Evening star., 1924-06-11
FEW PRICE CHANGES
j AT CENTER MARKET
Hens From Is to 427 Cents and
Good Chickens Is to so in
Today's Transactions.
MEAT BUSINESS is DULL
Agriculture Departments Review
of Vegetable Market.

Fowl were plentiful on the W ash-
ington commission market this morn
ing and dealers anticipated that be-
fore the day was over the price on
hens would settle around quarter
Hens have been moving satisfactorily
at % to 81 cents for the past few
days and the supply has been mod
crate.
Good chickens are bringing from
As TO so cents. it was declared. while
undersiZeS are somewhat cheaper but
not so popular.
The egg market with the commits
sion merchants was said to be a quar-
ter, while jobbers were from 8 to 5
cents higher for candled selects.
Business in the meat line as we'll
as dairy products was admittedly
fat. and merchants were anxious for
the week to move rapidly in anticipa-
tion of better conditions. Prices were
about the same in these lines.
The Department of Agriculture's
report of the vegetable market fol-
lows:
Apple Supplies Moderate.
Apples-Supplies moderate; barrels,
demand moderate; market dull;
Maryland, Virginia and West Vir-
einia. No. !, 212 inches up: winesaps,
h.OOa5.50; Ben Davis, 2.50a3.00; 21z
inches up winesaps, mostly around
500; boxes, demand moderate: market
hi' HoTlnWeSteTn, meQlum TO large
sizes extra fancy winesaps. 2.75a3.00.
taobage-Supplies moderate: demand
SLOW; market steady: Virginia, Nor
iolk section, barrel crates, pointed
type, 1.5oa1.75; homegrown. uncov-
cred barrels pointed type, 1.75a2. 90.
Cantaloupes-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate; market fairly steady; Cali
fornia- Imperial Valley, Salmon Tints,
stand Standards as 45s sos, 4ooa4ss: GOA fey. so;
mostly 1.5o. Lettuce-Supplies mod
crate; demand moderate: market
steady; homegrown, 2sdoz. crates, big
Boston type, 1.00a1.50; iceberg type,
.50al.75. Peaches-Supplies light.
s@1nd Sorh caroins a%sea' sa @arhst sasasy
large size, 2.50a3.09; small size. 2.00a
2.0o. Potatoes-Supplies liberal; de-
'mand moderate; market steady; old
Rurals, U. S. No. 1, 3.25a3.50: mostly
$50 per sack; new stock, North and
South Carolina, cloth top slat barrels
Irish cobblers,, U. S. No. 1, best 4.00a
AIS; some medium size, 3.75a4.00.
Good Strawberry Demand.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. moderate. de-
mand moderate, market about steady :
homegrown. 32-quart crates, large va
frleties, S.50a4 90; small varieties most
4ly. 250a3.00: few lower. Tomatoes
Supplies moderate. demand good for
good stock, market steady Florida S.
count, S.00a5.50; choice count. 2.00a
$50; many ripe, some decayed, fancy
and choice count, 75a2.00. String beans
Supplies heavy, demand moderate,
Carolina bushel hampers, green, 1.00a
rs; few 1.50; many refused; Virginia,
Norfolk section. 5-peck hampers, green
1.75a2.25. CucumberS-Supples liberal,
demand light, market slightly weaker; ;
South Carolina. bushel hampers, No. l,
l1.00a1.50; many refused Virginia, Nor
'folk section. u -bushel hampers. hotbed
stock. 2.00a2.25: choice. mostly $50.
Dewberries-Suppiies moderate. demand
light, market about steady: North Caro-
lima, 32-quart crates best, 3.5oa4.oo;
some poor condition, 2.ooa3.00.
Cars on Track at 8 AM. Today.
Bananas-5 unknown freight, un-
broken cars on track. Beets-50
crates South Carolina express. 124
crates Virginia boat Cabbage-s4s
California freight, broken and
unbroken cars on track. Carrots-75
crates South Carolina express, 81
baskets Virginia boat Cucumber-
cars on track. Eggplant-6 crates
Florida express. Grapefruit broken
car on track. Lettuce-7S crates Fir-
ginia boat. Mixed vegeta bles-2
broken cars on track. Mixed fruit
Florida freight, l unbroken car on
track. Lemons broken car on
track. Onions-1 California, Texas
freight; unbroken cars on track.
Oranges Il California, 1 Florida
freight; ) broken and unbroken
Ears on track. Parsley-50 bbls. Vir-
ginia boat. PeaS-I50 baskets North
Carolina express. 19 baskets Virginia
boat Potatoes-z North Carolina. 1
Michigan, ! South Carolina freight:
sos bbls. North Carolina boat: 9
broken and IL unbroksn cars on
trac. Squash-23 crates North Caro- >
lima express. Stra berries-J0 crates
North Carolina express. String beans
-1s5 baskets Florida. o65 baskets
South Carolina EST baskets North
Carolina express 351 baskets Viz
ginia boat. 1 broken and l unbroken
cars on track. TomatoeS- Florida
freight, 265 crates Florida express
broken and ) unbroken cars on track
.T>urnips-125 crates North Carolina
express. Black berries -290 crates
North Carolina express