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Show QUOTATIONS ARE GIVEN BY DEALERS ON GOOD THINGS IN PRODUCE MARKET Business was fairly active on. market row Thursday, and dealers reported heavier sales than on any previous day this week. Considerable meat and fish was disposed of, but by far tho greater demand was for frcslf fruit and vegetables. vege-tables. Cantaloupes, apples and watermelons water-melons proved the most popular with tho housewife. In the vegetable lino tho greatest call was for potatoes, cabhage, cauliflower, and green corn, the latter being obtainable obtain-able at 15 cents a dozen cobp, which is tho lowest the delicacy has been thus far this peason. Tomatoes wero offered at the rate of throe pounds for 10 cents, and quotations on tho preserving egg tomato to-mato took a tumble, and the vegetable was obtainable for 5 cents a pound. Preserving cucumbers made their first appearance of tho season Thursday, and met with a ready sale at 40 cents per 100. Housowlvc3 have been waiting for this vegotable for several weeks to use In the making of their winter supply of pickles, and from tho manner In which tho salo set out Thursday, dealers will not bo able to get sufficient to meet the demand. A very limited supply of nursery raised strawberry also put in an appearance, and met with a ready sale at lo cent a box. The berries were brought in from. California. Cali-fornia. Quotations on nil standard edibles Thursday were as follows: Retail Prices. HAY AND GRAIN. Alfalfa, per cwt 5 -" Bran, cwL N 1.50 Barley, rolled, per cwt 1.60 Corn, per cwt 1.90 Cracked corn, per cwt 1.90 Cornmeal, per cwt 3.00 Flour, family 2.40 Flour, straight grade, per cwt 2.60 Flour, high patent, per cwt 2. SO Flour, graham, per cwt.... 2. SO Oats, per cwt 1.00 Rye. per cwt 2.50 Shorts, per cwt 1.60 Timothy, per cwt .85 Wheat, per cwt 1.75 SUGA'R. Beet sugar, per cwt 6.30 Cane sugar, per cwt 6.50 Maple sugar, per pound.... .25 MEATS AND POULTRY. Bacou, sliced, pound .20 Bacon, piece, pound .175 Beef, dressed, pound .08 & .125 Beefsteaks, per pound 10 .20 Dressed hens, per pound... .20 Ducks, domestic, pound.... .20 Goose, per pound .20 Hamburger steak, pound... .125 Ham, boiled, pound .30 Lard, per pound .15 Liver, cow's, per pound.... .OS Liver, calves', per pound... .20 (n .25 Mutton, dressed, per pound .125 .15 Mutton chops, por pound... - .175 Oxtails, each .05 Porterhouse steak, pound... .225 Pork, dressed, per pound... .15 .175 Pork chops, per pouud 125oJ .15 Spring lamb, per pound 15 ,17a Sausage (pork and beef). pound .125 Spring chicken, dressed. each 25 .50 Sansago (pork) per pound.. .20 Turkeys, pound .27, Veal, dressed, per pound. j .125 .20 Veal, loaf, per pound , .20 FISH. Barracuda, per pound .17J Catfish, per pound .15 Carp, per pound .15 Codfish, per pound .15 Crabs, each 25 (qi .30 Flounders, per pound .15 Klngfish, per pound .15 Halibut, por pound .15 Fresh mackerel, per pound.. .20 Mullet, per pound .061 Mackinaw trout, per pound. .25 Prawns, per pound .40 Perch, per pound .15 Rock cod. per pound .15 Salmon, per pound .20 Salmon,, kippered, pound... - - :20 Skate, per pound .15 Sea bass, per pound .L7J Striped bass, per pound.... .25 Shad, per