Evening star., 1924-04-18
EASTER EGG DEMAND
NOT YETIN EVIDENCE
Local Wholesale Dealers Say
Usually Popular Commodity
Moves Slowly.
FOOD PRICES SHOW DECLINE
Department of Agriculture Reports
on Vegetables.

| If there is to be - rush for eggs in
connection with the public observ-
ance of the Easter spirit, dealers on
the Washington wholesale market,
| both jobbers and commission mer-
chants, have not yet felt it, as far as
could be learned today. Eggs were
moving along at an ordinary pace,
| with very little change in price. The
quotations ranged from % to 25.
which includes various types of sales
with two separate classes of mer-
chants.
The hen market was said to have
picked up little. the price reported
being from "a to 26 cents. The meat
| market was understood to have been
| just about cleaned up and nothing
new in the way of prices or volume
Of business could be looked for before
| Monday.
| The Department of Labor today de-
clared wholesale and retail food
prices decreased in March. as COM
pared with February. It's figures
| showed the index for wholesale prices
| of 4O4 commodities was so for March
against 152 for February.
Reasons for Price Declines.
| per cent drop in farm product
| prices as a whole for March from the
| preceding month was attributed to
declines in cotton, cotton seed, eggs,
hides, wheat, oats, rye, potatoes and
tobacco. The Labor Department re-
| port also disclosed a decline of 5 "
| per cent in all commodities in March,
1924, from March, 1923.
Retail food price statistics, made
public by the Department of Com
merce, showed an average decline of
per cent for the month. due largely
in n
Decreases were given as follows:
Eggs, 80 per cent; butter. per
cent; sirloin steak, rib roast, chuck
roast, pork chops, canned corn and
sugar, each, l per cent.
The average family expenditure for
food decreased per cent from Feb
ruary Is to March 10 in New York,
3 per cent in Boston, Cleveland. De-
troit. Memphis, Philadelphia, Pitts
burgh and Washington; per cent in
yer, Kansas City and st. Louis. and 1
per cent in Dallas, Houston, San
Francisco and Seattle.
The highest increases over 1913
were 50 per cent, in Chicago and
Richmond, Va.
Review of Vegetables.
The Department of Agriculture's re-
view of the vegetable market here
follows:
Apples-Supplfes moderate. demand
moderate. market dull: barrels, Mary
land. Virginia and West virginia No.
l, az inches up, Winesaps. 5.00a5.50,.
few. 500; Ben Davis, 2.75a3.25: boxes.
Northwestern, medium to large sizes,
extra fancy Winesaps, 2.5oa2.75; COM
bination extra fancy and fancy yell
low Newtons. 2.0oa2.25, some show
ing waste, 1.5oa1.75; C grade Wine
saps. l.75a2.00. Asparagus-Supplies
moderate, demand moderate, market
steady; California, crates dozen
punches, large size, 6.50a7.00; medium
size. mostly 600: South Carolina,
dozen lunches colossal, mostly $50;
fancy, 5.0oa5.50: choice mostly $50;
culls. ESQ. Cabbage-Supplies mod
crate. demand moderate, market
steady; Florida, Il bu. hampers Co.
penhagens and pointed type, 2.75a
500; Texas. bulk per ton round and
fiat type, 95.00a110.00 Onions-Sup-
plies very light, demand light, mar
ket steady; Ohio and New York, 100
lb. sacks yellow varieties, No. 1, fair
condition, 2.0oa2.50.
Supplies Moderate.
Potatoes - Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate; market steady; old
stock, Michigan, 15o-lb sacks, russet
rurals. Y. s.. No. 1, 2.75a2.s5 per sack:
New York, 150-lb. sacks, round
whites, L. s., No. 1. mostly 800 per
sack; new stock. Florida, double
head barrels Spaulding Rose. L. s..
No. 1. mostly 1000. Spinach SUP
plies liberal; demand moderate: mar
ket fairly steady: Virginia. Norfolk
section, cloth top veneer barrels.
l-5oa2 100; mostly 1.75a2.oo. Straw
berries-Supplies light; demand good
Tor good stock; market steady; Flor
ida, pony refrigerators best, 50a55:
poorer, wide range in prices. 30a35
per qt. Toma omatoes-SuppIies liberal;
demand moderate; market fairly
steady; Florida. skies, ripes and turn
ing, wrapped. best fancy count. 4.50a
4.15: choice count. 3.50a375. Beets-
supplies moderate; market steady:
It-;a Isxas, bu: b hampers; mostly. 2.75.
sting oeans s-Supopiies moderate;
pers, green, 5.ooa6.o0; mostly 4.50a
500. Sweet potatoes-SuppIies light:
demand moderate; market steady:
North Carolina cloth top stave bar
reIs. @ Porto Ricans, No. l, S.00aS.50;
white yamS, 7.00a7.50
Cars on Track Mt AM. Today
Apples. broken cars on track
Cabbage, broken cars on track
Celery, broken cars on track.
Potatoes, Michigan New York
freight, is barrels Virginia boat, s
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Lettuce % crates North Carolina ex-
press, broken cars on track. Grape
fruit, / Florida freight, broken and
l unbroken cars on track Oranges. /
Florida freight, broken cars on
track. Tomatoes, l Florida freight
6 broken cars on track. Carrots. /
broken car on track. Caulif1ower /
broken car on track. String btans.
260 baskets Florida express. Radishes,
35 baskets South Carolina, 25 baskets
North Carolina express. a barrels
Virginia boat. Peppers, IS crates
Florida express. Spinach, 3SS bar
rels Virginia boat, / broken and
unbroken car on track. Mixed vege-
tables, broken and l unbroken car
on track. Mixed fruit, 1 broken car
on track. Strawberries, SO crates and
35 refrigeratorS Florida express.
Squash, 20 crates Florida express.
Asparagus, 125 crates South Carolina,
100 crates Pennsylvania reshipped.
and 225 crates New York reshipped
express. Brussel sprouts, Is crates
New York express Cucumbers, rs