Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-26
CATALOGUES ARE IN,
AND GREEN CORN, TOO
Markets Also Display Peaches and
Watermelons and Much Home.
Grown Garden Truck.
Soft Crabs Plentiful and Blackber.
ries Are in Fine Supply. With
Strawberries as Low as 10 Cents.

Peaches and waterne'ons from
Florida. cantaloupes from California.
and increasing supplies OF green corn
and peas on the benches OF tina city
markets. show that sura enough sum
mertime is close at hand It is only
a question of few w>eks before the
gardens in this vic.7bty VT, be sending
in the home grown STUFF The south
ern peaches look tempting. and while
the watermelons are small. they have
all the taste OF Potomac melon. Prices
on them are high. hcw>ver and they
are yet only Zoe the wesl'hv On the
meat benches. beef. G1utto~ and pork
all show sdvance In p-'css over
those of last week. SOFT shsiled CLAIMS
have disappesr.d fro'c cha ash benches
aad crab meat Is slightly higher than
It was last weak. The market. however.
is well supplied and prices iris morn
ing ranged about ns follows:
EGGS.
Hennery CSC to 35c dog. Gathered. 23c TO 2sc dos.
POULTRY
Chickens. CSC to as "a Hens. &c to =. III.
Rroilers. 3'c ID. Capous, 35c 10 40c H.
Insub. . -, br"'t'. 4"e p"rs.y. 2ss e sis Id.
BOOSTERS. 15c to 16c III. Keats SIS pair.
BUTTER.
Rest creamery. a.. lb. Medium grades 3sc to
n,eo l!,,. IN 30r 10 tJc 10.
Renovated. sc Id.
MEATS.
f.mb DC TO 45c H. Mutton &c II 40c N.
Beef roast 2oc to soc Fork chops. nc TO 2sc
M ID.
Reefsteak. 25c to 4oc Pork hams. zoe to pc
III ID.
Beef. stewins. l5c to Pork shoulder, isc to
10, %. aoc to s,c ill., Smoked ham, 2oc to &c
BACON 1S pieee' 80 " Smoked shoulder. 100
bs ACC H. Si'ee' -' 10 corned ham. aoc to PC
Pork roast, aoc to 25c lib.
ID.
Poe sbad 75c to Sis Salmon trout. 2oc Id.
each Boston mackerel, 400
Buck shad. 4oc to soc n to soc each ," ~
| Sea bass. 15c III. Catfish tskinned,. 12lac
H HsiTanf soe to ese ib Clans soc qt sl.2s
! i,od Inc H. hundred.
Eiounders 12hc to 15c Crab meat. SOC OF.
m Crab fake. 75c Of.
spanish mackerel, Csc White perch. l5c to FOG
Rntteresh. 1oc to l5c scailops. SOC at.
Gray trout. loc to l'c Tlshsh; l5e to zoe IL;
Rock. aoc to CSC ID. Soft crabs. 73c to SI.oO
Buehsh, l5c TO aUc III. doz.
| swee, potatoes, 3Oc to Irish potatoes, 40c pk.
soc PIX. okra, 4oc ". a.,
Yams soc to 40c PIX. Eileen peas, 4oc 10
| Turnins Sc to Toe Y $l.00 PIX.
p pI. o. Tomatoes. loc to 12ns
| Spinach. soc PIX. Id.
Ipcumbers, SC and 15c Sweet peppers, 2oc TO
each. ~ wv. ,o A..
Egg plant 1oc to 2oc etr TN =, 'eahs' i'e 70
rsrrots &c to Sc bunch. Lettuce. Sc to 15c head.
| Bermuda onions. 1Oc to Radishes, 2l2c to SC
l5c box. bunch.
Beets, &c to Sc bunch. Mushrooms. SOC to 6Oe
Celery, sc to 10c bunch. Id.
| Cabbage. &c and 1Oc Lima beans tip huli),
head. sl-oV PIX.
| Rhubarb, &c bunch. Asparagus. &c to A5c
\ Rnrr artichokes 15c bunch.
| TO aoc each. Onions. Acc PIX.
| Cymblings, &c 10c Corn. doZ.
|
| FRUITS.
Apples, 1oc to 15c /. Pineapples. 10c to soc
pK. each
Pears fancy, 75c to Strawberries. 10c to Csc
| S1.20 doz. ct.
Pears. home grown. 20c '..nberrIes. 15c at.
to 25c a PIX Lemons. lie to 20c doz.
Grapefruit, &c to l5c Blackberries. 3oc Of.
each. Peaches Fla. 75c =,
Alligator pears. 4"c 10 PIX. pan.
"oc each Watermelons. Fla. 81
California cherries, 4"c to Sl.50 each.
10 'oc 10 tantaloupes, Cadf.. 10
Lines, 1Jc doz. to zoe each
Oranges. 15c to SOC dox