Evening star., 1924-07-24
RPR|CESS SEEN
IN EGG MARKET
Many Arrivals Damaged.
| Meat Steady-vegetabie
and Fruit Review.

Heavy losses in Gambling means a
higher egg market. Hot weather lie
having a serious effect upon eggs re-
ceived in the local market. losses
running as high as three dozen to a
crate of 80 dozen.
Selected stock is in good demand at
prevailing prices and buyers willing
ly pay advanced prices for guaran-
teed fresh eggs. Average receipts
were quoted at 2S, while q and 2s
cents were quoted today on selected
stock.
Poultry in fairly good demand. Live
spring chickens were quoted at s5
cents for small ones and 40 for the
larger stock. Dressed stock was
five cents was the price of live hens
dressed stock bringing q and 2s
cents.
Butter prices have undergone nc
changes since yesterday, AZ, "A and
As cents being prevailing prices. The
demand is SO great this season, many
consumers being away, and receipts
are lighter than they were two weeks
ago.
Warm weather continues to make
the meat market dull. Prices are
about the same as yesterdays quota,
tions-top cattle, 171a: veal, l5, and
lamb, 81.
The daily market report on fruits
and vegetables compiled by the Mar
ket News Service Bureau of Agricul-
tural Economics follows:
Heavy Cantaloupe Supplies.
Cantaloupes-Suppl liberal; de-
mand moderate; market firm; Cali
fornia and Arizona, Salmon Tints
standards, ASS mostly 3.75; standards
Sc mostly, $50; ripes, soft. g.0Oa300;
flats. l2s and 15s, 1.30a1.40; Arizona
Pink Meats, flats 12s and 15s, and
jumbos, flats rs. mostly i:oo: ls%
Carolina, Salmon Tints standards, 36s
and ASS, 1.50.
Peaches Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market firm; Georgia
Bellies medium to large sizes, l:1Sa
200: North Carolina, SKIES Slappeys
medium to large size: 1.75a2.25; small
size, 15o; Georgia, bu. baskets. Ell
SKIES, Greensboros, small size, 1,25.
Potatoes-Supplies liberal; demand
limited; market about steady; Nir-
Einia. Norfolk section. and North
Carolina. cIoth-top staye and sla'
barrels Irish Cobblers, I. =. No. ]
e.ooa250: some heated. 1.00a1.5o.
Watermelons-Supp heavy: de-
mand moderate; market weak; carlot
sales, Georgia and South Carolina
bulk, per car. Tom Watsons, 3a-pound
X -
150.00a 100; Excells, 30-pound aver
age, fair quality ana condition, 10000
a119.00.
Beets-Homegrown: receipts lib
eral: demand moderate; marke
steady: homegrown, 2.ooa4.o0 per 1Oo
punches.
Cabbage-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate; market fairly steady: Vir-
ginia, barrel crates, round type,
mostly 200; homegrown, uncovered
barrels, round type, 1.I5a20O.
Carrots-Homegrow supplies mod
crate; demand moderate: market
steady; homegrown, 2.o0a4.o0 per 100
punches.
String Beans Lower.
String Beans-Homegrown supplies
liberal: demand moderate. mark It
slightly weaker; homegrown, uncov-
cred slat barrels green, S.50a5. 90.
SquaSh-Homegrown supplies liberal:
demand moderate, market steady:
homegrown bushel crates, white. 1.50a
zoo. Appes-Supplies LIBERAL de-
mand moderate, market weak. Mary
land, Virginia and West Virginia.
bushel baskets, various No. 1, LISA
$50. Corn-Homegrown receipts mod
crate, market fairly steady; North
grown. 5-dozen bags, 1.50a2.00. Let
tuce-Supplies heavy: demand moder-
ate. market weak; New York crates
big Boston type, 75a125, mostly 100.
Tomatoes-Homegro supplies mod
crate: demand moderate, market firm;
homegrown, half-bushel hampers, No.
J. mostly $50