Evening star., 1926-10-08
EGG PRICES HIGHER
AT CENTER MARKET
Late Summer and Autumn Vege
tables and Fruits Becoming
Plentiful.

The price Of top grade eggs, which
has been, borne upward for the past
several weeks with the increasing
scarcity Of best eggs, was up another
cents today at Center Market, bring.
ing the peak price to 20 cents a dozen.
Hennery eggs generally. however,
were so cents a dozen and other less
| fancy grades were available at lower
| levels.
Butter clung to the quotation which
has prevailed for several weeks, So
and so cents for one-pound prints of
best creamery butter.
MIX Is Is cents quart or 8 cents
O pint and buttermilk sells for IA
| cents quart or cents a pint. Sin
gle cream is 36 cents a pint and
double cream for whipping Is rs cents
a pint. Cottage cheese Is offered at
Is cents for 12 ounce packs.
Other prices at Center Market re.
mained steady. with large variety of
fruits. vegetables. pastries. meats.
fish and breads available. Prices gen
orally We're steady. A number Of new
articles found their way into market
the last week and add to the attrac
tions.
Among new arrivals are ounces
which housewives who still believe III
selling at 40 cents for a pan of 10.
Another new Offering are arti-
chokes. which are quoted at 20 cents
each. Damson plums came into the
market last week and sell for 25 cents
for two quarts.
Mushrooms are available in Inn.
ited quantity at 81 a pound.
Eating apples are so cents for 10,
and cooking apples sell for 3 pounds
for IS cents, price that has been
maintained for many weeks.
Peaches, very plentiful. sell at 10
for 26 cents, and pears are IS cents
for 10.
Grapes are quoted at Is cents a
pound for white seedless brands; 90
cents a pound for Tokays. and Is
cents q 2-Quart basket for ConcordS,
Niagaras and Delawares.
Seckel pears 80 cents for "a.
Cantaloupes Of fair quality are sell
ing for 25 cents each; honeydew mel
ons are from 40 to 60 cents each. and
honeyballs are 26 cents each. Gran
berries, which appeared last week.
are quoted at 25 cents quart.
able at 40 and 80 cents each. depend.
ing on the size of the heads.
Lima beans, much higher than
they have been for the Summer
months, now are quoted at 80 cents
quart.
Potatoes are 6 pounds for 25 cents,
and sweet potatoes are pounds for
25 cents. Sweet corn, nearly at the
end Off its season, sells for six ears for
25 cents.
Tomatoes are Is cents a pound.
Other vegetables are peppers. two for
s cents: lettuce Is cents head; Gel.
cry, 15 and 20 cents a bunch; beets, 10
cents pound: carrots. cents a
pound; turnips, pounds for 70 cents.
Oranges are so cents for small ones,
and IS cents for larger sizes.
Baking and frying chickens sell
for As cents pound dressed. and
fowl or stewing chicken, Is offered at
40 cents a pound, and capOnS are %
cents pound dressed
A reduction of cents pound has
gone into effect in the price Of lamb
chops and legs OF lamb, but other
meats remain steady in price
Lamb chops now are so and 60
cents a pound. and legs of lamb retail
at 35 and 40 cents.
Beef round steak is 40 cents
pound; rump roast. 30; chuck roast.
25; rib roast. 50 and 40; sirloin steak,
so: and porterhouse steak, 60.
Pork chops are 45 and pork roast
is 40 cents. Veal chops are 80 cents a
pound, and veal outlets, 60. Veal
roasts range from IS to 40 cents
pound.
Fish remain at last weeks quota
tions, and the market is featured with
the arrival of Chesapeake Bay black
bass, which sell at 80 cents pound.