Evening star., 1924-04-23
WHOLESALE PRICES
TODAY UNCHANGED
Drop in Quotations for Calves Only
Decrease Noted in Local
Market.
FRESH MEATS HOLDING OWN
Vegetable Supplies Reported by
Department of Agriculture.

About the only outstanding change
OF the meat, livestock and dairy
products market today was in calves,
which We're reported by commission
dealers as off" and around 10 and
l012 cents.
receipts of eggs and poultry ranged
from none" to very light" and no
material change in their prices were
noted. Eggs, with these dealers, were
around the 22-cent figure, they de-
clared, and hens a quarter or more
With jobbers, some declared the
market for eggs and butter was
hrniing up" and that there should
De Il higher market, but prices still
held the same.
Fresh meats brought II to IS in
good beef. and pork held its own al
about is cents. Smoked meats like
wise did not change.
Review of Vegetables.
Vegetables, as seen by Department
OF Agriculture reporters, follow:
Apples-Supplies moderate: demand
light: market duh: barrels. Maryland
Virginia and West Virginia, No.
~ inches up. winesaps and yellow
Newtons. mostly 5.0Oa5.50; Ben Davis
? '9a3.25; few $50: boxes, north
western, medium TO large sizes. extra
fancy wineSapS. 2.50a2.75: yellow
Newtowns, 2.25a2.5O; combination ex.
ira fancy and fancy yellow New
towns, 2.00a2.25: & grade WincsapS
l.t3a2.0O. Asparagus-Supplies liberal
demand moderate; market slightly
weaker; California. crates. dozer
lunches, large size, 500: South Caro-
llna. dozen lunches, colossal. 500
fancy. 800: choice, 800; pedigreed
Washington colossal. 100: fancy. 500
cholce. short. 3.50a4.00; North Caro-.
ma, dozen bunches, few sales. fancy
so. abbage-Supplies light; de.
n'and moderate: market firm; Texas
nat and round-type-b barrel crates
mostly 300; bulk. per ton. 1000
OuionS-SupplieS light: demand light
market firm: Ohio and New York
io0-pound sacks, yellow varieties
No. l. 2.75a3.00. Potatoes-Supplies
liberal; demand moderate; market
steady: old stock. Michigan. 15O-pount
80 per sack; New York, 1aQ-poun(
sacks, round whites. L. S. No. /
mostly 800 per sack; new stock
Florida, double head barrels, Spauld
snS rose, I; ;, No. l. mostly 1000
No. ,, $50. Spinach-Supplies moder-
ate: demand moderate: market slight.
~ stronger; Virginia. Norfolk section
cioth-top veneer barrels. 1.50a200.
Light supply of Strawberries.
Straw aWberries-Supplies light; de
mand moderate: market stronger
FLORIDA. pony refrigerators, 35a40 pei
quart; 32-quart crates, wide range il
prices, l5a@0 per quart. String beans
Supplies liberal; demand moderate
market steady; Florida 7s-bushe
hampers, green best 2.50ai.00; ordj,
nary quality, 2.50a30o: Texas, bushe
hammers, green mostly. 40. Peas
market steady: South Carolina. bushe
hampers mostly zoe, few 4.50 Pep
pers-Supplies light: market steady
Florida, crates. fancy, 4.a0a5 90
choice. 800. Tomatoes - Supple:
moderate: market firm; Florida, skies
ripes and turning, wropped, bes'
fancy count. 5.00a5.25; choice count
400a425; fair quality. fancy count
4.30a4.75; choice count, 3.50a3.75. lie
tuce-Supplies light: demand moder
ate; market firm; California crates
Iceberg type. ESQ; North Carolina, s.
peck hampers, Big Boston type, best
4.o0a4.50; few, 500; fair quality, 3.0oa
400.
Arrivals Past Twenty-Four Hours.
Apples, 1 New York freight,
broken and > unbroken cars or
track: cabbage, L broken car OF
, broken and ] unbroken ear:
on track: potatoes. Florida,
Michigan, New York freight, / 8 bar
rels Virginia boat, Il broken and II
unhroken cars on track; lettuce, 200
crates North Carolina express,
broken cars on track; grapefruit,
Florida freight, > broken and un-
broken cars on track: oranges,
Florida freight, 4 broken and 2 un-
broken cars on track: onions, / Michi-
gan. l unknown freight, 2 broken and
I unbroken cars on track: tomatoes
I Florida freight, % crates Florida
express, 3 broken and l unbroken
cars on track: beetS. ) barrels Vir-
ginia boat; string beans, 127 baskets
Florida express: peas, 5S baskets
South Carolina express: radishes. AZ
crates North Carolina. express, 81 bar
rclS Virginia boat: peppers. 10 crates
Florida express: spinach. 66 barrels
Virginia boat, l broken car on track;
mixed vegetables, ! Florida, freight, {
broken and , Unbr0ken cars on
track; mixed fruit, > Florida freight,
> broken and ! unbroken cars on
. track: Strawberries, 6 refrigerators
and 45 crates Florida express; aSpar-
agus 239 crates South Carolina and
- crates reshipped New York eX-
press l broken car on track; brus-
sci sprouts, 22 crates New York eX-
press; bananas, 6 Baltimore, Md.
freight reshipped, 2. broken and 5 un-
broken cars on track.
A Fool and His Money.