Evening star., 1924-04-24
1N1 SLIGHT CHANGE
IN MARKET PRICES
Local Wholesalers Report Butter
and Live Fowl Advanced
Point or Two.
COMMISSION TRADE DULL
Vegetable Supplies Noted by De-
partment of Agriculture.
COMMISSION TRADE DULL

A slight change in two of the prod
ucts on the Washington wholesale
market OF meats and dairy products
was reported today among some
merchants. Butter of one quality ad-
vanced l cent and live fowl with
some commission merchants hit the
2I-cent figure and brought 2S at
times.
commission merchants business
was understood To be draggy, due to
lack of receipts. Beyond a scarcity
81 mems, which mad a slight effect on
price, no other changes were noted
on account Of the shortage.
GOOD fresh beef occupied the same
,1te2ory II WAS placed in at the first
o. the week. dealers reported. II and
- cents being the quotation for the
best quality
Supplies of Vegetables:
Ne&etables, reported by the De-
pa -""t Cf A"riculture follow.
Apples-Supplies moderate. demand
IlSht' market dun; barrels. MARYLAND
Virginia and West Virginia. No.
si2 inches upD, WinesapS and yell
LOW LOW NcWtownS, 5.00aJ.50; Ben Davis.
-.''az.z2. few $50; boxes, Northw est
.rn, medium to large size. extra fancy
!" lheSapS. 2.50a2.75; Yellow New
towns. 2.25a2.50: combination extra
fancy and fancy Yellow Newtowns.
o-ne't2 70; Z grade Winesaps. lisa
2pp. sparagus-s;upplics liberal: de-
Itahd HEht; market dull: California.
crates. colossal. 800; fancy. around
foo: choice, 2.50a3.00: South Carolina.
crates, dozen lunches, colossal. 500:
laHcN. 100; choice, 500; Georgia,
crates dozen lunches colossal. under
size. TO: fancy, 400. Cabba age-Sup-
plies hight: demand moderate: market
steady, Texas, fiat and round types
barrel crates around 500; Florida,
+ -buSh"l hampers. pointed tyne, $50
"@.o0. OnionS-SupplieS light; demand
!L@ht; market steady; Ohio and New
hfk, loo~ppund sacks yellow va
riHttcs. No. l. 2.50a3.00 Potatoes
Supplies liberal; demand moderate:
market steady: old stock, Mchg gan.
l.o-pound sacks Russet Rurals, Unit
81 states No. l, 2.1ja2S5 per sack:
New York, 150-pound sacks Round
" WhitcS. United States, No. / mostly
500 per sack: new stock. Florida,
d"ubl"- head barrels Spaulding Rose,
United states, No. l, 1900; No. Is. 700
a'-50; No. IS, 5.50a6.00
Receipts Very Light.
Strawberries. express receipts very
light; supplies cleaned up; demand
good market strong; Florida. pony
r'friE"rators, r. wide range quality and
. condition; best. 40a45; poorer, 20a30;
L.
Spinach, supplies moderate: demand
light. market steady: Virginia, Nor
folk section, barrels l.50a2.00; poor
quality, loo. String beans, supplies
liberal; demand light. market steady;
Florida, seven eighth -hushel ham
pers green best, 3.00a3 so; few. 400;
poorer, e.00a2.50. Peas, supplies light;
demand moderate. market steady;
South Carolina. huShel hampers. large,
f.50a5.0h; small, 3.59a4.Q0. Peppers,
supplies light: demand moderate,
naTke steady: Florida. crates, large.
few sales, +..50a5.00; small, 3.00a3.50;
fair quality. 1.50a2 30. Tomatoes, sup
plies moderate: demand moderate,
market steady; Florida. skies, ripes
and turning, wrapped. best fancy.
count, 450a5.00; choice, count. 4.o0a
.. some ripe. 3.25a3.50. Lettuce,
supplies moderate: demand light:
California. crates. iceberg type. 6.00a
G.5o North Carolina. fve-peck ham
l'"rs. head lettuce, fair quality. 4.00a
40: leafy, 800. Cucumhers, supplies
mod, rate; demand light; Florida,
hushel crates, No. |. 100; No. ,, 500.
Arrivals for Past Twenty-fOur Hours.
Apples, / Virginia, l unknown
freight, broken and ! unhroken cars
on track; cabbage. l Texas freight, l
broken and / unbroken cars on track:
celery | Florida freight, broken and
] unbroken cars on track; potatoes, l
Florida, Michigan. l New York
freight, % barrels Virginia boat, l3
broken and unbroken cars on track:
lettuce, l65 crates North Carolina and
10 crates Louisiana express, broken
car on track; grapefruit, 3 Florida
freight, broken and l unbroken cars
on track: oranges, Florida freight,
broken and unhroken cars on track:
onions, / Ohio freight, ] broken and
! unhroken cars on track; tomatoes,
- crates Florida express, 3 broken
cars on track; beetS and carrots, l un-
broken ear on track; string beans, 120
baskets Florida express; peas, III
baskets South Carolina express;
Iadishcs - baskets North Carolina
express, IL barrels Virginia boat:
peppers. 80 crates Florida express;
spinach, 13J barrels Virginia boat,
broken car on track; mixed vege-
tables, / Texas freight. 3 broken cars
ON track: mixed fruit, > broken cars
on track, strawberries, Il refrigera-
Tors and Il crates Florida express;
asparagus, % baskets and 256 crates
South Carolina, 90 crates reshipped
New York express, l broken car on
track; parsley, 4 baskets Louisiana
express bananas, . broken and l un-
broken cars on track.