Evening star., 1924-06-26
PRICES VERY. STEADY
AT CENTER MARKET
Commission Houses Report No
Important Changes in Today's
Wholesale Market.
SWEET CORN IS LOWER
Tomato Receipts Heavy-Demand
Good for Peaches.

The Washington wholesale market
for meats and poultry products today
moved on in a manner indicative of
stability year in and year out. AS
far as could be learned there was not
cent difference in prices for live
stock, fresh meats, poultry, butter
and eggs.
Hens threatened to spoil this exact
reproduction of yesterday by taking
on a weakness, but nothing serious
was anticipated. Twenty-three and
"a cents were the prices asked
Receipts were moderate and deal
ers emphasized the need of spring
chickens from the shippers. EGGS.
plentiful, still were &c cents in whole
sale lots with commission merchants,
and 81 to 33 with jobbers.
Pork. according to grade, sold at
1sa23-bottom and top price.
Tho Department of Agriculture
vegetable market report follows:
Cabbage supplies Liberal.
Cabbage supplies lib
eral; demand light, market slightly
weaker; homegrown, uncovered bar
1913 pointed type, i.'od-.V"'
antaloupes-Supplies heavy; demand
good, market steady; California salmon
tints, standards, 45s 3.2oa3.oO; Few
3.75; some soft, 2.75a3.00; standards
36s mostly. 3.25; jumbos, ass, 3.50a
800 mostly 3.75a4.o0; ponys. SIS,
..5oa2.7s: fats. 12s and 15s, 1.2oal.4o;
Peaches-Supplies moderate: de-
mand good for good stock. market
steady. Georgia, SIS early rose, large
size, 3.00a325; mostly 800; medium
to small sizes, 1.5oa25o. North Caro-
lima. 6s Greensboros, small TO medium
size. 1.50a2.OO; mostly 1.50; Alex
anders many overripe some sort;
i.25a2.5o: mostly around 200; red
birds, large size, SOC: some slack
Potato Receipts Light.
Potatoes--old stock. supplies very
light, no sales reported: new stocks,
supplies light; demand moderate,
market firm; North Carolina and Vir-
ginia, Norfolk section, cloth top stave
best mostly s75, few 400; some de-
cayed, 25Oa3.O0 Tomatoes-Supplies
heavy, demand good, market firm;
MMississippi IS: turning' ir,s s"aTI %rappsd' cd
ripes, wrapped, many soft, leaky, 75a
100; South Carolina, is. turning,
wrapped. many wasty, fancy count
l. lsoa2 90; choice ;u count 1,25al; han SO
crowns liberal. shipped stock light;
demand moderate, market weaker;
North Carolina, bushel hampers
green. l.50al.7o. mbers-Supplies
steady; Virginia, Norfolk section, k-b.
hampers. hotbed stock, fancy, 200;
choice, 1.25a1.50; North Carolina, bu.
hampers, No. l, 1.50a1.75.
Sweet Corn Lower.
Sweet corn-Supplies liberal; de-
mard moderate: market slightly
proximately 8 dozen. 1.5oa2.0o. Dew
berries-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate: market firm; North Caro-
lima, 32-auart crates, best. 33,50aa5o,
ermelons-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate: market steady; Flor
ida, bulk, per 100 melons, Tom Wat
sons, 26 to % pound average. So.00a
$500: Is to 20 pound average, 4o.o0a
5000. Lima beans-Supplies moder-
ate; demand limited; market slightly
weaker; South Carolina, bushel ham,
pers, 3.00a3.5O.
Cars on Track Mt AM. Today.
Beets, 25 crates Virginia boat; cab
bage, l Maryland freight, 25 crates
Virginia boat, l broken and l un-
broken car on track; cantaloupes, IL
California freight, IL broken and 10
1nbroken cars on track: carrots, 125
baskets Virginia boat; celery, ITS
crates New York express; sweet corn,
100 crates Florida, 125 South Caro-
lima, 5S5 North Carolina express, l
broken and 1 unbroken car on track:
cucumberS, 200 crates North Carolina
express, 10 crates Virginia boat,
broken car on track; lettuce. l Wash
ington freight, $50 crates New York
express, 25 crates Virginia boat, 1
broken and l unbroken car on track:
mixed vegetables, North Carolina
freight, l broken car on track; lem
ons, unbroken car on track; onions,
! Ohio freight, unbroken car on
track; oranges, 1 California freight,
; broken and 8 unbroken cars on
track; peas, 12o baskets North Caro-
lima express; peppers, IS crates Flori-
da express; potatoes. 8 North Caro-
lima freight, 210 barrels Virginia
boat, broken and 2 unbroken cars
on track; string beans, Is baskets
South Carolina, 1872 baskets North
Carolina, SO baskets limas Florida
express, II baskets Virginia boat;
tomatoes, Mississippi freight, 120
crates Florida express, II broken and
unbroken cars on track; watermel-
ons. Florida freight, broken and
] unbroken cars on track; peaches.
$50 crates Georgia express, l broken
u. L No. III