Evening star., 1924-05-05
NEAT MARKET FIRM.
WHOLESALERS SAY
9dood Demand and Business Salts
factory Is Report of
Local Dealers.
PARRY PRODUCTS NORMAL
commission Merchants Hope for
Good Receipts Tomorrow.

The Washington wholesale market
Tor meats opened strong today Ap-
proNimate prices We're: Good beef. l.
% cents: spring lambs, 81 to 3S;
All lambs, so TO 80: veal. is: fresh
pork, % 70 %; frozen. Is; fresh hams,
~ TO IS, shoulders. II to IL; smoked
Nams. TO 81 cents. according to
srade; cailies. II; bacon. 16 to %. ac-
'ording to grade. The market was
hrm and business was satisfactory.
Jobbers in dairy products made lit
tie change in their prices as they
landed, sold for about "a to 70 cents;
butter, 42 to 46. according to quality.
The commission merchants come
into their own tomorrow for little
shipments are received on Monday
Vegetable Market Report.
The Department OF Agriculture
vegetable market report follows:
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
light; market dull: barrels. Maryland
Virginia and West Virginia. No. l.
2l2 inches up. Winesaps and yellow
NeWtownS 4 .J0a5.50: Ben Davis, 2.oua
800; boxes northwestern. medium 10
large sizes. extra fancy Ninesaps'
30; combination fancy and extra
fancy Yellow NewtownS, 2.OUa22J.
paragus-Suppiies light; demand
light; market steady; South caro-
ina, dozen bunch crates, large size,
6.Ooa6.5O: medium size, 5.00a3.50;
small size. 3.50af.OO.
Cabba ge-SupplieS moderate; de-
mand light; market steady; Texas,
bulk, per ton round and fiat type.
50. 0.00a90.OO: South Carolina, 12-
bushel hampers. pointed type mostly
80
onions-Supplies light: demand
pound sacks yellow varieties, No
mostly. 200; new stock. Texas, stand
ard crates yellow Bermudas, u. ;.
No. | mostly; zoo.
Potatoes-Su Supplies moderate: de
mSnd moderate; market fairly
steady; old stock. Michigan, 800
pound sacks RusSet Rurals, |. ). No.
22oa2;6O per sack: new stock'
Florida. double head barrels Spauld-
ing Rose. L. 5. No. l. S.00aS.50.
Heavy strawberry supply.
StFawberries-Su Supplies heavy. de-
mand moderate. market weak; Flor
ida, pony refrigerators. early sales,
. 20a25 per at; North Carolina, 32-qt.
crates missionarys, wide range in
prices. 4.0Oa700: mostly 5.50a6.00.
otIinB DedIS--N uppIltS llSll' ueHldHu
moderate. market steady; Florida,
= -bu. hampers green best 4.OOa4.5O;
poorer, wide range in prices, 2.00a
30. Peas-Supplies liberal, demand
moderate, market slightly weaker;
South Carolina, bu. hampers. large,
mostly 80; small varieties. 1.50a2. 90;
mostly 100. SquaSh-Supplies mod
crate. market steady; Florida, pepper
crates, white. 450a5.00. Tomatoes
Supplies light. demand moderate,
i
turning. wrapped. best fancy count.
5.J0a6.50; choice count. 4.50a5.25.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate. demand
moderate, market steady: California,
crates Iceberg type. J.U0a6.00; South
Carolina, crates Iceberg type, 2.5Oa
$50, mostly 400 New York. crates
big Boston type, 2.00a2.25; some low
as l.5o.
Arrivals Since Fridays Report.
Apples. Washington, l unknown
freight, l broken and . unbroken cars
known freight, 4 broken and un-
broken cars on track: celery. / broken
car on track; potatoes, 3 Florida,
Michigan, l New York freight. % bar
reds Virginia boat. II broken and 5
unbroken cars on track; lettuce,
California, . Florida freight, 15S
crates North sCakplina; "a crates,
South Carolina express; 10 crates,
Virginia boat 3 broken and un-
broken cars on track; grapefruit.
Florida freight. 3 broken and un-
broken cars on track; oranges, l
California, s Florida freight, II
broken and Seunbroken cars on track:
oQions. i Texas, l unknown freight, l
broken and 2 unbroken cars on track;
tomatoes, 1 Florida freight. As crates,
South Carolina express, . broken and
l unbroken cars on track; turnips. 40
baskets, North Carolina express; beets,
{ barrels. Florida express, 50 baskets
Florida boat; string beans, 521 bas-
lzets, Florida, 139 baskets. South Caro-
lima express: peas. IS baskets and 122
crates, South Carolina express; rad
ishes, 15 baskets, South Carolina ex-
press baskets. Virginia boat, egg
plant $50 crates, Florida express:
peppers, so crates. Florida express:
spinach, barrels. Virginia boat:
mixed vegetables. ! South Carolina
freight. > broken and I unbroken
cars on track; mixed fruit. !
Florida freight. / unbroken car
on track; Strawberries. 1855
South Carolina, 65 refrigerators.
press; asparagus, 1S6 crates, South
carolina, 50 crates. North Carolina.
a5 crates reshipped New York ex-
uress: parsley. 10 baskets. Louisiana
cxpress; lemons, l California freight
I broken and l unbroken cars on
track: cu,umbers, 12J crates Florida
oxpress; squash, so crates Florida
express.