The Washington herald., 1913-08-16
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

The live stock market remained STEADY yester-
day, while poultry quiet Eggs were brisk.
with continued light receipts and strong quotations
Prices were unchanged on dressed poultry, as the
market dull
A nominal vegetable and fruit market psssed
yesterday. Some goods came in too plentifuIy.
with disastrous result TO prices and caused sales
on those goods to be drasSy. On the other scarce
ened quotations IN some cases and held them firm
and high in Others.
Light receipts of tomatoes cane in, the s,1roly
having been affected by rains Tomatoes con
unued in active demand and commanded higher
figures. The supply Of potatoes. which has not
BEEN up to the demand for q couple Of weeks,
remained scant yesterday, and those goods still
sold actively at strong quotations. Lettuce re-
ceipts were reported light. choice lettuce seliir,
strong and in good demand. Delaware grap
brought stronger figures yesterday as not enough
we're on the market. Virginia onions were in good
demand, as the supply was light, which prompted
prices to Strengthen.
! The receipts Of cabbage picked up, and that
vegetable did not sell 50 strong as during tie
first Of the week. The abundance Of cantaloupes
still held the prices on all kinds of that fruit down
flooding the market Excepting the aboye-men-
toned. all country vegetables and fruits was in
great supply and somewhat dun.
Quotations given below for large lots onl,.
Jobbers' prices higher.
LARD-Tub. pure. PEI ib. Is; d., common, Der
lb.. p%all. Cottonseed oil. per can. Io.
CHEESE-New York, new. per b., Is; fst per d.
lea; Swiss, domestic per h.. 3: do. foreign. pe
EGGs-Nearby frsts. per doz. ssaS; Southern,
e2aA.
BUTTER-Bet print. new. per h.. 80: tub. Per
lh. 2sh; process. per Ib., &t undersradss. PEI h.
Is; storepacked. per h., Isa2.
LIVE POULTRY-HenE. per b, I5lsale: ROSTERS,
per b. 10; spring chickens lb, lsals ducks Der
lb.. lOali; turkeys, Der h.. I7als
DRESSED PoULTRY-Chickens, rer III, %;
hen eto,co II, g. I,al, IL
keys. per lb.. Is; ROSTERS. per lb.. 10.
GREEN GOODs-Ysms. per bbI, 2saa3oo: sweet
potatoes. per bbl.. 35oai.o0; new potatoes, per
Dbl. 2ooa2 s: do. No. 2. per hbl, 75al..; beans.
bsse. per bbl.. looa2oo; cauots. per bunch, 2a3;
radishes, homegrown per lG0 5sl.oc: lettuce. per
bas, 10oa20o; squash. per crate 4oaso; celery per
doz., 3a5o: peas. per has,, l0oa150; cuc,mbers per
bas.. aal.oo: caulhower. per bas.. looa2oo; spin
ach. per bbl.. l.0a2oO: spring onions. per loo
bunches, 75a36o; Western yellow onions. per bag
Is; white onions. per bu., LIS: Virginia onions,
rer hbl, a00a35e; beets, per 100 punches. 201a30o
loupes, North Carolina per crate, Local 50: d.,
home grown. per crate. 75al50; lima beans. shelIed
per .qt.. sDae; corn, per doz, sal5: peppers per
erae, 1a5e: watermsions each. Is to IS; eggplants
per crate. Salc.
LIVE sTOCK-vesl calves. choice, per L., lea
lo4; medium, per h.. o. common, per ID. Q; .Ixins
lambs best, per b.. 7hss; do ordinary, per h. 6.a
Z; fat sheep. per h., laih
rhOllS-NeW uppies, per DOL. L5OaiW: lemons,
per boz. sooas: oranges. California. per boz, s0os
9 90; do. Fsorida. Ter box. a0oaso0; pinesppis
Florida. pines. per crate. 225a275: peaches. ,ei
crate. 1.3a23; currants. New York State, red, DIT
Of. 1oa1l; lines per 100. Sai 90; peas, p-r boz,
J. l.0ca2W; grapes, Delaware per crate, L5oa22
Hay. STRAW, AND CORN-Hay. best timothy,
per ton. 15.00; do. medium, 100oali75; old hay,
90: straw, long rye. per ton. 15Oo do tangled rye
10 c0cali75; wheat straw. 500; corn, ear. per bbl,
35o :
WOOL AND BIDEs-woo washed, free H
burrs. per ib.. 2saH; wool. unwashed per h., Ha2:
hides dry. per lb. lsa0 salt hides dry per h. Is;
sat hides. per h., ; calfskins. green. each. lisa
LIS: green hides. per Ib., Il
sEEDs-Cover. red. per h.. la21; clover, alfalfa,
per h.. llai3; crimson clover per bush, 4,ooal 6
timothy. per bush.. 225a25o; blue grass, per bush,
!. .6oal.75: orchard grass, L40al75
FRESH FlsH-Rock. boiling. per H.. Is; DO.
medium. per lh. Is; do. pan. per lb, I'M; white
perch. large. per lb.. Il; do. small. per h.. e;
Eflow perch. large, per h.. sal0; salmon
rout. per h.. loaR; gray trout. large. PEI
b.. 9; butter and stars large per bbl, aooasoo; DO.
medium. per bbL. 60oaso0; nounders. Per h., eae !;
a:sh per 10. l2al5 green pike per h.. f2aIs; ees.
,er b. las; msckerel. per h. l2als taSlos. pr h.
sN; hsrd csbs. per -bbL. Lssi-se;. sodt aabs. Pr
iez., 7sal.oo.