The Washington herald., 1915-02-12
SALTED MEATS TO
COST MORE SOON
Advance in Wholesale Quota
tions Expected to Affect
Retail Market.
WESTERN PRICES HIGHER
Size Of Shipments from Eastern and
Nearby Farmers Said to Have
DwindIed.

Salted meats have started upward in
WhUlesal le quotations. according to deal
crs yesterday. hut the retail price has
not yet been affected. some merchants
arr paying 81 more on lnO pounds TO the
wholesale agents than they were seven
days ago. Rising quotations for the re-
Inainder Of the winter. with higher fig
ures in the retail markets 10y next week,
are predicted
Smaller supplies Of saIted meats are
hoIng received from nearby and Eastern
farmers. 1t is explained. which has re-
suited in Western shippers raising their
quotation. Fresh meats are quoted at
TN" same figures.
Fish receipts also were smaller in the
PAST week although the quotations have
not been affected. luI"ss the weather
permits moro vessels to continue then
work advance in prices Is looked for.
Butter, eggs and poultry remained at
praCtically the same figures during tine
week. RroiIers advanced from D and S
cents pound to y and - cents.
CuCumbers, selling a week ago for IN
aud l. cents each. Wsr" quoted yesterday
at l., and ~ cents CymbiiuEs sold three
I"r - cents Prices Of other vegetable
commodities and of fruits were firm.
NcSterday's QuotntiOns.
tn" quotations given yesterday by
mcr' hants arr as follows:
EGGS.
II"unery. N to - d"z 'atherrd ~ to &c doz
Naatheru. &lc dDZ- storage, = dz.
RITTER
I:~s' "reamrTy. A. To. M.'..uul. -. i.-
Il; u.' a,ed. .s2c 10 Ole, Is 'u =, ir
POULTRY.
,f,r-seus - TO- K,..,rrrs r5~ lD
Turk-ys. - 10. HcI.s. =. ID.
Brulers = 70 .0c ID lSlrA>. - 10 - 10.
heats n. each. I5cr-. - ID.
VEGETABLES.
sweet TUtatrr-. - % II. Insl Iatatoes % &C Ok
:; anIsh onions On doL Pra-. p Qt.
T.rnlT. p A ,abIrsEs. 10 to I5c head.
'au.Ih""~r. Il - head. brussels SPROUTS D 70
~I-iuE hans p. Ct e. box
Lima Ruaus. ,d7vdI &c ~r.uarh. 50r IA.
per ct Lima Leans fresh. 81 Qt-
Radishes. p hun.h. ONIONS. ~ rk.
IsTrots Nc pk. Lettuce. 10 to IJc head.
squash. 10 10 l5c H~-. tomatoes gA H.
celery. 10 20 IS head ,u..mlrrs - y. each.
rarsniPs. 4oC ~ ''mhIus,. 3 fo- -.
Rananas. 5 tn u, d,,7 urarF.- = rn M d,z.
Apples. % to Co. pk- t'rsIr-fru.r % ro- each
Alligator Icars. 81 IN En Ir1nrrs ., TO N. ,I.l.
zach I'neaT"es =, each.
~'rswhcrres. 5Oc lpN TaASnuurs. n. doz
Lines. GOC doZ-
Lamb. I2ig {" &c 10. rhuios sir11n. ~ N
lamb ChoTs. y L" . IN. Mutton. ~irNinE 10 TO
Rect H,or. l2's Ia - lh. T.. To.
lrcuch lamb ch0Vs . 10 Rerfs'csk. g to %. u.
= IN. Hamburger. L.. ir.
Es~n. sIiCed. - - 10. Ea,-u. pi~r. IS =. Ib
SBussgr - to &c 10 Smoked hams SO. 10
Nnuked shoulder - To Mutton Ic'e in d ln
l6c ~. PORK chops ls tD % H.
Veal. IS 10 &C H. ppTk ham. Is 10 Is TO-
Pork shoulders. l. lsc Ib. Mutton Chyrs. ls2Dc IL.
Chuck rJast. l5c 10 can liver. 40 "a Sc H..
Chippcd beef 4Oc II Roas; bceF Is to &c ID.
COnrd beef. I2f-lJc III
FISH
"a bass. l5c b. spanish machCrel. 3Nr Nn.
God. l5c III. yellow Iprch. I5c lb
Salmon. D. n Eutterfish. &c lh.
Shad. S6- s. carr Rs-v * III
ScalloIS. 6oc h. trab ASke. sOc qt.
Trout. IS 10 gOc lh. Halilrut - to - IT,
White perch. % DO. Tnlomac ba~- I'D h.
Flounders I5c n Srnen DC h.
ShecTshead l5C H. O}siprs o 10 tOC at