Evening star., 1924-05-17
MARKET AT WEEK END
NOTES few CHANGES
Scarcely ANY Products Left Over
and Business at Salts
factory Stage.
DECLINE IN FOOD PRICES
Department Bureau So Reports for
Entire United States.

The Washington wholesale market
closed the weeks business today in a
satisfactory manner, scarcely any
products being left. The meat hooks
were clean. and commission mer
chants dealing in poultry. sold what
fowl they had left at retail prices.
An average decline of per cent in
retail food prices in the United States
during the month ending April Is was
reported today by the Labor Depart
ments bureau of statistics. The trend
OF wholesale commodity prices also
continued downward during the
month, the bureaus weighted index
lumber, including 404 commodities.
declining to 14S, as compared with
80 for the month before.
Decreases in retail food prices in
ffty-one of the fifty-two cities for
which figures were reported ranged
from per cent at Buffalo, Minneapo-
lis. New Orleans, Providence and
Scranton to less than | per cent at
Atlanta. Los Angeles, Portland, ore"
ending April Is the average decrease
was given at ! per cent.
Drup in Prices Analysed.
Decreases in foodstuffs and metals
we're chiefly responsible for the
average drop in wholesale commod- =
ity prices during the month Small
er decreases were reported IN the
groups of cloths and clothing, fuel
and lighting and chemicals and
drugs.
Farm products on the other hand,
showed an increase, due to advances
III cattle. hogs, sheep, poultry, cotton,
hay, potatoes and peanuts. No change
hr,i1 inOr afar riale @
house furnishing goods and miscel-
l3neous com mmoditieS.
The general commodity price level
for April was nearly per cent lower
than in the same month last year.
Vegetable Market Report.
The Department of Agriculture s
report Of the vegetable market here
follows:
Apples-Supplies moderate: demand
very very slow; market dull: very few few
Virginia. No. l, 2i@ inches up, Wine
saps, 4.50aJ.50: Ben Davis 2.25a3. 90:
boxes. Northwestern. Winesaps. extra
fancy, medium to large sizes,
80. Asparagus = Express receipts
light; demand slow: market steady:
eastern shore Maryland, ? dozen
bunch crates all sizes. 2.50a5.00:
South Carolina, dozen bunch crates,
fancy, 2.00a2.S0: choice, 1.00a1.50.
Cabbage - Supplies light: demand
good: market steady: South Carolina.
barrel crates. Wakefields. 4.00a4. so:
Virginia. barrel crates, pointed type,
400. Onions-New stock; supplies
moderate; demand moderate; market
steady: Texas, standard crates. yell
low Bermudas. L. $. No. !. mostly
225; old stock. no sales reported.
Potatoes-New stock: supplies liberal;
demand good: market steady: Florida,
double head barrels, Spaulding Rose.
L. S. No. l. $50: old stock, supplies
liberal. demand good, market steady;
Michigan, 150-lb. sacks. Russet Ru-
rails, L. S. No. i. mostly around ESQ
per sack; New York. l50-lb. sacks,
round whites, L. S. No. /, 800 per
sack.
Supplies Heavy. Demand Good.
Strawberries-Sup heavy; de-
mand good. market stronger; North
Carolina. 32-quart crates. KlondikeS
and MisSionarys. best, i.o0a450; poor,
3.00a3.50: some hold-over soft leaky
low as 200. String beans-Supplie es
moderate: demand moderate: market
steady: Florida, u bushel hampers.
green. 4.00a5.00. Peas-Supplies very
heavy: demand slow; market dull and
VI eak: North and South Carolina.
bushel hampers. small, 1.o0al.2 s.;
telephones, 1.50a1.75. few 200. Egg
plant and peppers-No supplies on
market. TomatoeS-Supplies of good
stock light; demand good for good
stock. slow for ordinary: market
steady: Florida 6s. ripes and turning,
wrapped, best fancy, count, 7.ooa7. so;
some ordinary condition. 4.00a6.oO:
poorer. low as 200: Missi ssippi. 4
basket carriers. ripes and turning.
wrapped, 800. Squash = Supplies
light: demand moderate: market
steady; Florida. crates 400. Can
taloupes - Supplies light; demand
moderate; market steady: Mexico.
standards, ASS, Salmon Tints, 5.0oa
$50.
Arrivals for Past "a Hours.
Apples-1 Washington freight. .
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Asparagus-60 crates Georgia, and II
crates South Carolina express Black
berries-1 crate South Carolina ex-
press. Beets-25 crates Virginia boat.
Cabbage South Carolina freight;
c25 crates Virginia boat; 1 broken
and 1 unbroken cars on track. Car
rots-5 barrels, New Orleans, La. ex-
press; II crates Virginia boat Cauli-
f1ower-100 baskets Virginia boat
Celery broken car on track Gu
cumber-165 crates Florida express
Eggplant-100 crates Florida express
Grapefruit Florida freight,
broken and unbroken cars on track
Iettuce-57 baskets. Virginia boat 5
broken cars on track Mixed vege-
tables South Carolina freight 2
broken and 1 unbroken cars on track.
Mixed Fruit unbroken car on
track. Lemons unbroken car on
track. Onions-1 broken and | un-
broken cars on track. Oranges-1
Florida freight. broken and 3 un-
broken cars on track. Peas-1 700
baskets. North Carolina express. and
IS crates South Carolina express.
Pears-2,50 baskets South Carolina
express Peppers-56 crates Florida
express. Potatoes Michigan. l New
York, 3 Florida freight, 5 broken and
unbroken cars on track. Straw
berrie-1 400 crates North Carolina
express, 10 crates Virginia boat, !
broken car on track. String Beans
6 crates Florida, 135 baskets, Florida
3S5 baskets. North Carolina, 55 crates
South Carolina express, Tomatoes
Florida, / Mississippi freight.
broken and 3 unbroken cars on track.
Turnips-135 baskets North Carolina