Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1919-05-19
ANN RANNEI." BERRIES
ARRIVE IN MARKET;
HOME GROWN LETTUCE
Ersre GDf RaFaw hersSes Expec1ea 70 BE.
well 6nstalaeA ThFsngaeat The
Emffre Seas0m

The arrival 0f Maryland straWber-
ries and lettuce in the Annapolis mar
kets Ii attended by unusual features
and as other nearby products come II
number OF interesting conditions
are expected TO develop. IL Is as ret
to0 early lii the season To ascertain
anything from the general market as
the greater part Of tho produce mar.
kesed here II being shipped from fur
theF South aud will be practically out
D: the market wtien the Nome i r'owss
stock il placed on sale. The early
Maryland strawberries began TO arrive
during the past week and although
they are In competition with Norfolk
and North Carolina stock. are In great
demand and the market Is well alb.
sorbed. The ease with which the
.homegrow berries are sold Ii attrib
uted partly 10 the fact that they pre-
sent better appearance than the ship
ped product and are larger and better
Favored Soft drink bottlers are also
purchasing all they can secure al good
prices for the manufacture Of straw
berry pop and the packers are utiliz.
ing large quantity IN making jams
and 5ellles, Because of the unusually
heasy demand On the part of the bot
tiers who are increasing their output
in anticipation OF great sales when pro
hibifien becomes effective, ii ii expect
ed that the price of strawberries will
be well sustained during The entire
season and that there will be no over
supply Al any time.
Nearby lettuce which began 10 make
It's appearance in the market few
days ago Is selling at prices lower
than Southern shipments because the
home grown heads are loose and leafy
An Improvement III the quality Will
come later and prices will be better.
The recent cooler weather has been
Instrumental iii improving the quality
of asparagus arriving here and has
improved the demand. It is claimed
by local dealers that there Is much
better demand for green grass than
for the white varieties and this is
well demonstrated BY the difference In
price between the two grades III is
said that the white stalks are drug
on the market
Quote Asparagus, green, S25Oa3.00
per dozen bunches, supply moderate.
demand active; white. $1.25a2.2 rs per
dozen punches, supply moderate, de.
mand fair; kale 50ca6O per bushel,
supply light, demand active: lettuce,
s75 ALPS per bushel box. supply mod
crate. demand moderate; radishes. "a
Sc per bunch, supply light. demand
moderate; rhubarb, 3a4c per bunch.
supply moderate, demand moderate; !;
spinach, S0a40c per bushei, supply
light. demand poor; Strawberries 20a
25c per quart, supply moderate, de.
snand strong; old potatoes, Eastern.
Shore McGormicks. $2.00a2.50 per 100
lbs. supply moderate, demand moder-
ate; Western Shore McCormicks. $500
ALSO per 100 lbs, supply moderate, de.
mand moderate; Western Shore cob
blers, $2.25a2.75 per 100 lbs. supply
moderate. demand moderate; sweet po-
tatoes. $500 a3.50 ner basket. supply
light, demand active: spring onions
$l.75a2.ia per 100 bunchcs, supply
fair, demand active.
There has been slight recovery In
the butter market since last week d
break bat prices are still much lower
than before the break The butter
now arriving Is said To be unsuited
for storage and must be disposed Of
Dealers are complaining
that much poor grassy butter Is be-
Ing sent to the market wrapped with
the expectation OF finding sale at roll
prices. The product, however, II so
strong and grassy that II must be re-
moved from the wrappers ana sold as
store packed III tubs The butter vast
ed on the wrappers Is said To amount
to hundreds of pounds each week and
since there is absolutely no chance
IN selling poor butter as rolls at this
season, shippers are warned by the
dealers that they must iose BY the
practice
il strong export and storage demand
combined with lighter receipts has
been instrumental in effecting far
ther rise In egg prices, bringing the
price 10 45c per dozen. Reports OF
the Government show that there are
now 800. 900 cases Of eggs In storage
above the fgures for this season last
year. Baltimore houses show only q
normal storage although It is said that
large quantities have been sent to
Philadelphia to meet the great storage
demand there The market il firm
ana additional advances would not sur
prise the trade
An advance In calf prices - to be
expected very soon, the veal market
showing an upward tendency with
lighter arrivals
The FISH market Is IN fair shape
with liberal receipts and movement
slow.
There "a 4 strong demand for milk
ing grades Of wheat at prices far
shove the Government minimum.
Other grains steady.
Hay and straw are unchanged.
The hrst wool OF the season was
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