The Washington herald., 1918-05-22
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.

PhIadelphia. Pa, May 2I.-PIices on tie
l"rsl produce market to-day ranged as follow
BUTTER-The market was quiet and Igices
favored buyers Quotatinns were follows:
Solid packed creamCry, extra. i5irc: higher scur
ing goods. i6izaiIisc extra firSts. 4Eat5; firsts
ga 4ic; seconds. ilafZc; nearby prints, extra.
0c; fancy brands iobbing at 5lA5Sc; faIr Ia
god. iiaisc; garhcky. 3sailc
EGGS-BuyfTs were showing increased interest
and prices advanced DC per cas- under moderate
Cff1iEgs. We quote: Free cases, nearby firsts.
| SOS pr standard case; current receipts. rer
case, $50: Weston extra firsts, Sl0.S5 per CAS-
firsts, 800 per case; candled eggs iobbing st
Gai2c
CHEESE WAS quiet and barely steady. We
quote: New York. whole milk. fancy. 2la25+ :;
specials higher; New York. whole milk, fair 70
sood. 2ca2:C.
GREEN FRCITS-Applos. per barrel-Wine
sap. $ia7; Northern Spy. Sia7. Albemarle Pip
pin. sia7.s0: Baldwin S.a7; Rome Beauty. SAL :;
Russ@t. $as; Gano. Sails; Ben Davis. So jOa6 q.
ApElss. Western. Per box -Winesap. S2.5Oa5 q
Black Ren, Sla3; SIitzenbnrg Sl.5Oa3: Rome
Beauty. S22,5; Ben Davis. 81 .ca3.5l: Newtown
Pirpin. S2toa2.75; Gano. SI.75asD Apples
nearby. hamper. 5OcaSl5O; do do. per Ss-bush.
basket. 55aS . Peaches per e-hasket car
Lemons, r-r box. S.ooa50D. Bananas per bunch.
Sac.'0. Oranges. Fla. Per box, $L75as.2J: do
California. Ter box. Si5Ca750. Tangerines. Fla.
Ter strap. S3a7. Grapefruit. Florida. per box.
s25Hl6 Pineapples. Porto Rico. per crate.
s3. 50a6.Oo. Cocoanuts. rcr bag. 9sa7 Straw
hrnics, North Carolina. rGr quart, lOalj; do,
Norfolk. per quart, loals; do. Delaware and
Man land. l2aI9c. WateImelons. Flolija, Ter
100. $5Oa75: do. do. Der carload. S3Ooa550.
LIVE POULTRY-Fowls. 3Oa3i5c sTIins
chickens. weighing l%a2 lbs apiece. OCaS3c;
weighing lall= lbs. apiece. 55s5sc: stsgEy Young
rC0stcrs, 2ia45C; old ROSTERS. 21a33c: ducks
PGkin, 2sa3Oc: do, Indian runner. 36d27; eeIse,
2a2sc: guneas. per pair, Sl.5Sal.e5 pigeons, oln,
per pair. Fai5c; do. young, per pair. SaSoc
DRESSED POULTRY-fresh killed fowls. IN
barrels. fancy dry picked. weighing pornds and
over apiece 27lsa351sc smaller skies, 32a35c; old
ROSTERS. dry-ricked, 27IE. Frozen fowls. L to a
35ls; weighing pounds and over apiece. Sc
"a Tbs. apiece. 32a3ic; 3 lbs. apiece. 3t3lc
smaller Sizes sa20c. Frozen broilng chickens,
weighing lisa2 pounds apiece Western, 40ai2c.
Roasting chickens, Western, in boxes. weigh
ing ~ pounds and over apiece Sc; pounds,
SSa3ic; 81 pounds. 3la52c; 2isa3 pounds. ga
&c.; roasting chickens, Western, in barrels.
"a pounds and over apiece, Sc 3ka4 pounds,
3la.2c; 2i2a3 pounds. &a3oc Turkeys, nearby,
dry picked. best, Sa54c: fair to good. 2sa3Hc.
Turkeys, Western, dry-picked. best, 52aSic; lair
to good. sa30c; turkeys old toms, SIC; do
common. 25a2sc. Spring ducks, Long Island, ~
ai2c. SQUADS. per dozen. white. weighing II 10
II pounds per dozen. 7a7 %: white, weighing =
to 10 pounds per dozen. 625a6.75: white. weigh
ing lbs. and ever apiece, SIC. SO his. 32aS3l
pounds per dozen. 4ah50; do do. 6aels pounds
per dozen, e.55aS.25; dark, la2; small and Nc.
2 15ca2.
Receipts today follow: Wheat, 7.3H bushels
coIn. c5,9i2 Eushcls; cats, 1OO.32I bushels; no
barrels flour and 6.3s6.l7s pounds in sacks, and
Is tons OF hay and ! car Of straw.