Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-09
SUMMER VEGETABLES
BECOMING PLENTIFUL
Increasing Supplies Are Gradually
Lowering Prices to the Seasons
Proper Level.
Green Peas Are Cheaper ant
Peaches and Cantaloupes Have
Also Taken Drop.

Increasing supplies Of summer fruits
and vegetables in the markets of the
city Is causing a gradual lowering in
prices to the summer level, but it will
be two weeks or longer, the dealers say,
until the fullness Of the season is
reached. Caulifower has reappeared on
the benches. and is selling at from 10
to 20 cents a head. Green peas are
cheaper, and peaches from the south and
eantaloupes from California are also
lower priced. Shad and herring will be
of the market after today, but there
are plenty of choice products of the
waters to be found on the stands that
will take their places. Prices on meats,
eggs and butter remain unchanged from
those Of last week. On the poultry
benches chickens, incubator broilers and
keats are lower priced.
The markets this morning were well
attended by buyers and prices ranged
about as follows:
Hennery. 25c to 35c doz. Gathered, 23c to 25c doz
POULTRY.
Chickens. Csc to 40c lib. Hens, 22c to Csc III.
Broiiers. 35c 10. Capons, 35c to 4Oc lib.
Incubator broilers. soc Turkeys. 2sc to s5c Id.
BOOSTERS. l5c to Ice lb. Keats, 500 pair.
BUTTER.
Best creamery: 45c Id. Medium grades. a5c to
Oleo. 15c to 3Oc ID. Acc lib.
Renovated. Sc ID.
MEATS
Lamb, 25c to 45c ID. Mutton, 2Jc to 35c ID.
Beef roast, 20c to 3Oc PORK chops, &c TO 2sc
Id. IT,
Beefsteak. 25c to 4oc Pork hams. zoe to &c
Beef. stewing. 15c to PORK shoulder. 1sc to
nc Id. Zoe 10.
Veal. 2Oc to 35c lb. Smoked ham. 2Oc to &c
Id. Smoked shoulder, Ice
Bs ss Il, sliced. Csc a TO &c M, NJ .o ,,
Pork roast, 2oc to Csc il.
FISH
Roe shad, $1.00 each. Boston mackerel, 40e
Buck shad. 6Oc each. 70 QUO eacn.
Sea D1ss' LOG ID Catfish tskInnedJ, l: ~
Hslibut 2Oc to DC ID. to 15c h.
Uod 15c ID. Clans, 3Uc Qt. or 81. ~
Founders. 12ac to 15c a hundred.
10. CraU IAcdl, DOC ut.
Spanish mackerel. 2sc Crab flake, Toe qt.
Butternsh. 1oc to 15c IL.
Gray trout. 1oc to loc shrimp. zoe lib.
III. Tilensn, l5c TO 20c ID.
Rock, Zoe to 25c Id. Haddock, lUc to loc H.
Biuensh. 15c to nc h. Soft craus. 75c to 81 ~
salmon trout, zoe Id. doz
PRODUCE.
Sweet potatoes, Soc tokolorab. Toe bunch.
5Uc PIX. Irish potatoes, 4Oc PIX.
Vans, sue to Acc PIX Okra, 25c at.
Iurnips, &c to 1Uc u ..,,u peas. 40c to
PIX. 15c PIX.
spinach. soc PIX. Tomatoes, 1o1sc to 15c
Cucumb ers. DC and loo H.
each. On, Sweet peppers, 15c &c
Egg plant, ioc l" -"e 2Jc doz.
each. o. .,h String beans Zoe at.
Carrots, DC W oe I..n =, Lettuce &c TO 1Uc mead
bermpoa on'on' Kadishes, 21ac to &c
Reefs, &c to &c bunch ,,n-aa.,. ~, IN sI M
celery &c to Toe bunch. Aaushioo'' 'oe " ~
-spoage' ~ Lima beans lin hull)
Rhubarb, &C bunch. sl.oo PIX o.. >. AZ,
Burr artichokes, l5c Aspaias"'' ~ >
o,I; 70 tn 10c Onions, 40c PIX.
49,, Avin, iJc doz.
FRUITS.
, ,oc IN lie u Strawberries, 1Oc to 25c
Of.
pp n. fancy 75c to Lemons 12c to o0c doc
q 30 doz Blackberries. Zoe qt.
Grapefruit &c to 15c Apricots. 20c doz.
each Peaches, Fla, 35c to
Ai,lsutor pears. 40c to 75c 12-pk. pan.
.,5c each Watermelons. Fla, 81
California cherries, 35c TO $3.50 each.
TO SOC ID. Gooseberries. 1Oc to 15t
Cherries, homegrown. at.
15c to 25c qt. Cantaloupes, Calf, loo
Lines. 15c doz. to 35c each.
Oranges 15c to SOC doz. Csulihower, Toe TO zoe
Pineapples. 1Oc to 3Oc head.