Evening star., 1924-05-19
PROVISIONS MARKET
AT PREVIOUS Level
Little Change in Local Prices From
Those Prevailing at Satur-
days Close.
SPRING LAMB SHOWS DROP
Commission Merchants Report No
New Supplies on Hand.

with the exception of a slight drop
n the price of spring lambs over
last week, the Washington wholesale
market Tor meats, dairy and live stock
products opened today with approxi-
rnately the same quotations that ex-
isted at closing time Saturday. Spring
lambs were understood to be about
50 cents, or about cents lower.
Good beef was about II and IS; fall
lambs, 81 to 80, and veal about 1S
FORK, fresh, was about % to 25; froz-
en-, IS.
Jobbers had eggs quoted from 25
10 u, the latter figure being for Sc
iects; butter, 43 to AZ, which range
included three grades, and cheese, 22
and 2S for longhorn and 50 for cut
commission merchants in poultry
ana live stock did not have any new
supplies on hand up until noon to-
day with which to make a change in
the market over Saturdays prices.
Report on Vegetable Supplies.
Vegetables, as reported by the De-
partment of Agriculture, follow:
Apples-Suppiies moderate. De
nand slow; market dull; barrels
Maryland, Virginia and West Virgin
ia. No. 1, Winesaps, 2l2 inches up.
Ben Davis, 2k inches up. 2.25a2.75;
boxes, northwestern, medium to large
80; combination extra fancy and
+ancy yellow Newtons. 2.25a2.4O. Cab
bage-Supplies liberal. Demand good
for good stock; market slightly
weaker; South Carolina, barrel crates,
Wax efields, 4.O0a4.25. mostly 400;
Virginia. barrel crates pointed type,
fair quality, 3.50a3.75. mostly $50.
onions-New stock. Supplies mod
crate. Demand moderate, market
steady. Texas standard crate. vel
old stock, no sales reported. Pota-
toes-Supplies morderate. New stock,
demand good, market firm. Florida,
double head barrels Spaulding Rose,
moderate. market steady. Michigan,
15Opound sacks. RuSSet RuralS, L. S.
No. l, mostly around $50 per sack.
New York, 150-pound sacks. Round
Whites, L. 5. No. j, 800 per sack.
Supplies Liberal; Demand Good.
wberries-Supplies liberal: de-
mand good. market stronger; North
Carolina, 32-quart crates, missionarys
and klondikes, best 4.50a6.00; mostly
4.50a5.00; poorer, 300a4.00. String
beans-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market fairly steady; South
Carolina, bushel hampers, green,
4.00a4.50; Florida, "a s-bushel hampers,
supplies heavy; demand moderate,
market steady; North and South
Carolina, 5-peck hampers, small size,
l.00a1.5O; large size, 1.50a2.00; few
higher Tomatoes-Supplies moder-
ate; demand moderate, market steady;
FLORIDA SKIES, ripeS and turning,
wrapped, best fancy count, 6.00a7.00;
choice count, 5.50a6O0; some ordi-
nary condition, 3.00a5.00; Texas, fours,
ripes, wrapped, 2.75a325. Cantaloupes
Supplies light; demand moderate,
market steady; Mexico, ponys, 54s,
salmon tints, 5.00a5.50. Asparagus
Express and truck receipts moderate;
demand slow, market steady; east
shore Maryland. sozen bunch crates,
all sizes. 2.50a5. so f1ost1y 450.
Arrivals Since Fridays Report.
Apples Washington freight,
unbroken cars on track. Asparagus
so crates Georgia and II crates
South Carolina express, 3 crates Vir-
ginia boat. Beets-1 North Carolina
freight, 126 baskets and 25 crates Vir-
Cabbage South Carolina freight,
42S crates Virginia boat, 3 broken
and unbroken cars on track. Car
rots-14 crates Louisiana express, IA
crates Virginia boat. Caulifower--
.92 crates Virginia boat. Celery
broken car on track. Cucumbers-
165 crates Florida express Eggplant
100 crates FlOTlQd express. ITdpe-
fruit Florida freight, 2 broken and
unbroken cars on track. Lettuce
! California freight, 185 crates South
Carolina express, 149 crates and 81
baskets Virginia boat, broken and l
unbroken cars on track. Mixed veg
stables-2 North Carolina, 2 South
farolina freight, 2 broken and 2 un-
broken cars on track Mixed fruit
/ Florida freight, l broken and l un-
broken cars on track. Lemons
California freight, unbroken cars on
track. Onions-1 Texas freight. un-
broken cars on track. Oranges
Florida freight, 5 broken and un-
broken cars on track. Peas-1 un-
known freight, 2,15O baskets North
Carolina, rs crates and 2,S65 baskets
South Carolina express, baskets
Virginia boat broken car on track.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES report $500
baskets pears South Carolina, should
have been peas Peppers-141 crates
Florida express. Potatoes-2 New
York, s Florida, Michigan freights,
4 barrels Virginia boat 5 broken and
D unbroken cars on track. Straw
berYies-2 North Carolina freight,
o,1s0 crates North Carolina, crates
south Carolina express, Is crates
VIRGINIA boat, 2 broken cars on track.
String beans-18 crates and 261 bas-
kets Florida, 45o baskets North Caro-
Ina IS crates and As baskets South
Carolina express. Tomatoes Flor
ida 1 Mississippi, 1 Tennessee freight,
I22 crates Florida express, broken
and 2 unbroken cars on track. Tur-
nips-1 North Carolina freight, 65
baskets North Carolina express, 135
haskets North Carolina boat, un-
broken car on track. Blackberries-