Evening star., 1924-04-25
MEATS AND FISH VIE
IN UP.PRICE TREND
D. C. Wholesale Market Indiea-
tions Are for Increased De-
mand for Commodities,
LIGHT RECEIPTS ALSO NOTED
Department of Agriculture Report
on Vegetables.

i'itSh meats ana nSh wed with
each other in Il good business race on
the Washington Wholesale market to-
Jay. In the meat line good beef had
strong tendency with an upward
trend in prices and. according 10 re-
ports, moved quite rapidly. Fish
With a declining price in shad, also
enjoyed good sales
commission merchants continued to
- MT pE light receipts, which, how
ever, had little effect on their prices
ne men market was reported be-
tween = and Is cents and eggs stuck
around the 22-cent figure for whole
sale lots. Special classes of sales
however, had fractions of a cent eff
,ect on this figure. Eggs and butter
WIN JoDbers continued unchanged
1--we lambs, according to grade
We're quoted around 20 cents a pound
ny some dealers and the calf market
"ds sald to be about l0i2 cents
Vegetable Market Report.
The Department of Agriculture re-
ports the vegetable market as fol-
.Apples-Supplies moderate: demand
ilsht; market dull. Barrels-Mary-
lang; virginia and West Virginia, No.
2l2 inches, Winesaps and Yellow
NeWtowns, 5.00a5.50: Ben Davis. 81.
inches up, 2.75a325: %, inches up.
,'.3Oa3. -, mostly $50 BusheIs-New
ork, No. ], Baldwins. l.25al.5O. Boxes
Northwestern, medium to large
sizes, extra fancy Winesaps. 2.5Oa2. Is:
Yellow Newtowns, 2.25a250: combi-
MatIon extra fancy and fancy Yellow
NeWtoMns, 2.O0a2.25; c grade Wine
sapS, l.75a2.00
Asparagus-Supplies liberal; de-
lnand moderate; market dull. south
carolina, dozen bunch crates, large.
i.a3d5.Q0; medium, 400; small 2.5Oa
100; Washington variety. medium
size. 500; small, $50; very small, 800
a3o0; small short. $50. Cabbage
supplies light; demand moderate;
market steady; Texas, fiat and round
type, bulk, per ton, l03all0. Onions
supplies moderate: demand moderate /:
market slightly weaker old stock
Ohio and New York, l00-pound
sacks. yellow varieties, No. L. 2.25a
10, mostly $50; some waSty sprout-
ed, l.00al.50; new stock, Texas,
standard crates. yellow Bermudas,
No. l, 2.75a3.OO.
Potato Demand Moderate.
otatoes-suppIies liberal; demand
moderate. market fairly steady old stock
Michi gan 15O-lh. sacks. ruSSet ruralS,
York, 150-lb. sacks, round whites. [.
3. No. l. mostly 800 per sack: new
stock. Florida, double-head barrels,
Spaulding Rose. t. 5; No l: 1000;
Supplies moderate; demand light
market fairly steady; Virginia. Nor
folk section, cloth top veneer barrels,
.jOa1.75 Stra berries - Supplies
moderate: demand moderate: market
steady; Florida. pony refrigerators'
mostly 80 per quart. Sgt. crates.
mostly 30a35 per quart. String beans
Supplies moderate: demand moder-
ate; market firm: Florida, 's -bu.
hampers green. best, mostly 4.3o:
ordinary quality. 3. SCAT 90; wax most
ly $50. Peas-Supnlies moderate
demand moderate; market steadX !:
South Carolina, buShel hampers, small >
we'll filled, 4.00a4.50: poorly hlIec'
%Ooa3.5O. ! Peppers-Supplies light:
market steady; Florida, crates. large
size. few sales. i.50a5.UR: small size
mostly $50. Toma toes supplies moo
crate demand moderate, market hrn :
Florida. skies, ripeS and turning.
wrapped best. fancy count. p.hVaa. - ;
mostly. 5.OD; choice count, foOai.2 >
fair quality and condition, 5.o0a 400.
cars on Track ut = AM. To-day.
Apples-1 Virginia. > Washington
freight; broken and ) unbroken
cars on track. ba anas-l ororeia t.at,,,asrn .'.ro
l urbroken cars on track Capbage
- Texas, freight; l broken ana
unbroken cars on track. CELERY
Florida, freight; broken and |. un.
broken ears on track; PotatoesL.d
Michigan. freight; 81 bbls. Virginia,
boat; u broken and unbroken cars
ON track. Lettuce California.
freight; 135 crates, North Carolina
express; l broken car on track:
tirapefruit-4 Florida, freight: 1
broken and , unbroken cars on track.
Oranges Florida. freight; broken
and ] unbroken cars on track. onions
. Texas, l Ohio, freight: broken
and 3 unbroken cars on track. To-
Inatoes-l Florida, freight; 40 crates,
Florida. express; 3 broken and un-
broken ears on track. Beets-l5 bb!S:
Virginia, boat String beans-175
baskets, Florida, express. Peas-125
bbls South Carolina, express. Rad
ishes-S6 bbIs. Virginia. boat. Spinach
-26 crates South Carolina, express;
eos bbls., Virginia boat; | broken car
on track Mixed VcgetableS-3 broken
and | unbrplttn car on track. Mixed
fruit broken cars on track. Straw
herries-42 Icfrigerators, Florida, eX-
rrcss. Squ4sh--65 crates, Florida,
express. Aspara2us-5S bbls. and 40
crates, South Carolina 60 crates, re-
shipped New York, express: 1 broken
car on track. Turnips-25 crates,
North Carolina, express. Cucumbers
-36 crates, Florida. express. Brus-
sci spreuts-15 crates, New York. ex-
press.