Evening star., 1924-04-11
LOCAL MEAT MARKET
AT WEEK END STAGE
Cleanup of Stock, With Prospect
for Good Showing, Wholesale
Dealers Say.
EGG PRICES UNCHANGED
Department of Agriculture Report
on Vegetables.

washington's wholesale meat mar
ket was in the process today of being
cleaned up and the outlook for
good weeks closing was declared TO
be much better than this time last
week. Prices remained about the
same
Eggs with commission merchants
and jobbers remained unchanged, the
prices for these two classes of mer-
chants and Including various types
of sales remaining within the 25-cent
figure Butter held its own
Hens, live, looked little weaker
today. - cents being about the high
est price Indications were that this
fnWl would be weaker tomorrow.
Reccipts were fairly heavy and the
anticipated demand due to Jewish and
Easter seasons has not yet materl-
allied
Good live calves brought 12 cents
today, while commission merchants
were having a hard time selling un-
6ergrades. Top spring lambs were
priced around - cents.
Review of Vegetable Products.
Following is the Department of
Agriculture's \ report of today's veg
eLa able market:
Apples-SuppIies moderate. demand
moderate. market dull. barrels, Mary
land, Virginia and West Virginia. No. J..
= inches up, WineSa pS, 5.50a6 90; Vel
low NeWtownS. 450aJ.50: Ben Davis.
215aG.25 New York, A 2l2 inch. Bald
wins, 3.75a4.5O; boxes, northwestern,
medium TO large sizes. extra fancy
VineSaps mostly. $50 combination eX-
ira fancy and fancy Yellow Newtowns,
2.00a2. %; Stayman WineSaps, 2.00a2 %.
Asparag guS-Supplies moderate, de-
Carolina, crates dozen punches Colossal.
T.00a9.00. mostly 500 fancy. 5.00a7 90 {;
choice, 5.50a4.J0; culls. mostly 500 :;
California. crates punched green, large
sizes, mostly 500.
Market Steady.
C,abbage-S Supplies moderate. De-
rnand moderate. Market steady. Flor
bnd pointed tyje, 2.O0a2.5O- Texas,
bulk. per ton, round and fiat type,
s. o0a9000.
Celery-Supplies light Demand
r1oderate. Market steady. Florida,
1o-inch crates Golden Self, blanching
" $500, dozen stalks. mostly S4.25;
6 to dozen stalks, 4.5Oa4.65.
kettuces.supplies light. Demand
crates, Iceberg type. I to ) dozen,
mostly $50; some fair condition, 500
Onions-Supplies light Demand
Light. Market steady. Michigan and
New York, 10o-lb., sacks yellow vari-
cites, No. 1. best 225; fair quality,
medium size, 1.75aZ.00.
Potatoes-SupplieS moderate. De-
nand moderate. Market steady. Old
stock-Michigan. 150-lb. sacks Rus
set RuralS. U. :. No. /, 2.75a2.S S5 per
sack. New York. l50-lb. sacks
round whites I. S; No l. 3.s5aS; I, 90 per
head barrels Spaulding Rose, L. S.
No. I, few sales, 1900.
Spinach-Supplies moderate. De-
mand light. Market steady. Nir-
ginia, Norfolk section, cloth top ve-
peer barrels, 1.5oa1.15.
Strawberries Light supply.
! Strawberries = Supplies light; de-
mand moderate, market firm; Florida,
pony refrigerators. mostly 40 per
quart String beans - Supplies lib
eral; demand moderate, market fairly
steady; Florida, seven-eighths bushel
hampers, green. fair quality, 3.00a
400; few best 4.50a5. 90; poorer, 1.50a
200; some cCnsignmentS refused.
Sweet potatoes-Supplie very light;
demand moderate, market firm; North
Carolina, cloth-top stave barrels.
Porto Ricans No. /. 7.00a7.50; Nancy
Halls No. l, 7.50a8.00; white yams No.
/, 6.OOa6.50. Tomatoes-Supplies lib
GTdi. HdThel SISduS, SiAcS'
ripes and turning, wrapped, best,
fancy count, 5.00a5.25; choice count,
400: poorer, wide range in prices,
2.00a5.5C.
Cars on Track at AM. Today.
Apples, broken and l unbroken
cars on track; cabbage, 6 broken and
. unbroken cars on track; celery, 8
broken cars on track: potatoes, 5
Michigan, l Florida freight, A bar
rels Virginia boat, s broken and 5
unbroken cars on track; lettuce, 81
crates Georgia, 81 crates Florida, As
broken cars on track: grapefruit, 4
oranges, ! Florida freight, broken
And 4 unbroken cars on track ;
onions, / unhroken car on track; to-
nlatoes, ; Florida freight, Z broken
cars on track; beets, ! broken car on
track; Caulifiower. ! unbroken car on
track; lemons, broken car on track;
string beans. 365 baskets Florida eX
press; kale, 81 barrels Virginia boat; /;
radishes, % baskets North Carolina
express; eggplant, 80 crates Florida
express; peppers, % crates Florida
express: spinach, 146 barrels Virginia
boat; mixed vegetables, broken and l
unbroken cars on track; mixed fruit,
. broken cars on track; bananas, .
cars, reShipped, Baltimore freight, l
broken and ! unbroken car on track
strawberries, - refrigerators Florida
express; asparagus. III crates South
Carolina, . crates Georgia, 90 crates
reShipped. New York express; parsley,
% crates New York express; Brus-
sells sprouts, Is crates New York ex-