Evening star., 1924-06-04
PROVISIONS PRICES
REMAIN STATIONARY
Wholesale Dealers in Washington
Market Report Few Changes
in Quotations.
LAMB DROPS TO Is CENTS
Agriculture Department Summary
of Vegetable Supplies.

The Washington wholesale market for
meats, live stock and dairy products
was in about the same condition today
as Yesterday regards prices.
Butter with some dealers took an ad-
vance of about a cent. but this occurred
within the range OF AZ to As cents for
the various grades of the commodity.
The live lamb market seems to have
struck Il snag. The price has dropped
to about ID cents. but dealers report the
buyers are not taking to this live stock
with any enthusiasm.
Report on Vegetables.
The Department of Agriculture's re-
Port Of the vegetable market follows:
Apples-Supplies moderate; bar
rels. demand light, market dull;
Maryland, Virginia and West Nir-
ginia, No. l. Winesaps and Yellow
Newtowns, 2la inches up. 4.50a5.50.
mostly 5.00a5.25; 2A inches, mostly
2,50a2.7o; boxes, demand moderate.
market steady; northwestern. medium
to large sizes. extra fancy Winesaps,
z-s0a2.7o; mostly 2.75. Cabbage
Supplies liberal. demand moderate.
market weaker; Virginia Norfolk
I:75a2,oo. Cantaloupes = Supplies
light. demand moderate. market
steady: California Imperial Valley,
standards. ass. Salmon Tints, mostly
100; Salmon Tints, ponys. 54s. 5.oOa
$50 mostly $50; Texas, Salmon
Tints, ss, 12s and l5s. 2.25a2 SO.
OnionS-Supplies moderate. demand
ilght, market steady: Texas, stand
ard crates, Yellow Bermudas, L. S.
No. i. 1.7Sa2.O0 few higher; sales di-
crates, Yellow Bermudas. L. 5. No. !,
few sales $50. Lettuce-Supplies
light, demand moderate. market
steady: North Carolina and Virginia,
Norfolk section. 5-peck hampers, Big
Boston type, fair quality and condi-
ton, 1.o0a1.5O few higher: home
grown, 2-dozen bunch crates. well
headed, $50; leafy. 1.50a2.0O.
Supplies of Potatoes Liberal.
Potatoes - Supplies liberal. New
stock. demand moderate; market
slightly weaker; Florida double head
barrels Spaulding Rose. Z. S. No. 1,
best. mostly 500: South Carolina.
cloth-top stave and slat barrels, Irish
Cobblers, L. ). No. l, best 4.5Oa475:
poorly graded. 400a4.25. Old stock,
demand moderate: market firm;
Michigan, 150-pound sacks Russet
Rurals. L. S. No. l. mostly $50, few
S.75 per sack; New York, 150-pound
sacks. Round Whites, U. S. No. /,
3.75a4.0o per sack. Peaches-Supplies
light; demand moderate. mark ct
Uneedas, 4Ooa425; Georgia skies
Mayflowers. some soft; mostly 400
Tomatoes - Supplies liberal: demand
moderate, market fairly steady: Flor
ida SKIES, ripes and turning. wrapped,
best fancy count. 3.50a4.00; few, 1926:
choice count. mostly 800: ordinary to
fair quality and condition. fancy and
choice count. 1.00a3.00. Stra wberries
supplies moderate: demand moder-
ate, market fairly steady; Virginia,
Norfolk section, 80 and 60 quart
crates, various varieties, 10a15: most
~ around 12i5 per quart. String
beans-Supplies liberal; demand mod
crate. market steady; Georgia, Is
South Carolina bushel hampers,
green, 1.50a2. 90: North Carolina. s.
peck hampers, green. mostly $50.
Arrivals Past - Hours.
Apples Washington freight. l
broken and l unbroken cars on track.
Bananas Baltimore. Md, reship-
ped freight, l broken and unbroken
cars on track. Beets-2o0 crates.
North Carolina, express. Cabbage
997 crates Virginia. boat. Carrots
81 baskets South Carolina, express;
81 crates Virginia boat; broken
cars on track. Celery broken car
on track. Cucumbers-21 crates
South Carolina. express; 19 crates
Virginia. boat; l broken car on track.
Eggplant-S5 crates Florida express.
crates virginia.
broken cars on track. Mixed vege-
IA bleS-5 broken cars on track.
Mixed FRUIT broken cars on track
Lemons unbroken cars on track.
Onions-1 Texas, freight; 3 baskets
Virginia. boat; broken and un-
broken cars on track. Oranges
California Florida, freight; s
broken and : unbroken cars on track
PearS-J7 baske cts Georgia express:
1.t'O baskets Virginia. boat. Peppers
100 crates Florida. express. Pota-
toes Michigan, South Carolina.
freight. Is bbls Virginia. boat; Is
hrCkcn and unbroken cars on track
SquaSh-S5 crates Georgia, express
Strawberries-1 Virginia, freight: 14S
crates South Carolina. as crates
North Carolina, express; 468 crates
Virginia, boat; | broken car on track
string beans-l South Carolina,
freight; 256 baskets North Carolina,
20 baskets Florida, 256 baskets
Georgia, 215 baskets South Caro-
lima, express; &c baskets Virginia,
boat; i broken car on track Toma-
toes-l Florida, freight; 165 crates
Florida, express; . broken and un-
hroken cars on track. Peaches-37
crates South Carolina. express. (Ex-
press ShiDmpntS incompletnl