Evening star., 1924-04-22
PRICES STATIONARY
IN LOCAL PRODUCE
Business Regarded Only Ordinary
in Washington Wholesale
Market Today.
LIGHT RECEIPTS REPORTED
Vegetable Supplies. as Reviewed
by Department Bureau.

I BUSINESS was ordinary on the
wholesale market for meats and
dairy products today. Prices held
their own and refused to move up OF
down, as far as could be determined
commission merchants reported
light receipts again today
The vegetable market, as reported
by the Department of Agriculture,
, follows:
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
light; market dull Barrefs-Mary-
land, Virginia and West Virginia, No.
= inches up. Winesaps and yell
ilaNls, 2.45a3.25: few, $3.50. Boxes
Northwestern, medium to large sizes.
extra fancy Winesaps. 2.5Oa275; yell
low NeWtoWns, 2.25a2.5G; combination
extra fancy and fancy Yellow New
towns. 2.OOa225; grade Winesaps,
Aspara gus-Supplies liberal: de-
m1and moderate; market slightly
lunches. large size. 5,0Oaa 80; South
carolina. dozen punches colossaI l.
mostly 500: fancy. mostly. 100:
ah"lce, 800. Cahbage--Supplit-s light !;
drthand moderate; market firm {:
FLORIDA, lla-hushel hampers. Copcn-
khagens and pointed type. 275a3. 90:
t&as, fiat and round types. barrel
Ipates, mostly, 80; hulk, per ton,
'''VOd 4p.Vp NIillbtsy-SllDntltS light :.
aenand light: marbet firm: Ohio and
New York, l00-pound sacks. yellow
'IeS, NO. /. 2.50a3.00; few re-
packed. $.25a3.59
Market Fairly steady,
rota toes Supplies moderate: de-
old stock. Michigan 150-lb. sarks
Eusset Rural l. S No. /. 2.75a2S5
pr sack; New York 150-Ih. sacks
,nnnd Mites. I. 5; No. mostly 800
bead Utrre1s, Spaulding Rosc, u s.
no. !. mostly 1000.
'.fnach-SupplicS LIBERAL demand
NJ n; market weak. Virginia Nor
iek section, cloth top veneer barrels.
.25a175: South Carolina, cloth top
veneer barrels, condition bad. no sales
Reported
awbe"ries- Supplies moderate:
demand moderate; market slightly
stronger. Florida. pony refrigerators,
21a35 quart
String Supplies liberal: de
l1and moderate; market fairly steady
Florida, 7s-bu.. hampers green. 2.50a
Peas-Suppiies light; demand light:
market steady. South Carolina, bushel
hampers. mostly 400.
Peppers-Supplies light: market
steady Florida. crates, fancy, 500:
choice, mostly 800.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate: mar
ket steady. Florida, skies ripes and
turning. wrapped, best. fancy count,
4PIaJ.0e: choice count 2.50a4. 90.
Lettuce-Supplies light: demand
moderate; market steady. California.
crates Iceberg type, G."0a6.oO; few
90
CrIery-Supplies modarat to; ,1enaud
moderate; market steady. Florida,
1n-inch crates Golden Self hlanchinG
in the rough, = doz. stalks. mos y
45n: larger and smaller sizes, 4.0Oa
425
Arrivals Past Twenty-Four Hours.
Apples. broken and l unbroken
on track: celery. Florida freight,
3 broken and unbroken cars
on track: potatoes , Florida
- Michigan freight. 25 barrels Vir-
cars on track; lettuce, 135 crates
North Carolina express, broken
cars on track: grapefruit, ! Florida
freight. broken cars on track;
oranges, l Florida, California
freight. l broken and unbroken
cars on track; onions. unbroken
car on track: tomatoes, ! FLORIDA
freight. ? broken and unhroken
cars on track: string beans, ~
baskets Florida, crates South Caro-
lima express: peas, 90 crates South
carolina express: radishcs, - crates
North Carolina 1O7 barrels Virginia
boat: eggplants, 35 crates Florida ex-
press: peppers, IS crates Florida eN-
press: spinach 301 barrels Virginia
boat, l broken car on track: mixed
vegetables. . broken and ! unbroken
ears on track; mixed fruit, l Florida
freight l broken and unbToken
cars on track: straw berries, % re-
frigerators Florida express; aspara-
kgus, So crates South Carolina and 35
Fcrates reshipped New YORK express,
/ broken car on track: bananas,
Baltimore, Md. freight reshipped,
broken and unbroken cars on track:
rucumbers, so crates Florida express.