents a
pound. Strictly fresh fancy eggs are A.
cents q dozen, a few dealers asking 80
cents: nearby eggs are 30 cents and stor-
age stock Is % cents.
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