The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-23
GARDENERS RUSH
GOODS TO CITY
Vegetable Prices Drop Upon
Receipt of Abundant
Quantities.
LIMA BEANS ARE CHEAP
Meat and Fish Prices Fiirm-Retail
Figures on Meat
Unchanged.
LIMA BEANS ARE CHEAP

Inc arrival of large quantities of veg
etaoles from gardens in and near Wash
lngton during the week resulted in the
lowering of prices of many produce COM
modfties: Lima beans. a rare and expen-
sive vegetable for winter CONSUMPTION
are being shipped to markets in abun-
dant lots. the price dropping from $40 a
quart, the cold weather quotation to 80
cents quart. Dried lima beans are still
quoted at Is cents a quart
Other vegetables which underwent a
price cut during the week were cucumb-
ers. lowered from 5 cents each to 3 for
10 cents; squash from for % cents to
for 10 cents: sweet corn from 40 cents
a dozen ears to 20 and so cents a dozen:
tomatoes from 10 cents a pound to 10
cents a quarter peck.
Prices Of fruits were unchanged during
the week. Berries are quoted at from
10 to 20 cents a quart: cherries, 10 cents
a quart: canteloupe from 10 to Is cents
each; plums, 10 cents box Butter and
egg quotations announced this week were
the same as last week. But creamery
butter is selling for IS and 20 cents a
pound. and medium grades at IS cents.
Freshest hennery eggs are quoted at IS
to 30 cents a dozen, and eggs two and
three days old at % cents.
Meat and fish prices were firm dur
ing the week. Wholesale quotations of
meats fluctuated, but retail figures were
unchanged
Prices quoted yesterday were:
EGGS.
Hennery. doz. 3 to sOc Gathered. doz.. &c
Southern. doz.. &c. Storage. doz. &c
BUTTER
Best creamery. h.. s. Medium. ID. DC.
to &c. Oleo. b.. "a
Renovated, ID. &c
POULTRY.
Chickens, h. SC Ducks ID &c
Turkeys. ID. % to Sc Roosters. h.. Isc.
spring broilers. o to 3c Broilers h.. &c.
liens. b. IS TO &c Ducknss. ID, &c
VEGETABLES
New potatoes Epk. Lima beans fresh,
TO !oc- Per Of. 3c.
Lima beans dried. Peas. 54-pk.. l5c.
per qt ls- SpnnG onions (bunchl.
HsdlShes. bunch, for SC. for Sc
Squash. each. for SC. Lettuce. head. to lOc
celery. bunch. to lOc- Turnrs bunch Sc
tuctInbers, ) Tor lOc- tomatoes, L-pk, lOc
String beans. T-pk., Iac- Caulihower head l5c
New oetS' bunch. SC Sweet corn. doz.. 130c.
FRUITS.
Bananas. doz Is to 2oc- Cantelorres. each lpl5c
New apples 4 PIX, l0c. Grapefruit for Sc
LINES COZ. &c. Lemons. doz.. IS to DC. !
Alisatnr pears. each DC. Pineapples each. l0aOc
suaWbeTles. Of. Is &c Oranges. doz. 9 TO Soc
blaoSoerries ct, loc Sour cherries, Of loc. !
Peaches. bas. 10 TO l5c. Huckleberries qt Dc
apreoes ooI' !oc. Gooseherries pit. lgsc. !
California cherries per Plums. box. loc.
ID. Ioc RaspberTies. qt &c
Watemelons, each, &c
MEATS
Cdfn-fed beef. roast, Bacon, SLICED 20 to SOC |
Id. . to &c Pork shoulder. per ID, |
Cornfed beef. steaks Il 10 &c
ID, 2 to &c. Lamb vearliDr n.r
CRASHED beef. roasts h. . TO Dc
b. III to &c. Hamburger A., loI.-Isc
CRASHED beef steaks Bacon. I4ere. In. Is C
H.. Is to PC. Roast rnrk II s I
Mixed cattle. rossts, TO &c
h.. 10 to l5c. Smoked ham In $50
Mixed cattle, steaks. Beef liver. ID. Is to DC h
d. II to lc Sausage. II. IS to &c.
CAN hfef, ID, to &c. Mutton. stewins. Fer
Spring lamb. ID. 3 &c. h.. l2l2 to I5c
Mutton. ID. Is TO Re Corned beef. h. 10 I5c
FISH
sea bass, ID, TIC. Crackers h.. ldr.
Cod. ID. lie. Bluehsh. ID. l5c
Salmon. ID. 5r. Butterfsh H.. Pic
Trout. h.. l27c. Rock. H. IS to nc
White perch. h. &c. Crab flake qt 4c
CLAIMS. at. DC Halibut. h.. 3c.
eIsniSh mackerel. per Oysters. ct. to t0c.
10, lie.