Evening star., 1924-05-10
WEEK END FEATURES
IN LOCAL PROVISIONS
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Commission Merchants Note Light
Receipts of Eggs Recently, With
- Prices Stationary.
POULTRY IN SHORT SUPPLY
Dairy Prices Remain at Quotations
- of Yesterday.

with the closing of the Washing
son wholesale market today, commits
Rion dealers in poultry products noted
fhe receipts for eggs during the week
were extraordinarily light and the
price-about % cents, "inside"-re-
manned virtually the same through
out the week. This situation in price,
IT was declared, could not obtain
much longer or nearby dealers would
send their eggs to other cities, where
higher prices can be obtained. The
stagnant condition of the egg market
seems to be extraordinary.
Receipts on fowls fell off and the
price generally was about 81 cents for
best. Spring chickens continue to
hang around a half dollar. These
three products seem to be the most
prominent in transactions at this
time
,eDealers in fresh meats were ready
for Mondays business today, their
hooks being well cleaned up.
Joboers in dairy products reported
Eggs with these dealers wholesale
for about 25 cents.
Report on Vegetables.
Vegetables, as reported by the De-
partment of Agriculture follow:
Apples. supplies moderate: demand
moderate: market dull; barrels. Mary
Jand. Virginia and West Virginia, No
02R inches up. winesaps and yellow
new towns, 5.00a5.50; some scalded
bushel baskets. New York, No. l.,
Baldwins, quality fair, 1.25al so; :;
boxes, northwestern, medium to large
sizes. extra fancy winesaps. mostly
ESQ; yellow new towns, 2.25a2.4O. AS
naragus, supplies moderate; demand
moderate; market steady; eastern
shore. Md, -dozen-bunch crates,
large size, best, 6.00a650: other sizes.
1.00a5.5O. Cabbage. supplies liberal;
demand moderate; market slightly
weaker: South Carolina, pointed type.
II -buShel hampers, mostly $50; bar
rel crates. 4.50a5.00. Onions. supplies
of new stock moderate; demand light;
market steady; Texas. standard
crates, yellow Bermudas, L. s. No. l..
mostly 200; old stock, supplies light;
demand very light: few sales; Ohio.
100-pound sacks, yellow varieties, No.
1.@1.00a1.50. Potatoes, supplies mod
market stronger; Florida. double head
barrels, Spaulding rose, L. S. No. 1,
mostly 900; old stock. demand light;
market dull; Michigan, 150-pound
sacks. russet rurals. L. s. No. 1, most
ly $50; some decayed. 2.00a2.25.
awberries-Supplies liberal: many
ate: market weaker: North Carolina
thirty-two-quart crates. Klondikes and
Missionarys. early sales, 5.0oa6.00
mostly around $50, later sales. $50:
plies light; demand moderate: market
steady; Florida. 7s-bushel hampers.
green, best, mostly 4.50. Peas-Sup-
plies liberal: demand moderate for
CT nd
quality South Carolina, bushel ham
pers, large varieties, best. 2.50a2. 75
poorer and small varieties, 1.50a2.25.
Peppers-Supplies light; market firm:
Florida, crates. fancy, 500; choice, $50
a4.5o. Eggplant-Supplies light; mar
ket steady; Florida, pepper crates. No.
J.. $50: No. 2, 3.00a3.50. Tomatoes
Supplies light; demand moderate; mar
ing. wrapped, best fancy count, 6.5Oa
CTS. few 700: choice count, 5.5oa6.00;
216's. 4:o0a4;25; poorer, wide range in
prices, 2.00a4.00.
Arrivals For Past Twenty-FOur Hours
Apples-1 Va, freight, broken and 4
unbroken cars on track.
: ,Asparagus-154 crates North Caro-
lima and so crates reShipped New
> Cabbage South Carolina freight,
6 broken and 4 unbroken cars on
track.
SSdrTOtS-l broken car on X.
'Eggplant-126 crates Florida ex-
press.
Grapefruit-3 broken and / un-
broken car on track.
80 Lettuce Arizona freight, 200
Louisiana express, broken and .
uubroken cars on track.
. Mixed vegetables broken car on
track
Mixed Fruit broken and / un-
broken car on track.
raIemons-2 unbroken cars on track
Onions-l Texas freight, broken
and unbroken cars on track
Oranges broken and unbroken
ears on track.
sFeas-50O baskets South Carolina,
and 266 crates South Carolina ex-
press.
~ Peppers-s5 crates Florida express
fPotatoes-2 Florida freight 8
broken and 2 unbroken cars on track.
:. Radishes-75 baskets North Caro-
lima express.
+ - Strawberries-1 North Carolina
freight, so crates South Carolina, 1900
crates North Carolina express,
: broken car on track
\, String beans-127 baskets Florida
express.
~ Tomatoes broken cars on track.
~ -Turnips-120 baskets North Caro-
lima express.
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