Evening star., 1924-04-29
FO0DSTUFFS EQUAL
TO BUYERS DEMANDS
Local Provisions Market Amply
Supplied, With Prices Holding
About Normal.
BUSINESS FAIRLY ACTIVE
Vegetable Supplies Noted in De-
partment Bureau Report.
BUSINESS FAIRLY ACTIVE

Fresh meats continued to hold the
center Of business activity around
center market in the wholesale class.
10 market was pLentifulIy supplied
and the business was declared to be
good. Beef did not change. but pork
was said to be around 20 cents. with
good demand Smoked meats held
theIr Irrational characterization
as Ia as the last few weeks are
concerned
Along commission row there was
trifie more noise in the way of
blzZlng voices, cackling chickens and
tN9hs calves But there were only
Few of these products Oh hand.
re season for mud turtles seems to
nave opened, for a few were snap
ping away To the price Of between
> ana cents mound wholesale a
Ittter or two Of infant pigs had tags
around their necks reading some
thing like s. per head
Ranges cf Prices
There We're no receipts of consr-
Haence Spring lambs stood at
about 20 cents good calves were
perhaps II cents hens were around
and IS and eggs stood pat at 2S.
subject to alteration in price when
cred
EggS with jobbers moved to will
ing customers at the price Of sew
@ral weeks ago, that IS around the
cent .fgure. Washington's egg
market is about on the level with
that Of Chicago and New York, ac-
cordlng TO Information here
bananas stood firmly today. deal
~ declaring the cost 10 them per
carload over last week being more
Il ffrh
however. went around $3.50 each.
TOdny'S Vegetable Supplies.
The vegetable market. as reported
follows
Apples Supplies moderate; demand
,lsht, market dull. Barrels. Mary
land: Virginia and West Virginia, No.
20 inches up. Wtnesaps and yell
oW Newtons, J.0oaJ,50: Ben Davis.
15a3.2J Bushel baskets New York
No. ], Baldwins, 125al.5O. Boxes,
horthwestern. medium 10 large sizes,
extra fancy Winesaps. . 50a2.75, most
~ 80: combination extra fancy and
idnCN Yellow EewtOnS, mostly 2.25.
narasus-Supplies moderate: de-
nand moderate; market firm. South
Carolina. dozen bunch crates. large
SIZE. 500: medium size. 500: small
size. 30oa3.50
Cabbage-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate: market steady. Texas. fiat
and round type, bulk, per ton. 100. 90.
Onions-Supplies moderate: demand
ght; market steady. Old stock. Ohio.
7o0-lb sacks yellow varieties. NO |.
o0Oa225: new stock, Texas, standard
crates yellow Bermudas. |. 5. No. |,
..5oa2.75i mostly $50
Supplies Liberal. Demand Moderate.
Supplies liberal: demand
moderate; old stock, market steady;
Michigan. lJ0-lb. 81 ks Tusset rurais,
L. s. M. /. 2.65a273 per sack; New
York 150-lb. sacks round whites, L.
s. No. I 2S5a3. 90 per sack; new stock,
market slightly weaker; Florida,
double head barrels Spaulding Rose,
= : No. l. 9.00aS.I0, mostly 9.uo: I.
$ No. >. mostly &c Spiuach-Sup :
plies light: demand moderate, market
steady: Virginia, Norfolk section,
cIoth-top veer barrels mostly zoo.
Straw berries Supplies cleaning up;
demand moderate: market SteaGS
Florida. pony refriEerttorS pest 81
cents: poorer l2a2J per at string
heans-Supplies light: demand mod
crate. market steady: Florida. SOU.
hampers best. 4.50a5.0o; ordinary
quality. 3.00a 100. Peas-Supplies
moderate: market steady; South Caro-
lima. buShel hampers, small mostly
800 Tomatoes-SupplIeS moderd,e: ::
demand moderate market steady
Florida skies, ripeS and turnlns'
wrapped. best, fancy count, o.oo;
choice count. 4.25a475; poorer, wide
range in prices. 2.50a4.00. squash
Supplies moderate; demand moderate
market steady; Florida, pepper,
crates. wrapped, white, 500; yellow
400: unwrapped, white, 4.5u.
Cars ON Track at s AM. Today.
App1es. 3 broken and 8 unbroken
cars on track; cabbage, 1 Texas, /
unknown freight. broken and > un-
broken cars on track; celery, 5 Flor
ida freight, broken and ) uneroken
cars on track: potatoes, l Florida,
Michigan, l New York freight, "
barrels virginia boat, 13 broken and
IA unbroken cars on track: lettuce.
South Carolina freight, 20 crates
North Carolina express, 3 broken ana
unbrokeu cars on track; grapefruit,
. Florida freight. ) broken and : un-
broken cars on track; oranges, L Cali
rornia. ( Florida freight, 8 broken
and I uubroken cars on track; onions,
broken and unbroken cars on
track; tomatoes, Florida and un-
broken freight. so crates Florida ex-
presS, 3 broken and unbroken ears
on track: beets. "a barrels Virginia
hoat: string beans, 125 baskets Flor
ida express; peas. 81 baskets South
Carolina express, 1 unbroken car on
track; radisheS % baskets North
Carolina express. ) barrels Virginia
boat; eggplant. so era ties Florida ex-
press; peppers, - crates Florida ex-
press: spinach. III barrels Virginia
hoat: mixed vegetables. l broken car
on track; straw berries, retrlg orators
and 25 crates Florida express; as
Daragus, 81 crates South Carolina and
- crates reshipped New York eS-
press: bananas, S unknown freight,
unbroken cars on track; parsley
barrels Louisiana express: cucumbers
- crates Florida express; lemons, !