Evening star., 1924-03-28
PRODUCE MARKET
LACKS BR|SKNESS
Local Wholesale Trade Ex-
perlencing Week End Con-
dltlonS Today.

The large sprinkle" OF fish which
dealers along the wharf had expected
would arrive today failed to put in
appearance. with the result that
Wholesale prices for the sea food arc
Still high. by way OF illustration, it
was declared, today shad roe was
selling between h. and % cents a
pound. This and other kinds of fish
are very scarce. Il was explained. I'm
certainty now surrounds the time of
afrlNai of a good batch Of fish, but il
was thought the market should be
We'll supplied by Monday.
week end business prevailed on the
wholesale market. With some prod
Erts II was br;SEer than others, but
binary. Good beef had a higher tend
fncN and was firm. Price quotations
were - 10 Il cents a pound. Medium
peer sold at II to Il cents, and cows
II To II cents. From these different
grades, all cuts of beef are obtain
able.
Fresh Pork and Smoked Meats.
FRESH pork also had ii higher tend
ehc\' top grade being prices with
some Wholesalers at ~ to 30 cents a
pound. Smoked meats continue to
uraW the same price that the mark ct
- ouSnt the flrSt of the week. Choice
lambs were % to 80 cents
Plenty of live hens were on com
5l'sslon row and with lack of good
uehRdhd they dropped another cent
over yesterday. although the general
nrtce seemed to be - cents Il pound
nc inside price on eggs was 81
cents Tor wholesale lots, smaller sales
"Itisihs Il cent more in price Pack
erS price for nearby after the eggs
Fro, 800 oeen sorted and candled were
Ilpui % TO % cents Il dozen. Butter
NnIie not changed in price, was de-
Jared Jared 10 be little groggy. the fore
iuHner OF drop predicted for it at
the first of the week.
Sli bahanas were cheaper and the de-
nlahu was not so good. Prices were
aoout 81: 30 to $3.50. according TO size
anu condition of the lunches.
eSetable Market Showing.
me bureau of agricultural eco
hoIllcs. Department of Commerce. re-
rortS the vegetable market TODAY as
,AaPples-Supplios moderate: demand
moderate. market firm: barrels. Mar
LdId' Virginia and West Virginia. No
!, Il inches up: Winesaps. 55oas 90
T~tle iair quality, 4.O0aJ.0O; Stayrnan
=, " lhsSapS, 4.IOa5.0h; Ganos. S.o5a3.75,
zen Davis, 3.00a3 so: various yarietiee
Now York. Raldwins and Rhode Is
lana Greenings. No. ]. fair quality
ia .oV' boxes. Washington. and
oregon: medium to large sizes, extra
lahc[ WIncSapS, mostly $50: Stav-
man WlneSaps, 2.l 5a2.@5: Yellow New
towns. mostly 2.25: Delicious 4 o0a
30: Virginia, York Imperials. me-
gium TO large sizes. fancy, fair con-
u'tioh. La. Sparagus-Supplies light
demand light; market steady; Cali
lnrhla. crates. green punched large
sizes. mostly. $50. Cabba age-Supplfes
moderate: demand moderate: Inarke
nrn; Florida, / = -bushel hampers.
pointed type, 2.25a2.5o; Texas. bulk
per ton. fiat type. so oOaS5. 90. Celery
supplies light; demand moderate
market steady; Florida, 10-inch crates
Soiden self -blanching. in the rough
aah: dozen, mostly. 4.00a4 so: 21a and
dozen stalks, S.75ai.25. Lettuce
Supplies. light; demand. good: mar
ket firm: California. crates. Iceberg
type, ia5: dozen. 5.25a5.50; mostly
DO. Onions-Supplies light: demand
n!oderate' market steady: Ohio and
Michigan, l00-pound sacks. Yellow
varieties. No. !. mostly. 30.
Demand Moderate.
Pofatoes-Supplies moderate: de-
mard moderate: market steady; Mich
lgaH- I1o-pound sacks, ruSset ruraiS
No. J, 2.30ao.75 per sack: New York
I5O-pound sacks. round whites. L. s
NO, J. mostly 800 per sack. Spinach
Supplies light: demand moderate;
market steady: Texas, bushel basket
l..3a2-O0. mostly 200; Virginia. Nor
folk section, cioth-top veneer barrel
mostly 100. Sweet potatoes-Supplies
very light. demand moderate: market
firm: North Carolina, cloth top. stave
harrciS, white vans, No. !. 6.00a6 80
F., some showing decay. low as 500
string bsanS-Supplies light; demand
good for good stock: market firm;
best, 900: wax, ordinary quality
%. Tomatocs-SuppIieS moderate;
market steady: Florida. skies. ripes
ana turning. wrapped, fancy count
ordinary quality. l.50a26O Straw bcr
ri'S-SuppiieS very light: market
firm: Florida. refrigerators. 6ea7o,
mostly - per ct.
Cars On Track at AM. To-day.
Apples, one Washington freight. four
broken and three unbroken cars on
track: cabbage, one Florida, one
Tennessee, one Texas freight. six
broken and three unbroken cars on
track celery, two broken and one
inbroken cars on track: potatoes, one
NnW York freight, forty-three barrels
Virginia boat, six broken and five
unbroken cars on track; sweet DO
tatoes, one South Carolina freight.
one unbroken car on track; lettuce.
three broken and one unbroken cars
on track: grapefruit two Florida
freight, three broken and two un-
broken cars on track: oranges, two
Florida freight, three broken and
four unbroken cars on track: onions.
one broken and one unbroken car
on track: tomatoes, one Florida
freight. hfty-seVen crates Florida ex-
press, four broken and one unbrok en-
cars on track: carrots. one broken
car on track; cauliflower, three
broken cars on TRACK; string beans,
cightN-tive baskets Florida: straw
berries. one refrigerator Flor
ida express; radishes. fifteen baskets
South Carolina express: eggplant
twenty-Scven crates FLORIDA express
peppers, siXty-five crates Florida ex-
press; spinach, 100 barrels Virginia
boat, one broken car on track: mixed
vegetables, four broken and one un-
broken car on track: mixed fruit one
Florida freight, one unbroken car on
track; bruSsel sprouts, twenty crates
New York express; kale, 66S barrels
Virginia boat: watercress, sixty-four
barrels Virginia boat; asparag gus,
twenty crates New York express, re-
shipped.