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

PhiadelT5Iia Msnh . -BUTTER-The market
ruled firm under light receipts and fair demand.
We quote: Western s0iid lacked creamery. fsnCy
specials 80 extra . extra nrssr. Bah frsts. ia
"a; seCUnds 29aS2: thirds SaZs: nearby printA
fancy. 70; average extra Sap: hrsts jia;5 seconds
9Ja22; jobbng sales Of fancy prints, 43s4s.
EGGS-Thcre a fair demand for daFirable
stock, and the market ruled steady under modcr
ate oherings. We quote: In free cases nearby
tras, 5oc yer dozen: frsts e 8 per standard case
nearby 0l1ent receipts, $40 per case Western,
ira frsts SIS per case hrsts. $40 per case: South
ern, ssoas.lo fancy selected caDdled fresh
eED jobbnE at 32a4.
GREEN FRUITS AND vEGETABLES-AppIes
per bGrrel-JonAthan. fancy. 2.Z5S2f5; do. fair to
35: Black Twig. 2.5oaSOO Grimes Golden. 2SOs
800: GreeninE. 25s275: York Imperial 2O0a3Oo:
Ben Davis lTSs2Z 3; other varieties lJoa2 80; No ?
l.2Sal 80: spRles, in bulk per 100 pounds. sOsl5
do. Wesfes, sr-- box. l.25S2Oo: oranges, Florida
per crsfgJ xssz-.R tsnEertnes. Florida Per strap
s9st0a grapefruit. Florida, per crate, l-501AO0
lemons per box 3.OOatOO; pnespples. per crate.
Porto Rico. Z5OG3.5O; do. Florida. 2,5oa3o; cram
berries. Cape Cod. per barrel. s0oalo.Oo: do Cape
Cod. per crate 2.5cs3.lo; clnbsrriss. Jersey per
bhl. TcOas.O do. Jersey. per crate. 2O0s2 50
strawberries. Florida. Ter quart. refrgeTators. Goa
q; OTen crates, 5a2O: white potatoes. Pennsyl-
vania. per bushsl. li5slD; New York. per bushcl.
Ito: Maine, per bushel. l.I5alG; Western. per
bushel, l.OOa' 70; do. Jersey. per basket No. l
Rose Gao: No. l other varieties 6oa70; No. ..
cOa ": sweet potatoes. Jersey per basket. No. /,
barrel. l.J0aLI5. onions. per 20 pound bag No. l.,
2oos235 No ?. 75sl25; cabbage, Danish. per ton.
l2oGal5.oo; cabbage. Florida. per hamper. LOO4lE
csbbsge. South Carolina. per crate. l.0oal.5 csi-
cry. Florida pc crate JOs2.j spinach Norfolk
per barrel 5osl .: kale Norfolk per barrel 75ssO
lettuce, Florida. per basket lo0a2 70; do. South
Carolina per basket. .OOs2Oo; beans, Florida, per
basket, l.75a25o; peas Florida per basket 20OA
40; peppers Florida per crate. SOa2 p: eggplant
Florida per crate 2OOa2 80; tomatoes. Florida. per
carrier. fancy. 2ooa2.5o; choice. 1.Oal.15; mush-
rooms. per 4-pound basket. l.Ooal.so.
LIVE POULTRY-Fowls rIals; roosters. l2sl3
sHing chicken soft -meated Sad: spring chickens
Stacy Halls: turkeys, 3a22; ducks TO size and
quality. lsa8; geese ESl9; pigeons, old. per pair
Sa5C; do, Young Ter pair, 3a2
DRESSED POULTRN-FTesh-killed pOutTy-Iry-
packed fowls u to box. dr. picked. fancy selected
l9's; weighing F4a5 POUNDS apiece ls; do. pounds
apiece, 10; do. 81 pounds apiece. is: DO. pounds
apiece. lsal7. Fowls in barrels, dry-picked-FGncy
weighing pIs5 pounds apiece lss weighing 4
POUNDS apiece l51. smaller sizes l5als Old roost-
ers dry picked, Is. Chickens-Iersey fancy hroiers
2iaS; ether nearby fancy brOileTS. Za2i: Western
broilers weighing sa2 pounds apiece. 2a24; North
em Illinois chickens, fancy yellow. weighing
pounds and over. in boxes, HE22: Northern Hi
noi,. fancy weighing E4a3Is pounds in barrels. Ia
IS other WoE:ern, weighing pounds and over
in boxes. lsal9; other Western, Weighing 25zs3is
pounds in boxes. l6Al7 other Western. weighing
2lza3i9 pounds in barrels. l5a6; inferior, a. Ca
pons, Per pound-Weighing salO pounds apiece "a
. smaller sizes. 3a8. TURKEYS fancy, Young hens
ana toms, y: 90. lau 10 cholce zos-S, DO. 90
toms .. Spring ducks. nearby. lsSO: do. West
crn. fancy. Tsls; do fair TO good l2al5. Geese.
Ian. squads per dozen-Whte. weighing Il TO L
rounds per dozen. 5s5as.oo; white. weighing TO 10
pounds per dozen. 55a5.75; white, weighing !
pounds per dozen 4OOaI.75: do. pounds per dozen.
25a375; do. SASH POUNDS per Dozen 275S3oo dark
, j0a3 90: small and No. 2 l0osl.9.
Receipts today: Wheat 2e 46S bushels; corn
or bushels; oats e. l55 bushels; -four l5s barrels
and 1,T6 1853 pounds in sacks; hay. 2i2 tons and
cars Of straw.