Evening star., 1924-04-01
D.. c. MARKET TRADE
STRIDES FORWARD.
Staples Show Firmness, But
Commission Row Feels e.
feet of Weather.

The cold, damp atmosphere that
permeated Washington today favored
some and hindered other merchants
of the Washington wholesale mar
ket. Meat was firm and business took
ii bigger stride forward than yester-
day. Pork and smoked products also
shared in this Industrial tendency.
Along commission row, however,
the story was not quite so good.
Light shipments were recorded and
business was characterized as having
no snap in it. The merchants had
fair supply of poultry and eggs on
hand, but could not forecast any
change in prices over yesterday.
Fish May Rise in Price.
The prices for fish were about the
same as reported yesterday. but it
was indicated that the inclement
weather might raise them up a notch
or two by tomorrow. as contemplated
receipts are expected TO be delayed
from points down the river and at
the bay.
Reports from Richmond received
here today declare farmers who have
been able to work the past winter
and who still work in the fields when
have fine chance for good crops of
white potatoes and all the usual va
rieties of vegetables. and, further,
that the chances are good for early
supplies.
Vegetable Market Review.
The Department of Agriculture's
survey of the local vegetable market
today follows:
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate; market steady. Barrels,
Maryland, Virginia and West Vir
ginia. No l, 2h inches up. winesaps,
5.50a6.OO; Ben Davis, SOOa3.50; de-
licious. 550a7.00. Bushel baskets. New
York. Baldwins and Rhode Island
Greenings. No. l, fair quality. l.25.
Boxes, northwestern. medium to large
sizes, extra fancy winesaps. 2.50a2. rs,
mostly 2.75; some poor condition, 200
a2.25; yellow Newtowns, 2.25a2.35;
Stayman winesaps, mostly 2.25; fancy
Romes. 2.00a2.25.
New York, light; demand moderate;
market steady. California, crates
punched green, large sizes, mostly
500; medium sizes. mostly 500.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate: de-
mand mode rate; market steady; new
stock. Florida. Il -bushel hampers.
pointed type, best. 2.25a2.35: Copen-
hagens, fair condition, 200; crates fiat
Dutch, fair quality, 2.5Oa275: Texas,
bulk, per ton, fiat type, so 00aS5.00.
Celery-SupplieS moderate; demand
moderate; market steady; Florida, 10
inch crates, Golden Self -blanChing, in
the rough, AS dozen stalks, 425a4.50; i;
dozen stalks 3.75a4.00.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market steady; Cali
fornia, crates. Iceberg type, dozen,
b.50a5. IS: Florida, l u -bushel hampers,
big Boston type, small size, most
ly, 800.
Supply of Onions.
Onions = Supplies light; demand
light; market fairly steady; Ohio and
srr,, Il r,NI-r, lz,,,-
rieties, No. /. 2.25a2.5O; some medium
size, 200. Spinach-Supplies liberal:
demand moderate; market slightly
weaker; Texas bushel baskets. 1.60a
1.75; Virginia, cloth-top veneer bar
rels, few sales, 2.5Oa2.75. Sweet po-
moderate; market firm: North Caro-
lima, cloth-t top stave barrels white
yams, No. l, 6.00a650; yellow va
rieties, S:Ooas.o0: South Carolina five
peck hampers Porto Ricans, mostly
ESQ. Strawberries--Florid express
receipts moderate; demand moderate e
for good stock; market slightly
weaker; Florida refrigera tors. best,
4oa5O; many poor condition. 25a35 per
quart. PotatoeS-Supplies liberal; de-
mand moderate; market firm; old
stock, Michigan, 15G-pound sacks Rus
set Rurals. U. S. No. l, 2.50a2.65 per
sack; New York, 150-pound sacks
Round Whites, L. 6. No. /, 2.S5a3. 90
head barrels Spaulding Rose, L. s. No.
!, 400. String beans-Supplies mod
crate; market fairly steady; Florida,
seven -eighthS- bushel hampers, green
4.00a5OO: ordinary quality, 3.00a4. 90 !:
wax, wide range in prices, 2.00a4. 90.
Cars on Track mt nm. Today.
Bananas. unknown freight, un-
broken cars on track: apples, l Wash
tngton, 2 West Virginia freight, 4
broken and unbroken cars on track {:
cabbage, 2 Florida, l Texas freight, Z
broken and unbroken cars on track ;
celery, 4 broken and unbroken cars
York freight; Is bbls.. Virginia, boat
IL broken and Is unbroken cars on
track; lettuce, l California, freight, sc
crates. North Carolina express, 4
broken and unbroken cars on track /:
grapefruit, ! Florida freight, brok-
en- and unbroken cars on track
oranges, 6 Florida freight, 9 broken
ana unbroken cars on track; onions,
! unbroken car on track: tomatoes, 3
Florida freight, 26 crates Florida ex-
press, broken 9sG unbroken cars
on track; caniifiow-t | broken car on
track: string beans, 1877 baskets Flor
ida express; lemons. l unbroken car
on track; radishes, % baskets North
Carolina express; eggplant, Sc crates
FIorlda express: spinach, 421 barrels
virginia boat, 1 broken and l un-
broken car on track; mixed veg
etables, ! broken car on track; mixed
fruit, L broken car on track; straw
berries, Is refrigerators Florida ex-
press; parsley, IS crates Florida eX-
press asparagus. 20 crates New York
express; brussel sprouts. 25 crates
New York express; kale, 81 barrels
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