Evening star., 1915-06-11
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
PLENTIFUL IN MARKETS
Prices Are Lower on All Garden
Stuff From Nearby
A Farms.
Meat Prices Mostly Unchanged.
Eggs Scarce, But Prices About
the Same.

Huckleberries, gooseberries and
blackberries have appeared on the
benches In the markets of the city.
While the supply is not large. it is but
q question of a few days before they
will be plentiful and will reach the
summer level in price. The fruit and
vegetable benches in the markets are
all well supplied with summer stock
and this morning presented a most at
tractive appearance
As general thing prices are lower
than they were a week ago, about the
only thing excessively high being lima
beans. which are still coming from
Bermuda and are selling at S15o
peck. Turnips, which have been sell
ing at cents bunch, are today quot
ed at cents bunch Cucumbers, car
rots and beets are also lower In price
and are coming from the nearby truck
farms, instead of from the south. String
beans which have been selling at 10
cents a quart. are today quoted at 10
cents quarter peck, and asparagus
has dropped to 80 cents bunch for the
most choice grades, while prices on the
inferior grades remain unchanged.
Fruits Are Lower.
In the fruit market there has been a
lowering in prices on several articles
Strawberries can be bought low as
cents a quart, peaches as low as 10 cents
a pan, pineapples are selling at 10 to 20
cents each. and California cherries have
dropped to 80 cents a pound for good
cherries, while 40 cents a pound is being
asked for the exceptionally choice fruit
in spite of light receipts of fresh hsh
from all sources prices in the retail mar
ket have advanced but little, bluefsh being
the only one to show any decided change
in prices. Last week they sold at Is
cents a pound, and this morning they
were cents a pound higher. Shad and
herring have disappeared from the mar
ket benches. the season for them being
over.
In the meat market smoked ham and
corned ham are higher in prices than a.
week ago, but prices on other meats re-
main unchanged. The dealers report eggs
somewhat scarce, but no change i'll eN-
listing prices has been made.
Prevailing Market Prices.
Prices noted below are those prevail.
ing in the big markets of the city, and
those who visit them tomorrow will
dnd quotations ranging about the same:
Hsnnery. zsc to 35c doz. Southern zoe to 23c dos
Gathered. 25c doz-
POULTRY
Chickens. &c to 25c lb. Roosters lac to 15c lb.
Incubator chicks. 35cl Turkeys. &c to 2sc lb.
to 40c lb. Ducks. zoe to 25c ID.
BUTTER.
ss, Sc soe h. su st,ass &C. ss h.
MEATS
Lamb, coc to 35c Id. Mutton. Zoe to 3oc lii.
Beef, roast, 1oc to 2Sc Pork chops, 2Oc to 1oc
Beefsteak. 25c to sc Pork hams. 1sc to Doc
Beef stewing. 15c to Pork shoulder. 1sc to
Veal. i5c to ssc lb. smoked ham. 1sc to
sssen Sc ID. piece e 70 smoked t1 shoulder. ,se
a5c ID. Corned ham. 1sc to 2Oc
Halibut. DOC ID, smelt, 2oc TO 25c ID.
Cod. l21zc to 15c lb: Catfish tskinned). 15c to
p1n'e''' IL. ' 70 -' Clans. am SOC q.. or 81 20
Spanish naekerel. lse : hundred.
Salmon. fresh SOC Ib Crab flake. 6tc qt.
Bluefsh. aoc ID. Soft crabs. SOC to 81
ID. Boston mackerel. e0c to
Gray trout. 15c to Zoe 75e each
ID Live Lobsters. Doc ID.
Rock. eoc to sc lib.
PRODUCE
Irish potatoes. old. lsc Lettuce. Sc to loc bead.
70 Soc PIX Squash Ir1d'' DC eAcn,
Irish potatoes new for 25c.
Flaj. 4oc TO 60c PIX Green peas, 40c to 60c
Tar.ips - Sc bunch cauiihower. 1oc to 2oc
KaIs. 20c pk. head.
Spinach, o0c to 3Oc PIX. Tomatoes. 1oc to 15c lb.
clcunnbers. SC each, or Sweet Peppers. 2oc to
3 for 1oc 30c doZ.
Egg plant. 1oc to Zoe String beans. 15c Z PIX.
each. Radisaes. bunches,
Ca riots. Sc bunch Sc.
Rerinuda onions. l0c5 Dkra 1oc qt.
box. Mushrooms I5c IL.
Beets. Sc bunch. Bermuda lima beans
Celery. 5c to 10c bunch. $l.5U PIX
Cabbage &c and Toe Rhularb. Sc bunch.
head Aspa gus, 10c 3Oc
Onions. 15c 4 PIX. bunch
FRUITS
Lemons, 1Oc to Csc doz. Tanzarines. 15c to 40c
Apples, eating, &c to doz
i5e 4 pk. Pineapples, 1oc to 2oc
Cranberrieu, Sc to loci each.
at Pears tfancy). 5oe b
Grapefruit. Sc TO 1oc 75c doa.
each Alligator pears, Soc to
L.mes. lec doz 35c each.
Strawberries. Sc to I3cE California cherries, Doc
gt. ID.
Peaches. loc TO 6Oci Home grown cherries,
smal pan 15c to 20c at.
Csntaloupes CafD. i Hgckleberfes, 1Sc qt.
$3.50 to $50 d'z. Blackberries, 15c qt-
OTaugcs. 80 to 5oc doE. / Gooseberries, 10c OF.