Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-08
DROP NOTED IN PRICES
AT WHOLESALE MARKET
Most Vegetables Plentiful and Quo
tations About Normal-Eggs
at Lower Level.

With the exception of potatoes. gar
den products of all kinds are being re-
ceived on the markets here in good
quantities. and in the past week there
has been decided drop in wholesale
quotations. The dealers state that
prices here are now about normal for
the season. and that there is no basis
for high retail prices on peas, beans,
cucumbers. onions. beets and other
summer vegetables. As yet the bulk
OF the supply is coming from the south,
though the nearby gardens are begin
ming to send stuff to the markets. and
by the end of the coming week the
homegrown supply should be plentiful
and low-priced.
Eggs. which have been soaring. have
dropped three cents dozen wholesale
IN the past week. and for choice the
TOT of the market this morning was So
cents a dozen. The retail market
should not be over 40 cents a dozen
for the best grade of eggs.
Berries, cherries and peaches are
lowering in price, and the dealers say
they will be lower in the coming week.
Range of Prices.
The wholesale market this morning
looked attractive and the supply seem
cd ample to meet all demands, with
prices ranging as follows:
EGGS-Weak; nearby, So: southern,
81.
CHEEsE-New York state factory.
new, 26aa7
BUTTER-Elsiu print. "A; Elgin tub.
80: process, 40; store packed. 30.
PoJLTRY-Live hens. per h., %;
ROSTERS. per ID. 1G. turkeys. per lb.. |
52ag9: spring chickens, per lb:. SSaS5:
ducks, per h., 15alS: geese, per h., 10a13;
: keats, young, each. 40aJ5.
DRESSED POuLTRY-Hens. choice
rcr III, 24a25. turkeys, per h., e5a2S;
ducks. per lb.. 1Sa20; ROSTERS, per h..
l'als; geese. per h., 13a15.
GREEN FRUITS-A1pIes, per Dbl,
55ea7.5o. per box. 10oa2.7H California
oranges. 3..3a2.50; Florida oranges 400
a4.5o: grapefruit. 3.0oa4.5O: strawberries,
6al-te per qt: lemons. 3.75a4.00: pines
a. .S "a w., ). cherries; sal5; peaches. 80
cantaloupes. Florida, 250a4 so crate:
biackberries, Sail per qt
ETABLES-Potatoes new. 10 GOA
w. per Dbl; No 2, o.ooa9 90 Dbl: sweets.
vans. l.5oa6.5o per DBL; string beans
aoa2. - per basket; peppers. per crate,
:. 3oa5eo: okra- per crate, 150a2. 90; rad
ishes, per 100. l.50a2,oo; cucumbers. per
basket. 1.50a3. 90: eggplant - 0a3 60 crate.
rev cabbage. per crate. 3.ooas. a5: per Dbl.
3oa2 -; beets, per bunch, 5aS; celery, per
doz.. 3aa7 Is celery. per crate. 1.25a2 so;
romaine lettuce. 1.00a1.50 per basket:
lettuce. 15a' 90 per basket: squash.
Florida, .5a1.50 per crate; Florida to-
matoes. 1.50a2.50 per crate: rhubarb. 1.5o
AGO per 100 punches: asparagus. No /, !
75a2.o0: nearby. 50aI.25 per doz, !:
spring onions. 1.5oa20o per 100 punches: |
onions, Texas, i-.9a2.lo crate; green peas. |
Goals per basket: spinach, Local so per |
Dbl; kale, 15a1 90 per Dbl.
LIVE STOCK-Sheep. per lb.. 7as; |
lambs. fall. IL per lb-: lambs, spring. |
14al5: calves. per h., l312a4 medium. |
l2i=aiS per b.: common. per h., 9al0
DRESSED NEATS-Pork, small to !
medium. h.. 19ae0; heavy. H.. 17aIS.
WOOL-Free Of burrs, 81: bury. 5SasO. |
HAY-No. 1 timotly. 1s.00a2O.00: No. |
r. 1S.00a1S.5o: No l mixed. 16.00a17.O0; |
No. >. 14.00a15.00.
SEEDS-Red clover. 11.75a12o5 per |
bu.: alsfke clover, 11.3caI25o per bu:
crimson clover. 1905 % 90 per bu.: tim |
othy. 3.50a3.75 per bu., red top. 12.50a |
1890 per bu.; bluegrass. ;-75a2.00 per |
bu.; orchard grass. z.40a2.75 per bu.: !
white clover. so per h.; alfalfa clover. |
1ea1I per ID: COW peas. 375a40o.
GRAIN-Wheat. milling, Ter bu.. lisa |
ESQ; ordinary, per bu.. lis; corn. per |
bu.. 1.l0al.I3: oats. white, per bu., HAS: |
mixed, per bu., 73a7i.