Evening star., 1924-04-04

demand" for fish today, while other
products on the Washington whole
sale market were in the process of be-
ing cleaned up for the week end with
out any undue excitement. A good
supply at the fish wharf plus good
demand held prices about the same,
although Spanish maclleral sold as
low as 20 cents, against the maximum
of about 80 cents few days ago, and
blues also dropped to 20, as against
30 and 35 cents.
Variance in Egg Prices.
Eggs today had low price of
about q cents and high of about "a,
but within this range came many
types of transactions, at least two
classes of merchants and in condition
of the product. Jobbers, who acquired
their eggs either from the street" or
quotation of IS and "a cents, while
commission merchants said their quo
tations varied from q to % cents.
Live poultry almost generally left
the "a figure and was found in many
instances to be 25 and &c. There were
not very many on the market.
Meat supplies on hand were headed
for final disposition at prices obtain
ing throughout the week.
Bananas were priced at 1915 a
bunch for top grade and lesser grades
brought corresponding prices.
Review of Vegetable Market.
The Department of Agriculture's re-
view of the vegetable market follows:
AppleS-Supplies moderate, demand
moderate, market steady. Barrels
MarylandzNirgi inia and West Virginia,
No. /, , II inches up, WineSapS, 5.50a
500; Ben Davis, 3.00a3.50; Black
Twigs, scalded, $50; "a inches up,
WineSaps 45Oa5O Boxes-North-
lar
fancy WineSapS, mostly $50; Yellow
NewtownS mostly 225: fancy Romes.
2.O0a2.25; Virginia, medium to large
sizes. fancy York lmperialS, fair con-
ditlon, 1.OOa1.25. Sparagus-Supplie
moderate. demand light. market fairly
steady; California. crates punched,
green, large size, S.50a9. 90; medium
size, mostly 500; South Carolina. few
crates dozen punched, all sizes, 400
Assoc. Cabbage-Supplies liberal de-
mand moderate, market steady; new
stock, Florida. Il -huShel hampers.
- Sopenhagens and pointed type. Elsa
225; some fair quality. l.75a2.00;
barrel crates, fiat type ordinary quail
1ty. $50; Texas, bulk. per ton. fiat
type, 75.00aS5.00. Celery-Supplies
moderate, demand moderate. market
steady; Florida 10-inch crates Golden
self -blanching. in the rough 4-6 dozen
mostly 400; some ordinary quality
low as $3.50. Lettuce-Supplies mod
crate, demand moderate, market firm
California, crates, Iceberg type. best,
600; some fair condition, $50. onions
supplies light, demand light, mar
ket steady; Ohio and Michigan. 1O0-
, pound sacks, yellow varieties, No. l,
2-25a2.40.
Potato Market Firm.
Potatoes-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate; market firm. Old stock
Michigan, 15O-lb. sacks Eusset Ru-
l.. u o
2.G5 per sack: New York. 15O-lb.
. sacks round whites, U. S. No. l, 2S5
a3.00, mostly 800 per sack New
stock: Trading slow: Florida. dou-
bIe- head barrels Spaulding Rose. L..
3 No. /, 400. Spinach-Supplies lib
eral; demand moderate; market
steady Texas, bushel baskets. 15Oa
LEO; Virginia, cloth top veneer bar
rels, 20. Straw be rieS-Supplies lib
eral; market slightly weaker; Flor
ida, pony refrigerators, best, 35a40;
many poor condition. l0a30 per qt !;
32-quart crates. 25a35; few low as
20 per quart. Sweet potatoes-Sup-
plies light; demand moderate; mar
ket firm; North Carolina, cloth top
stave barrels Porto Ricans, No. l.
mostly $50; white vans No /, best
b.3O. String beanS-Supplies light
market strong for good stock; Flor
ida, q bushe1 hampers green best.
500; fair quality. 500; ordinary
iCN O. -.o's dA, pest. j. 0U
a4.0o. Tomatoes-Supplies moderate:
market firm for good stock; Florida
SlxeS ripes and turning wrapped
fancy count. best $50; choice count.
best, 3.00a3.5G.
Arrivals Past Twenty-fOur Hours
Apples. l Washington freight. 6
broken and unbrok en- cars on track !:
cabbage, l Florida. ! South Carolina
l Texas freight. 10 broken and un-
broken cars on track; celery, Z broken
cars on track: potatoes. 3 Michigan. /
New York freight, - barrels Virginia
boat, - broken and 10 unbroken cars
on track: lettuce, 30 crates North
carolina express, broken and l un-
broken cars on track: grapefruit. [
FLORIDA freight, 4 broken cars on
track; oranges, 2 California freight
z broken and unbroken cars ON
track; onions, 1 broken car on track:
tomatoes, 81 crates Florida express s
broken cars on track; caulifiower /
oroken car on track; beetS, l Texas
freight, l unbroken car on track:
string beans, 135 baskets Florida ex-
press; brussel sprouts. Is crates New
YORK express; eggplant, 62 crates
Florlda express; peppers, 40 crates
New York, express; spinach 1 Texas
freight, II barrels Virginia boat. Q
broken and 2 unbroken cars on track.
strawberries, ! Florida freight. 40 re-
fr1gerator and crates Florida ex-
press. broken car on track; lemons
. broken car on track; SQUASH 25
crates Florida and 90 crates reship-
ped from New York express: asnara