Evening star., 1924-05-31
PROVISIONS MARKET
NOTES FAIR DEMAND
Light Receipts in Live Stock and
Dairy Products Reported by
Commission Merchants.
IN PRICES SLIGHT
Vegetable Supplies Reviewed by
Department Bureau.

Light receipts and a fair demand
had a STRENGTHENING effect on the
nroducts of the commission market
in live stock and dairy products. al
though very little advance in prices
was noted.
Eggs with commission merchants
sold at a quarter in wholesale lots,
il was reported while jobbers had
fresh nearby selects, candied on the
market for one cent under thirty.
They quoted the straight run, can
died, at 81 cents.
The hen price still was about a
quarter.
Meats did not clean up as rapidly
as was expected, but dealers did not
have much, if any, to carry over In
their refrigerators until Monday.
Vegetable Supplies Noted.
The vegetable market here as re-
ported by the Department OF Agrl-
culture follows:
Cabbage-Supplies liberal; demand
good: market strong; South Carolina
and Virginia Norfolk section, oarrei
crates, pointed type, mostly around
200: South Carolina, II -bushei nam M
pers. pointed type, poor quallty' l.ou;
I
slow: market steady: California. sal
mon tints standards, iJs, i00a '.5o'
pony 45s and 54s, 5.0Oa5.5o; Mexican dn n,
salmon tintS. pony 45S ana o4s' 4;oo
a50O Onions-Supplies moderate ue
mand slow: market stronger; IeAaS,
standard crates. yellow Bermudas, U.
: No. l. 2oOa2 %. Potatoes-Supplles
liberal; new stock. demand moderate;
market steady: Florida. double -heao
barrels Spaulding Rose, T. ;. NO. l.
best mostly around $50; fair quality.
90. south Carolina cloth-to stat
! barrels. Irish Cobblers. Z. ;. NO. /.
mostly $50: old stock. demand 1snl;
market steady: Michigan, l5o- -pounooo no
sacks. Russet Rurals, l. ,. NO l. '00
a3.25. ,.,. d.,,snd
light; market steady: FLORIDA os,
ripes and turning, wrapped pe'
fancy count mostly i.5O: some over
ripe, wasty, 3.O0a4 90: choice, count
hest. 3.5oa4o0: ordinary condition.
overripe, wasty, i5as.oo.
Good supply. Market Stronger.
Strawberries-Sup liberal; de-
uand good market stronger: Nortn
Carolina. 32-quart crates MlsslonaIys'
wide range quality ana coHul.Iol'
o.00a350: ordinary condl tlon' low as
80 per crate; Virginia, NorIolK
section. 81 and so quart crates mis-
sionarys. mostly around 10 per quart.
few higher. LettuceIsupphes Herth Hei,
carolina. 5-peck hampers Big Bos-
TON type. best, 1.50a2.00: some ordl-
nary condition. 50a1.oo. String neans
Supplies moderate: demand Ilsne'
market steady south south Gano.,na' lnen oa
Peas-Supplies liberal: demano iisn.' @
market steady: Virginia, Norfolk sec
tion. 5-peck hampers, small, 2.zoa
80: poor condition. 1.oo.
,irhts market steady; Florida, pepper
crates, medium size. mostly alouno
on: fair quality, 2.50a5.o0. Peppers
ESunpIies moderate, demand moder-
ate. market steady; FionIda' m craces' G,
rnuhers@Supplies liberal. demand
light. market dull; Florida. square
bnshel crates. No. I, best, 2.00a2.5O;
ordinary quality, low as LOO.
Arrivals Past "a Hours.
Apples-l Virginia freight, 2 brok-
en- and ! unbroken cars on track
Bananas Baltimore, Nd, 1relsn,.
! broken car on track. Beets-256
crates North Carolina express, II
crates. Virginia boat. Cabbage
baskets Virginia boat. broken cars
on track CarrotS-342 baskets Soutn
Carolina express. s baskets Virginia
bo.t | unbroken car on track. CauI-
rower-1 broken car on track. Gu
,umbers-1 Florida freight, 227 crates
South Carolina, 115 crates FLORIDA
express, 81 crates Virginia boat, 1
broken and l unbroken car on track.
Eggplant-1O5 crates Florida express;
Grapefruit-1 Florida freight,
broken and unbroken cars on
track. Lettuce South Carolina
freight. 1875 crates Virginia boat,
broken and 2 unbroken cars
on track Mixed vegetables
North Carolina freight. broken
cars on track. Mixed fruit Florida
freight, / broken car on track. Lem
ons-1 broken and l unbroken car on
track. Onions-1 California, 4 Texas
freight broken and Z unbroken cars
on track. Oranges California, 2
Florida freight, 3 broken and uno
broken cars on track. Parsley-I3
barrels Louisiana express. Peas-S6o
baskets South Carolina express, TOO
baskets Virginia boat. Peppers-s6
crates Florida express. Potatoes
FLORIDA. Z South Carolina, l Michigan
freight, II barrels Virginia boat, IL
track. Squash-5oS baskets South
North Carolina freight. Soo crates
North Carolina express. 1856 crates
Virginia boat broken cars on track
String beams South Carolina
freight. $50 baskets Florida, 6ss bas-
kets south Carolina, $50 baskets 6ets
on track. Tomatoes Florida
freight, fr 5 broken and unbroken
cars ON track Turnips-S5 baskets
North Carolina express.
May 30-Lettuce-313 crates vir-
ginia boat. Beets-60 crates Xyirginiia yiia
boat Peas-5S5 baskets Virginia
boat. Strawberries-277 crates Vir-
tyinia boat Cucumbers-60 crates
Virginia boat.