Evening star., 1924-04-09
PRODUCE MARKET
.. At NORMAL STAGE
Only Slight Departures From
Regularity Noted in Local
Wholesale Trade.

Slight departures from The regu-
Sarity that has characterized the
Washington wholesale market for
the past several days were noted
this morning with the advance in
price of hens to about - and y cents
4 pound. ReCeipLs were said 10 Ice
moderate. \ few broiiers nut in ap-
p-,lranCe and were generally retort-
ID 10 be selling around the 53-ceui
mark Eggs were firm. the commits
sion merchants asking from u TO -
and a fraction. Eggs with jobhers
alsS stayed within the gJ-cenl llg-
ure
Reer was selling r,rstey =zoo,o To-Day
and il appeared Jhar tho lI-rent price
would stay for littl" white. In
some quarters hams were reported
onc-haf cent in advance while pork
vas said hy some Wholesalers To he
weaker. II cents being tAo approx
innate quotation.
The fish marF>as san was holding
tfS own.
Good bananas wrr.. IA evidence and
we're reported SD ur Grrdtr prices
Review Of NrurtabIc Market.
tEIiHt4.s .i~ ."#il uN LrNa' ttuvHi
Or A2ri, 'turr reporters. follow.
ApplcS--~uupt-S moderate: demand
light. HarH-f dull Earr, isl Mary
taud. Nir- ui.. .ud West Ntr@lutH. NJ.
y \. im,he= n.y.. Njnr$ap~ 5..plG- 90.
Ben Davis. ".Uma&An, 2h4 tucn,S up.
n in"saps 4.5n..I.un. New York. y
-i.-In,h .uiGEIl~. ftir color. 4.uua
49," Bu~h,I~--N,H York. IaldNsius,
30. t. 1.a l.,,u- Boxes Northwest
...ri. .T55.. fr. large sjZrS. extra
4gr
poor condition.. l95a2.nu. combination
extra fancy and fancy yellow New
'nH'tS. -.r.a-..i-, mostly -.
A~para L -li%--~uTUii f.ou,r,tta. Dc
rauu light. market steady. CaIifor-
ma. crates huu,h.d green. larGp Sizt.
mostly 500. south Carolina. crates.
doz,u hareh-~. unGrad,d. toul1.oo,
f-N higher t'rpaalr- Supplies mod
-rat,. demand moderate: market
r.ru: Fier5d;l ig-iush bu~h-l ham
rt-F~. C"p,uha gems. 1.g-I2 SO. Tc&as.
bulk per tom round amt 0at type.
-5.Uta&5.Hu. erA-Suprlirs muder-
ate, demand tuht: warl.,t steady
Florida. lo-lnrh crates. Golden self
flau"rin- i'm tho vou-n. 4-s dozen
E0stlv 4nu. Lffr1igc--upriie~ light:
demand H@ht. market firm: Califor-
MA. crates. Iceberg type - dozen.
"U- n.a". - tEr tstIT e"Nul ton. a.to-
ouiuuS-Suppii's li-ht, druaud light:
market steady. bn." ana Mi"hig5.n,
1yG-puuuG sacks. YELLOW varieties. NJ.
] best mostly -; ordinary quality
and condition. low as 10
Potut" supplies Moderate.
otato,s-Supult,s moderate: de-
nlard moderate: market steady ola
stock Michigan l5o-pound sack
RJssot lturais, T. :. 40. l. 2.65a2 s.
per pack. New York, i50-pound sacks
round whites. L. s No l. 2S5:,2. 90
per sack; new stock Florida, double
jIead barrel IS Spauldiug Rose. l. :
no. !. i2.ph,l2-Iu. Sp,naCh-Suppiie~
heavy, demand light. market fairly
steady: Virginia Norfolk section
cioth-top veneer barrels. 1.5aal.55,
few 200. String beans ~ Supplies
moderate; market steady. Flor. dst.
= bu. hampers. green. fair quality. :. 00a
$50. wax, @.10a2 -. Prppers-Sup-
plies light: market steady; Florida
crates. fancy. 100, choice. 2.00a3.5"
Tomatoes - Supplies Il@hJ: mar X I
hrm for good stock. Florida skies.
ripeS and turning. wrapped. fancy
count. hest. $40. ehp. c- count. t,r~t,
&.15at.U0. Carrots-Suppjies moder-
at'. market steady. T-NaS. nuShel
baskets, 2.35a2.5u mostly 80. Beets-
supple. moderate: market steady !:
Texas, bushel baskets, -.25a2.50. mostly