Evening star., 1924-06-20
DEMAND FOR MEAT
IMPROVES LOCALLY
Commission Merchants Report
Fair Summer Trade, With
Steady Sales.
POULTRY MOVES SLOWLY
Agriculture Department Reports on
Vegetable Conditions.
POULTRY MOVES SLOWLY

The meat business was enjoying
summertime" trade today. and the
demand picked up a little over the
past few days of warm weather.
Dealers were confident that their
hooks would be cleaned to satisfac-
tion by tomorrow. No change in the
prices as reported the first of the
week were noted.
Receipts on the commission market
Tor poultry and live stock were light
tnlS morning. but the supply was en-
larged by midday shipments There
was not much demand, and the mar
ket stood about the same as yeSter-
day
Butter and eggs with jobbers were
The Department of Agriculture's re-
port of the vegetable market here
follows:
Apple Supplies Moderate.
Apples-Supplies moderate, demand
very light. market dull; barrels,
Maryland, Virginia and West Vir-
some Scalded, 4.00a5.00; yellow New
towns. 4.50a5.0o; few. $50; Ben Davis,
2.50a3.00; boxes, Northwestern, medi-
um TO large sizes, extra fancy Wine
saps, 2.75aa00. Cabbage - Home
grown, receipts liberal demand light.
barrels, pointed type, 1.00a1.50. Can
aloupes-Supplies heavy. demand
good, market steady; California, Inn
perlal Valley, salmon tints, stand
ards. ASS, 2.50a2.75; few low as 2.25:
Jumbos, ASS, mostly, 800; iumbos. Sos.
mostly as: ponys, 54s, 1.75a2 90; few
higher. fats, 12s and l5s, 1.00a1.l0.
Peaches-Supplies moderate, demand
moderate, market steady; North Car
DINA, 6s, red birds, large size, fair
color, $50 bushel baskets; Mayf1ow-
ers, 1.50a2.o0: Georgia. 6s. Uneedas.
small. soft, over-ripe, 75a 90.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady; old
South Carolina c!oth-top slat barrels
Irish cobblers. l. s. No. l. oaOa3 325;
mostly around 800: Virginia, Norfolk
section, cloth-top stave barrels Irish
cobblers, U. s. No. l, SIS
Tomatoes-Supplies liberal: demand
good, market fairly steady: Missis-
sippi. fours, turning, wrapped. fancy
count, 90a1.o0 few low as So; South
Carolina sixes turning, wrappsd.
choice count. c.ooa25o; Florida skies.
ripes. wrapped. fair condition, fancy
count. 2.ooa250.
rmelons-SupplieS very light:
demand improving. market steady;
Florida, bulk. per 100 melons. Tom
"atsons, 272S-lb. average. S5.ooa90. 90.
String heans-Supplies moderate :
demand moderate. market steady;
Virginia, Norfolk section. five-peck
hampers, green, 2.50a2.75; North Caro-
lima, bushel hampers, green. 1.50a2 25
Peppers-Supplies light; demand
Florida crates, fancy, 3ooa3.5O: few
higher.
Eggplant-Supplies light; demand
limited, market slightly weaker;
Florida peppers, crates, fancy. S.ooa
ucumbers-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market fairly steady:
North Carolina, bushel hampers, No.
l. 1.50a1.75; Virginia, Norfolk section,
u s-bushel hampers, hotbed stock,
fancy. 275.
Observation-Disclosures moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady; North
:aroina. 32-quart crates, best, 3.50a
$50: some fair condition. 2j0a3. 90:
South Carolina, ordinary quality and
condition. 32-Quart crates, 2.00a300
Cars Track at : AM. Today.
Beets-30 crates Virginia boat Cab
bage-72 crates, Virginia boat. Canta-
loupes-2 California freight, II broken
and unbroken cars on track Carrots
1S5 crates, North Carolina express so
baskets, Virginia boat: l broken car on
track Sweet corn-1 Texas freight, so
crates. Florida. 10 baskets, South Caro-
lima express; l broken car on track
Cucumbers-1 North Carolina freight.
33 crates South Carolina express. 267
crates Virginia boat. Eggplant-60
crates, Florida express. Grapefruit
unbroken car on track. Lettuce-8l
crates, Virginia boat. Mixed vegetables
5 broken cars on track. Onions-1 un-
broken car on track Oranges-l Cali
fornia freight, l broken and un-
broken cars on track. Peas-l9 baskets.
Virginia boat Peppers-S5 crates, For
ida express. Potatoes North Caro-
lima, ! South Carolina, freight: 200 bar
rels Virginia and 352 barrels North
Carolina, boat; broken and unbroken
cars on track. Squash baskets, North
Carolina express. String beans-l25
baskets South Carolina, 1888 baskets
North Carolina express, 5s6 baskets
Virginia boat Tomatoes-6 Mississippi
freight, 125 crates Florida express, Z
broken and unbroken cars on track
Peaches-100 crates Georgia, 300 crates
North Carolina express, | broken and
l unbroken cars on track Dewberrie-
l South Carolina freight, broken car
on track. Blackberries-265 crates North
Carolina express.