Evening star., 1924-05-16
FRESH PORK AND EGGS
2 feature OF MARKET
Prices Rate Better Than Quoted
in Other Meats and Dairy
Products.
FEW CHANGES NOTED TODAY
u. c. Provisions Supply About at
Normal Figures.

The condition of the market on
fresh pork and eggs in the hands of
Joooers today was much stronger
'han the other run of meat and dairy
products. Business in these two COM
nodfties was very good at prices as
nigh as a quarter for the former and
range of 25 to 81 cents for the latter
other meats cleaned up fairly
strong. although not in the manner
dealers expected. Beef. lamb and veal
old not change in price, as far as
Z could be learned
The live stock and poultry mark ct
WIN commission merchants was Just
aoout the same today as yesterday
Hens were around the 21-cent figure
but receipts were only fair Eggs
Sswere closer to 23 cents than - and
I'VE calves and spring lambs were
ABOUT IL and Is cents, respectively.
vegetables, as reported by the De-
partment of Agriculture. follow:
s,ow onwppiesmSupplies eI moderate; demand
Masyland, Virginia and West Virginia.
NO. l, 212 inches up, Winesaps. 450a
S:ooi Ben Davis. 225a3.00: boxes.
northwestern, Winesaps, extra fancy
sus-Supplies light. demand light.
market steady: eastern shore, Mary
land, two dozen bunch crates, all
sizes, 3.50a5.00; South Carolina, dozen
'oHNH rates, cOIuSSdl, f.UU, fancy, 0UU +,
choice, 200; some ordinary quality
l.5O. Cabbage-Supplies light, de-
mand moderate, market steady; South
Carolina, Waketields. barrel crates.
a mostly around 4.50; Virginia. barrel
crates. pointed type, mostly 400.
Cnions-New stock; supplies moderate.
demand moderate, market steady;
fexas. standard crates. Yellow Rer-
mudaS, l. s. No. l, mostly 2.25. Pota-
tees-New stock; supplies liberal. de-
mand good, market steady: Florida,
double head barrels, Spaulding Rose.
Y. S. No. |. $50: old stock. supplies
liberal, demand good. market steady:
Michigan. l50-lb. sacks, Russell Ru-
rails, L. S No. l, $50: some poor con-
dition. a.25 per sack: New York, 150-
ID. sacks. round whites. L. s. No. /,
800 per sack.
Heavy supply Strawberries.
Straw wberries-Supples heavy; de
mand moderate. market weaker:
North Carolina, 32-quart crates, klon-
dikes and missionrays, 3.00ai.00, few
higher: closing Thursday: Virginia,
S2-Quart crates misSionarys and klon-
dikes. Sails per qt. String Beans
Supplies moderate; demand moderate,
market strong. North and South Caro-
lima, bushel hampers, green, i.50a5.00,
Few higher. Georgia, bushel hampers,
green. mostly around 500. Peas
market weaker; North Carolina, bush
ell hampers. small. 125a2. 90: tele-
phones, 1.50a2.o0. Eggplant and Pep
toes-Supplies of good stock light;
many overripe, soft, spotted; demand
moderate. market steady: Florida, 6s
rlpes and turning. wrapped, best
s.0oa6.oo; some ordinary condition,
300a4.00. Squash-Supplies light de-
lnand moderate, market steady: Flor
ida, crates, white. 400. Lettuce
ket dull: North Carolina, 5-peck ham
pers hend lettuce, best mostly around
l.50; ordinary condition, 100. Canta-
loupeS-Me Mexico, supplies light; de-
mand moderate, market steady. Mex
leo, standard crates, 54S, salmon tints,
5.00a5.5O.
Cars on Track at AM. Today.
Apples Washington freight.
broken and unhroken cars on track.
Beets-72 crates, Virginia boat.
Cabbage South Carolina freight, A
crates, Virginia boat; broken cars on
track. Carrots-1O barrels. Louisiana
express, l crate Virginia boat. Cauli-
fiower-S6 crates. Virginia boat. Celery
Il broken car on track. Grapefruit
Florida freight, broken and ? un-
broken cars on track. Lettuce
{, North Carolina freight. 217 crates,
Virginia boat: broken and l unbroken
cars on track. Mixed vegetables
broken cars on track. Mixed fruit
broken car on track. Onions--1 crate
Virginia boat, unbroken cars on
track. Oranges-1 California, 2 Florida
freight; 3 broken and 6 unbroken cars
on track Parsley barrels Louisiana
Aexport Peas-200 baskets and 145
crates; South Carolina, % crates
Florida export. Potatoes Florida
Michigan freight, barrels Virginia
boat; 2 broken and unhroken cars on
track. Strawberries North Carolina
freight. 1900 crates North Carolina
export, 20 crates Virginia boat;
broken cars on track. String beans
78 baskets South Carolina export.
Tomatoes Florida freight, 3 broken
and l unbroken cars on track.