Evening star., 1924-06-13
LIVE STOCK PRICES
I DROP IN DISTRICT
commission Houses Report Slight
ly Lower Rates on Calves,
Sheep and Lambs.
EGGS ON UPWARD TREND
Vegetable Market Reviewed by
: Agriculture Department.

A change in the price of live stock
was noted on the Washington whole
sale commission market today. Top
calves were reported at .. Medium
grades sold for and the best poor
calf could bring was cents pound
IT was said. Spring lambs seem to
have left the 15-cent figure, their
price being placed by dealers at Is
and Ia cents per pound. Sheep and
poor calves were in about the same
class, the former being quoted at 3
ITO cents per pound.
Eggs with jobbers. were understood
to be as high as 81 cents dozen for
selects, while 2S seemed to be good
eggs. From all indications. il is de-
. clared, the price of eggs is on the up
ward climb.
Hens recovered the 26-cent figure
after a weakening spell of day or
two; chickens were ranged from 40
to so and leghorns so to So cents a
pound.
The fresh meat market was in the
process of being cleaned up for the
week and it was predicted very little
would be left by tomorrow afternoon.
The Department of Agriculture's
vegetable market report here follows:
Apple Supplies Light.
Apples-,Supplies light: barrels. de-
mand light; market dull; Maryland,
Virginia and West Virginia. No. l.
% inches up. Winesaps. 5.oOa5.5 };
moderate; market steady; northwest
ern, medium to large SHES. extra
fancy Winesaps, 2.75a3.00. Cabbage
supplies liberal: demand light; mar
ket fairly steady: Virginia. Norfolk
section, barrel
1.3oa1.50: home grown, uncovered
barrels. pointed type, mostly 150.
Cantaloupes-Supplies liberal; de-
mand light: market weaker; Cali
fornia Imperial Valley. Salmon Tints.
standards, ASS. 3.50a4.O0; ponys, 54s,
2e0a3. 90, jumbos, 36s and 45c, 4.o0a
425; flats, 12s and 15s. mostly $50.
beaches Supplies light; demand
Ineedas, small size, 2.25a2.75; mostly
s.5oa2.75; North Carolina. SIS. May
howers, some soft. wasty: best, go;
froorer. 1.25a2.oo. Potatoes-Supplies
moderate; demand moderate: market
fairly steady; Michigan. 150-lb. sacks.
Russet Rurals, L. S. No /. 3.00a32 2o
per sack: new stock, supplies heavy:
demand moderate; market weaker:
slat barrels, Irish Cobblers. L S No
]. 5.00a3.50. Tomatoes-Supplies mod
crate; good stock scarce: demand
good for good stock: market steady:
Florida. es ripes. wrapped. choice
'count. 2.o0a2.50; some wasty, fancy
and choice count, 75a2.00.
Strawberry Receipts Moderate.
homegrown; 32-quart crates, various
varieties. S.o0a4.5o mostly around
100. rmelons-Supplies light;
fsmand Enrids Tim limiteS market steady
average. 15a1.15 each. String beans
Supplies LIBERAL demand limited
market steady: North Carolina. bushel
hampers. green, l.0oal.50. mostly 1875
some refused; Virginia Norfolk sec
tion, ,5-peck hampers, green, 1.15a2. 25
mostly 2;00a2.15. Peas-H omegrown,
receipts light: supplies light; demand
good: market steady; homegrown,
barrels. large and small pods. s.OOa
demand light: market dull: South
Carolina and Georgia busheI ham,
pers. No. l, 1.00aI.50, few IT'S. some
busheI hampers. hot-bed stock, fancy,
zoo; choice. 1.25a1.50. Dewberries-
supplies moderate; demand good
market steady: North Carolina, 32-
quart crates, 3.5oa4.O0, few higher.
some ordinary quality and condition
as low as $50.
Cars on Track at 8 n m. To-day.
Express receipts late. report incom-
nlete. Beets-lo2 crates Virginia
boat Cabbage-179 crates Virginia
boat. Cantaloupes 2 Clifornia
freight. s broken and unbroken cars
on track. Carrots-1S1 baskets Vir-
Sinia boat Caulifower-2 crates
Virginia boat. Cucumbe rs-20 crates
South Carolina express. 12 crates vir-
glnia boat, broken cars on track
Lettuce-l55 crates Virginia boat
Mixed vegetab bles-2 broken and
unbroken cars on track. Mixed fruit
e broken cars on track. Lemons
broken cars on track. Onions-l
broken and , unbroken cars on track.
Oran ges-1 California. Florida
freight. broken and unbroken
cars on track. Peas-2 baskets Vir-
ginia boat. Potatoes-1 Michigan, I
North Carolina, 5 South Carolina
freight, IS barrels Virginia, 1,403
barrels North Carolina boat, IA brok-
en- and unbroken cars on track.
ST. Strawberries-S5 crates North Caro-
lima express. String beans-S bas-
kets South Carolina. baskets North
Carolina express. 283 baskets Vir-
ginia boat, broken cars on track
.Tomatoes-2N0 crates Florida ex-
press, broken cars on track. Peaches
II Georgia freight. 256 crates North
Carolina, 80 crates South Carolina ex-
press, l broken car. on track. Dew
berries-S crates South Carolina ex-