Evening star., 1924-04-30
7 MEATS ARE ACTIVE
FACTOR IN MARKET
Jobbers in Eggs and Butter Also
Report Good Business
. Today.
BEEF AND PORK HOLD WELL
Commission Merchants Await Re.
ceipts of Country Products.

If there was any noticeable change
4 in the Washington wholesale market
today for meats and dairy products.
that change could be laid at the door
of the hen A decline of cent or two
was indicated, although not settled"
as the result of a little influx of re-
ceipts, which seemed to be about the
.only thing that came in from the
, country.
While commission merchants were
waiting for something to happen the
meat market was fiourishing very
well down around Center Market and
jobbers in eggs and butter reported
nice business on yesterdays prices.
Fresh beef and pork stood up we'll
fon about Is and 20, respectively,
u while smoked hams were reported TO
have gained about one-half cent in
some localities.
The live spring lamb market seem
ed to have settled at about is cents,
and the calf market at about 1012.
n Vegetable Market Report.
The conditions on the vegetable
market, according to the Department
of Agriculture, follow:
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
light; market dull. Barreis-Maryland.
Virginia and West Virginia No. /. 212
inches up Winesaps. and yellow New
towns, 00a5.50; some fair condition,
4.50S Ben Davis. 2.50a3.00; few, 3.25;
A2A Inch WineSaps, 400. Boxes
4 Nor thweStern, medium to large sizes,
y extra fancy Winesaps, mostly 2.5O;
combination extra fancy and fancy
NallpW GOA . %. iaw 200.
Asparagus-Supplies light; demand
moderate; market slightly stronger;
South Carolina, dozen-bunch crates.
large size. 500; medium size. 500;
small size, mostly $50. Cabbage
Supplies moderate; demand mod
n crate; market steady: Texas, hulk,
& &per ton. round and fat type, lOooO;
Az RDnionS-Supplies moderate; demand
III ght; market fairly steady; old stock,
##Ohio. l0O-lb sacks, yellow varieties
No. !, 2O0a225; some fair condition.
1.50a175; new stock, Texas. STANDARD
crates, yellow Berm1das' Cnlted
States No. I, mostly ESQ.
Potato Demand Moderate.
Potatoes-Supplfes liberal; demand
moderate; old-stock market fairly
steady; Michigan, 15o-pound sacks,
| russet rurals, United States No: l,
RmoStly 2.65 per sack; New YORK ioO,
III pound sacks round whites, United
States No. /. 2.S5a2.90 per sack; new
stock market, slightly weaker; Flori-
da, double-head barrels, Spaulding
rose, United States No. /. mostly 900;
United States No. >. 6.00a6.50. Spinach
Supplies light; demand light; market
steady; Virginia. Norfolk section,
cloth top veneer barrels, mostly 2.0O.
awberries-Supplies light; demand
moderate: market firm; Florida, pony
fFigerators, 30a35 per quart. Peas
4-Supplies moderate; market steady; !;
South Carolina, bushel hampers, tele-
phones, 4.00a4.50, mostly $50; small,
No mo "
Market Steady.
Squasi-Supples moderate demand
moderate market steady Florida, pep
per crates wrapped. white. 500 yellow,
400. Tomatoes-Suppiies liberal; de-
mand moderate; market about steady
Florida. skies ripes and turning wrap
ped. best fancy, $50: choice count, $50
s4.7J; gems mostly. $50; poorer, wide
range in prices, 2.00a4 90. Carrots
Supplies light; demand moderate; mar
ket firm: Texas. bushel hampers, 3.00a
S.25. Lettuce-Supplies moderate; mar
ket about steady; California, crates Ice
berg type. 500; South Carolina, New
York crates, Big Boston type, 3.00a
3.5o North Carolina bushei hampers,
fair quality, 250a3.00.
Arrivals for past twenty-four
4 hours: Apples, l Virginia ! Washing
4 ton freight, 4 broken and 3 unbroken
cars on track; cabbage, 4 broken and
unbroken cars on track; celery, 4
potatoes, Florida, Michigan, l New
York, l unknown freight, II broken
and II unbroken cars on track; let
tuce, 135 crates North Carolina ex-
press, 4 broken and / unbroken cars
Jon track; grapefruit, broken cars on
track; oranges, / California, Flori-
da freight, 9 broken and Z unbroken
cars on track; onions, 4 broken cars
on track; tomatoes, 3 Florida freight,
% crates Florida express, broken
and unbroken cars on track; string
beans, 122 baskets Florida express
radishes. 16 barrels Virginia boat
eggplant, 80 crates Florida express;
peppers, 65 crates Florida express:
: spinach, loo barrels Virginia boat;
mixed vegetables, ! broken and / un-
broken cars on track; Strawberries,
s refrigerators Florida, 30 crates
South Carolina, 25 crates North Caro-
lima express; turnips, 100 crates North
Carolina express: banapas broken
and unbroken cars on track; lemons
/ broken and ] unbroken cars on
track.