Evening star., 1924-06-02
firm MARKET SHOWN
FOR BUTTER AND EGGS
Meat Demand Good. With Steady
Prices Reported by D. G.
Wholesalers.
BRISK TRADE NOTED TODAY
Report on Vegetables by U. S. De-
partment Bureau.

Butter was up a cent on the Washing
ton wholesale market today. The report
I'd prices for the various grades were AZ
to As cents for best qualities, Eggs
also were firm, select, candled, fresh
nearby bringing about 90 cents with job
hers.
The meat market was good Lambs,
spring. were reported at 80 to 81 veal.
II TO Is. and good beef, 171a to s cents.
Fresh pork loins were quoted at % to
"A cents; fresh hams, II to IS, shoul-
ders, IL to 12: smoked hams, IS to co.
and bacon. 16 to IS.
The commission market in poultry
products VIII not get under way until to-
morrow
Vegetables as reported by the Depart
ment of Agriculture follow:
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate; market dull; barrels, Mary
land. Virginia and West Virginia. No.
]. Yellow Newtons and Winesaps, 2a
inches up. 4,5oa5.Oo: "a inches, 375a
800; Ben Davis. rs inches up. 2.0Oa
20; mostly 2.5oa1.75. Cabbage.sup-
plies moderate, demand moderate;
Virginia. Norfolk section. barrel
crates; pointed type mostly, 200.
Cantaloupes---Supplies light, demand
moderate, market steady; California.
Imperial Valley Salmon Tints. ASS.
5.ooa7.5o; mostly 100: ponys. ASS and
54s. mostly 5.25. Lettuce-Supplies
light. demand good for good stock.
Nmarket steady; Norfolk section. s.
neck hampers. big Boston type. poor
to ordinary quality and condition. 0.2o
al.00; Iceberg type. 1.75. Onions, new
stock--Supplies, moderate. demand
light. market slightly weaker: Texas.
standard crates Yellow Bermudas.
1s9a2.o0:, Peaches---supplies very
light. demand moderate, market
steady; South Carolina. skies Uneedas.
mostly 400 Potatoes Supplies
liberal. new stock. demand moderate.
market weaker: Florida, double-head
650a7.00; South Carolina, cloth top
slat and stave barrels Irish Cobblers.
L. ;. No. l. mostly 500: few higher.
Supplies Light. Demand Light.
awberries-Supplies Eight; de-
mand light; market firm; North Caro-
lima, 32-ouart crates, Missionarys,
fair to ordinary quality and condition,
".o0a3.50: Virginia, Norfolk section
- and 50 quart crates. Missionarys
Tomatoes-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate; market fairly steady: Flor
Ida, skies, ripes and turning. wrapped
pest fancy count, 4.ooa4.50: mostly
800: choice count. mostly 500; fair to
ordinary quality and condition. 1,00a
go. String beans-Supplies liberal;
demand moderate; market fairly
steady: South Carolina. bushel hamp-
ers. sreen, l.25aa.oo,. mostly l.5oa2.oO;
green. best, 250a3.o0. Peas-Suppiies
liberal; demand good for good stock
market steady; North and South Car
oIIna; o-peck hampers. fair quality.
ll.5oa2.oo; Norfolk section, 5-peck
some poor condition, l.50a2OO Egg
plant-Supplies light; demand moder-
ate; market steady; Florida. pepper
crates. medium size. best. 400; fair
light: demand slow; market fairly
steady; Florida. crates, best. 300a3. so.
mostly 500. some poor condition re-
fused; Cucumbers-Supplie moder-
ate; demand light: market dull: Flor
ida, square busheI crates. No. !. I.50a
200; South Carolina, square bushel
crates, No. l, 2.00a2.50, few 400. !.
Arrivals Since Thursday's Report.
Apples. Virginia freight. . broken
end / unbroken cars on. track. Bananas,
Baltimore, Md, freight, broken car
on track. Beets. 125 baskets and 25S
crates North Carolina express. 'e2
baskets and II crates Virginia boat.
Cabbage, 2s2 crates and % baskets
Virginia boat, broken cars on track.
,CantaloupeS. I broken car on track
Carrots, South Carolina freight, Ala.
North Carolina express. baskets Vir-
"Inia boat, 2 unbroken cars on track.
Caulif1ower, 81 baskets Virginia boat
Celery, barrels Louisiana express.
Sweet corn. % quarts Florida and 10
barrels Louisiana express Cucumbers
Florida freight. Al boxes and 2a7
crates South Carolina. lis crates Flor
ida express, 206 crates Virginia boat,
! unbroken car on track. Eggplant,
go crates Florida express. Grapefruit,
srvfxN
broken cars on track. Lettuce. 2
South Carolina freight. 700 crates Tir-
ginia boat, broken cars on track
Mixed vegetables South Caro-
lima, North Carolina freight. brok-
Mixed fruit-2 Florida freight,
broken and l unbroken cars on track.
Lemons broken and 1 unbroken
cars on track. Onions--1 California.
Texas freight; s unbroken cars on
MIA, freight; broken and 4 unbrok-
en- cars on track. Parsley-75 bbls.
Louisiana express. Peas-6 baskets,
Virginia; 665 baskets, South Carolina;
SO ost baskets: North ;un Garolina, express;
Potatoes-17 South Carolina; Mich
igan: ] Florida, freight; 120 baskets,
Florida. express: SO bbls. Virginia
boat: 13 broken and Is unbroken cars
sos baskets. South Carolina, express.
Strawberries 3 North Carolina.
freight: 1900 crates, North Carolina;
crates. South Carolina, express; 522
crates Virginia boat. String beams
i South Carolina, freight; 712 Florida;
1921 South Carolina: $50 North Car
olina; 5 Louisiana, baskets express.
Tomatoes-6 Florida freight; 260
crates, Florida, express: IL broken
and 2 unbroken cars on track. Tur-
nips-S5 baskets, North Carolina, ex-
press. Watermelons II Florida,
freight; ! broken car on track.
Peaches-2 crates, South Carolina, ex-
nress Rlack kberries-l25 crates South