The Washington times., 1921-01-28
B u S [ n E S S
Local Produce
Market
FURNISHED by Tidswater Lines,

Large shipments had a depressing
effect on the oyster market both
standards and selects being on 10
cents on the gallon. The demand In
good. however. and with favorable
weather conditions a quick recovery
OF the market Is expected.
The demand for eggs Is strong and
the price advanced 2 cents on the
dozen.
There is also. a strong demand for
choice young chickens while the
market for old hens Is weak.
The market for hides and furs re-
mains strong. Muskrat skins have
advanced 20 cents.
The market on calves and hogs re-
mains unchanged.
The wholesale fruit and vegetable
market was steady, with the excep-
ion of cabbage and lettuce. which ex-
perienced reductions OF 25 cents per
hundred pounds In the case OF the
former and 80 cents on the latter
Quotations follow:
oYsTERs-stsndsrds. $40 gal; selects.
EoGsNearby. sSc; Southern. s2c; aver
BUTTER-Country. io92Sc.
LIVE POULTRY-Chickens (young), 3sc:
rough and poor. Si035c; old roosters. zoe:
lsmal). 5se; ducks tyOungl. so0ss duck:
poor) Soc; turkeys thens). 65c; young
gobblers Sci young gob6lerst thinl, 30
DREssED PoULTRY--Turkeys tcholce
as esoc chickens (choiee. youns(. 400 t2c;
dssks Gs.}. tss; Sc; ducks ! ,,hlp'. t.Se; reese reese
(iarge). 55c: capons tmedium), soc. -.
DRESSED HoGs-Light, i5c; medium.
i'f fr9ss4K6cSggcstis RsazK s0ar s,ssr. @ hoe,
s@ehc; medium. 7asc; common. basc.
Heifers (ehoicel, 5he; medium; 7c; com
81 @7hc; medium. ,5qec; common. so
sMe Calves iprime}; isc iss,, medium ,,.; lte;
% SHEEP AND IhMBsgsheep tchoice).
4Q5c; common. s@4c. Lambs. l2c; COM
Hi HIDES AND FURs-caif skins, 5oc@n
each; sheep skin z5@SoG each beef
minks. large, IS each: minks. medium,
SO each; minks small. No. 2, 81 each:
minks. small. No. .. 81 each; skunks, No.
No. 3. soc; red fox, large, SIS; red fox,
medium. IS; red fox. small, No. 2. 81;
red fox. No; 3, 81; gray fox sl;IS' tscey gray
81; raccoons. large. SO medium. $3.50;
small. 81; No 3. soc; muskrats, winter.
terp. 600 @ Soc; kits. ioc: psssums darseJ,
soc; medium soc: small gee: No. 3. Zoe;
civet cats 25c; house cats, loQ25c; rabbit
skins, 10c ID.
baga turnips. 15o-lb bags. $3.50; white
turnips. bushel hamper, sl.25; white po-
tatoes. 150-lb. bags, $500; sweet po-
tatoes. Jersey. bushel hampers). So;
sweet potatoes tyams barreD. IS; yell
low onion, 1oo-lb. bags. s1.75; white
onions 1oo-lb. bags, so: apples. bar
rel. baking. large, $3.50: apples. barrel.
cooking: ,s5O apples SSa' 5So ,,y wes,eTn, Eo
oranges. Florida. sizes 126 and $50. $tzs;
oranges, Florida. sizes I7s y, and and seS. :.ss:
grapefruit, Florida. sizes SO and +s. sA7s:
grapefruit. Florida. sizes 81. g.. 10 and
SO, s5; grapefruit. Florida, sizes sG.
S475; New York cabbage, hard. 100-lb.,
SI.75; new cabbage. Florida (hamperl. 81;
New York red beets. 100-lb. bags. $3.50;
new beets Florida. crates. 50; cauii-
0ower, California, crates. f3.25: lettuce.
head Florida (hamper), $3.50; parsley, hand
lunches dozen. 75c: green peppers, Flor
ida, 4-quart basket, Csc; Brussels sprouts,
quart 2sc; cress. hand punches. dozen.
75c; string beans. Florida. hamper. So;
tomatoes ripe. Florida, s baskets to crate,
parsnips, bushel hamper 81: oyster
fornia crates, s to 10 dozen. Jumbo. IS
celery, California, II bunches, Jumbo.
S125; celery California, u punches, reEu
lar. 81; cranberries. 5G-lb crates. $3.50
French endive, 5-lb. packages, 81: fresh
mushrooms. 3-lb. packages $2so; spin
ach, barrel. IS: kale, barrel. 81; fresh
dried sage dozen. 40c.