The Washington herald., 1916-02-20
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.

Philadelphia, Feb. p.-BUTTER-Fsncy stock
ruled firm at the late advance with demand alb
sorbing the limited offerings We quote: Western
solid-packer creamery. fancy specials SdIc; extra
Vic; extra nrsts. S'a3ijsc frsts 3oa3c; seconds.
HaS nearby tirsts, fancy. sec; average, extra ga
NC; hrsts. Sa.Sc; seconds 9asoc; jobbing sales
Of fancy prints. i2aisc
EGGS-The market ruled steady with fair de
mand for desirable stock. We quote: In free cases.
nearby extras, &c per DOZEN firsts sos per stand
ard case; nearby current receipts $50 per case
Western extra firsts. sos per case; frsts, IS ~
per case; Southern se.ooa675 per case; fancy Sc
ected cAndled fresh eggs were jobhins at s3lc per
dozen
GREEN FRUITS AND vEGETABLEs-Apples,
per barrel-Jonathan. fancy, 325a375; do, fair to
good. 2as3.oo; Whesap. 25oa35; Baldwin 2oa
SIS; Black Twig. 25oa3.oo; Grimes Golden, 25oa
800; Greenine. ssc,sOo: York Imperial 2na3oO.
Twenty Ounce. 2@a3oo: Pippin. 20a3oo: Ben
Davis. l.75ss q; other varieties, L5oa20; No. 2
I.25al.0; apples. In bulk. per 100 pounds 50al 50;
do. Western. per box, L2ja2.25; oranges Florida
per crate. 2ooa3Oo: tangernes. Florida. per strap,
2Os4.W; grapefruit, Florida. per crate L5sa %;
lemons. per box. 3os4oo: pineappIss per crate
Porto Rico. 20al.0: do. Florida 2oa2 50; cram
berries, Cape Cod, per barrel s0oalo6; do, Cape
Cod, per crate, 2.sea3oo; crsnberres. Jersey. per
bol., 7.OossW; do, Jersey. per crate. 2oA250
strawberries Florida. per quart. refrigerator gaA
20; open crates. l5aer; white potatoes Pennsyi-
Tsnia. per bushe Ll5aL0: New York, per busheI
l0sl.O; Maine, per blshel l.l5ai 20: Western per
bushe. IOOslIo; do. Jersey, per basket, No. /
Ross, 0aTo; No other varieties, eoa7o; No. ?,
3oGo sweet potatoes. Jersey. Per basket, No. l.
SsS No. 2, lsaZ5; SWEET potatoes. Virginia. per
barrel. l.ssl75; onions. per loepound bag. No !.
2ooa2.35; No. 2. 75al25; cabbage Danish, per ton,
l2oOSl5oo; cabbage, Florida. per hamper local s ;
cabbage. South Carolina. per crate. l.OaL9; Gel
cry. New York. per bunch, 25a75 spinach, Norfolk
Per barrel, 75aloo; kAe, Norfolk, per barrel 5oas5
lettuce. Florida. Per basket. 75al50; do North
Carolina, per basket. T5sl.D: beans Florida. per
basket l2Sa2S; peas. Florida, per basket. soa
800; peppers. Florida per crate, L50al75; eggplant
Florida. per crate, 2ooa2 80; tomatoes. Florida per
carrier, fancy, 2ooa30; choice 2oOs2 50; mush-
rooms, per 4-pound basket, l.0oalo.
LIVE PoULTRY-Fovls a. to size ana quality,
HAS roosteS l2sl3; spring chickens soft inca ted
lsa3c; spring chickens stagyv lIaH TURKEYS an1p
ducks, a. to size and quality IAD; sssss, Han;
pigeons. old. per pair 3slS; do. JouEg PEI I,aIr
isa0
DRESSED PoULTRY-Fresh- KILLED dry-packed
fowls. u to box. dry-picked. fancy. selected on
weighing lbs. and apiece %: do, ~ lbs
apiece. 10; do lbs apiece 49, smaller Sizes l5alT
fowls, in bills. dry picked, fancy. weighing Ibs
and over apiece. 1914: smaller sizes. I5als; old
roosters. drJ-picked. Is; chickens, Jersey fancy
bruiles. AaB; other nearby fancy broilers .a2i;
Western bruilers. weighing II to 2 lbs. apiece.
2a2i; Northern illinois, fancy yellow chickens.
Weighing lbs and over. IN boxes, ZaQ; Northern
illinois. fancy. weighing ~ to 81 lbs. in boxes.
lsals do. do. n to 81 lbs. in bbls. T7als; other
Western, weighing lbs. and over. in boIes lsais;
do. do. p. to 81 lbs. in boxes, lsslT; de- do,
weighing III TO "a lbe. in barrels, l5al6; inferior
"a; capons. per h.. weighing to 10 lbs apiece
Ia2 smsller sizes 9a2s; turkeys, fancy young heus
and toms, %; do. do, fair to choice. 3as; do.
old toms. g; sping ducks. nearby. Isa2o; do.
Western fancy. Halls; do, do, fair to good l2a5
geese nearby. lssls; do Western, Halls squads. PEI
Dozen white weighing I:ap pounds 6eoa7 3: do.
do. salo pounds. sooa61; do. do, pounds, 5oOa
$50; do do, pounds. 45oa4.75; d. So, eas,s
pounds. 3.5a375; dark. Sooa3.75