pound .15 Smelts, California, per lb.. .175 Smelts, Oregon, per pound.. .15 Soles, per pound .15 Sturgeon, per pound .17J Trout, brook, each 10 .16 Whltefish. per pound .25 Yellowtnll, per pound .15- Yellow pike, per pound .25 DAIRY PRODUCTS. Butter, creamery, por pound .35 Butter, ranch, pound .130 Cream, per gallon 1.20 Cheeso, per pound .20 New York cream cheese. per pound .23 Imported Swiss cheese, per pound .50 Roquefort cheese, per pound .60 Brio cheese, per pound .15 Camembert cheese; each . .35 Ncufchatel checpc, each ... .10 Llmburger cheese, pound... .30 Edam cheese. 3 pounds.... 1.25 Empire brick cheese, per pound .30 I MacLaren's. each 65 ( .70 Milk. It quarts 1.00 Camembert. Imported, a box 35 Eggs, fresh, per dozen .30 Eggs, case, per dozen .25 NUTS. Almonds, pound .30 Brazils, pound ; ' .25 Filberts, pound -. .25 Pecans, pound .25 Plnonuts, pound .-15 Popcorn, 3 pounds .25 Walnuts, pound .25 FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.' Apples, per peck .30 (f? .10 Apricots, per pound .05 Bananas, per dozen -30 Beets, two buncnes .05 Blackberries, 3 boxes .10 Beans, wax, 3 pounds .25 Boll peppers, per pound.... .10 Beans, string, por pound... .15 Carrot, (new), per bunch.. .05 (a .10 Carrot, per peck .25 Cabhage. per pound .031 -05 Celery, 2 bunches .15 Cauliflower, per pound .10 Cantuloupes, oach 05 .15 Cherries, por pound .05 .10 Chill peppers, per pound 30 .40 Green corn, dozen cobs .25 Crab apples, 3 pounds . .25 Cocoanuts, each .10 Cress. 3 pounds ,10 Cucumbers, three .05 Dates, 2 pounds , .25 Eggplant, per pound .10 Figs, dried, per pound .121 Figs, Turkish, per pound.. .25 Grape- fruit, throo for .25 Garlic, per pound .20 Gooseberries, quart , .05 Grapes, 2 pounds .25 Grapes, seedless, 2 pounds. . .25 Hubbard squash, each .25 Horseradish root, per pound .10 Honey, pound .15 Hominy, per quart .10 Kraut, per quart - .15 Lettuce, 2 bunches .05 Leeks, per bunch .05 Lemons, per dozen .30 Lemon peel, pound .25 Logan berries,' box. .10 Mincemeat, per pound 15 .25 Mint, three pounds .10 Onions, por pound .05 Onions, green, 2 bunches.... .05 Oranges, per dozen 10 .60 Oyster plant. 2 bunches.... .05 Primes, California, fresh, per pound .15 Parsley, 3 bunches .10 Parsnips, per peck .25 Pears, per pound .05 Peaches, pound .061 Pickles, sour, per quart .20 Pickles, dill, quart :. .15 Pineapples, each '. .25 .75 Pickling Cucumbers, per 100 .40 Plums, per pound .10 Potatoes, por peck .25 Pumpkin . squash, eah ,15 (J7J .25 Potatoes now. 10 pounds.. .25 Raspberries, box .10 Radishes, 3 bunches .10 Spinach, pound .10 Strawberries, 15c box. .2 for .25 Swoot potatoes, per lb .061 Summer squash, each .05 Turnips, per peck .25 Tomatoes, three pounds.... .10 Tomatoes, egg, pound .03 Vegetable marrow, each .10 Watermelons, per pound.... .02 Wholesale Prices. Alfalfa, ton, $10.50 bran, per cwt.. $1.30; rolled barley, per cwt, 51.65; Hour, high patent, per cwt., $2.70; flour, straight gr.odo. per cwt., 52.50; .flour, family grade, $2.40; oats, per cwt., $1.S0; timothy, ton, $16.00; beef, per pound, C47c; mutton, per pound, 10i'10ic; pork, per pound, 7c; loin of pork, per pound, 95(g'10c: vcaf. por pound, 10c; lamb, por pound. 