The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-21
few Changes IN
MARKET prices
Butter and Egg Quotations
Same Yesterday as One
Week Ago.
FRESH EGGS Csc AND Soc
Large Supplies of Vegetables Keep
Commodities at Reasonable
Figure.

Market prices were stable during the
past week. but few changes In retail
quotations being announced. Beer Is
higher by a cent and cents hundred
pounds. but the retail figure was not
affected. First grade beefsteaks are
quoted p to % cents pound. second
grades bringing IS to p cents. Roasts
from corn-fed beef are selling for is
to % cents a pound and for the second
grades for u IL to Is cents. Third grade
roasts are quoted at 10 to l. IL cents
and steaks at about Is to % cents.
Butter and egg quotations were the
same yesterday as announced BY mer-
chants a week ago. ESSS are selling for
d to 80 cents q dozen for the freshest
stock. Butter Is quoted at s. to 10 cents
q pound
Large supplies Of vegetables are arriv-
ing on the markets and keeping the COM
modities at a reasonable figure. New
Irish potatoes are quoted 10 and 20 cents
a quarter peck. Peas were given the
same quotation. Celery is being sold at
and 10 cents a bunch. and tomatoes
two pounds for % cents. Lettuce is
bringing and 10 cents n head. Aspar-
agus is quoted at 10 and % cents 4
bunch.
Strawberries are down to 10 cents a
box. Whether this figure would be re-
duced with the arrival in a few weeks
OF homegrown berries. merchants could
not say. Other fruits were quoted the
same as week ago.
Yesterlay's Quotntions.
Quotations OF merchants announced
yesterday. good indica ton OF the mar
ket for today and tomorrow, are as fol-
lows:
Hennery. dor. = to %. Gathered. doz. Sc.
Southern. doz.. DC. storage dol. NJ
Best creamery. ID. 4oc. Medium H.. &c
Renovated. H.. Sc nIso h.. IS to &c.
Chickens. H., Pc BOOSTERS, H.. Ec.
Turkeys. ID, sc. Broiler.. h.. 20 to Sc.
Spring hroilers. h.. t5c. Hens h., -
Duck. h.. - to &c. DucSlinss. lb &c.
VEGETABLES
New Potatoes. "A ps.. Is Cucumber each. 8 to
to Or. &c.
Lima beans tdri.G at.. Vans. a rk.. Is to sc.
Radi-hes. bunch. for SIS. ''''
Sc. Peas Is pk.. Is to 3c
SQUASH. each, ; for Sc. Cabbage head S and loc
Celery, bunch. and l0r. Spring onions bunch }
New carrots. bunch, for fcS &c.
loc. Lettuce head. To ior.
A-rarasus bunch, 10 toNew turnips. bunch.
sc. to pc.
Tomatoes. h.. for &c:
Bananas. doz. 10 TO etc. Tangannes, doZ Nc
Apples. pk.. &c. Grapefruit each. to I5c
Stranbe boa. 10 and Lemons doz.. Is TO o..
l5c. IineapIles each % 10
LINES, doz. SC. 5c.
Alligator peau, each. Oranges. dnz, Is 10 Soc.
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MEATS.
Ccrn-fed beef, roasts. GrasSfed beef. rossts.
H.. Is to &c. Igs to lie
tnru-fed beef. steaks. Grsssfed beef. steaks,
To-. 3 to &c. 10. 10 to &c.
Mixed cattle. steaks. Mixed cattle. roaSs.
h.. 10 to Sc. h.. 10 to I2ic.
Spring lamb. h.. $40. Lamb. yearlins, per
Roast pork. H.. &c. To-. q to 35c.
Beef liver. 10 to DC. Veal, h.. . to 3tr
Bacon tscedJ lb.. Ds5c. Pork shoulder. h., l+lsc
Sausage. h.. 10 to &c. Bacon. piece. Ia. lS2sc
Hamburger. H.. Ig- lsc. Calf liver. h.. % to &c
Comed beef. H., l1lSc. Mutton. stewins, per h.,
Mutton. H.. l6 to lSc. I2s to sc.
Smoked ham. H.. H-2jc.
FISH
Sea bass. b., lT.c. Butterfsh. 10. Tic.
Cod, h. l2c. Rock. H.. Is to Ne
Salmon. h.. l25.c. Crab fake. h.. 5oc.
Founders, h.. l2c. Halibut. b.. a0c
Trout. h.. lsizc. Oysters, at.. 30 to NC.
White perch. h., lie. Shrimp. H., Sc.
CLANS, qt.. DC. Herring. doz.. &c.