Evening star., 1924-06-25
COM MISSION ROW
IN HOLIDAY LULL
"a. ..
Wholesale Trading Slows up on
Account Of Weather and Half
Day OF at Center Market.
PRICE OF HENS WEAKENs
Pork Down to Figures Reached
Several Weeks Ago.

Warm weather, plus the closing Of
Center market and several chain
stores for half day today, took
most Of the life out of the Wash
ington wholesale market for meats.
live stock and poultry products.
Along commission row dealers
declared today was comparable to a
holiday. Receipts were none too
liberal. either, but the price on hens
appeared to be cracking under the
strain of little demand. The re-
Ported quotation was % cents for
TINS fowl, while spring chickens
were going a little better at yester-
DAYS price of 45 cents. Eggs were
a3Gout Ze cents in wholesale lots .
1ood beef appeared to be about the
most desirable meat product. Fresh
pork, with some merchants, was back
10 It's old figures of several weeks
ago-ls cents.
within the range Of 81 and 80 cents.
while butter showed no change over
yesterday. -
Vegetable Market Review.
The vegetable market as reported
oy the Department of Agriculture.
lrsh, GhaG0s:s demand Homssroxn =. supplies
,
pointed tyne, s.ooa2.5o. Cantaloupeg
Supplies liberal: demand good, mar
aet stn steady; California salmon tints,
siaI siahdards; ~ 45s S.2Sas.5o; some full
mostly ais; ponys, 5ss. 5s s.5oaaSs::
Iia1S l2s and 15s, l15al.40; mostly
I:25. Peaches-Supplies light; de-
mand moderate. market steady; Geor-
sia. 6s, Early Rose, best. mostly 500:
poorer. small, some decayed, wide
range in prices. 125a250; North Caro-
INA. es. Alexanders. large size. 3.0oa
20; medium sizes. 2.0oa2.25; Red
Birds. best. mostly 500; Greensboros,
Potato Supplies Moderate.
otatoes-Suppiies moderate: de-
mand moderate. market steady; new
stock. North Carolina and Virginia.
Norfolk section. cloth-top stave bar
rels. Irish Cobblers U. 8. No. l. best.
3;ooaS;5 so; many heated. low as $50.
Tomatoes-Supplies heavy; demand
good. market steady; Mississippi. IS.
turning, wrapped. No 1, 75aS0; few
oe bady assay.a saky lST s So sosS s. Go ss
lima, 6s turning, wrapped, wide range
IN condition, fancy and choice count.
1.0oal.75.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. moderate;
demand moderate, market steady;
Watsons. 26-2S-lb. average, 75o0a
5000; 22-24-lb. average, 6o.O0a65.o0 =
String Bean Prices Weaken.
String beans--Supplies moderate; F.;
demand moderate, market slightly
weaker; Virginia, Norfolk section. s.
Carolina, bu. hampers, green, Lisa
200.
Cucumbers-supplies liberal: de-
mand moderate. market slightly
steady; Virginia, Norfolk section, N-
400; choice, 1.25a1.5o; North Carolina,
bu. hampers, No. l, 1.5oa1.75; some re-
fused.
Sweet eorn-supplies liberal; de-
~safer Norsh carons ma.ksa sad Tsa
crates approximately doz. 1.75a2. 25;
mostly 200.
Onion Market Firm.
Dewberries-Supplie moderate; de-
mand moderate. market steady;
North Carolina. ss-qt. crates, aooa
400.
Onions-supplies light: demand
moderate, market Arm: Texas. stand
ard crates, yellow Bermudas. U. S. No.
I, 2.4oa2.5o: California standard
crates yellow Bermudas, u S. No. J.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady; New
York, crates, Big Boston type, mostly
around Z.UU, homegrown, COZ. Crates
Big Boston type, 1.25a1-75.
Cars on Track at AM. Today.
Beets, IL crates, Virginia boat; cab
bage, Maryland freight, Is crates
Virginia boat, broken car on track:
cantaloupes, California freight, IL
broken and unbroken cars on track;
carrots, 19 baskets Virginia boat; Gel
cry, LIS crates New York express;
sw eet corn. Florida freight, 81 crates
Florida, 4s5 crates North Carolina ex-
press, l broken and l unbroken cars
on track; cucumbers, 81 crates vir-
ginia boat, 2 broken and 1 unbroken
cars on track: eggplant. 81 crates
Florida express; lettuce, 1 New York
/ unbroken car on track; mixed vese-
tables, broken car on track: lemons,
I California freight. l unbroken car
on track; onions, l basket Virginia
boat; oranges, l Florida freight, }
broken and unbroken cars on track:
potatoes, 427 barrels Virginia boat,
broken and 2 unbroken cars on track:
squash. 80 crates North Carolina ex-
press; string beans, 20 baskets South
Carolina, 1872 baskets North Carolina
express, 503 baskets Virginia boat: to-
matoes, Mississippi, 1 Florida
freight IS crates Florida express, S
broken and unbroken cars on track:
watermelons, 4 Florida freight,
broken and 1 unbroken cars on track;
peaches, 500 crates North Carolina,
145 baskets Georgia express, broken
car on track; blackberries. 3S5 crates
North Carolina express.