The Washington herald., 1915-01-08
MARKET PRICES
COMING down
Vegetables Are Cheaper and
Meats Show Small Decline ,
Over Holiday Prices.
FRUITS REMAIN STEADY
Fish Lower, Due to MiIder Weather,
Permitting Boats to Resume
Voyages.

Market quotations Of yesterday show
many reductions under the prices OF foods
during the holiday season, sever;I COM
mOdities selling more cheaply yesterday
Than this winter. Supplies in all lines are
abundant, even sea foods being received
in larger quantities than for a month
past. Prices of fish have begun to dc
cline, due TO the resumption of work by
vessels which had been lying idle for
some weeks because Of the weather and
holidays
Vegetables arc considerably lower. Irish
potatoes, selling last week for - and 10
cents a peck. were quoted Yesterday at %
cents. Sweet yOtatO'S have decreased 10
cents a peck. th,. price being 80 cents.
Tomatoes, selling Yesterday for k to %
cents a pound. sold last week for p to
l5 cents. String beans have dropped in
price from - cents quart box to 10 and
j.. Practically all varitics Of vegetables
were affected by tn" weeks wholesale
receipts a lower fgur" prevailing gcncr-
ally. Fruits were steady during the
week.
Meats Also Lower.
Meats showed a tendency toward low
er prices. although the decrease was not
so pronounced as in produce Pork hams
selling last Thursday for ISc. sold yes
terday for 16 and Is Mutton remained
firm, the quotations on chops being IL 10
lSc and for stewiuE meat. 10 to J. -
Veal, selling for % to &c. is half-cent TO
cent lower than week ago.
Poultry and game prices show no
changes over holiday quotations. with
the exception OF ducks. which are cheap
er. Black heads, quoted at Christmas
and New Years at $50 a pair. sold yes
tcrday at Sl01, while CanvasbaCks re-
tailed at $50 and 500. the holiday price
being $50 and $40 a pair
Eggs are still selling at 80 and So. for
hennery products. and .. TO Co.. for gath
cred. Butter is quoted the same as last
Thursday, best creamery. ~ to i and
medium grades at s. to IS Nearly all fish
quotations showed a reduction. Oysters.
selling week ago for 81 20 to S2.0o a ga
Ion sold Yesterday for SI.20 to 81 60. Buefish
have dropped from 70 d pound 10 20:
rock, from % to 2.r. crab meat. ulakrI
from 75c quart to 6,y. and gray trout
from Is to Il II
Prices Quoted Yesterday.
Prices quoted Yesterday which mcr-
chants say will hold for tho remainder Of |
the week. are as follows:
Eggs-IIennorv. 6lafI doz.. gathered :. !
a6o dOz.; Southern, - d"z.. storage. @(a35
doz.
PouItry-Chickons, III. 2oa@5: ducks. H.
20; turkeys. H. -; ro"sters. III. l2a15; |
hens, h.. 16a2o, roasters, H., 15a19 |
Game-Keats, each, n; red heads. pair, |
1.3Oa2.OO: mallard, pair, 2.00, squahs, each,
35a5O; quail. pair, g. canvashack, pair,
"5Oa3.OO; black heads. pair, I"o: rabbits,
2Ja5O.
Butter-Bost creamery. H.. 4r,i: reno
waited, lb., 81; medium, Ib., :"-'a@2, oloo, h,
1Sa3o.
Meats-J-amh. ID. 15a2,: mutton, 12l3a
%; choice sir!oin. *. pork shoulders. IA
IS: corned ham l7a20 smoked ham. l>a2r;
-. II. IN.
ton, stewinC, l"aI2I@ liver. l2l.n15: NUT
ton chops, 1Sa2o; pork hams lftlS. bacon.
sliced. 2oa2c; pork sausa 60, 2oa%l. beef,
stcwing 12ieHl5. hccf~trak 1Id2o. porter
house, 2Sa;5, pork roast. l6aHo. bacon,
sliced, 2'a2S: hamburger, l-l-alS, French
lamb chops. 3na:5. swcothrcads. SlaIl":
lamb chops. ISa2": ca. liver. Goa T.; pork
chops. l>a2o: chipped beef, 1". smoked
shoulder. l5a1N: l"aT AL. L.
Fish, Sea bass. H.. l21- ,I,; hlu"rsh, ~.
cod. l.; salmon trout. H., halihul. n.
gray trout. I@Iz: hut'crtish. l2I2. found.
crs I2ia: SmoIt, Lao,. Spanish ma.kerel,
20: salmon. =. shrershcad, II: rock. 2os
o.: oysters. gal. 1@oa1.8o: sraIloDs. ut ~.
crab meat. Gt Nhak"', So. crab meat. qt,
Vegetables Irish potatoes. pix. -: tur,
uips. PIX. -, celery, bunch. 5alO. Brus-
s-Is sprouts ot., 70. kal", PIX. 70: cab
haC". head. 10: mushrooms, h. @naf0.
Spanish onions. doz, loalr: parsniDs, PIX
n, calcrv. cahl'1co. oa-h, 1Oa15.ho"ts.
I"Iurh. ,,aIo: -adjSh"S. huucn =. sweet poe
tato"s. PIX, ~. eggplant. each. -. tomi-
toes H.. Ian: rymhIucz. each. SaIN.
carruts PIX. s.: sweet peppers. d"Z A.
spinach. PIX, ~. onions nk. IN: string
hoans. box lna15. curunborS each 5al0.
head, IIa25. squash, H.. H.
Fruts-LemOns, doz., La; lines, doZ.. Z
20: Cranbcrres. Ut-. "a. bananas, dOz.. la
no q 7
grapefruit, each, 5alN, apples. PIX, l5a35i
each, 15a%'; alligator pears, {
foz :0aso: pears, doz.. &'a1.oo; oranges, ;
inZ. l.,u:N. 9