Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-23
FRESH EGGS SCARCE;
PRICE WILL ADVANCE
Market Well Supplied With Other
Good Things to Eat at Fair
Quotations.
Few Changes in Meats-Poultry and
Butter Unchanged-Fish Are
Plentiful and Lower.

Strictly fresh eggs are reported
somewhat scarce in the markets of the
city. but with this exception the mar
kets are well supplied with good things
for the table. Green peas from the
south have made their appearance in
limited quantities at 25 cents a quar-
ter peck. and casaba melons from Cali
fornia. which take the place of canta-
loupes in fall and winter, are on sale
at 80 and 60 cents each. Home grown
cucumbers have disappeared from the
market, and their places are being
taken. in some measure, by those
grown in hothouses. and which are
selling at from to / 5 cents each.
Dealers in the markets state that re
ceiptS of eggs are light, and that 1t
looks as if prices will now begin toI
advance. For the strictly fresh eggs,
guaranteed only few hours old. some
few o. the dealers have advanced prices
to 45 cents a dozen. but a general
thing good fresh eggs could be bought
in the market this morning at 40 cent?
Il dozen. Ordinarily good gathered
eggs sold as low as SO cents a dozen.
while storage stock was two or three
cents lower.
prices from those of last week are toI
be noted. Roasting beef is somewhat
lower on the less desirable grades, and
thez lower grades of pork chops and
sniSked ham are also a cent or two
lower. Fresh pork hams have adj
vanced , cents on the pound.
Increased supplies of fish have caused
rieties. and the demand for them is
good Poultry and butter are I'M
changed from prices of last week.
Quotations of Today.
The prices noted below are those pre- !
vailing in the big markets of the city. !
and those who visit them tomorrow |
will find prices ranging about as fol- |
lows: I!
Heulery. oe to i5c Gathered SSe to 3sc
DE- doz.
III. POULTRY
Chicken .Oc to Zoe H.. Hens. 22c III.
X ats 81 =. pair. Turkeys zoe to zoe h. !
Il, osrers. Iac H. lDhcks, :uc TO a5c 10.
Railbirds. s1.25 doz Reedbirds. 81 doz.
BUTTER
Ssdlrm i s@sdss SIC to oieo i5e 10 SOC ii.
IS. III.
l.anh Ice to &c Ii. Pork chops, zoe to Csc
Beef, roast. i.c to zoe ID .,
Beefsteal .oe to aos 10:
Beef. stewins Is. to ISc III.
:oc Ib. Smoked ham, 1ec to 22e
Calf liver, 4oc Ill., smoked shoulder. l5e
Bacon. ', sliced, Use to Corned beef 121ac to
pssS. roast. aoc TO a5e Corned ham, 1sc to zoe
Mutton l5c to .5c Ib. !
FISH
Sea bass. lie TO lac h. ,BIueish, lie to 15c lb |
SheeI,i-ad. Toe TO l5c Roek. l5c 10 :Oc ln
H. Gray trout. l2hc 10. |
Halitut. Ice zoe lii. Salmon trout, 1a1ac lb.
Cod. 1.lsc TO lac ID. oysters. u - SOU
spanlsn mackerel. a5c CLANS, 3oc qt or 81 % |
.fb a hundred.
fsin"a fresa. ss h. Soft crabs. s5c to soc
CrOakers. SC 10 Ioc u, doz -.
But,erf.l,. i2l.c ID. Hard crabs. Soc doz
Spots 49, III. Crab meat. Doc 10 40c |
Po:sies. ioc lii. Ct
PRODUCE
Irish potatoes 3oc TOT Caulifiower. Toe to Csc
: 4oc nj head.
sweet POTATOES, soc to Tomatoes. Toe to l5c
Iasrips. =. Il PIX sweet peppers. &c to
Spinach. 1.c 10 10. I. String beans 10c v PIX.
rd Rs &c to Is 15e RhuiarD Sc bunch OF
H. plant &c and lOc Lima beans, zoe to Doc
each. ut. box.
farrots. lu" :. ph. !.ai!s-es. puhcaeS iot
spanish onions. zoe 10 Sc.
nZ. Cymlings &c To &c each
geets - To ..s bunch. Corn COB, 15c to 25c
s'vic,! -. :, TO- bunch. doz.
Cah.,a., -, and Ioc Okla. home Grown. e0c
I .cad az.
On oi.- loc ,, pk Mushrooms. 60c ID.
Salty - bInca. Celery cabbage, Zoe and |
parsniI,s. iuc a pk. 1jc head
1.,tin.- IL ,0e head Brussels sprouts, zoe at. !
FRUITS.
oranges lL,r to i;oc uoL. Grapefruit sc 10c |
Icians, 4" ..,c doz each.
- ,.y,le>. eating: Toe to Pineapples, Zoe TO Bee
IL. /. PIX each.
a;rapvs. To-, to I2c has Lines. Ice doz.
A-I. Pears fancy, CSC to |
& si.-> baiif.t. l0c II. 40c doz.
o. :: ii,s for % Pears tnome CROWN, zoe |
J. :. =r--n :pc qt- y pk
Alligator pears. iJc 10 PersiInmons ,Fla.). iOc |
.1.- each so doZ.
Peaches melons ('aIif1 |