The Washington herald., 1914-08-26
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

Quotations given below are for large lots Of rod
uarkstIble goods only. JobberT prices are higher.
Lower grades may Be sold for less kancy goods
commanded higher prices
The market was generally dull Yesterday. The
| produce houses felt little life. while fruits and
vegetables were reported in someEhat better coodi
! tion.
Although the demand for snring chickens was
light, the market cleaned up weak on figures q
cent stronger than Monday. Hens rnled trm at
Is cents. with good stock finding a cent more.
Western eEgs and poor stock caused a weak eEE
market.
Live stock was in = weak condition yesterday.
Prices fuctuAted. according TO quality, but on the
whole on half = cent for the day.
An optimistic report from fruit and vegetable
houses showed their market to be On the mend.
While prices were not high. many goods were
handled during the day. The general trend Of the
market was TO lower. Goods lowering were yams,
sweet potatoes onions. lima beans, grapefruit,
peaches and grapes. Receipts Of the latter two
have been very heavy in the last few days and are
expected today to be more heavy. The figures on
tomatoes and ontaloupes were stronger. Other
quotations were:
EGGS-Nsarby frsts. per doz.. 3az; Southern, q
BUTTER-Best print new. per ID. u; tub. per
h. 3; process per ID. 2s; under ETade. per lb,
2iAz; stnre-packed. Per Ih. Is1ls.
LARD-Tuh. pure per ID. uxAliH: do. con-
pound. per h. sY Cottouseed oil. psr csn. Sa
CHEESE-New Yort. new. per Ii. s: fat pN
~ 10; SUis. domestic. per Ib. .: do. foreign.
Ih.. -
LIVE PoULTRY-Hens, per b. lsal7; roosters
per h. loNll ducks. per H. lSalI: tIrkeys per lb.
HalS: spring chickens. per ID. lsA1.
GREEN GooDs-Ssu potatoes. Per Dbl.
2Ca2s; new Jams, per b9-. 2oS20i new
per basket 0ss0; do., per bbl. Looal-5; cab
baSe, pr bb.. LooAL7; cauuts. nearby. per
bunch lIlls; radtshes homegrown. per lOo LOOaSOO;
lettuce. per bssaet sal.oo; eynblinsS. per ersts.
.: celery. per dozen. 9OaSO: rurinber,. pr
basket, 5slo: virginIa onions, per Dol. 2Sa3oO:
ner crate. lsal5o: bests. per bunch. lalbi; eEE-
plants. per case. 5zT5; homegrown tomatoes.
T4er box, SOal-OO; spinach, per bbL. 2oOa2z: kaIe.
2sa5o; peas. per basket. looalSo; do. per hSl..
S5oa5m: okrI. per crate. SAa: lima beans per
Salzli
SrS By the pound unless otherwise statsdl-Butts
and stArA large. salo: carp. Gas; eTocuA per bbl,
500; mAckerel. IS; rock. boiling. %; do. medium Il:
do. pan. 81 white perch, large. D; do. uhits.
Alnon trout. FGl5: gay trout. iarEe. salO: d.
snail. Salo: hOundGA. 1nslES; CATFISH loat.; ETees
phs, nhtiTr. Is; eelA. medium TO large. GAs: EpOtA
large IS: tsilors. large. Il; SturVeOnA dressed. %;
size. loll2; buehsh frssh.J IS; salmon. fresh, IS.
fresh cod. IS; haddock 10: Spanish mackerel, I5az
Boston mHckerel. each 4o Holsters. 70: soft cabs
per doL. 0al!Oo; cab meat. per at. %; DO. nHks.
per at. 30; EeabaSs. Per ID. 10. II
DRESSED uCEDl PoULTRY-sp-inE chickenA
per lb.. lsS2l hens choice per h. Eals: ducks per
l2aM
FRUITs-Apples. per bbi.. LOOasuo: lemons. Der
box. Iooasoo; oranses. California per boz. 3OOa32S;
dn. Florida, 35Oai.O; pineapples, per crate, 2Sa
2a; lines. per 100. s5al.Oo: grapefruit, per caie
lSoA2o: WaternslonS, each, loa5; peaches, per-
IZlSs0.
sEEDs-clover Alfalfa. Per h.. l2an; crimson.
per lb. lOal2; red top GOr herds Eradel. per ID.