Evening star., 1924-04-17
MARKET CLEARS UP
IN MEAT PRODUCTS
Good Beef, Wholesale, Quoted at
4S---Fowl Still Plen-
tiful.
SPRING LAMB HOLDS AT 20
Local Produce Supplies Noted in
Department Review.

The live hen market had not re-
covered from the shock received yes
terday, it was understood. very heavy
receipts still being noted against
very little demand The general
price reported for the fowl was be-
tween % and % cents, this being ap-
plicable, of course, to the condition
Of the product.
Eggs with jobbers and commission
merchants continue to hold about the
same, the former claiming around a
quarter a dozen and the latter around
% cents.
In the live stock spring lambs seem
to have settled around 20 ccptS. ana
indications were that this is the
highest price. Some grades brought
lower figures.
Fresh meats were reported to be
cleaned up, good beef going at is.
other meats shaped up very WELL as
f3r as could be learned.
Vegetable Market Review.
Vegetables, as seen by Department
OF Agriculture reporters, follow:
Apples-SupplieS moderate: demand
moderate: market dull; barrels, Mary
land, Virginia and West Virginia, NO.
J. 22 inches WinesapS, 5.0Oa6.O0; Ben
Davis, 275a3.25: pa inches up Wine
Saps, 3.50a4.00; boxes, northwestern,
Winesaps, 2.50a2.75; combination eX-
ira fancy and fancy yellow NeWtons,
mostly 2.25, some showing waste, Low
a1.75; c grade Winesaps, 1.75a2OO
sparagus-Supplies moderate; de-
n:and moderate; market steady.
South Carolina, crates, dozen lunches,
colossal 100; fancy. 5.00a6 90; choice,
3.00a350; California, crates, dozen
lunches, jumbos, 6.5oa7.oo; extra
350a6.OO. Cabbage-Supplies moder-
ate: demand moderate; market steady.
Florida, 115 bushel hampers Copenha-
gems and pointed type, 2.T5aS.00; Tex
as. bulk, per ton, round and flat type,
mostly around 10000. Onions-Sup-
plies very light; demand light; mar
ket steady. Ohio and New York, 100
pound sacks, yellow varieties, No. l,
best, $50; fair condition, medium size,
2.00a2.25.
Potato Supply Moderate.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate: market steady; old
stock. Michigan, 150-pound sacks,
Russet rurals. United States No. l,
mostly 2.75 per sack; New York,
150-pound sacks. round whites, United
States No. l. mostly 500 per sack:
new stock. Florida, double-head bar
rels, United States No. 1, 10.00a10.50;
No. ., 800. Spinach-SupplieS liberal: /:
demand moderate; market weaker;
Virginia, Norfolk section, cloth top
l.
lima, cloth top veneer barrels. mostly
200. wberries-Supplies light;
demand good; market steady; Flor
ida, pony refrigerators, 50a55, mostly
80 per quart String beanS-Supplies
light; good stock scarce; market
steady; Florida, Is -bushel hampers,
green, fair quality, 4.00a5.00. Toma-
toeS-Supplies liberal; demand mod
crate; market slightly weaker; Flor
ida, SKIES, ripes and turning, wrapped.
4 n1 oh loo
count, 3.50a4.00.
Supplies Light, Demand Light.
Celery-Supplies light; demand
light; market firm; Florida, ten-inch
crates, Golden Self blanching. in the
rough. three dozen stalks, fair quail
ity, 3.50a5.75; four dozen stalks. 400;
six dozen stalks, 4.25a4.50 Lettuce
market steady; California. crates
Iceberg type, 6.50a6.75; North Caro-
lima, five-peck hampers, Big Boston
type, 3.50a400 Sweet Potatoes-Sup-
plies light; demand moderate; market
firm; North Carolina, cloth-top stave
barrels, Porto Ricans No. l, S.00aS so;
white yams, 7.00a7.50. few at 500.
Arrivals Past Twenty-four Hours.
Apples, l Virginia freight, 6 broken
and L unbroken cars on track; cab
bage, L Florida freight, 5 BROKEN and
] unbroken cars on track; celery, .
broken cars on track; potatoes.
Michigan freight. 80 barrels Virginia
boat, IL broken and 6 unbroken cars
on track; sweet potatoes, 1 broken
car on track; lettuce, California
freight, 25 crates Florida and 66
crates North Carolina express, 6
broken cars on track; grapefruit,
Florida freight, broken and l un-
broken cars on track; oranges, 3
Florida freight, 5 broken and 1 un-
broken cars on track; tomatoes. 1
Florida freight, broken and l un-
broken cars on track; carrots, ]
broken car on track; caulifiower, l
broken car on track; kale, 109 barrels
Virginia boat; string beans 122
baskets Florida and Is baskets South
Carolina express; peas, 35 baskets
South. Carolina express; radishes, %
crates North Carolina 20 crates South
Carolina express; Bananas, broken
cars on track; lemons, broken and
] unbroken cars on track; spinach, l
South Carolina freight, SIT barrels
Virginia boat. / broken and ] un-
broken cars on track; mixed vege-
tables, 1 Texas freight, broken and
l unhroken cars on track; mixed
fruit, l broken car on track; aspara-
gus, 2S5 crates South Carolina and 35
crates reshipped New York express;
parsley, Is crates New York express;
brussel sprouts, 10 crates New York
express; strawberries, II crates and
il refrigerators Florida express; Gu
cumbers. so crates Florida express:
squash 80 crates Florida express.