Evening star., 1924-06-18
HEN RECEIPTS HEAVY
AT CENTER MARKET
Rather Light Demand Causes Low.
er Prices in Today's Whole
sale Dealing.
CALF PRICES ARE LOWER
Meat Dealers Guard Against Hot
Weather-Vegetable Review.

Large receipts in hens and chickens
yesterday afternoon and this morning
weakened the commission market in
this product today. Dealers were
abundantly supplied with the fowl.
which were not in great demand. The
price was trimmed a cent or two. and
it was understood that good hens
could be bought for "a cents, or, in
unusual cases, even lower. No exact
price had been settled" however.
The chicken market was not as
seriously affected. but merchants had
a goot number on hand with a fair
demand
The live calf market in some in
stances drifted down to cents for
top choice products. Lambs are en-
JoyinE a fair business. as this meat
is more acceptable in warm weather,
il was pointed out
The egg market. both with COM
mission merchants and jobbers. was
unchanged. Dealers in meats. know
ing the effect of warm weather on
their products. have supplied their
hooks accordingly.
The Department of Agriculture
vegetable report here follows:
Apple Supplies Moderate.
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
HSnI. T1dThtl uull, bdl tlS, .hai ioiu'
Virginia and West Virginia. No. l,
2lz inches up. Winesaps. 4I5ao.5O; ;
Yellow Newtons. 4.50a5.00; Pa inch
Winesaps. 375a425: boxes, North
fancy Winesaps. 2.75a3.0O: Yellow
Newtons. 2.50a2.75. Cabbage-Sup-
plies moderate; demand light; market
steady: homegrown. uncovered bar
loupes-Supplies heavy: demand mod
crate; market slightly weaker; Cali
fornia, Imperial Valley. Salmon Tints;
standard ass. 2.I5a3.00; few special
marks. 25 higher: jumbos %6s and and AS:
mostly 3,25; ponys. 54s. 2oOa2 70 :
mostly 200; flats, rs and los. l.!oa
1.25: mostly l25 Peaches-Supplie
moderate; demand moderate: market
steady: North Carolina: SKIES, Red
Birds, best. $50: some decayed l.ooa
$50; Mayfiowers small. soft 2.0Oa
2o5: Georgia, sixes. Uneedas, over
ripe, decayed, 15al.5o.
New Potatoes Firm.
Potatoes Supplies light: old stock.
demand limited. market steady; Mlcn-
tgan. 150-lb. sacks Russet Rurais' =.
sack: new stock demand moderate.
market firm: North and South caro-
lima. cloth top slat barrels, irish Coo-
hlers. l. s No. /. 3.00a3.2a. Tomatoes
-Supplies liberal; demand good, mar
, ket fairly steady; Mississippi louis LIS
turning. wrapped. fancy count, l:ooa
lis few l'25. Waterm elons-Sup-
plies light; demand limited. market
dull: Florida bulk. per ioo me.ons' ns
rs. 0oa90.oO. Strawberries s-Suppiles
moderate: demand moderate. market
steady; home grown. S2-at. crates
various varieties, 2.00a4.0o, mostly
2.5oa3oo String beans-Suppnes
moderate: demand moderate, market
firm; Virginia-Norfolk section, o-peck
hampers. greens. best, 2.75a3 90, some
fair quality at $50; North caro- ma
bu. hampers green. T. SaLuV .nd mod
crate, market firm; North Canoiina' Id
32-ut. crates fair condition 4.ooa4 4'o''
Car. on Track at 3 Am. To-day.
Rananas-2 unknown freights, l un-
broken car on track. Beetsollo crates tes
Virginia boat. Cabbage-9o crates
fornia freight, IL broken and : uMn- M
broken cars on track. Carrots-l.o
crates North Carolina express li4
baskets Virginia boat. Caullflower-
s crates Virginia. boat. Sweet corn
125 crates. Florida, express: CuGun-
nIant-7o crates. Florida. express.
Granefruit-l broken and unbroken
cars on track. Lettuce-l37 crates
Virginia boat LemonsMa hsoran oro6ea ao6 1ar 1ar
broken cars on track Oranges
California freight, 1 broken and ? un-
broken cars on track. Peas baskets
Virginia boat. Peppers-12a crates
Florida express. Potatoes South
carolina freight. 203 barrels North
Carolina boat: ) broken and ! un-
broken cars on track. String beans
136 baskets North Carolina, 126 bas-
kets South Carolina. express; 9l3
baskets, Virginia. boat. Tomatoes-4
mississippi freight, e. crates Florida
EXPRESS; broken and unbroken cars
on track Watermelons| Florida
freight: | broken and unbroken cars
on track Peaches-30o crates North
carolina. express; broken and | un-
broken cars on track. Dewberries-1
\ortb Carolina EXPRESS.