The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-11
Home CLUB To
EXHIBIT FOODS
Cooperative Display Say
Nonperishable Products
Will Be Shown.
VEGETABLES ARE LOWER
Several New Fruits on Market-Plums
VEGETABLES ARE LOWER
Several New Fruits on Market-Plums
and Apricots Are Quoted at
Reasonable Prices.

| Prices of many vegetables are lower
this week than the quotations Of last
week. New potatoes are quoted at from
S to Ii cents quarter peck. the inquire
for the week previous being 10 cents.
/ String beans are selling for 10 cents a
quarter peck a drop of 5 cents. Supplies
of produce are up to the average.
Several new fruits were put on the
market in the past week. while the
quality of all the stocks improved.
Gooseberries. new commodity. are
selling for 70 cents quart box runs
and apricots. also new TO the market. are
! quoted at ID cents Il box for the former
and 10 cents for the latter. Strawberries
are at the minimum figure of cents a
quart ranging from that to 10 cents.
! Quotations on other market commodi-
! ties-meats. fish and dairy products-were
unchanged during the week.
Home Cub to Hold Exhibit.
! An exhibition of nonperishable food
products is the scheme OF committee
on food supplies of the Home club. an
organization of government employees in
the Interior Department say announce
ments issued by the club. The circular
declares manufacturers and express COM
! panics are to present such exhibits to
the organization The committee has In
view a plan of getting producer and con-
| sumer-member in direct communication
! to reduce the cost of living.
The Home Club circular announces Co
operative prices for the week are I'M
! changed from a week ago. Quotations in
the public markets during the week
| were:
Henrery doz.. . to 3Fr. Gathered. d"z. &c.
: RITTER
PES, creamery. H.. 3siOr. Medium H.. Sc
! Hennvatcd, H., &c Olcn. h. u to sc
! POULTRY
! Chickens. III. &C. R""sters. III, l%
! TURKEYS H. &c. Rruilers. H.. -.
| Spring hrnilcrs. II. fE. Hens. 10. e.
| Duck, H.. Sc DucklinGs. H.. w
VEGETABLES.
| Ncu ro,,tors. t.-pk., String beans L-pk. &c.
! to X Lima beans fresh. re-
| Lima hesns dried rer OF. S@
Mt &c Vans. i.pk.. Is I" ~
| Radishcs. bunch. r. Teas. AK. ID 4" m
squash each for Yea Spring onions. bunch.
! Celery bunch = for 2SC. for SC.
New carrots. bunch. Sc Lettuce. head. to lee
| ,src,,nbcrS each ; New turniTs. bunch. 3.
| for loc Tomatoes. h.. for Sc
FRUITS.
| Rsnana. doz 10 to sc. TArsarines doz.. sc.
! Armies nix s0c Grapefruit each 5 l5c.
| Strawberries. box 5lJc. Lemons doZ Is 10 DC.
| I ines doy &c TinczDples. each. DJoC.
| Alligator pcars each Nc. Oranges. doZ IS to SO.
Cherries. OF. Is 10 DC. sour cherries. ct. loc
RlscLberrics nt l5r Hucklcberrics Of. DC.
Peaches basket. sc. ';ooscberries. qt.. lcc.
Arrico,s box loc Pluns box. sc.
MEATS.
Corn fed hcef. roasts. Reef liver. ~ to 3c.
r>r III 10 to Sc Sausage. h.. - to &c.
Corn-fed beef steaks Mutton. ID. Is to &C.
rer H. - to Sc Bacon tscedl. per h.
CRASHED heef. ronsts. y to &c.
yer Ib. I2is to l5c. Corned beef. H.. 10 to 49,
Grass-fed beef, steaks, Lamb yearling. per h..
per h. 10 to &c. = TO 5c
Mixed cattle. rcssts. Fork shoulder lb.. flec.
uer h. 10 to l2i.c. Hamburger. H.. lT-- &C.
Mixed cattle. steaks. per Bacon tpiece). rer ID.
h.. 10 To &c. 10 TO Sc.
Calf liver H.. % tn 6c Bacon tpiecel. H.. lssc.
spring lamb h., $40. Mutton. stewing. per
Roast pork H.. &c. ID, l2L7 to l5c.
Smoked ham. h., 1910.
FISH
Sea bass ID loi.c. Butterhsh h.. lrsc.
Cod h. PIC Rock. III. Is to Nc.
Salmon h.. &c Crab fake. h.. sc.
Flounders ID. &c. Haibut, H.. fc.
Trout h. EXC Oysters dt.. 70 TO &C.
White perch. lb. lsc. shrimp qt.. bc
Clans IT. DC. Herring. doz.. sc.