Evening star., 1924-05-06
POULTRY IN MARKET
IN AVERAGE DEMAND
Fairly Active Business Is Report
ed Today by Local Commis-
sion Merchants.
BUTTER TENDENCY HIGHER
Report by Federal Bureau en- Veg
etable Supplies,

With receipts from nearby points
light to moderate. commission mer-
chants conducted an average business
today on virtually the same prices
that were offered last week. All
prices among the dealers were not
alike, but the general situation in this
regard, as far as could be determined,
was:
Hens, - cents a pound; eggs. %
, 'lnslde price, ! TO cents higher for
D smaller lots and according to types
ing 10 size; spring lambs, IS; calves.
4 Butter with jobbers. while un-
Changed in settled" price. had a
higher tendency today, influenced by
a rising market in other points
Eggs were still the same, around IS
cents dozen, candled. fresh.
Fresh beef and pork and smoked
products moved along at yesterdays s
prices.
Report on Vegetable supply.
Vegetables were reported by the
AppleS-SupplieS moderate; demand
light; market dull. Barrels-Mary-
land, Virginia and West Virginia, No.
J, 2h inches up. Winesaps and Vel
low Newtowns, 4.50a5.50; Ben Davis,
15oa3.0O Boxes-N or I h w s e n,
medium to large sizes. extra fancy,
Winesaps, so; yellow Newtowns.
2.25a2.50; combination extra fancy
and fancy Yellow Newtowns, 2. 00a2. 25
Asparagus-Supplies modeTate; de-
mand moderate; market steady, South
Carolina. dozen bunch crates, large
size, 66oa7.00; medium size, 5.0oa
$50; small size mostly, 400. Cabbage
Supplies moderate; demand moder-
ton, round and fiat type. S5.0oa1oo.o0;
South Carolina u bushel hampers,
pointed type, 2.50a2.75. Onions-Sup-
plies light; demand light, market
steady. New stock; Texas, standard
crates, Yellow Bermudas. U. S. No. /.
loo-lb sacks, yellow varieties, No. 1,
best, 200; poorer, 1.ooa1.50- Straw
berries-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate; market steady. North Car
slina, 80 quart; crates MiSsionarys.
hest. 5.50a6.OO; some holdoyers, fair
, condition. 5.00a4.50.
Potato supply Moderate.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate; market steady; new
stock, Florida. double-head barrels,
Spaulding Rose. United States No. /,
S.0oaS.25: old stock. Michigan. 15O-
pound sacks, RusSet Rurals, unitea
states No. /. 2.50a2.60 per sack; New
York, 150-pound sacks, Round Whites.
United States No. l, mostly 2.S5 per
sack String beans-Supplies light; de-
mand moderate, market fairly steady;
Florida, T-bushel hampers, green.
best, mostly 400; ordinary quality.
wide range in prices, 1.50a3.o0. Peas
Supplies liberal; demand moderate;
market steady; South Carolina, ousnel
hampers, large, mostly ESQ, few 300.
fairly steady; Florida. pepper crates,
white, mostly 400. TomatoeS-Sup-
plies light; demand moderate; market
strong: Florida, SKIES. ripe ana turn
ing, wrapped. best fancy count, 6eoa
$50. choice count. 5.00a5.50; 216s, $50
a4.00 Lettuce-Supplies moderate;
demand moderate; market steady
California, crates Iceberg type, 5.ooa
500 South Carolina, crates Iceberg
type best, 100 ordinary quality, Zoo
a2.J6-
Cars on Track at AM. Today.
APPLES. | broken and | unbroken cars
IN track: asparagus. As crates South
Carolina, - crates reshipped New York
express. 6 baskets Virginia BOAT od-
nanas, unknown feight, broken ana
unbroken cars on track; beetS, 90
baskets Virginia boat; cabbage, Texas
freigbt1 4 broken and l unbroken cars
Aon track carrots, l Texas freight,
n 3inbroken car on track; caullhoWeP'
Baskets Virginia boat; celery, l prokeh
ar on track; eggplant, % crates fioI-
ia express; grapefruit Florloa
eight, broken and unbroken cars
Sn track; lettuce, South Carolina
freight. 55 baskets North Carolina ex-
press. SO crates Virginia boat, broken
and ; unbroken cars on track mxed
vegetables, l broken car on track; mixed
fruit l unbroken car on track; lemons,
/ California freight, broken and un-
broken cars on track; onions, l broken
car on track; oranges, Florida
California freight, 10 broken and IL un-
broken cars on track; parsley, barrels
louisiana express: peas 5S baskets
SosIth Carolina express peppers, SO
rates Florida express potatoes,
FLORIDA, 3 Michigan freight broken
and "A unbroken cars on track spinach.
10 barrels Virginia boat: Strawberries,
900 crates North Carolina 10 crates
south Carolina express; string beans,
125 baskets Florida, 1 basket Virginia
express tomatoes, so crates Florida ex-
press broken cars on track