Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-27
VEGETABLES NOW PRICED
AT THE USUAL FIGURES
Influx of HOMEGROWN Products Be-
coming More Plentiful Each Day.
Market Brisk.

Many summer vegetables now on sale
in the wholesale market are quoted AT
about the prices usual at this season, ex-
cep. in years Of exceptional plenty. To-
matoes. which ten days ago were in de-
mand at SO a box. are today sellir: at
from 25 cents to 81 box. and 1t has TO
be an exceptionally good tomato to bring
the top price. Cabbage can be bought at
from 25 to so cents a barrel. lettuce at
from so cents to 81 a crate, onions from
81 to s1.25 crate. green peppers from
so cents to 81 a crate corn at 1215 10
80 cents a dozen. and so on through the
list. Potatoes are but little higher than
ordinary, dealers say and today they are
25 cents barrel cheaper than early in
the week. A good potato can be bought
as low as 1925 a barrel. and it has TO be
extra fine and good to bring 81 barrel.
the top of the market
With the influx Of homegrown vege-
tables which are becoming more plentiful
each day. prices are expected to go still
lower. Peaches are becoming more plenti-
full and are dropping in price. and. though
the choice grades Of cantaloupes have ad-
vanced in price. it is stated. the stock
now being received is of especially good
quality. The market today was brisk and
prices ranged as follows:
EGGS-Steady: nearby. 80; southern.
cHEEsE-New York state factory.
new. 26a27.
BUTTER-Elgin print. AZ: Elgin
tub. Al; process, 3s: store packed. 81.
PouLTRY-Llve hens. per lb.. 81.
ROSTERS. per h.. 1s; turkeys. per h..
20a22: spring chickens, per Ib, 25a2s:
ducks. per lb.. 13a2o: geese. per h..
1oa13; keats, young. each. 40a55.
DRESSED PoULTRY-Hens, choice.
per h.. 23a24; spring chickens. 2sa3C
per h.; turkeys. per h.. 23a25; ROSTERS.
per h.. 17a1S; geese. per h., 13al5.
GREEN FRU1Ts-Apples. new, pc,
bbl.. 1.5oa5.oo; per box. 5oa1.5o: Cali
500; lemons, 550a6.00; pines. 3.o0a4 90
cherries. basket. 45a75: peaches. 1ooa3. 2;
crate; watermelons. 15a25 each: canta-
loupes. southern. 50a3.5o: western, 2. oos
800 crate: blackberries. Sa1214 at.
MERCHANDISING new. a.25s
| 400 per Dbl; No: 2, 1,5oa2.25 Dbl.
string beans. per Dbl. 1:ooa2;oo: pep
crate. 75a1.5o; radishes. per 100. 15oa
200; cucumbers. per basket. 5oa75
| eggplant. 1.0oa1.75 crate: new cabbage
| per bbl. 25a6o: beets, per bunch, 2a3
lettuce, 5oa1.os per basket: celery per doz.
soa75; celery. per crate. s;5oas.oo; romano
| lettuce, 50a75; squash, 35a50 per crate
tomatoes, 25a1o0 crate: spring onions
1.50a2o 90 per 100 punches: onions, Texas
LOCALES crate; green peas. sooas.oO PEE
Dbl; spinach. 1.ooa1.5o per Dbl: kale
5Oa6o per Dbl; corn, per doz.. 121aa30.
| LIVE STOCK-Sheep. per h.. SAT
lambs, spring, IA: calves, per lb.
1911: medium, 11a12 per h.; common
per lb.. salo.
! wooL-Free Of burrs. 6s; bury. 6os
S.
sEEDS-Red clover. 11.5oa11.75 per blu.
alsike clover. 11.soa12.5o per bu;; Grim
SON clover, 10.75a11.25 per bu.: timothy
3.75a39O per bu.: red top. 13.00a13.5'
ner bu.: bluegrass. 2.75a3.00 per bu.; or
chard grass. 800 per bu.: white clover
| 90 per lb; alfalfa clover. 17a1S per lb.
cow peas. 350a3.75.
| GRAIN-Wheat, milling. old. per blu.
. 30: new, per bu, 2.00a2.25: corn
per bu., 22oa2 40: oats. white, per bu.. 50
| mixed, per bu., 81.