The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-25
Furnished by W. b. Hibb. a Co.
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.

Philadelphia Feb 2.-BUTTER-The market ruled
firm. with demand absorbing the limited offerings OF
desirable stocks. We quote: Western soHd-packed
creamery. fancy specials, S1s extra Bn; extra
frsts S1za3i4: frsts 5a52; seconds Ga2s nearby
prints. fancy. .: average extra. Ts23; frsts 5sax;
seconds. 2sa0; tobbing sales Of fancy prints i2aS
EGGS-The market declined Csc per case under
more liberal receipts. Demand was only moderate
We quote: In free nearby extras % per dozen
hrsts. $50 per standard case; nearby current re-
ceipts. 675 per case; Western extra frsts $50 per
case: hrsts, e.75 per case; Southern, 5Toa66 per
case fancy selected canded fresh eggs were jobbng
at BaD per doz
CHEESE-The market was quiet and unchanged
We quote: New York full cream. fancy new. lssa
ls%; specials higher; do. do, fair to good new
l7s.alsA; do. part skins. llal6
GREEN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES-Apples
per barel-Jonathan, fancy 3zaa7s; do, fair to
good. 2sa3o0; Winesap. 25a32; Baldwin. 25oa
100; Greenins. 3soa30o; York Imperial 2ooa3ol,
Twenty Ounce, 20a3oo; Pippin, 2ooasoo: Ben
Davis, l.75a22; other varieties. l5oa2N: No O.
Sal 30; apples. in bulk per 100 pounds. 5oal So
per crate. 2ooa3p; tangerines. F1orida per strap
25osi.Oo; grapefruit. Florida, per crate l5oaa0o ;
lemons. per box. 3.0oasoo; pineapples Der crate
Porto Rlco. sooaa.oo; do. Florida. aoa25o; Gran.
berries. Cape Cod. per barrel. s.oOaIooo; d. Cape
Cod. per crate. 25ea3.oo; cranberries Jersey per
bel.. 7ooas0; do. jersey. per crate. 2ooa2 50
strawberries Florida per quart, refriserators 2Oa
20; open crates, 15aa; white potatoes Pepnsyl-
ysnis, per bushel, li5al0; New York, per bushel.
Gallo; Maine. per bushel. Ll5aI.D; Western per
bushe, l.Ooal.lo; do. Jersey, per basket No. :
Rose. 6s7o; No. other varieties. soa7o; No. 2,
Soaio; sweet potatoes. Jersey. PER basket No. l.
.oa5,; No. 2. lsa25 sweet potatoes Virginia per
barrel. l.50L'5; onions per 100 pound bag No /,
2ooa2 81 No. 2. Balls; cabbage. Danish, per ton,
l2eoalSoo; cabbage, Florida per hamper Local g ;
cabbage. South Carolina. per crate LooalS; Gel
cry. Florida per crate. Looal.25; spinach. Norfolk
per barrel. 7sal oo kale Norfolk per barrel 5oa75:
lettuce. Florida. Per. BASKET, 15sl.s; DO. North
Carolina. per basket. 7saloo beans. Florida. per
basket 1!1a2S; peas Florida. per basket. lsOa
Florida. per crate, 2ooa25o; tomatoes Florida, per
carrier. fancy. 2ooa3.6; choics 1ooa2 50; mush-
rooms. per 4-pound basket iooal4o.
LIVE 'PoULTRY-Fowls. as to size and qualit,
l6taD; roosters. l2al3 spring chickens soft meated
lsa3c; spring chickens, staegy Hais turkeys snaz,
ducks. ~ to aze and quality lAp; sesss. nan,
pigeons. old, per pair. 4a2s; do. young per pair
DRESSED PoULrRY-Ftesh killed dry.p.cs.d
fowls. Il to box, dry-piched, fancy selected. 20;
weighing pounds and apiece 1871 do 81 lbs
and over apiece. 1874 smaller szss lsals; old
ROSTERS. dIy-picked. is; chickens. Jersey fancy
orofiers, AaB; other nearby fancy brolers 22a24;
Western broilers. weighing III TO ID. apiece,
2&A; Northern Illinois fancy yellow chickens,
weighing lbs. and over. in bo1es. zs22; Northern
III nois. fancy weighing ~ to ~ lbs in boxes
lsais; do. do; ~ to ~ lbs, in bbl~. falls; other
Western. weighing lbs. and over. in boxes lsa 3:
do. do. ~ to ~ lbs. in boxes leal7: do, do,
weighing ~ to M lbs, In barrels. l5sIs; inferior
IA capons. per h., weighing to 10 lbs apiece
asS; smaller sizes. 3aS; turkeys fancy young heus
and toms. %; do. do, fair to choice. 3a3 do.
old toms d spring ducks. nearby lsaD; do.
Western. fancy, EaIs; do. do, fair to good laal5;
geese nearby. leals; do Western, hals; squabs per
doz-White. weighing II to L lbs. per doz.. sloa
$50; white, weighing to 10 lhs, per doz., ssoa
500; white. weighing lbs, per doz., 4soa5e; do.
lbs., per don. 4o0a4 Is do essls Ibs. per doz
aSa3io; dark. soa3.io; small and No. = l.ooal. o.