Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-27
BREAK COMES IN HIGH ::
PRICES Of VECETABLEi
Wholesale Figures Drop in Face oS
Increasing Supplies From "~T.
Southern Gardens. T.;

Wholesale market quotations this
showed a lowering In prices
on potatoes. onions and string beans.
and the dealers say that this Is the !,
beginning of break in the high prices
of these vegeta bles that have been
prevailing for several months.
Increasing supplies from the south~
ern gardens are now coming in, and .
prominent wholesale dealer this mornS
ing stated that he had made a goods
sized bet that before the middle of June
potatoes would be selling low AZ
So barrel. The drop in old potato
prices is about 80 cents on a two-and-a-
half-bushel package. while new pota.
toes have dropped 81, and this morns
ing sold at from 81 to $3.50 barrels !.
according to grade, the lower price beg :
ing for what Is known as No. Is.
Spring onions. which have been sells
inS at So to So hundred punches. THAI
morSing sold at 81 to $50 hundre0J
in Increasing quantities, and are selF
ing at $3.50 to 81 crate.
Eggs Continue High. -
Eggs. which have been selling fo4a
the past week at about "a cents dozsH !
wholesale. this morning were quoted AZ
2, 70 ~ cents a dozen, but the dealers
saw that high prices on eggs are likely
to continue. They assert that eggs ars
scarce a. the high prices offered for
hens have caused the selling OF numbern
OF LAYING fowls, and have caused ps8
decrease in poultry stocks throughout
the country. Hens. however. TINS morn
ing showed drop Of cent on tina
pound. -.
Wholesale Prices. -.
Prices in the wholesale market thi1
morning ranged about as follows: n.p
The quotations are for large lots; 1obS
bers' prices are higher ....4
EGGS-Nearby. SO; southern, 50. ;
cHEEsE-New York state factoryi
new, 25ae6. 80.
BUTTER-Elgin print. 4s; Elgin tubs
a.: process, AZ; store packed. %.
pOuLTRY-Live hens. per H.. zzs
ROSTERS, per lb., IL; turkeys. per h..
a3a25; winter chickens. 3oa35; sprins
chickens. per H., 47a4s: ducks. per fb.s
1Sa1S; geese. per ID i|ais' Aeatss
young. each, 45a50. ..
DRESSED POULTRY-Hens. choiees
per h., 24a25: chickens. per H.. 27a3es
turkeys, per h.. 25a2S: ducks. per ID.
1sa2O: ROSTERS. per h.. 17als: geese. paf
GREEN FRUITs-Apple.. per bsi!1
a.5oa7. 80; per box. 1.00a2.7s: Cahfoenie
oranges. 275a3.25; Florida oranges. 80
aa75: grapefruit, 3.75a4.50; Strawberries,
1Oal5 per qt.; lemons. 3.50a4.0o ~,
VEG ETABLES-Potatoe Irish. No. L
per Dbl. SOFAS Ss %; northern mort nn;..D Per ~
$3.50 per Dbl: culls. 7.eoas.5o bills
sweets v per Dbl. s5Oa5oe: per basket
i.7sas.25 yams. s;ooa5.oo per bhl;
string beans. soas;e a. per 70. oas nS pep
cpcumbers. crate. 2. 00a3.25: eggplant. 10
a3.5O crate; new cabbage. per basket
8.ooa4 90: beets; per nuncn. eas; cee3,
$50: romaine lettuce. 1.60a2b0 par baes
ket: lettuce. l.50a3.50 per basket: squash,
Florida, 12sa1.50 per crate; Florida toe
| matoes. 20oa4 90 per crate; rnunaro; a.ss
| e0a4 co: No. 2. 1.25a200; spring onioQas
.o0a2 90 per 100: onions. Texas, 3.seaA.AA
| crate.
LIVE sTocK-sheep. per lb- eaAs
lambs, fall. IL per ID: iamos: sprine,
aI2 per h.; common. per h.. sa10.
DRESSED MEATS-Pork. small -
| medium. lb.. IS: heavy. lb.. lsa17. A..
HAY-No. / timothy. 1s.ooaz0.0o: NeS
s00als5o: No. l mixed. 1s.o0al1.oe&
No. .. 14.00a15.00. .--a
sEEDS-Red clover. 11.6oa1zoo 20
bu-: alsike clover, 1z.2Bal2.6o Per bu-a
Crimson clover, 11.o0a12.o0 per bu.: ttass
ofny. .0oa3 rs per bu.: red top. 12-50a11Nl
psr bu.; bluegrass. L75az.oo per bacss
orchard grass. 2.4oa2.7b per bu-: whfta
clover, so per h.: alfalfa clover 1sai1
per lb.; cow peas. $50. -.
GRAIN-Wheat, milling. per bu.. z.2a
AZ 80; ordinary, per bu.. 1.Soat-S0: corns
per bu. l47a150: oats. white, per bus
| 77a7S; mixed. per bu.. 75a7S.a H.. -;