Evening star., 1924-05-20
LIVE POULTRY SHOWS
SLIGHT DROP IN PRICE
Eggs Firmer, With Live Stock at
Level Of Past Week in
Local Market.
RECEIPTS ONLY MODERATE
Report on Vegetables by U. S. De.
partment Bureau.

O. Hens and chickens on the commits
sion market this morning were slight
ly lower in price than yesterday and
eggs took firmer tendency The
reported price for hens was about
% to 26 and spring chickens brought
between As and SO cents, according
10 size. Eggs generally sold at %
cents dozen and were declared to
be firm.
Livestock did not huctuate over
the past week. II cents beips fhe
price for top calves and about is
for spring lambs.
Receipts were mo rrrate in all lines
sho"irS In Vegetables.
Dens set-o1es here. as reported by the
Caobage-Supplies heavy: demand
moderate. market weaker; South
Sanolina. barrel crates Wakefields,
".ooaS.75: Virginia, barrel crates,
plies moderate; demand moderate;
market fairly steady; new stock,
texas. standard crates Yellow Ber-
mudas. Y. S. No. /. 2.10a2.25. Po-
Iatoes-Supplies liberal; new stock;
demand good; market slightly weak
Spaulding Rose, U. S. No. l, 9.25; old
stock. demand moderate: market
steady; Michigan, 150-lb. sacks Rus
seet Rurals, u. S. No. !, 2.50a2.75 per
whites, L. S. No. /, mostly 800 per
sack.
Market Stronger.
demand good; market stronger;
North Carolina. 32-qt. crates Mis-
sionarys and Klondikes. mostly 500
aSoo: Virginia. Norfolk section. 81
and so ct. crates Klondikes and Mis-
Slonarys, 16a20 per qt. String beans
Supplies liberal; demand moderate; {;
market fairly steady; Florida, B-bu
hampers, green, 250a2.75; South
Carolina. bushel hampers, green, $50
a3.75: Peas-Supplies moderate; de-
stock: North Carolina 5-peck ham
pers, large size, 2.00a2.50; small size,
1.00a2oo
Eggplant-Supplies light. Demand
moderate, market steady. Florida,
crates No. l best. 5.00a55O. Toma-
toes-Supplies liberal Demand mod
crate. market slightly weaker. Flor
ida SKIES. ripes and turning wrapped
fancy count, 6.00a6. so; choice count,
5oea5.50. poorer wide range in prices,
ped, 2.7o. Cucumbers-Supplies light
Demand good; market steady; Flor
ida, bushel crates, No. l, 6.ooa6 so.
Peppers-Supplies light; Demand
crates, No l, best, 5.50a6.00. Apples
Supplies moderate. Demand slow;
market dull; barrels, Maryland, Vir-
ginia and West Virginia. No. /; Vine
inches. 3.75a4.00; boxes, Northwestern,
medium to large sizes, extra fancy
WineSapS, $50.
Cars on Track at AM. Today.
Apples, unbroken cars on track;
asparagus, 2 crates. Virginia boat;
bananas, 5 unknown freight, l broken
and 4 unbroken cars on track; beets.
] broken car on track: cabbage, 4
South Carolina freight, 400 crates
Virginia boat, broken and 8 unbrok-
en- cars on track; carrots, barrels
Louisiana express: caulifiower. 127
crates Virginia boat: cucumbers, 120
crates Florida express. 3 baskets Vir-
glnia boat; eggplant. S5 crates. Flor
ida express: grapefruit, l Florida
freight. broken and = unbroken cars
freight, rs crates Florida, S5 crates
North Carolina express. III crates
Virginia boat, broken and un-
broken cars on track; mixed vege-
tables. broken and l unbroken cars
on track; mixed fruit. l broken and l
unbroken cars on track; lemons,
unbroken cars on track; onions, 2
unbroken cars on track; oranges, 9
Florida, California freight, broken
and 4 unbroken cars on track: peas,
1ss baskets South Carolina express,
SO baskets Virginia boat, l broken car
on track; peppers, 65 crates Florida
express; potatoes, Florida, l Michi-
gan freight, 43 barrels Virginia boat.
broken and 8 unbroken cars on
track; Strawberries. $50 crates North
Carolina. 43 crates South Carolina ex-
press, 1877 crates Virginia boat; string
beans. l Florida freight, 40 baskets
Florida, 100 baskets Georgia, 167 bas-
kets South Carolina express. / broken
car on track; tomatoes, l Florida, l
Louisiana freight, 240 crates Florida
express. broken and unbroken cars
on track.