Evening star., 1924-06-23
LOCAL EGG PRICES
SLIGHTLY FIRMER
Charges on Butter in Commission
MIarkets Remain Same as
on Saturday.
MEAT SUPPLIES REDUCED
Cantaloupes Flood Market, But
Watermelons Are Scarce.

The Washington WholeSale market
for meats and dairy products opened
today in almost exactly the same con-
dition it closed Saturday. Demand
was not heavy and prices were about
the same.
Eggs, however. had a firmer out
look. il being understood they were
selling from between % and 81 cents
with jobbcrs. Butter at 43 to SO
cents for the various grades was
about the same as last week.
Dealers in meats, due to the warm
season. were not carrying as heavy
stocks in the winter, but have
plentiful supply on hand. Good beef
was selling for about II cents, veal
about Il and lambs around 2S.cents
The vegetable market here as re-
ported by the Department of Agricul-
ture follows:
CantaIOupe Supplies Heavy.
Cabba grown supplies mod
crate. demand light. market slightly
stronger: homegrown. uncovered bar
Tels, mostly l.50. Cantaloupes-Sup-
plies heavy. demand good. market
firm; California, salmon tints, stand
ards. As. mostly 800; jumboS, SOS and
f1s. mostly 5.25; flats rs and los, ll5a
mostly 2.25: hats 12s and las l.l5a
%. Peaches Supplies moderate,
demand moderate. market steady !;
North Carolina rs Red Birds, best,
%ona3.5o; Alrxanders. 2.75a3.o0; some
soft overripe, 2.00a2.50; Georgia. 6s.
Uneedas, small. 1.25al.75.
New Potatoes. S3.25 to $3.50.
Potatoes-New stock; supplies mod
crate: demand moderate: market firm;
North Carolina and Virginia. Norfolk
tnhhlers, United States, No. l. best,
.l.21aS. 10, q few waStV g. co.
TOmatoeS-SUpplieS liberal: demand
good, marke. about steady; Mississippi.
tours, turni'-S wrapped No. l, Soa95;
mostly 80: ,-rme ripe, some leaky, 65a
70, South C-roiina. skies. turning wrap
ped: fancy count. , 0Oa2o a few $50;
choice cour:- l.50a1.75.
Watermelon Receipts Light.
rmelons-SupplieS light: de
nand good. market firm; Florida,
bulk. per 100 melons, Tom Watsons,
SIS pound average. S5.00a90.o0; %
pound average, 65.00aTJ.00. Lettuce
Supplies hight: demand good for good
stock: market firm: New York. doZ
N crates Big Boston type, best. $50:
homegrown. dozen crates Big Bos-
ton type, l.o5a1.T5. iceberg type. 200
c2.2J. Stra wberries-S Supplies moder-
ate; demand mouerate: mark
steady, home grown. 32-quart crates,
various varieties, 3.0Oa4.J0, mostly
400.
Cars on Track Mt AM. Today.
Beets-205 crates. North Carolina
express, crates Virginia boat. Cab
bage-1 crate Virginia boat. Canta-
loupes-l4 California freight 13 brok-
: n and unhroken cars on track. Car
rotS-15 crates North Carolina, IS
crates Virginia express, As baskets
Virginia boat. Sweet corn FIorida
freight. 10 crates. South Carolina, 12O
crates Florida 100 crates Georgia,
500 crates North Carolina, Is crates
Virginia boat, l broken car on track.
Cucumbers-2 South Carolina freight.
81 crates South Carolina, &c crates
North Carolina express, Sol crates
Virginia boat, > unbroken cars on
track. Eggplant-150 crates Florida
express. Grapefruit - Florida
f,tight. Lettuce New Jersey freight,
30 crates New York express, s crates
\irSinia boat. Mixed vegetables
broken cars on track. Lemons un-
known freight, l broken and unbroken
cars on track. Onions-17 baskets Eir-
ginia boat, | unbroken car on track.
Oranges California freight, 2
broken and unbroken cars on track
peaS-I5 baskets South Carolina eX-
press. Peppers-2s2 crates Florida
express. PotatoeS-2 Michigan. 10
Virginia, 402 barrels North Carolina
boat; broken and unbroken cars
on track. SquaSh-60 crates Florida,
SO crates North Carolina export, 28
crates virginia Dodt StTlnS DedHS-
352 baskets North Carolina, 110 bas-
kets South Carolina express; 622 bas
kcts Virginia boat. Tomatoes-15
Mississippi freight; 75 crates Florida.
10 crates South Carolina express: IA
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Watermelons-6 Florida freight,
broken cars on track. Peaches-1
Georgia freight: 715 crates North
Carolina, 80 crates Georgia express;
l unbroken car on track. Okra-25
crates Florida express. Black berries
30 crates South Carolina, $50 crates
North Carolina express. Dew berries
i broken car on track.