Evening star., 1924-12-20
PRICES HOLD FIRM
At CENTER MARKET
Turkey and Chicken Growers
Greatly Pleased by
Cooler Weather.

This mornings change in tempera-
ture gave the Christmas turkey mar
ket a much more attractive appear
Hnce. 1t also will enable poultry raisers
TO kill and ship turkeys without fear
of the warm weather spelling them.
There will be scenes of activity
on poultry farms tomorrow" remark
ed a local dealer, "raisers who have
delayed their killing on account OF
weather conditions having already
started preparations for the work.
Rates Same as Friday.
Prices today were the same as yes
terday, and dealers are unable to
forecast the probable change in prices
before the holiday rush.
They may go higher or lower"
said dealer, 'but this morning 1t is
impossible TO tell which way the pen
dulum will swing"
Egg and chicken prices remain un-
changed, and prices OF most other
commodities were reported as having
undergone no change the past day or
two.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, tub. 47a5O prints. 81.
Eggs-F'resh, selected, candled, 57a
SIS: average receipts, 50 cases.
Cheeee-Long horn, Is: mild cream,
y old sharp. 80 per pound.
Poultry, alive-Roosters 8 per pound :;
turkeys, 34aG5; ducks, 15a2O; geese. Is
ago; Spring chickens, %; fowls, 1Sa20 !;
keats, young. 5oa70 each. Dressed
Fresh-killed Spring chickens. 25a26 !:
coasters, 80; ROSTERS. IS; fowls. 24a25 !;
turkeys, 40a42; keats. 70aS0 each !;
ducks, 25: geese. rs; capons, 40a45.
Live stock-Calves, choice, IL Il me-
dtum, loa11; thin. SAL lambs. Spring.
10: live hogs, 11a12.
Meats-Beef. 12a15; veal. 1s. and
lamb, 25a27.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits
and vegetables compiled by the Mar
ket News Service Bureau of Agricul-
tural Economics):
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate; market steady. Barrels,
Maryland, Virginia and West vir-
ginia, A 2i5 inches up Staymans. $50
a6.50; Yorks, 450a5.50; Delicious,
b 60oa7o0; unclassihed various va
rjeties, 2.ooa4.0o: New York, A 2h
inches up, Hubbardstons, 5.50a6. 90.
Boxes, Washington, medium to large
sizes, extra fancy, Staymans and
Spitzenburgs. 3.o0a325: Romes. 3.o0a
80; Delicious, 4.oOa4,25. Bushels,
Maryland and Virginia, No. /, Stay
varieties, 1.00a1.75.
abbage-Supplies moderate; de-
mand light. market dull. New York,
bulk, per ton, Danish type, 25.00a
27.OO.
CeIery-supplies liberal; demand
moderate. market steady. California,
crates, 5.75a6.o0. New York. 2-3
crates, best. 2.5oa3.oo; fair quality and
condition, low as zoo
Lettuce Cheaper Today.
Lettuce-Supplies liberal: Florida,
demand, moderate; market slightly
weaker; IL -bushel hampers. 1.5oa1.75;
some leafy low as 1.25; California, de-
Insnd good, market steady: crates, Ice
berg type, mostly 5.5oa3.75.
Onious-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market firm; New York and
ohio. 100-lb sacks, yellows. L. S. No.
/. medium to large sizes, 3.00a3.15.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
Tuand moderate. market steady: New
York, l50-lb. sacks, round whites, L.
:. No. /, 1.90a200; mostly 200 per
sack; Michigan, 15o-lb. sacks, Russet
Rurals, L. 5. No. /, 2.10a2-25 per sack;
Maine, 150-lb. sacks, Green Mountains,
L. s. No. I, 200 per sack.
Tomatoes-SuppiieS light; demand
good for good stock, market steady;
Cuba IS, turning, wrapped, fair quail
ity, fancy count, 5.ooa5.5o: choice
count, 40oa4.50; Nassau 6s, ripes,
wrapped, fine quality, fancy count,
800; choice count, 500; Ohio, l0-lb.
baskets, medium size, 400; small size,
800.
CauIifower-Supplies light; demand
light. market steady; California,
crates, 2.50a2.75.
String Beans in Demand.
String beans-Suppltes light; good
stock scarce: demand good for good
stock, market steady; Florida, M-
bushel hampers was, fair quality,
S co.
eppers-Supplies light; demand
light, market steady; Florida pepper,
crates. fancy, 700.
Peas-Supplies light; demand light,
market steady: California, 45-pound
era tes. S.5oa9.00.
Cucum very light; no
fancy stock on market; Florida,
square busheI crates, choice, 4.00a5.00.
trawberries-Suppli light; de-
snand limited, market weaker; Flori-
ca, pony refrigerators, 1.00a1.25;
mostly, 100 per quart.