Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
little CHANGE FOR EGGS
Until AFTER EASTER DAY
Increasing Supplies of shad Make
Them Cheaper in the City
Markets.
Alligator Pears Reappear, and
Strawberries Jump in Price Be-
cause of Decreased Receipts.

While some few dealers in the mar
kets of the city are still asking as high
as So cents a dozen for strictly fresh
eggs. as general thing they can be
bought at from 25 to 80 cents a dozen.
At this season of the year few bad eggs
are found even in large shipments. The
dealers say egg prices are not apt to
drop much lower until after Easter. ow-
ing to the steadily increasing demand.
Increasing supplies of shad have made
them cheaper and this morning fair
sized roe shad could be bought for 81
and bucks sold at so to so cents each.
Alligator pears have reappeared on
the fruit benches and are selling at
from so to 10 cents each. Strawberries
are not overplentiful and have jumped
in price to 10 cents on the quart
Spinach, string beans and asparagus are
quoted lower than they were week
ago and with increasing supplies the
lowering of prices will continue until
the summer level is reached.
Quotations Today.
Quotations today as given by the
dealers are as follows;
7 EGGS.
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POULTRY.
Chickens to y: sss H. Tare.s sss to 40 o. lp r.
BOOSTERS lie TO Ice ID. Iaurvs. go. ~. 10.
Hens, pc to .5c lib. Keats. s2.2o pair.
BUTTER.
Best creamery. Acc to Medium grades. 35c t.
oleo, 1Jc TO Soc ID. Renovated. sc lib.
MEATS
Lamb zoe to Soc Id. Mutton. a0c 25c h.
Beef coast. 1sc 10 :5c Pork chops, Zoe to 22
lib. 10.
Beefsteak, zoe to 3oc Pork hams, 1sc 10 ..
H.
Beef. stewins. 12lsc to Pork shoulder. l5c u
1Jc lib. lie III.
Veal .Oc to Zoe lb smoked nam. Isc to =.
ID. p'ee@' Smoked shoulder. "A
Bacon, sliced, 25c to ISc Id.
{. Csc h. Corued ham. zoe to -
| Pork roast. zoe to .5c 10.
! Roe shad. 81 to SIS Blnedsh. oOc to "5c IL
each. Pollock, 1Uc TO lac ID.
Buck shad. SOC to SOC salmon trout, aoc t
Sea has.. ,2c to tsc ID. catfish islinned), 1c,,s
Herring 25c u doz. 10 15c Id.
/ hannut. nc ~ %. ID. CLANS. Doc qt. or ST.
| Cod :Oc lib. hundred.
| Founders, 15c to roc Crab meat, 40c OF.
| lib. Crab nake. 90c Of.
! Spanish msckerel. 25c White perch, 15c to 20
isi,, terfsn. 1ehc to 1sc scaiops soc to roc a,
(, h. shrimp. c0c Ii.
! GRAY trout 12c to 1Sc Tilehsh. 15c to Doc h.
| H. Haddock, 10c to 15c Id
Rock, .oc to &c Id. soft-sneii CLANS. :oc pt
PRODUCE.
Sweet potatoes SOC to cymblipss. &c to lo
| 4Oc pi each.
! Vans 3Oc TO 40c PIX. Cauinower. 15c to 30
Turuips Sc to Zoe :, head.
/ ok. Tomatoes, 1Oc to 1917,
| Spinach 30c TO 4Oc PIX. ID.
Cncumbers. Sc and l5c t ,"eppers. 2oc tt
| each 4Oc doz
! Egg plant 1Oc to 20c String beans, Toe to 20
/ each. at.
| Carrots. &c to Sc bunch Lettuce &c 10 12c head
| Bermuda onions, - to ads. y" aaneh.
! 1Oc each. Okra. &c Of.
! Reets s. TO Zoe buhch. Mushrooms, J0c to 60
Celery. &c to 10c bunch.
/ Cabbage 80 and Zoe Celery root. loo bunch
i head Lima beans tin hull)
| Rhubarb. Zoe bunch 500 PIX.
; punches for DC. Asparagus, 2Jc to so
| Burr artchokes. 1Jc bunch.
! es.b or !. for nc I;ndiye, toe to 9Oc III.
| Green peas 81 to got Onions. 1lc to 40c PIX.
| pk Irish potatoes, 40c PIX.
| FRUITS.
| Apples l0c to loc 4 Oranges l5c to soc doz
| pl. i'.neapples. nc TO ~
| Lines l5c dos. each.
| Pears fancy, 75c to Strawberries so to IS
| Sl.2O doz. at. xa
| Pears, home grown. 2Oc : Ferries. 10c to Is
| to 25c 4 pk. ii.
Grapefruit. Sc 10 TO- Grapes tMaiagal. 2oc
each 4Uc ID.
| Alligator pears, SOC 10 Leiucus. lJc 10 25c doz
( 75c each.