Evening star., 1924-11-07
APPLES FLOODING
LOCAL MARKET
Demand Is Light-Storage
Peaches Only Stock Now
Left on Sale.

Liberal supplies of apples received
from all the apple growing sections
have almost gluttcd the local market
Demand for the fruit Is llght ana the
market is dull.
Common stock is being sold at low
prices In nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia where apples are plentiful,
farmers are converting much OF their
fruit into cider, and the beverage is
being offered on the roads and in the
mark cts
Supplies of grapes are only mod
crate receipts being large enough,
how wever. to meet demands. Concords
and Niaga were quoted at 60 and
- some in poor condition as low as
SO
Only few peaches were to he had.
They are chiefly storage stock and
are not in demand at prices consid-
cred by dealers as being cheap.
Potato Market steady.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables. complied by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics, says:
Apples - Supplies liberal; demand
light; market steady. barrels. Mary
land. Virginia and West Virginia. A
~ inches up. Grimes. 5.00a5.50: e
"a inches, 3.00aS.50; boxes, Wash
ington. medium to large sizes. extra
fancy Winter Bananas and Spitzen-
hergs, 3.O0a3.25: Ortleys, mostly 3.25
Delicious. 4 %: bushels Maryland and
Virginia. No. |. Grimes and Stayman
Wine&aps. 1.25al.T3: various varie
ties. 15a1.25.
tahhaEe-Suprlies moderate: de
mand light. market steady; New
YORK. bulk. pc: ton, Danish type,
7S.0na200u
pnions-Supplies moderate; demand
light: market dun: New York ana
ohio. 100-lh. SACKS. yellow varieties.
/. :. No. l. medium to large size,
mostly zoo small size. l.15
Potatoes - Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate market fairly steady.
New York. 150-pound sacks, Round
Whites. L. s No. l. 2.00a2.10 per sack,
Michigan. 150-pound sacks, Russet
RuralS, [. 5. No. /, 20oa2.10 per sack.
Sweet Potatoes Cheaper.
Sweet potatoes = Supplies liberal:
demand moderate. market weaker.
Eastern shore Va. cloth-top stave
barrels Yellow varieties. No. !, mostly
40
Lettuce - Supplies light: demand
moderate. market steady. California
crates Ic~h-rr typa. California, fair
condition. i.75-5.00 Virginia, Nor
folk section. New York crates Big
B"ston type ordinary quality, 75al.25
Celery-SurTltes moderate: demand
moderate. market steady. New York,
two-third crates Golden Self -blanch-
ing. in the rough, 1.75a2 90: few, 2.25.
cauiifiower-SupplicS moderate: de-
mand light market dull-\ew York,
Long Island crates. mostly $50; other
New York crates. 1.5Oal.75.
String beans - Supplies light: de-
mand good, market steady. Virgin ia,
Norfolk section, tive-peck hampers,
green. 4.5o&550.
Tomatoes-Supples very light: de-
nand good for good stock; market
steady: homegrown. half-buShe el
hampers. 2.0Ha2.00: dollhouse. Ohio
16-pound baskets. medium size. 3.25
small size. 800.
Crunlicrr:e~ I'm Good Demand.
CumcumherS Supplies light: de-
nand moderate: market steady:
Florida. square bushel crates, fair
quality. 4.25a4.50; bushel hampers,
good quality. 5.00a5.5O.
Grapes-Supplies moderate; demand
light; market steady; New York
tWo-quart Climax baskets. Concords
16al9; Michigan. 12-quart Climax
baskets, Concords and Niagaras, 65a75;
few so: poor condition. few low as so
anberries-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate: market steady: New
Jersey, half-hushel boxes. late Howes
6.OOa6.2J; early blacks, 5.00a525.