Evening star., 1924-05-24
POULTRY Plentiful,
BUT DEMAND IS LIGHT
Dealers Have Prospect of Carrying
Over Portion of Today's
Supplies.
OTHER D. G. MARKET NOTES
Report on Vegetable Products by
United States Agents.

The supply of poultry was good on
the commission market, but the
demand was light, leaving the
merchants this morning with the
prospect of carrying over to Monday
a number of hens and chickens. Many
fowl. were sold at retail. however, as
is the general custom on Saturdays,
and there really was not much of a
wholesale market
The prices were reported about the
same as have obtained for the past
three days.
Dealers in meats and dairy prod
uctS in Center Market and vicin
lty had swept the sawdust from the
iloors this morning and were ready TO
retire until Monday, when a new mar
ket is looked for in several prod
ucts.
Vegetable Market Review.
The Department of Agriculture's
report of the vegetable market fol-
lows:
Cabbage-Supplies liberal. demand
light, market dull; South Carolina,
barrel crates, WakefieldS. mostly Fps.
Onions-Supplies moderate, demand
light. market fairly steady; Texas,
standard crate, yellow Bermudas, L.
;: No. l, mostly 200. Potatoes-Sup-
plies liberal, new stock, demand mod
crate, market steady: Florida, double
head barrels, Spaulding Rose, L. :.
No, /, s;75a9.Oo: ten-peck barrels,
Irish Cobblers, 100; old stock, de
mand moderate, market firm: Michi-
gan, 150-lb. sacks, Russet Rurals, I.
S. No. l, 2.15a2.S5 per sack; New York,
19O-lb. sacks, round whites. L. 5. No.
], mostly 800 per sack. Strawberries
supplies heavy. demand good mar
ket fairly steady; North Carolina 81
at. crates, MissionaryS, 4.00a4.50: VIr-
ginia, 80 and so qt. crates. Mis-
sionarys, 12a14 per qt., few higher.
Lettuce-Supplies light, good stock
scarce: North Carolina, 5-peck ham
pers, Big Boston type, fair quality
and condition, 1.50a2.00.
Demand Moderate, Market Steady.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate. De-
mand moderate, market steady.
Florida, skies, ripes and turning,
wrapped, best fancy count, 5.Ooa6 90;
quality, fancy count. 3.00a4.00: Texas,
fours. ripes, wrapped. wide range in
prices, 2.00a2.75 String beans-Sup-
plies heavy; demand moderate; mar
green, trading slow. 6oa1.25; South
Carolina, bushel hampers. green. l.50a
LIS, few 200. some fair condition.
100. Peas-Supplies of good stock
good and market steady for, good
stock; North Carolina. 5-peck hamp-
ers. large pods, 2.75a3 90; bushel
hampers. large pods, ESQ; Virginia.
NOTIOIh SeCllOn, puSIel anu -ptNA
hampers. small pods, 2.0oa2.5o; o.di-
nary quality and condition. wide
range in prices. 1.50a2.50. Cucumbers
Supplies moderate; demand moder-
square bushel crates, No. l, 50oa5 80;
Is bushel hampers. Ne. l. 4.O0a45Or
mostly 450 No. 2, $50. Peppers
Supplies light; demand moderate;
market steady; Florida, crates No !.
best. 5.OOa5.5O; Is bushel hampers.
mostly $50.
Arrivals Past Twenty-FOur Hours.
ADples. broken and unbroken
cars on track; beetS. baskets Nir-
ginia boat; cabbage, 40 crates Eir-
ginia boat s broken and unhrokeE
cars on track: cantaloupes, l Mexico
freight, l broken car on track; car
rots, II baskets Virginia boat; Gel
cry. broken cars on track: cucum-
bers. crates Virginia boat; eggplant,
rs crates Florida express; grapefruit,
Florida freight. 5 broken and un-
broken cars on track; lettuce, p
crates Virginia boat broken cars
on track; mixed fruit, l broken car
on track; lemons, l broken car on
track; onions, Texas freight.
broken and unbroken cars on track.
oranges, l Florida freight, broken
and unbroken cars on track: peas.
500 crates South Carolina, 50 baskets
North Carolina express, 400 baskets
Virginia boat; peppers 80 crates
Florida express, potatoes. MlcliSdl'
Florida freight, Is crates Florida
express, 80 barrels Virginia boat. IA
broken and 6 unbroken cars on track: 3:
squash, "A baskets Florida and rs
baskets South Carolina express:
stra wbe rries, North Carolina freight,
1900 crates North Carolina and 22
crates South Carolina express, 22S
crates Virginia boat, broken cars
on track; string beans, 1,074 baskets
South Carolina $50 baskets North
Carolina 346 ba skets Florida, III bas
kets Georgia express; toma toes. l
Mexico freight. broken and l un-
broken cars on track; turnipS, 125