10c; lard, per pound, 12ic; butter, creamery, per pound, 30c: butter, ranch, per pound, 24c; cheeso, Utah, per pound, 15c; cheese, eastern, per pound, 16c; fresh eggs, por case, $7.25; eggs, storage, per case, $t.30; barracuda, per pound, 12c; carp, per pound, oc; catfish, per pound, 13c; codfish, per pound, 14c; crabs, per dozen, $4!50; flounders, per pound, 12c: klngfish, per pound. 12c; halibut, per pouud, 12c; fresh mackorel, por pound, 20c: mullet, per pound, 3c; prawns, por gallon, 51.50; perch, per pound, 12c; rode cod. per pound, 12c; salmon, per pound, 15$16e; ekate, per pound. 12c; sea bass, per pound. 15c; striped bass, per pound, 20c: smolts, California, per pound, 13c; smelts. Or-gon, Or-gon, per pound, 12c; soles, per pound, yellowtall, per pound, 12c; trout, eat U, 125j 15c: cane sugar, per cwt.. $6.40; bec-t sugar, per cwt., $6.20; maple sugar, per pound, 14c; apples, per case, $2.00; bananas, ba-nanas, per pound, 5c; beets, per cwt., $3; carrot, per cwt., $1.25; cabbage, per cwt., $2.25; cauliflower, per pound, Sc; cocoa-nuts, cocoa-nuts, per. hundred, $7; grape fruit, per case. $3.50(914.00; lemons, per caso. 54.25; oranges, per case. ?3.004.00; parsnips, por cwt., $1.25; potatoes, per cwt., $1.25, turnips, per rwt.. $1.25; almonds, per pound, 20c; filberts, per pound, ISc; pecans, pe-cans, per pound, ISc; walnuts, per pound, 19c; Brazils, per pound, ISc. New York Flour and Grain. NEW YORK. Sopt. 3. Flour Receipts. 21.700 barrels; exports, 3600: firm and higher. Minnesota patents. $5.35(3'5 75. winter straights. $4.104.25; Minnesota bakers. $.4.20(94 65; winter extras. $3.60iQ) 3 SO: winter low grades. $3. 30 3. 70. Wheat Receipts. 21.S0Q bushels; t- ports, 500,925 bushels. Spot, strong: JTo. 2 red, $1.0331.051 elevator: No. 2 red, $1,043 f.o.b. afloat; No. 1 northern Duluth, $1.11 f.o.b. afloat: So. 2 hard winter. 51.0S f.o.b. afloat. Highest prlcos of tho present bull movement were reported In wheat today, roflcctlng very strong Northwest markets, a big flour and cash demand at Minneapolis, light southwest receipts, and heavy covering of shorts. Tho close was l(5Uc net higher. September Sep-tember closed $1,072: December closed $1.06; May closed $1.0S. Evaporated Fruits. NEW YORK, Sopt. 3. The market for evaporated apples Is fiulet, with fancy quoted at aiCmojc; choice. 74Jl)c: prime, OiOJc. and common to fair at 5(Jj'6c. Prunes arc dull, with quotations ranging rang-ing from 1 cents to 13 cents for California, Cali-fornia, and from 6i cents to 11 cents for Oregon fruit. Apricots arc said to ,bc well cleaned up on tho coast, but business In the spot market Is slow, with cholca quoted at Si!3c: extra choice, (i92c, and fancv, loaHc. ' Peachos are quoted at about GJc for prompt shipment of choice from tho coast In 21-pound boxes. Tho local spot mar-lust mar-lust was quiet, with choice quoted at 7jr ji2c: extra choice at 72SSc; fancy at Si&Oc, and extra fancy, OtS'lOc. Raisins arc unchanged, with loose muscatel mus-catel quoted at 43(5)6.:lc; choice to fancv seeded at 67Sc; seedless at C6c, anil London layers at $1.601.65. Now York Produce. NEW YORK. Sept. 3. Butter, steady: creamery specials, 2452450. Cheese, firm: unchanged. Kggs. steady, unchanged. |