Evening star., 1916-08-04
BERRY SEASON CLOSING;
MELONS ARE COMING IN
Vegetable Benches Well Stocked
With Products From Maryland
and Virginia Farms.
Lamb Is Scarce and Prices Have Ad-
vanced, and Eggs and Poultry
Unchanged.

Summer berry time is drawing to
close in the markets of the city, and
berries of all kinds are rapidly disap-
pearing from the market benches
Apples, pears and other fruits are TAX
ing their places, however, and are in
good demand. Homegrown watermel-
ons and cantaloupes have appeared on
the market, but as yet the supply is
not large and prices continue high
The vegetable benches were this morn
ing we'll stocked with summer stuff,
and lima beans. corn, caulifower and
Spanish onions show lower prices.
In the fish market bluefsh are quoted
cheaper retail than were the wholesale
prices this morning at the fish wharf.
This is due, the dealers say, to their
having purchased on a lower market,
which enables them to sell at today
prices Soft crabs are quoted today at
IS cents to S1.25 a dozen. In the meat
market lamb is reported scarce and
high PRICED, and advance IN prices mas
been made on roasting pork and chops'
smoked ham and smoked shoulder.
Eggs and poultry remain unchanged IN
price, though the dealers say good
eggs are becoming scarce and that an
advance in price on them is due.
Range of Prices Today.
tended by buyers and prices ranged as
follows:
Hennery soc 35c doz. Gathered, e5c to 2sc doz.
POULTRY.
Chickens o5c to 35c Ib Hens 23c to 25c ID.
Brolers SOC to 35c ID. Turkeys. 3Oc to 35c lb.
BOOSTERS. 16c to 1sc lb. Ducks 25c ID.
BUTTER.
Best creamery 45c lb. Medium grades. 35c to
Oleo 15c TO SOC lb. 45c Id.
Renovated, 32c Id.
Lamb 1sc to s5c Ib. Mutton. 20c to 35c ID.
Beef roast. 1ec to 3oc Pork chops. &c TO 2Sc
In ID.
seefs,eak, &c to s5c Pork hams. 2oc to 22c
Beef. stewing, 15c to Pork shoulder. 1sc to
lsc lb 20c ID.
Veal. 1sc to 35c lb Smoked ham. 2oc to 23c
' ID. ''e' Smoked shoulder. 1se
Bacon. sliced. 25c to to lsc lb.
35c ib. Corned ham, 2Oc to PC
Pork roast. &C to &c lb.
FISH.
Sea bass 15c Ib. Norfolk spots, 15c to
Halibut. 20c lb. Zoe lb.
Founders. 12hc to 15c to I5c ID.
! Spanish mackerel. 2oc a hundred.
TO 2Jc lb. Grab meat, 40c qt.
| Butterhsh, 1oc to 15c Crab fake, SOC qt.
lb. White perch l5c 10 2Uc
Gray trout. loc to 15c Id.
ID. Shrimp. 2Oc lb-
| Rock 20c to &c lb. Haddock. 1Oc l5c III.
Bluehsh. 20c to DC ID. Soft crabs, 1jc to 81 %
Salmon trout. 2oc lb doz.
| Tile, 15c H.
Sweet potatoes 75c PIX. Irish potatoes. 35c PIX.
Yams Toe PIX. Okra. 20c at.
Turnips, &C to 1Oc y Green peas. GOc TO I5c
PIX. PIX
Spinach. 4oc PIX. Tomatoes. 1oc to 15c
Cucumbers. &c to &c 4 PIX.
each. Sweet peppers. 15c to
\ Egg plants, SC to 10c 25c doz.
each Sizing beans. 10c to
Carrots &c to &c bunch. l5c u PIX.
Spanish onions, &c to Lettuce, sc to 10c head
| Sc box. Badishes. el&c to &c
Beets Sc to SC bunch bunch
| Celery. &c to l0c bunch. Lima beans &c to 30c
| Cabbage. &c and lOc qt.
| head Onions. 40c PIX.
/ Rhuba rb. &c bunch. Corn, Zoe to 3jc doz.
\ CymbIings for &c. CauliGOwer. zoe 10 3Jc
head.
| FRUITS.
| PIums Calf. 2oc doz. Blackberries. l5c 10 1sc
June apples. 10c u PIX. at
| pears. Calf 4oc doz. Peaches. 2Oc to 60c "
| Grapefruit, 10c TO 2Oc PIX. pan.
each. watermelons. 25c to
| Alligator pears, 25c to 60c each
| 35c each Gooseberries, 1oc TO 15c
| California cherries, 35c at.
| 10 SOC lb Cantaloupes. Calf. &c
Lines. 15c do5. 10 loc each-
Pineapples, l0c to soc Huckle leberries, 15c to
| each 20c qt.
| Lemons. 15c to 25c doz Currants l2c to l5c qt.
\ Honey dew melons. 1oc Grapes. 13c ID.
| 10 81 90 each. Grapes (Del). l5c qt
/ n 20 tn