Evening star., 1924-04-21
FAIR DEMAND NOTED
In LOCAL MARKETS
Eggs and Cher Products at Week
Opening Show Few Price
Changes.
WAITING FOR SHIPMENTS
Commission Merchants Cleanup
Supplies Saturday.

business in eggs was quite active
among jobbers this morning, while
other dairy products and meats
started the week with fair demand.
Prices did not change over Saturday
for eggs, as far as could be learned,
the top price being reported at %.
butter had a slightly weaker
tendency, 46 and 42 being the top
IND bottom. according to grade.
Cheese continued to remain steady.
Light receipts were experienced by
some Western packers today, but the
general price for good beef was said
10 be around Is. Medium was priced
At 16 and Il. Demand was light
spring lambs. not many of which
were in evidence, brought IS to 40
,ents and fall so to 50.
Pork was quiet, at about IS cents.
hams were between II and is ana
shoulders IL. Smoked meats were sald
10 have a higher tendency, although
not much change in price was noted.
Commission merchants were. wait
ing for shipments, their stocks o, ilst
week having been cleaned up almost
entirely.
The banana market was reported
weak. IS. being the highest price d
top bunch would bring
Vegetable Markets.
Vegetables, as reported by the De-
l.artmeut of Agriculture. follows:
Apples-SupplieS moderate; demand,
light market dull; barrels. Maryland'
Virginia and West Virginia, NO; !,
@la jnches up. wineSapS ana EelloW
newtowns. 450a6.00: mostly 5.00aa'e'
Zen Davis, 2.75a3.25: few 800 boxes
north western, medium TO large sizes
Extra fancy. winesaps, 2.5oa2.' com
hination extra fancy and fancy vel
- nn,,D 81 a
gus ~ Supplies liberal: demand
hight: market fairly steady: Califor-
mia, crates, dozen punches. large size,
. 00a6.50; South Carolina. dozen
lunches. colossal. mostly 600; fancy
mostly so: choice. mosti. 800.
cabbage - Supplies moderate: de-
nand light. market steady: Florida.
] i2buShel hampers. Copenhagens Ind
Hointed type, 2.75a3@0; Texas. bulk,
per ton round and fiat type. 100
light; market steady; Ohio and New
York. l00-pound sacks yellow varie-
ties. [. 5, No. !, 2.25a2 so.
Old stock Demand Light
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; old
tock. demand light: market steady:
Michigan, l30-pound sacks russet
New York, l50-pound sacks round
whites. L. s. No. ], mostl! 800 per
sack: new stock demand light, mar
kct slightly weaker: Florida. double
head barrels SpauldinE rose, [. :. No.
/, 1850. Spnach-Supplies liberal:
demand light: market weaker: Nir-
"inia, Norfolk section. clcth-to We
neer barrels, 1.3oa2.0e: South Caro-
lima, cloth-top veneer barrels. condi-
ton bad asking | 90. Strawberries
supplies heavy; demand light; '.,ar-
ket weak: prices much lower: Flor
ida. pony refrigerators, 2oa5O per
quart String beans-Supplies liber-
II: demand light; market weaker;
Florida, Ts-bushel hampers, green,
@.oOa4.50. Peppers-Supplies light;
market slightly weaker: Florida
rates, fancy. 500; choice, 3.oOa5.oo'
Market Firm.
Tomatoes-Supplies liberal; demand
light: market firm Florida 6s. ripe
md turning, wrapped. best, fancy
i.75-50N; choice, 3.75-4.00. Peas
supplies light; demand light; market
weaker: South Carolina, bushel
J ampers. 4.0O4.50. Lettuce--Sup-
plies moderate: moderate firm: Cali
lornta, crates Iceberg type. 6.50-7.oo: :
mostly $50. Celery-Supplies light:
demand light; market steady: Flor
ida, 10-inch crates. Golden self
bleaching III the rough, dozen
stalks, 4.30.
Cars on Track at AN. Today.
Apples New York, Oregon
freight. . broken and unbroken cars
broken cars on track; celery, Flori-
ia freight, 2 broken and l unbroken
cars on track; potatoes, 2 Florida
Michigan, l North Carolina, : New
York freight, 81 barrels. Virginia
boat, 10 broken and Il unbroken cars
IN track: lettuce, California freight.
a23 crates North Carolina express, 4
broken cars on track; Grapefruit, ]
florida freight broken cars on
track: onions, ] New York. l Ohio
freight. 80 crates rcShipped PennSyl-
vania express. l unbroken car on
rack; tomatoes, > Florida freight,
55 crates Florida express, 3 broken
and one unbroken cars on track:
string beans, $50 baskets. Florida, and
- baskets reshipped Pennsylvania
express; peas. 121 baskets, Florida,
116 baskets South Carolina express;
radishes. 90 crates. North Carolina
express, % barrels. Virginia boat:
eggplant, 261 crates, Florida express:
peppers, 120 crates. Florida express:
spinach, 476 barrels, Virginia boat, |
broken car on track; mixed vege-
tables, 2 Texas freight broken and
. unbroken cars on track; mixed
fruit, / Florida freight, l broken car
on track; strawberries, 96 crates. and
i55 refrigerators. Florida express:
Brussel sprouts, 80 crates, New York
express; asparagus, / South Carolina
freight, 289 crates, South Carolina.
100 crates reshipped New York ex-
press, broken car on track: squash.
, crates, Florida express; cucum-
hers, 1913 crates, Florida express. %