Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27
|d|NAVD FOR BEEF
VERY POOR TODAY
Lamb and Pork Higher at
Wholesale-Butter and
Eggs Unchanged.

There is no market" was the COM
ment of the condition of the meat
market this morning.
There is scarcely any beef moving.
and there is a tendency at higher
prices for top beef"
Lamb is scarce and higher. 80 cents
being the price quoted this morning.
The veal market was reported As
being draggy.
Slightly higher prices for pork were
reported. Loins and hams were
quoted at 90 and % and shoulders at
IA and Is.
Todny's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, tub, 47a50; prints,
Eggs-Fresh, selected. candled, sra
SIS; average receipts, So cases.
Cheese-Long horn, %; mild cream,
IS: old sharp, 80 per pound.
Poultry, alive-Roosters. 16 per
pound; turkeys. isaac; ducks, 15a20;
geese, 15a2O; Spring chickens. %;
fowls, 1Sa20: keats, young, 50a70
each. Dressed--Fresh-ki killed Spring
chickens, 25a26; roasters, 80: roosters,
is. fowls, 24a25; turkeys, 50a55;
keats. 70aS0 each; ducks, %; geese,
-; capons. 40a45.
Live stock-Calves. choice. liz:
medium, 1Oa11; thin. 6a7; lambs,
Spring. 10; live hogs, 11a12.
Meats-Beef, 12al5; veal, IS, and
lamb. 25a27.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report of fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the market
news service, Bureau OF Agricultural
Economics, says:
Sales at s am:
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; barrels, Mary
land, Virginia and West Virginia.
a 2I5 inches up, Staymans, 5.50a6.O0;
few, $50; Yorks, 4.50a5.b0; boxes.
Washington, medium to large sizes.
extra fancy Spitzenburgs, 3.00a3.25;
Delicious, 4.25: bushel baskets, no
sales reported.
C'abba ge-Supplies liberal; demand
light, market steady: New York. bulk,
per ton, Danish type, 27.00a30.OO;
South Carolina, barrel crates, pointed
type, fair quality, 2.50a2.75; Florida,
! u -bushcl hampers, pointed type,
2.25a2.50.
Celery-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate, market steady: California.
crates 5.75a6.o0; New York, 2-3 crates.
2.50a2.75; some ordinary quality and
condition, l.00a2.00.
Lettuce Supplies Light.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
limited, market steady; Florida L
bushel hampers Big Boston type, l.25
ais: California crates Iceberg type,
3.25a375.
Onions-Supples moderate; demand
light, market firm; New York and
Ohio 100 pound sacks Yellows, United
States No. l, medium to large size,
3.0Oa3.25.
Potatoes - Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market slightly
stronger; Michigan 150-pound sacks
I;usset Rurals. United States No. /,
mostly 2.2o per sack; New York
150-p pound sacks Round Whites,
United States No. l. mostly 2.25, few
sales, 200 per sack.
Tomatoes - Supplies moderate: de-
mand light, market fairly steady;
Ohio dollhouse I0-pound baskets, me-
dunn sizes, 3.50a4.00: small sizes, 2.50a
800. Florida skies. ripes and wrap
ped, choice count, best, mostly 500;
fair quality, S.0oa5.o0.
Cauliflower-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market slightly stronger;
California crates best, 3.25a3.o0; some,
fair quality, 2.50a2.75.
Strawberry Market Weak.
Straw berries-Supplies light; de-
mand slow, market weak; Florida
pony refrigerators, 60a65 per quart.
String beans-SIpplies increasing;
demand light, market weak; Florida
q bushel hampers, best, 5.00a6.00;
some ordinary quality low at $50.
Peas-SupplieS light; demand light,
market about steady: California As
pound crates, S.00aS.50; Florida Is
bushel hampers. best, 400; poorer,
1.50a3.00.
Peppers, egg plant, squash-Sup-
plies very light; too few sales report
cd TO quote.