Evening star., 1924-05-22
WHOLESALE MARKET
INVADED BY BUYERS
Local Provisions Trade Lively in
Anticipation of Week
End Needs.
LITTLE CHANGE IN PRICES
Vegetable Supplies as Noted by
Federal Bureau.

buyers were plentiful on the Wa sh-
'nSlon wholesale market today. Inv
l7S IN supplies of meats. dairy prod
acts and vegetables for the Weekend
business They found little change
n pric-s over those of Yesterday. the
generally reported quotations for
"ed'S' livestock and dairy products
being:
liens, weak at %: chickens. 40. low
81; calves, Il; spring lambs, i7alS:
'-Ss, %. current receipts: eggs
,I!luieu' selects, jobbers, %; beef. liza
-. lail and spring lambs, IS TO 35:
Ncdi' To- pork, % TO 25
Vegetable Market Report
:, The vegetable market here. as re-
ported by the Department of 8pricrl-
ture, follows: ~ ~
Cabbage-Supplies moderate: de-
r,and moderate; market fairly steady;
@.ids outn caroiina. barrel crates. Wake
heius' mostly 2.75: Virginia. barrel
.FateS. pointed type. mostly $50.
onlons-Supplies light; demand light;
mdrket steady; new stock, Texas.
- andard crates. Yellow Bermudas.
nited States No. l. 2.10a225. Pota-
toes-Supplies moderate; demand mod
rate; market steady: new stock Flori-
"a, double brarels. Spaulding Rose.
n1ted States No. l. 9.00a9.25: old stock.
Rrra,s Rrrnigan: i59-pound sacks, Russet
-.OU - .
per sack; New York. 150-pound sacks.
kound Whites, United States No. |
mostly 500 per sack. Strawberries
supplies liberal; demand moderate; ;
quart crates. Missionaries. 400a4 so.
'eW 900 String beans-Supplies lib
fral: demand moderate: market weak
sr: Florida. . s-bushel hampers green
nest, 2.O0a2.25; some fair condition,
80; South Carolina. bushel hampers,
green, 2.2Sa2.5o. mostly 225.
Supplies Heavy, Market Steady.
Peas-Supplies heavy; demand good: :
market fairly steady; North Carolina
a-peck hampers, large size. mostly
30; small size, 1.50a2.00: fair quail
ity and condition, 1.00a2.OO Cucum-.
moderate; market fairly steady; Flor
ida. square bushel crates No /. 6.00a
$50: Virginia. Norfolk section. "a :
hushel hampers, hotbed grown fancy
500: choice. 500. Tomatoes-Sup-
plies moderate; demand moderate +;
market fairly steady; Florida skies,
rfpes and turning. wrapped. best fan
cy y count. 500: choice count. mostly
800; Texas, fours, ripes, wrapped.
- o0a2.75; few 800; poor condition,
1.50a2.00. Lettuce-Supplies LIBERAL
demand moderate; market steady;
North Carolina 5-peck hampers: big
Boston type, 1.25a1. so: poor stock. so
a1.00. Asparagus-Supplies moder-
rate: demand moderate: market
steady; eastern shore. Maryland. ,
doz. bunch crates, 3.50a4. 80 per doz:
few well graded. high as 500.
Arrivals Past Twenty -four Hours.
RadiSheS-92 baskets Virginia boat
Apples broken and l unbroken
cars on track. ASparagus-135 crates
South Carolina express, crates Vir-
sinia boat. bananas unknown
Beets-S2 baskets Virginia boat. Cab
bage-331 crates Virginia boat. )
broken and 1 unbroken cars on track.
carrots-1S baskets South Carolina
Virginia boat. Celery Florida
freight. broken and unbroken cars
on track. CucumberS-260 crates
Florida. . baskets Georgia express. "a
crates Virginia boat. Eggplant-iS5
crates Florida express. Grapefruit-3
Florida freight broken and un
broken cars on track. Lettuce
North Carolina freight. 175 crates
North Carolina express, broken and
unbroken cars on track. Mixed
Vegetables broken cars on track.
Mixed fruit broken car on track.
Lemons broken cars on track.
Onions broken on track.
Oranges Florida freight, broken
and unbroken cars on track. Par
Peas-1.307 baskets South Carolina
express. 149 baskets Virginia boat. Po-
tatoes-3 Michigan, 1 Florida freight,
% barrels Virginia boat, 10 broken
dNu uHDToheH cars on TRACK Squash
lib baskets South Carolina express.
Strawberries 3 North Carolina
4 freight, 1,500 crates North Carolina,
II crates South Carolina express, 80
crates Virginia boat, / broken and
unbroken cars on track. String
beans-561 baskets South Carolina.
160 baskets Florida, S5 crates North
Carolina express, l broken car on
track. TomatoeS-45 crates Florida
express. 5 broken cars on track. Tur-
nips-75 baskets North Carolina ex-
press. Pineapples-1 New Jersey
freight.