The Washington herald., 1916-02-04
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.

PHILADELPHIA Feb. a-FTOUR-Dsmand was light
and prices were without important change. The
quotations were: Per 1856 pounds in wood. winter
clear 5.66a6oo; do, straight, 6oos6 81 do. patent
a675 Kansas. clear. tute sacks, 55oae.oo; do.
straight. tuts sacks. 6o,a6 3; do. patent iute
sacks, s5as5; spring. first clear. s.7ss6oo; do.
fsrorite brands. T.25a7o; city mills choice and
fancy patent. 7.ga75o; city mills. regular grades
winter. clear. 5saS0o; do, straight, 6Ooas.3; do,
patent, 65s675
limited receipts Of fancy stock. and values wore
we'll sustained at the late decline. We quote
Western solid creamery. fancy specials. u;
extra. =; extra frsts, Bah: frsts. Eses seconds,
rsts. asa3; seconds. Za27: iobbing sales of fancy
prints, Sa4l.
EGGS-The market further advanced l5c per case
under light offerings and . good demand. We
quote: In free cases. nearby extras. Per doz,
hrsts. 80 per standard case; nearby current re
ceipts. sl5 per case; Western extra frsts 80 per
case: frsts 9l5 per case: Southern sT0ae.p per
fancy selected canded fresh esJs jobbing
at Sass per doz
PROvISIONS-Tbere was . fair jobbing inquiry
and prices of descriptions were higher The
quotations ranged as follows: City beef, in sets
smoked and airdhed. 2iaz5; Western beef. in Seta.
smoked aud air-died, Ba2: Western beef knuekle.
and tenders. smoked 5sH beef hams 2ss0; pork
family. 2Oa23oo: hams. S. P. cured. loose. lsale
do. skinned. loose. sal7 do. do, smoked. l7isasi
average. lsiaaa; hams. smoked. wesun cured
lShal7; do, boiled. boneless n; picnic shoulders
8, P. cured loose. I0S do, smoked n%alzx
bellies. in pickle according to average, loose.
cured. l5als: breakfast bacon, wesan o, ed
l5als; lard Western refined. tierces. llx; do, do.
tubs. M; lard. pure city. kettle rendered In
tierces. llA; do. do. do. tubs. uk.
per barrel: Jonathan, fancy, a2sa35o; do. fair
to good, 25G3U; winesap. a5oa15o; do, fai,
to good. 25oa3.25; Black Twigs. 25oa3.oo: Grimes
Golden. 2.s9a3oo; Greenius, 25oa3oo; York I'm
2na3.Oo: Ben Davis. i.75a2.o; other varieties
;5oa25o; No. 2. l.3al.50: apples, in bulk, pei
10 pounds 5oal.5o; do. Western. per Box. .2a2 2
oranges. Florida, per crate. I.75s25o; tangerines
crate. l!7sa3.o; lemons, per box. aoortuo; pine
apples. per crate Porto Rico, 3o0al %; do Florida
2ooa2-D; cranberries. Cape Cod. per barrel s00s
100; do. Cape Cod. per crate, 25oa3U: do, Jersey
2a15; white potatoes. per bushel. l.ooaIa; do
Jersey. per basket. No. Rose, 60alo; No. I othsl
varieties. 6oa7o; No. z oao; sweet potatoes. Jersey
per basket. No. /. 4oaD: No. z lss2; sweet pota
toes. Virginia. per barrel, l5oal7s ouious per 100
pound bag, No. /. 2ooa25o; No. z T5al25; cab
bsge. Danish per ton. sooalo.oO; celery, New York
per bunch. 3s15: spinach. Norfolk per Dbl Isal. 90
kale. Norfolk. per bbl. soa75; lettuce Florida. PEI
75al.oo; beans. Florida per basket. l.Sa2oo peas
Florida. per basket. l5oa2 80; peppers F1orids pe
crate. Lsoal- 75; eggplant. Florida Per crate. 400.
$50; tomatoes. Florida. per carier fancy 35oai 50
choice, 2ooa3oo; mushrooms. per I-lb basket, l.0
also
LIVE POULTRY-Fowls ~ to size and quality
6a7; roosters. l2al2a; spring chickens soft meated
7ais; spring chickens. staggy l5al8 turkeys aa22
ducks. as to sias and quality. l5al7; geese l5aI7
pigeons, old. per pair. 3a3; do. young per pair
| lsa20. g.
DRESSED Notwithstanding dry pachec
fowls, IL to box. dry picked fancy. selected 2os
Weighing lbs. and over apiecs %; do. 81 lbs
| apiece. 10; do. lbs. apiece. IS; smaller sizes
lsali; fowls. tn bos, dry picked. fancy, weighing
| Z lba and over apiece. 1875: smaller Sizes l5als
old roosters. drypcked, IS; chickens Jersey fame,
broilers 2aa8; other nearby fancy broI.ess. 0a24
| Western broilers. weighing IL to- 2 lbs. apiece
2a24; Northern Illinois. fancy yellow chickens
weighing lbs. and over. in boxes 2a2z; Northrsr
| Illinois. fancy, weighing ~ to ~ Ibs in boxes
lssls do. do, ~ to ri lbs. in bbh. ials; othe
Western. weighing lbs and over. in boxes. lsaIs
| do. do, ~ TO 81 lba, In boxes, l6alT; d. do
weighing ~ to 81 lbs.. in bbls. I5a6: inferior
u; capons. per h.. weighing Q to 10 lhs apiece
GsH; smaller sizes. za16; turkeys. nearby fancy
1a2; do. do. good to choice. zssS; do, Western
| fancy. 2a2; do. do. good to choice. 2s6: do
fair 0aa: do. old toms. q: do. culis and No.
l6a0; spring dueks nearby. lasD; do. wsst9n
fancy, nals; do. do. fair to good. l1al5: seese
nearby. l6als; do. Western. 4al6; squads pc
| dos, whits, weighing II to Il lbs. 5.ssss5o do.
do. to 70 nts.. e.Eas75; do. do. . Ihs1. l5o
4.76; do, do. lbs. asos4oo: do. do, TO " Ihs.
! 1soaae; daxk. 2zaSoe: small and No. Leoal.A 80