Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-12
BEF0RE-H0L|DAY LULL
FELT AT THE MARKET
Egg and Meat Prices Un-
changed, But Best Creamery
Butter Advances 5 Cents.

Whlle the benches in the markets
are today supplied with good things
of all kinds, the dealers report business
as being light and attribute it to the
fact that many persons are now eco
nomizing to meet Christmas table ex-
penses. Brisk business is not look
ed for in the markets until just be-.
fore the holidays and then the dealers
say they will have more business than
they can handle in comfort. Prices
show but little change from those quot
ed last week, except on the higher
grades of butter, which have advanced
cents a pound. The best grades of
creamery butter which last week sold
at 80 to 40 cents a pound. are today
quoted at 40 to As cents a pound. Eggs
are selling at exactly the same price
they did last week. Fifty cents is
the extreme top for those just taken
from under the hen, but good fresh
eggs from nearby sources can be
bought at from 40 to As cents a dozen.
storage at 33 cents for the better
grades.
Early for Christmas Trees.
1t is little early for Christmas trees to
be placed on sale, but it is expected they
will make their appearance about the
markets next week. This morning sew
eral carloads Of spruce trees from the
northern forests were on the tracks in
the railroad freight yards at the foot Of
14th street southwest, and they will be
unloaded and brought uptown within the
next day or two.
Prices in the markets, which are as
follows today. it is thought will show but
little change when the Washington house.
keepers visit them tomorrow to purchase
Sunday supplies:
Butter-Best creamery, 40 to 40 cents a
pound; medium grades, 30 cents a pound
renovated, 80 to 30 cents a pound, and
oleo. Is to 30 cents a pound.
Poultry-Chickens are % to % cents a
pound; hens. Is to % cents a pound
ducks, y to p cents a pound turkeys.
p to 2S cents pound; guinea keats, S150
a pair; Long Island duckling, % cents a
pound.
Prices for Meats.
Meats-Lamb, % to % cents a pound
mutton, Is to IS cents a pound; roast
beef. 10 to Is cents a pound; steak, 20
to 30 cents pound. according to cut;
pork roast, 20 cents. a pound; pork
chops. the same; pork hams. IS cents a
pound: pork shoulder, 10 cents a
pound veal, 20 to 30 cents a pound
smoked ham, Is to 20 cents a pound;
shoulder, Is cents a pound; bacon, 20
cents pound in the piece and % cents
a pound sliced; corned ham, IL cents
pound, and corned beef. IL to 20 cents
pound. calf liver, so cents pound.
Fish-Halibut, % cents pound: Poto-
mac bass, 30 to % cents pound found
ers. 10 to 10 cents pound: carp, 10 cents
pound; yellow perch, 10 cents a pound;
white perch, 10 to 20 cents a pound; gray
trout I'D II cents mound. salmon
trout, 10 to 20 cents a pound: fresh sal.
mon, % cents pound; fresh cod. Is
cents a pound: bluefish, Is 10 20 cents
a pound: rock, 10 to % cents a pound,
catfish, Il cents pound; ling, cents a
pound, and whiting, 8 cents a pound
Oysters are selling at from 81 to 40 a
gallon.
Little Change in Produce.
Produce-Swest potatoes, 13 cents a
quarter peck, or 80 cents a peck: Irish
potatoes, 80 to 40 cents a peck; beets, 10
cents a bunch, or three punches for %
cents; turnps, Is cents a half peck; sal
sify, 10 cents; parsnips, 10 cents a quarter
peck cabbage, and 10 cents a head:
kale, 20 cents "a peck; Spanish onions, 5
to cents each; spring onions, three
punches cents: celery, to II cents a
bunch: spinach, 10 cents a quarter peck,
or 10 cents half peck; eggplant Is to %
cents each, lettuce, > to 10 cents a head;
cucumbers, to 10 cents EACH cauIifiow-
er, NO to % cents head California to-
matoes, 10 to 20 cents pound: squash,
10 to 20 cents each; pumpkins. 10 to ID
cents each; sweet peppers 20 to 30 cents
dozen; Flo ida string beans. 10 to %
cents a quart box; brussels sprouts IL to
- cents quart box.
F,ruits-Oranges, Ii to 30 cents a dozen;
California grapes 10 to % cents pound .
lemons. 10 to % cents a dozen; grape
fruit, to 15 cents each, ineapples, II to
80 cents each; pears, 20 to 30 cents
small basket; apples, cooking, IL cents
TO 10 cents quarter peck; eating, from
10 cents quarter peck up to 90 cents a
dozen for the superfine varieties. cram
berries, 10 to IL cents a quart; tan
serines. II to 40 cents a dozen
Game-Rabbits. 20 to 30 cents each;