Evening star., 1924-05-13
PROVISIONS MARKET
SEES LITTLE CHANGE
Slight Increases in Prices, With
Commission Merchants Report
ing Receipts Light.
MEAT PRODUCTS FARE WELL
Vegetable Supplies Reported by
U. S. Department Bureau.

A slight increase in the price of live
hens and live calves over last week
and light receipts in every product
handled by commission merchants
dealing in poultry and live stock were
reported on the Washington whole
sale market this morning.
Hens were offered at 81 and % cents
a pound, and in exceptional cases the
29-cent figure was broached. Calves
generally were reported settled at II
cents, or one-half cent more than Sat-
urday's approximate quotation.
Spring chickens had a range of
from as to SO cents, according to quail
lty and grade, and spring lambs were
said to be selling for about l8 cents.
Eggs showed a little better today,
being at least half cent higher. than
last week, and in some cases cent In
advance, bringing the top price. 1t
was understood, to % cents. This
hSure, however, is subject to change,
depending on the class of sale.
Meat, products Jared well, and job
bers in butter, eggs and cheese re-
ported good business and no tluctua-
tions in prices.
Review of Vegetable supply.
Vegetables here, as reported by the
Department of Agriculture, follow:
-Apples-SuppIies moderate; demand
slow; market dull. Barrels-Mary-
land, Virginia and West Virginia, NO.
j, 2k inches up, Winesaps, some
scalded. 4.50a550; Ben Davis, 2.25a
to large size, extra fancy Winesaps,
2.50a2.75; combination extra fancy
and fancy Yellow Newtowns. 20oa
2.25. Asparagus-Supplies light; de-
Shore Maryland, 2 dozen bunch
crates, large size, best few sales,
ssSas5S s6nsh 5nsss ca4U5a ddssn RaGr
sizes, 2.5oa4.5o per dozen. Cabbage
Supplies liberal; demand moderate;
market steady; South Carolina,
pointed type, -bushel hampers,
mostly around ESQ; barrel crates,
4.5oa5.Oo. Onions-New stock; sup
plies moderate; demand light; market
steady; Texas, standard crates, yell
low Bermudas, United States, No. 1,
2.00a2.2 Is; old stock; supplies light;
demand slow; market dull: Ohio, 100
pound sacks, yellow varieties, United
States, No. l. some poor condition,
sproutcd, 1.00a1.50.
New Potatoes Demand Strong.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate: new
stock. demand good; marked strong:
Florida, double-head barrels, Spaulding
Rose, L. s., No. l, 900a9.50; old stock.
demand light; market steady; Michi-
s.. No. l, mostly $50 per sack; New
York, 150lb.. sacks. round whites, u.
s., No. 1, 2.S5a3.00 per sack. Straw
berries Supplies light: demand
good for good stock; North Carolina,
32-quart crates. Klondikes and Mis-
sionarys. best, 5.O0a6.o0; few higher:
poorer, $500; Virginia Norfolk sec
tion, 6o-quart crates, Missionarys. IA
az per quart. String beans-Sup-
plies light; demand good; market
cfa h hal a m ne
green. 4.o0a4.50; few higher. Peas
Supplies liberal; demand light; mar
Ike tsteady: South. Carolina, bushel
hampers, large size around 200;
North Carolina, bushe1 hampers, tele-
phones, around 2.75. Eggplant-Sup
plies very light: demand light; mar
ket steady; Florida, pepper crates; a IL
sizes 4.00a5.50. Tomatoes-SupplieS
light of good stock; demand slow for
poor stock; market steady; Florida,
skies ripeS and turning wrapped, best
fancy count, 6.00a6.50; few higher;
choice, 4.50a5.5O; poor, 2.00a4.O0.
Cars on Track at AM. To-day.
Apples, broken and 8 unbroken
cars on track; asparagus, 164 crates
ginia boat; bananas, 6 freight reship-
ped Baltimore, Md, broken and 3
unbroken cars on track; beets, baS-
kets South Carolina express. 80 crates
Virginia boat, caDOdge, L Souln Gar
olina freight, SO crates Virginia boat.
$ broken and 2 unbroken cars on
track; carrots, 2 crates South Caro-
lima express; caulifiower, is crates
Virginia boat; celery, l Florida
freight, 1 unbroken car on track.
cucumbers, 236 crates Florida ex-
press; eggplant, 122 crates Florida
express; grapefruit, l Florida freight,
3 broken and unbroken cars on
track; lettuce, 2 California freight,
1856 baskets North Carolina express,
192 baskets Virginia boat, broken
and unbroken cars on track; mixed
vegetables, l broken car on track;
mixed fruit, I Florida freight, 1 un-
broken car on track; onions, 1 Texas
freight, 1 broken and 5 unbroken
cars on track: oranges, 5 Florida
freight, 4 broken and unbroken
cars on track; parsley, 5 barrels
Louisiana express; peas, 139 baskets
South Carolina express; peppers, IS
crates Florida express; potatoes, 2
Florida, 2 Michigan, 1 New York
freight 81 barrels Virginia boat, s
broken and 4 unbroken cars on track;
radishes, 25 crates Virginia boat;
squash, 60 crates Florida express, %
barrels Virginia boat; strawberries,
$50 crates North Carolina express, 16
crates Virginia boat, 1 broken car on
track; string beans, 165 baskets Flor
ida express; tomatoes, 1 Florida
freight, broken and unbroken
cars on track; turnips, IS baskets