The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-07
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.

Philadelphia, March e.-BUTTER-0feings Of
fancy goods were light and the market ruled firm.
but wholesale trade usual on Saturday quiet.
We quote: Western sohd-packed creamery, fancy
specials 80; extra, 81; extra frsts a5as hrsts s3aS4
seconds. 3a22; thirds za2s; nearby prints, fancy.
10; average extra. Sass; hrsts 3is58 seconds SOAR
Jobbing sales Of fancy prints. tsaB.
BGGS-There was little trading and important
change in prices. The quotations: In free cases,
nearby extras. 2 per dor; hrsts. I'D per standard
case; nearby current receipts To5 per case Western
extra nrsts, 10 per case; hrss, To5 per case South
en- 6S0a7o5 per case: fancy selected candled fresh
| eggs were jobbing at aaSl per doz
| CHEESE-Ihe market was quiet but steady under
modente offerings. We quote: New York full
cream fancy new, lszalsg specials higher; do do.
fair to good new ITkalsE; do. part skins, llsie.
GREEN FRUITS AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
per barrel-Jonsthsn. fancy. 32Ja3f5i do. fair Ia
good. 25oaS!0o: WiDesap. 25oa32; Baldwin. 2. J0a
J SIS: Black Twig. 2s0ASOo; Grimes Golden. 25os
800; Greening, 2.2s2.T5; York Imperial, 2OOa3Ooi
Ben Davis l75a225; other varieties. 1.5pa25O No 2
80; apples. In bulk. per 100 pounds SosIsO;
do. Western. per box. l25a2.0O; oranges. Florida
per crate. 2ooaSoo; tanEerines Florida. per strap.
28aioo grapefruit. Florida. per crate. I-5OzSOOi
| lemons. per boz 3.0ai.GO; pineApples. per crate.
Porto Rico, 25Oz3.50; do. Florida, 250a250;
berries, Cape Cod, per barrel. eooalo0o; do. Cape
Cod, per crate. 2.SsSNo; rsnberries. Jersey, per
Dbl, 7o0aSOoi do. Jersey, per crate, 2o0a2 50;
Strawberries, Florida. Per quart. refrigerstor. aoa
o; open crates, lSA20 white potatoes Pennsyl-
vania. per bushel. ll5aLo; New York. per busheI,
Ito; Maine. per bushel, LI5al.0; Western. per
bnshel l.ooallo; do, Jersey. per basket, No. l
Rose. GoA7o: No. other varieties, eos70; No. .,
S0a40; sweet potatoes, Jersey. per basket, No. J..
S0seO; No. 2, I5a2S; sweet potatoes Virginia. per
barrel. l.50aL75 onions per l0opoupd bag No. l.,
2ooa235; No. 2, T5sl.5; cabbage, Danish, per ton,
l2ooal5oo; cabbage, Florida. per hamper. Looal5 :
cabbage South Carolina, per crate. l.Oal.9; csl-
cry, Florida per crate 80; spinach, Norfolk,
per barrel 5oa25 kale. Norfolk. per barrel, T5s9o;
lettuce Florida, per basket. I.Ooa25o; do, South
Carolina, per basket. l.oos2Oo beans. Florida. per
basket ! 75a2 50. hsk
40; peppers. Florida per crate l5Os225; eggplant.
Florida. per crate 2oOa25e: tomatoes. Florida. pr
carrier. fancy. 20oa2.5o;' choice L5oal.75; mush-
rooms. per 4-pOund basket, I.oosLSo.
LIVE POULTRY-Fowls T7hals3a; ROSTERS l2Al3;
spring chickens softmeated. iss3; spring chickens.
staggy, HalS: turkeys, 9OAZ2: ducks to size and
quality. lss0; geese. TaIs pigeons. DID, per pair.
1saS0; do. young, per pair. 3os2.
DRESSED POULTRY-Fresh killed poiltry-DTy-
packed fowls, IL to box, dTy-plcked fancy selected
! 1874 weighing 44A5 pounds apiecs 10; do. pounds
apiece -; do, "a pounds apiece IS; do. pounds
apiece lsal7 Fowls in bauei. dry -picked-FSncy
weighing h4A5 pounds APIECE, ISL: weighing 4
pounds apiece, lSb5 smaller sizes l5als Old roost-
es, dy-Iicked, IS. OIckens-Jersey fancy broileTs
AaB; other nearby fancy broilsrs, 2xa; Western
broilers. weighing l4a2 pounds apiece. 2A2a North
ern Illinois chickens fancy yellow weighing 4
pounds and over, in boxes Ha22; Northern Ilh-
nois fancy. weighing E4A5i4 pounds in barrels Ia
Is; other Western, weighing pounds and over
in boxes. lsals; other Western weighing 2sa31i
pounds. in boxes l6al7; other Western weighing
2isA25 pounds, in barrels l5al6; inferior, H. Ca
pons, per pound-Weighing sal0 pounds apiece "a
D. smaller sizes Ear Turkeys, fancy. young hens
and toms 20: do fair to choice Ss2s; do. old
TONG. .. Spring ducks. nearby. Isaa: do, West
ern. fancy Fsls; do. fair TO good. l2al5. Geese,
l5a20. squads per dozen-white weighing II to u
pounds per dozen, 5.s5s6oo; white weighing to 10
pounds per dozen, S3aS75; white weighing 8
pounds per dozen 4.Ooa475 do, pounds. per dozen,
325a3.7S; do. 6as4 pounds per dozen 275a3Oo; dark
2joa5.0o; small and No. 2 lyooSl.D