The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-08-12
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

Yesterday n the Washington wholesale market was
not unlike any other Monday. it being quiet, with
steady prices only few Of which changed slightly.
The live stock market vas quiet. with hut q very
scaut change in the prices Of sTring chickens and
veal calves. which had 4 trife easier feeling.
fair Monday, with steady Quotations, was rsssed
on the dressed poultry market. The reCeipts. al
though light. were more than equal to the slight
demand No change evidenced in prices, although
buyers took only Necessary goods
The scarcity Of good fresh eS;s still continued,
which held eGg quotations finn at strong quotations
Vegetables and fruits had a dragsy. but fair day.
The prices continued steady on all goods except can
taIOUQes. Receipts Of nearly all goods equal to
the demand. Tomatoes were more saTce and
commanded a better figure than during the heavily
stocked market Of last week. Potatoes still &C.
tive receipts light and active demand pre-
walls.
ClutalHupcs came in plentitully that the market
needed on both home grown and North Carolina
stock usrlting in a great decline in figures There
was an abundance Of peaches and corn. which sold
steady hut dgaGgy. Lemons were more plentiful and
the feeling easier. Lima beans were gradually in
crcasinS recciTts. and the quotations were weaken
ing rroHDTtioually. The market on other goods OF
this line quiet.
The fish market dull. scarcity Of soft crabs
has advanced the figures on choice goods very con-
sidCrabiy.
Quotations given below are for large lots onl5.
Jobbers' prices are higher.
LARD-Tub. pure. per h.. i; do. common. per
h. h1.all. Cottonseed oil. Per can, 400
CHEESE-Nev York. new. per b.. Is; fat. per H..
1914: Swiss, domestic. Ger h.. 5: do. foreign. peI
b. q.
EGGS-Nearby frsts. Ter doz.. cacl; Southern. 20.
BUTTER-Best rrint, new. PER lh. 70; tub. FER
H., css: process h. 26i4; undergrades, FER H.,
3; store packed. per H.. l9a2e.
LIVE POULTRY-Hens. per b, !5ilsls: ROSTERS.
par h., TO- spring chickens, per H., 3a ducks, psr
ID. l1H: turkeys Per h.. T7als
DRESSED P0ULTRY-Chickens. Ter h.. q
hens choice. psr h.. l6: ducks. Per h., lca2; tur-
keys, per h.. Il: ROSTERS. Per ID. 10.
GREEN GOODS-Yams. Ter Dbl. 22S5a275; sweet
potatoes. per Dbl, S.1a3.O; new potatoes. per
PER bas.. 5aI.o0: do. PER Dbl. 25a3.s5: cab
bage. per Dbl. l.75a225; carrots. per bunch. LAS
radishes. homegrown Per 100. Soaloo: ettnc-. per
bas.. i.1a20; squash. Ter crate. +a6o; celery. Per
has. Nal.2j: cauliaower. Ter has, l@a20; spin
ach. per Dbl. lna200; spring onions. FER lS
punches, 75aSO0: Teas onions. rer crate. ll5sl 8
Virginia onions per Dbl. 2los3eO; beets, per 90
75al5 so: cantaloupes. North Carolina, per crate.
lO0al.50: do. home grown. Der crate. 75al 20: lima
beans. shelled. per ct. 3ais; corn per doz. sails
peppers, per crate. Sao watermelons. each. Is to o.
egSplants, Ter crate, 50al.oo.
FRUITs-Nev apples. per Dbl. L5oai.oo: lemons
per box, 5ca550; oranses. California, per box aWa
$50; do. Florida Ter box. sOoas.oo: pineAppla.
Florida. pines. per crate. 23a275; peaches. ia
crate. 1zsa30o: curauts, New York State. red. per
Of. oali; lines, per 100. SAL 90; peas, Per box.
l00s,0; grapes. Delaware. per crate. lsoa2.oO.
S1oSh-NeAl caves, cnOlCe, per iA
los: medium. per b.. o; common, per ID. s; spring
lambs. best per ID, 7a7s do. ordinary per b.. s.a
Z; fat sheep. per h.. 4afi.
HAY. STRAW. AND CoRN-Hay. best timothy.
per ton. l50o: do. medium, 10.0oali.I5; old hay.
100; straw, long rye ton l50o; do, tangled rye.
looal4.a5; wheat straw. 500; corn. ear. Der Dbl.
3a
WOOL AND HIDES-wool. washed. free Of
burr. per H., 2aE; wool. unwsshed, per h., 2lae
hides dry. per h. saD; salt hides. dry. per ID. IS;
salt hides. per ID. Is; caskins. grsen. each. LIS.
LIS; green hides, per h.. L.
sEEDS-Clo,er. red. 12ooal3oo; clover. alske. 11.0
al2Oo: crimson clover. per bush. 100; timothy. aEa
us; blue grass 15oal65; orchard grass. l4oal IS
FRESH F1SH-Rock. boiling. per h.. Is; do.
medium. Per h., Is; do. pan. per ID, III: white
perch. large. per h., Il; do, small. per n. o;
yellow perch. large. per b.. salo: salmon
trout. per h., lNR; gray trout, large. per
H., 9; butter and stars large PER bb. aooa9o do.
medium. per bbl. 6ooas.oo; founders. per h.. Gas;
CATFISH Per h., l2als green pike per h., 2as cells.
per h.. 7as; mackeel. per h. l2al5: taors per h..
salo; hard ezabs. per Dbl. Lzalso; soft Gabs. pa
De-. 75al0.