Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.

Cold weather along the east coast
of Florida, the thermometer register
ing slightly above the freezing point.
has lessened supplies of peas, string
beans and eggplant and caused in
creased prices. Elephants have been
especially scarce the past fey days.
There has been a change in the tenn
perature. however, and increased sup
plies are expected in the near future.
Because of the frozen condition of
the ground in the vicinity Of Nor
folf. Va, local dealers have had to
plies Of spinach. Increased receipts
lowered prices. One hundred and fif-
ty barrels of kale was received from
Norfolf this morning and cheaper
prices rule.
Receipts of potatoes from Michigan
and New York have been ample to
supply the local trade at prices that
dealers consider reasonable. There
are plenty of turnips on hand, but
their quality is not so good because
OF tomatoes have been received from
Florida and small shipments of the
vegetable have been received from
Cuba.
Eggs-strictly fresh. selected. gan
oied, per dozen, Has; average re-
ceipts. 40; storage. 2SasO.
Live poultry--Roos'ers, per h., IL:
turkeys, per h., 2sa30; spring chick
ems: per H., 30-31; keats, young. each,
6oa7o; fowls, per h.. Is.
Dressed poultry Fresh killed
oae psr b sass lH hens saass
ID. "a; turkeys, per h., 2Sa32: keats.
young, each, s0aS5; ROSTERS, per h.,
Live stock-Calves, choice, per h.,
II; medium. per h., 12a13; thin. per
10. sa1o. Lambs. spring. per h., IS.
Live pigs. 3.ooa5.oo each; live hogs,
Green fruits-AppIes, per basket.
ooa2;oO; box, 1.50a3.00; per barrel. 200
a6.0o. California oranges. per crate.
per boy. S.5oa4:oo. Grapefruit, 3.Ooa
$50 Cranberries. 4.50a5.5O per one
half barrel.
egetables-Potatoes, nearby, Der
barrel, No. 1. 2.50a3.00; No. 2. 1.5Oa
30: Potatoes, round. per bag. ASA
rel: Southern lettuce. per crate, 1.5Oa
800: Iceberg, So0a325 Cabbage,
northern. 2.00a2 so per 100 lbs: Flor
ida, 2:O0a2.25 basket: nearby, 1.00a1.50
Beans, southern. per basket. 3.5oa5. so.
Peas, per basket, 4.00a8O0. Celery,
FLORIDA, 2.75a3.00. Squash, 3.00a4.0O.
E Peppers, per crate, Florida, 2.5oa4.0o.
Eggplant, 4:oOa5.oe. kale: per barrel,
f I %: Spinach, per barrel, 4;5oa
southern cucumbers, per bushel, 500
ASSOC. Carrots, 100-lb. sack, 3.O0a3.2 Is.
Brussels sprouts. 25a30. Florida lima
beans, 4.00a 90.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS,
BALTIMORE. Nd, February 10
SSpeciaD.-Potatoes. white, 100 lbs,
90a2.00; $50 lbs. l.50a3O 90: sweets and
vans, bbl., 2.00a6.50; bu., 1OOa2.75;
6eets, 100, 4:00a6.00; beans. bu., S.5Oa
800; broccoli and kale, bu., 25a30;
brussels sprouts. qt.. 25a3O; cabbage,
rots. 100. 4.00a6.00; caulifiower, crate,
2.5oa275; celery, crate, 1.75a2.50; Gu
cumbers, crate, 500aS.00; eggplants,
bu., 3.OOao.O0; lettuce, basket. 1.50a
go; onions, 100 lbs, 1.50a2.75; par
s : ups E basket. 5oaso; peas. hampetr.
spinach. bu.. 1.75a2.o0; squash, crate,
4.00a5.00; tomatoes, crate, 1.50a3.25:
turnips, bu., 35a4O.
Apples. packed, bbl., 2.0oa5.00; bu.,
50a1.50; box apples. 1.75a2.25: grape
5rnlt, box. 1:75a3.oo: oranges, box.
Strawberries. Of, 35a55.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
BALTIMORE, Md. February -
(Specia).-Liv poultry: Turkeys,
pound, 1Sa30: young chickens, 2Oa35;
leghorns, 20a25: old hens. 1Sa24; leg
horns, 1Sa20; old roosters, 14a15:
ducks, 22a3o; geese. 17a22: pigeons,
pair. 80: guinea fowl, each, 30a6O.
Dressed poultry-Turkeys, pound,
1SaS1; chickens, 20a30; ducks, 28a3O;
old ROSTERS, Is; geese, 1Sa22; capons,
2Sa35.
Eggs. loss off native and nearby
firStS dozen AZ. southern AZ
Butter, creamery good to fancy
pound. 4Sa53; prints, 53a55: nearby
creamery, 42a46; ladies, 3Oa32; rolls,
26a30; storepacked, 26a27; dairy
prints, 26a2S; process butter, 49,
No grain quotations., market closed.