Evening star., 1924-04-26
MARKET NOTES RISE
IN DAIRY PRODUCTS
Local Wholesalers Quote Eggs and
Butter at Slightly Higher
Prices.
LET-UP SEEN IN RECEIPTS
Meats and Fish Supplies Nearly
Closed Out.


1obbing quarters today was reported
from Il cent to X cents higher, an
increase of ~ to l cent being attrib-
uted to eggs and Il to ~ to butter,
according to grades. Other merchants
in this line reported a stronger tend
ency in the market, but little or no
change in prices.
Eggs along Commission row were
understood to be scarce today. receipts
of this product being hardly notice
able. In fact, decided let-up in ship
ments of all products usually ham
died along Louisiana avenue and its
vicinity was evident.
The wholesale meat and fish markets
were very we'll cleaned up, the market
N these commodities closing strong.
Vegetable Market Review.
The vegetable market as reported
by the Department of Agriculture fol-
lows:
AppleG--Supplies moderate. De-
mand light, market dull. Barrels
Maryland, Virginia and West Yir-
ginia, No. /. 2la inches up. Winesaps
and Yellow Newtons, 5.00a0.50; Ben
Davis, 2l2 inches up, 2.75a3.25; IA
inches up, 3.5oa3.75, mostly $50;
bushel ba ,kets, New York, No. l.,
ern. medium to large sizes, extra
fancy Winesaps, 2.50a2.75: Yellow
New tons, 2.25aZ.5O; combination extra
fancy Yellow Newtons. 2.00a2.25; Z
grade WinISapS, 1.75a2.00.
Asparagus-Supplie moderate. De-
n1and moderate, market steady. South
Carolina. dozen-hunch crates. large,
4.15aJ.00: medium. 800; small. 2.50a
500; Washington variety, medium
size, 5.50a6.oa; small, $40.
abbage-Suppliss liberal. De-
weaker. Texas, nat and round type
bulk. per ton. 95alo0.
onions-Supplies moderate. De-
old stock. Ohio and Michigan. 1oo-lb
sacks yellow varieties. No /. 2.25a
80. New Sto X. Texas, standard
crates yellow Bermudas, No. l, 2.5oa
2.75.
Market Slightly Weaker.
Potatoes, supplies moderate: de-
nand moderate. market slightly
weaker; old stock. Michigan. 150-
pound sacks. Russet Rurals. /. :. No.
!. 2.65a2.T5 per sack; new stock, Flor
ida, double head barrels. Spauldiny
Rose, L. :. No. l. 9.50aIG.Oo: L. = No.
,, mostly. 200. spinach. Norfolk sec
tion, no suDplies: South Carolina, no
sales reported St~awbe rrieS. supplies
light, account train late; demand
mo"erate; market firm: Florida, pony
refrigeratoTs, few early sales, S5a4o
light. account train late; demand
moderate; market firm: Florida, sew
en-eight- -bushcl hampers. fair quail
ity green. mostly. 400; wax, 800.
Peas, supplies liberal: demand mod
crate: market slightly weaker: South
Carolina, bushel hampers large, 4.00a.
$50: small. well filled. 3.50a4.00; poor
or. 2.50a3.00. Tomatoes, supplies lib
eral: demand moderate; market firm;
Florida. skies, ripeS and turning
wrapped. fair quality, fancy count
mostly. 500: choice count mostly. 400.
Cars ON Track mt s AM. Today.
Apples, . Washington, l unknown
freight, broken and unbroken cars
on track; cabbage, Texas freight,
broken and 8 unbroken cars on track;
celery. broken car on track: pota
toes, 2 Michigan freight, 33 barrels
North Carolina boat, II broken and II
unbrohen cars on track; sweet pota
toes, North Carolina freight: lettuce,
l California freight, 900 crates North
Carolina and 10 barrels Louisiana ex-
press, / broken and l unbroken car
on track: grapefruit, / Florida freight.
broken and unbroken cars on
track: oranges, l California, Florida
freight, broken and unbroken cars
on track; onions, broken and un-
broken cars on track: tomatoes,
Florida freight. 5 broken and / un-
broken car on track; bananas, l un-
broken car on track: string beans, 1875
baskets Florida express: peas. 260
baskets and 81 crates South Carolina
express; radishes. % baskets North
Carolina express; spinach, l broken
car on track; mixed vegetables, 8
broken cars on track: mixed fruit, 1
Florida freight, 9 broken and l un-
broken car on track; Strawberries, 5
gus, l72 crates South Carolina and %
crates reshipped New York express;
turnips, 65 baskets North Carolina ex-
press; parsley, barrels Louisiana ex-
press; lemons, l California freight, I
unbroken car on track.