The Washington herald., 1914-10-23
HENS TAKE REST;
| EGG PRICES SOAR
Dealers Predict Ascent Mark
Will Be Passed Next
Week.
MEAT ALSO Is RISING
With the Arrival of Several Expected
Carooes of Eish anJ 0,,.t.r. M
MEAT ALSO IS RISING
With the Arrival of Several Expected
Cargoes of Fish and Oysters. Mar
ket Men Expect Drop.

In the place OF an increase of
cents a dozen over last week, market
proprietors yesterday predicted that egg.
would bring even a higher price thar
the present quotations. to 45 cents a
do1en for hennery products Gathered
eggs are selling for IS to 40 cents. show.
ing a like jump.
The fall, the retailers declare. is the
time Of the year when hens take their
annual vacations and that the next two
months will see a decided decrease OF
the supply on the markets
Other changes from a week ago are
the almost entire falling OF OF the peach
demand; a raise OF from ten to twenty
cents a quart for oysters and the dis
, appearance OF soft-sheIIed crabs Meats
showed a tendency to rise. when a
change occurred, the only exception be-
ing in mutton, which dropped from Il
and 25 to 10 and IS cents a pound
Fish also advanced in many instances
With the arrival. of several expected
schooners Of fish and oysters, the prices
will drop decidedly. IT is believed. Yes
terday the first fish cargoes which had
arrived at the wharves in several days
were unloaded.
The staple lines OF vegetables showed
little change, with inclinations toward a
lower price. Cucumbers are now bring
falling OF of the demand for local
products, Boston dollhouse varieties be-
ing the favorites.
Fruits were quoted at almost the same
prices as a week ago, oranges having
fallen from so cents a dozen for the
best to 50 cents, while pineapples had
advanced from 10 and . cents each to
10 and 40 cents
The following are the leading market
quotations of YESTERDAY:
EGGS-Hennery. doz-. 4a45; storage. doz.. 90;
gathered, dor. 5s4O; Southern, doz-. 27as.
rOostss. h.. q hens. h.. 22 turkeys h.. q ducks
ID. ..
GAME-Ranbirds. doz. LIS; reedbtrd,. not %
market
h. SaB: renovated ID. .; oleo Ib., l5l:0.
AIEATS-LAmb. b., sOaS0; beef roast. h. 1sa
.; beefsteak lb., 2Sa3S; beef. steWing. h.. 5als
veal. H.. 22a55 calf liver H.. 20: bacon. piece lb
mutton. h. lOals; pork, chops. ID, 2As5; pork,
hams, h.. sE2O; pork, shoulder. ID. Is: smoked
ham. H. lsa5; smoker shoulder. Ib., l6als; curned
beef. H.. l2l4a3; coined ham. ID, lsao.
FISH-Sea bass. h.. l2al5; Sheephesd ID, Is;
halbut. ID. %: cod. ID. IN founders H.. z;
Spanish mackerel. H.. .; Sturgeon III, 3; salmon,
fresh. H.. :: cToAkers. III. lz4; buttertish. Ii.
L; pOrgies. h., IL blueish, h. lSAo; rock, H..
l5a9 gray trOut b.. lOal5; salmon trout. h. IS;
oysters. gal. LDsl.so; clans qt.. 90 sc7lops. Qt.
90; hard crabs, doz, %; crab meat, qt, Dad:
spots. ID, IS.
PRODUCE-Irish potatoes. PIX. %; sweet potatoes
Tx, 20; tumirs bu.. Is; kale PIX. y spinach, =
pk. saIO; cucmbers Boston hothOusel, each 20:
egg plant. each. 10; carrots = pa, 10: Srani5h
onions dor. 40asO bests, bunch, 5; celery bunch. }:
cabbage. head; 10; satisfy. bunch 8; cauih1Wer.
Is, Iettuce head. 5aS; tomatoes TX. -; sEesF
perpcTs doz. IS string beans. pk.. 50; lima besns
at. hoT 20 radishes bunches. 5; cymlingS. each.
5: corn cob doz-. 3a25; ilTa. homo grown, qt.,
-; mushrooms. lb.. 50; celery cabbaEe, head. sal2;
Brussel sTIrOIts, ct. ls parSnipr. \ PIX. TO-
.FRUTTS-OTange. duz.. 35s5O: lemons. doz.. ia
3: apples. eating. pk- 10; grapes. hasket lOal5:
grapefruit. each salO: rineGppes. each I5AFo; lines
doz.. IS; pears fancy, dOz.. 5aio.