The Washington herald., 1915-07-16
MARKET PRICES
REMAIN STABLE
Heavy Shipments Of Vege-
tables Reach Capital from
Truck Farms Nearby.
PEACHES SELL. LOWER
PEACHES SELL LOWER
Meat Quotations Steady Except Lamb.
Which Drops SEshtly-Dairy and
Poultry Products Firm.

REGULAR receipts of market supplies
tended to hold prices firm during the
past week. only few changes oelnS
announced. Meat quotations were steady
with the exception of lamb. which de-
clined sharply from IS and 50 cents Il
pound to % and IS cents. Beef prices
fuctuated somewhat in wholesale lots.
but retail butchers report no danger in
their quotations.
Vegetable markets are receiving heavy
shipments of garden stuffs. the greater
part of the supplies coming from truck
farms and small gardens near Wash
ington. Prices were firm during the past
seven days. The only change announced
by produce dealers for garden produce
was the disappearance of asparagus from
many stands. The season for the COM
modify moved north rapidly, the small
receipts being shipped here from North
ern New York.
Peaches Sell Lower.
New York currants arrived during the
week and are selling for 10 cents a
quart. Heavy receipts of peaches with
In the period also cut down last weeks
price of % cents a basket to 10 and ID
cents
Prices OF dairy and poultry products
and sea foods remained stable during
the week. Market quotations announced
yesterday we're:
EGGS
Henery, doz.. . 10 3r. Gathered do. &c
Southern. do,. 1e. Storage. doz.. 20c.
BUTTER
Best creamery. Per h.. Medium. lb. Sc.
. to Ac. Ueo. ID. BE
Renovated. Id. sc.
Chickens. lb. 25 Ducks. h.. sc
Turkeys h.. - to &c. BOOSTERS. h.. ljt
sprns broers. lb.. %Broilers, ID; a to IS
tc Sc Hens. ID. \ 10 Sc.
Ducklins-. h.. gic.
VEGETABLES.
Ncr potatoes, i.-pk, toLims beans freshl, per
he. at. Sos.
LIN. bean. dried. ptre4. ':-pk.. Zoe
Esdlsh,I ,bunci,. for 10, e.
squash each. 70, * New '" ;gi nps' bunch eS
te'r5. bunch. s.. Tomatoes. h., l0c
CuCIImbrI:. each. s.. New cauOwer. nd, 15c.
sirInS beans. l.k.. lec New sweet CON- per doz..
Nc: bets. bunch. SC. ioc.
I'RuITS.
Bananas. dor.. Is t. DC Cantelour,s. each 1C-lj
New aIllcs. '.Ik IOc. grapefruit. 4 for sc.
Linus. do, &c Lemons doz-, Is to &c
AlirSArr .oar,. each. Sc. Pineapples each. N-oc.
s':a"b rn,>. Ut. BIC. Oranges. doz.. % to Soc.
RlaCkbcrrlos. ct, l0c. Sour cherries. qt-. loc.
Peaches. basket. lnl5. Hucklc berries. OF. DC.
Arr'cDts box. l0C. 'inosct- mic. a.. l2l7e.
CIlIf' cherries. psrT'lum;. bo1. Toe
II. lie. Watorme lon. EACH &C.
Rsspberres. ct. &c
Corn-fcd hccf roast h. Pork shoulder h. s-lSc.
y ID 81. Lamb. !earlins. per h..
CCrnfrd beef. steaks h.. S2so-
p 10 Is Hamburger h. I2i.-lsc
Grdss-fci beef. rcasts ID Bacon. riece. ID. $50.
l2'= I" l,c Roast pork. ID Is TO Sc
Grsss-f,d beef steaks Ii Smoked ham. ID. 1879.
Ii I'd .22c. Beef liver. h.. Is to nc.
MlA,d cattle. roasts. H. Sausage. H.. IS to sc.
II l. Is Mutton. h 10 to lsc.
MiN,f cattle. steaks ID. Mutton stewins, per lb.
l. lsr ~, (, l5c.
CsK liver. ID a to 5Sc. Racon. sliced. lb $3.50.
Srrirs lamb H.. Sc. rorned herf III, l0-lsc.
FISH
Sea tsss. h. !2'zc. Bluefsh n Sc
tnd. n, l5c. Buterfsh. H.. I2tc
Salm0n. Ii. SIC. Rock. III. Is to 3oc.
Trout. III. l2t-c. Crab flake Qt. SOC.
White Icrch. III. &c. Hahut. H.. nc.
Clam.. q. 5ac. Oysters. at. - TO 4Gc.
Spanish msckcrel. pr Ii. Shrimp. II. SIC.
lsc. CruakCrs h he.