Evening star., 1924-06-06
PROVISIONS MARKET
! HAS FAIR BUSINESS
No Changes in Prices From Quo
tations of Yesterday, Whole
/ salers Report.
MEAT SUPPLIES WANING
Vegetables in Stock Noted in De-
MEAT SUPPLIES WAN
Vegetables in Stock Noted in De-
partment Report.

Commission merchants in live stock
and poultry products reported fair
business today with no change in
the prices as announced yesterday.
Jobbers in butter and eggs said the
former still had a "toniug up charac-
terrstic, but eggs remained steady.
Dealers in meats were about cleaned
mp for the week with a steady market,
little or no fluctuations being noted.
Vegetable Market Review.
The Department of Agriculture's
vegetable market report follows:
Apples-Supplies moderate, demand
fright, market dull. BarreIs-Mary-
land. Virginia and West Virginia, No.
inches I'D, 4.50a5-5Q, mostly 5.ooa5.25; ;
2k inches, mostly 400; Ben Davis,
2Lg inches up. mostly 2.50a2.75. Boxes
Northwestern, medium to large
sizes extra fancy Winesaps, 2.5oa2.75,
mostly 2.75.
Cabbage = Supplies moderate, de-
1nand slow, market steady; Virginia
Norfolk section, barrel crates. point
ed, 1.75a200; some fair quality, Lou;
Cantaloupes-Suppli light. demand
moderate, market steady, prices low
er: California, Imperial Valley, sal
-
few $50; ponys, 54s. 4.00a4.5O. mostly
$50 Lettuce-Homegro receipts
moderate. supplies moderate; home nome,
grown, two-dozen crates, pig h%slSti IG,f,i
! 'ooa $50. Onions-Supplies light, de
mand moderate, market hrm; IeSas'
standard crates, Yellow BerinuuaS'
L, s. No. I, 2.G0a2.25; sales direct TO
retailers. California, standard crates.
yellow Bermudas, L. :. No. ], moStlS
so Peaches-SupplifS very !lSnt,
demand light. market STEADY SCUM
Carolina, skies, Cneedas. small -.ooa
5 90.
Good Demand for Potatoes.
Pota+oes-Supplies liberal: demand
good. market firm; new stock, South
I-arolina. cloth top slat and stave
barrels. Irish Cobblers. I. :. NO. l.
1 0oa4.5o: Florida, double head barrels,
old stock. Michigan. 1@o-lb. sacks.
Russet Rurals. L. $. No. 1, mostly
20 per sack. String beans-Supplies
heavy; demand light: market weak;
North and South Carolinac pusnJ.
hampers. green, mostly $50: North
carolina, 5-peck hampers. green. best.
$50. Peas-Supplies moderate; de-
nand moderate: market steady; Nlr-
'ners, 1.75a2 90: few best, $50; poorer
low as ! 30. Cucumbers-Supplles
liberal: demand light: market dull;
Florida. So bu. crates and south caro-
lima bu hampers. best. l. 29al. 80; Nlr-
a-inia. Norfolk section, = ou hampers
hothad stock. mostly $50. Tomatoes
Samples liberal: demand moderate;
market slightly weaker: Florida. IS
riues and turning. wrapped, best tancy
count. mostly so; some oFerTipe' i.oo
ASSOC: choice count. mostly I:2o' ieW
hirher. some ordinary condition. low
as 90 wberrieS-SupplleS lght;
demand moderate; market steady;
Virginia. Norfolk section. no early
sales: closing Thursday; ordinary con-
dition. ~ and 60 out. crates, various
varieties. 5a10: mostly 10 per qt.;
Virginia. east shore: $2-qt crates
various varieties. mostly 400 per crate
Arrivals Past "a Hours.
Apples. unhroken car on track;
bananas, > broken and unoroken
cars on track; beets, - crates, south
Carolina express, 6S baskets nirginia
boat: cabbage. So crates Virginia
freight, 90 crates Florida express: l
unbroken car on track; carrots, 2oo
baskets South Carolina express, IL
baskets Virginia boat; celery, brok-
en- car on track; sweet corn, 90 crates
Florida express: cucumbers, L South
Carolina freight, IS baskets South
Carolina. 10 hampers Florida express,
. broken cars on track; grapefruit,
broken cars on track: lettuce, l3o
baskets Florida express, Isl crates
virginia DoaI| HllStu NtS5tIapiVS'
broken cars on track; mixed fruit, l
broken car on track; lemons, ! Cali
fornia, / unknown freight, unbrok-
en- ears on track; onions, ! Texas
freight. | broken and unbroken cars
on track; oranges, broken and un-
broken cars on track; parsley, bar
relS Louisiana express; peas, 200 bas-
kets North Carolina, 125 baskets
south Carolina, baskets virginia
express, % baskets Virginia boat;
POTATOES, . North Carolina, ! Michi-
gan. South Carolina freight, 65
crates North Carolina express, 267
barrels North Carolina boat, Il brok-
en- and unbroken cars on track;
squash, 3 crates North Carolina ex-
press; strawberries, l Virginia freight,
13o crates Virginia boat. l broken
car on track; string beans, l North
Carolina freight, 315 baskets North
Carolina, 428 baskets South Carolina
express. 16 crates Virginia boat, 3
tomatoes, 2 Florida freight, 125 bas-
kets Florida express, . broken and
unbroknn cars on track: peaches. As
berries, 600 crates North Carolina ex-
press; previously unreported-Thurs
day, June 5: Boat--Peas, 97S baskets,
Virginia; lettuce, los crates, Virginia;
cabbage, 597 baskets. Virginia; pota-
toes, 172 barrels, Virginia; carrots. so
baskets, Virginia.; beets, 4 baskets,
Virginia.; cucumbers, 319 crates, Vir-
ginia; strawberries, 24O crates, Nir