The Washington herald., 1920-03-10
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.

Philadelphia, Pa, Mkrch a.
Butter-There was a further ad-
vance OF 1c in this market. due to
light receipts and q fair jobbing
demand. Quotations: Solid packed
I'creamery. fancy, high scoring
goods. 6Sa70c.; extras, Sic: extra
firsts. 64a66c.: ffrsts, 6oa63; seconds.
54a56c.: sweet creamery. choice to
fancy. 6sa71c.: fair to good. 5Sa
6Sc.: prints jobhing at 75a77c for
fancy and at 64a74c for fair to
choice.
Eggs-Trade was quiet and pri-
ces further declined 15a3oc per case
under Increasing supplies and gem
eral pressure to sell. Quotations:
Free cases, nearby firsts, S15.15 per
crate: nearby current receipts,
Sass; western extra frsts, sl4.7o;
western firsts. s14.40: selected fresh
eggs jobbing at .57a5sc per dozen:
southern. $1410 per case; cold stor-
age eggs nominal
Cheese-The market ruled steady,
but demand was only moderate.
Quotations: New York. whole milk
fats, held fancy, 2sha3oc. specials
higher; held. fair to good. 2Sha29e;
whole milk fats. held. fair to good,
2Sha2sc.; jobbing sales of fancy
held good, 32a33c.
Poultry - Dressed-Weli cleaned
up and ruled firm. Quotations: /:
Fowls, fresh killed, dry picked. in
boxes, weighing lbs. and over
apiece, 40c; Weighing 3h lbs, 37a
3sc; weighing 8 lbs. 33a35c; fowls.
fresh killed in barrels. dry picked.
Weighing lbs. and over apiece,
39hc; weighing Sh lbs. S6ss7c;
weighing 8 lbs. 32a34c: old ROSTERS,
dry picked, %: broilers. Jersey. dry
packed, 55a60c; do. ordinary nearby,
dry packed. 50a55c: do. Western,
dry packed, weighing 1ha2 lbs.
apiece. 4sa50c; roasting chickens,
Western, dry packed. in barrels.
weighing 4 lbs. and over apiece,
36a37c; weighing 3k lbs. and over
apiece, 34a35c: weighing 3 lbs.
apiece, 34a35c; weighing ~ lbs.
apiece. 41a42c: Western corn fed
chickens, IL to box, II lbs. and un-
der to dozen per h., 4sa50c; Is to
"a lbs. to dozen per h., 4Sa50c: rs
to 30 lbs. to dozen per h.. 4Oa42c;
81 to So lbs. to dozen per h.. 37a38c;
81 to 43 lbs. to dozen per h.. 37a3sc;
90 to ~ lbs. to dozen per h.. 37a3S:
IS lbs. and over to dozen. 3sa4Oc:
capons, Western, weighing 8a10 lbs.
apiece, 54a55o: weighing 7 lbs
apiece, SIC: weighing 9 lbs, apiece.
soc: weighing lbs. apiece, 4Sc.
Turkeys, nearby. fancy, SSa5sc: do,
nearby, fair to good, 53a55c; do,
Western. fancy, 5sa59c; do.-fair to
good. 53a55c; do, old toms, Sic.
Ducks, Western. 3sa40c. Geese.
Western fancy, 32as3c; do. fair to
good. 25a30c.
Live Poultry-Offerings were fair
ly liberal and the market was quiet
and barely steady. Quotations:
Fowls, fine. fat, 3Sa40c; do. inferior,
S5aS7c; broiiing chickens, fancy soft
meated, Weighing lha2 lbs. apiece,
s5a60c; spring chickens, average
soft meated, 40a42c; do, inferior, 3S
s3sc; STACEY young roosters. 3oa32c;
old roosters, 25a16c; ducks, white
Peking, 44a46c; do. Indian runner,
4oa42c; do, Muscovy., 30as2c; tur-
keys. 4oa45c; pigeons. per pair. 55a
soc.
/ Fresh Fruits-Choice stock met
with fair sale and values generally
were well sustained as follows: Ap-
pies. per bbl. as to quality. s4as.5o;
do, per box, s2a4. Cranberries, per
bbl. s4as. Oranges. Florida. per
box. s4a7.so. Tangerines. Florida,
per half box, s3a5,2s. Grapefruit,
Florida. per box. s2a4.25. strawber-
ries. Florida. per quart. 65as5c.
Vegetables-Offerin were only
moderate and the market ruled a
shade firmer with a fair inquiry for
choice stock. Quotations: White po-
tatoeS per cwt.. s5a5.4o. Sweet po-
tatoes. Southern. per hamper. s1.15a
2.io: do. Jersey. per basket. s1.50a
f.s5. Cabbage. New York, Danish.
per ton. s75as5: do. Florida. per
hamper. s2,I5a2.5o Onions. per-ioo
lbs. sacks. yellow. No. 1, ss.0oas.25;
DO, No. ., Sfal.So