Evening star., 1924-05-26
SfEW PRICE CHANGES
TODAY IN PROVISIONS
Eggs Seemingly the Only Product
in Wholesale Market Consid-
cred as Fluctuating.
BUTTER AT FORMER FIGURES
Department Bureau Reports on
Vegetable Supply.

E.ggs seemed to be the only product
or the Washington wholesale market
for meats. dairy products and live
stock that did not have a settled
condition today. They were firm
iug-up" with some and with others
had firmed UP. The highest price re-
rorted was about 90 for selects. and
the lowest, 26, for ordinary run, can
Sied, nearby fresh. Other dealers
had prices within this range.
Commission merchants with light
receipts were, passing some at "a,
while others were holding out for
'lalf cent more. These figures were
-ubject to slight advance or decrease,
considering the type of sale.
Butter with jobbers was reported
the same as last week, AZ to Al for
various grades.
and IS; pork about % to %: fresh
'tams. II to IS; shoulders, 1012 to
Y; smoked hams. 20 to 81; bacon,
II to "a; fall lambs, about 80, and
SpringerS 81 to 35.
Bananas were selling as high as 81
bunch.
Reports Supply of Vegetables.
partment of Agriculture, follow:
\ Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
slow; market dull; barrels, Maryland,
Virginia and West Virginia, No. l,
Winesaps, 212 inches up, 4.5Oa5.25;
"a inches up, 3;75a4.25: boxes,
Northwestern, medium to large
sizes, extra fancy Winesaps, most
ly $50. abbage-Supplies liberal;
demand light; market steady; South
Carolina, barrel crates, Wakefields,
2.25a2.5O; ~ bu, hampers: Wake
folk section, barrel crates, pointed
type mostly, 2.25. onions-Supplies
moderate; demand light; market
low Bermudas, L. S. No. 1, mostly,
100 Potatoes-Supplies liberal: new
stock; demand moderate; market
slightly weaker; Florida, double head
barrels, Spaulding Rose. L. 5. No. 1,
S.75a9.O0; 10-peck barrels, Irish Cob
blers, 700. Old stock; demand moder-
ate; market firm: Michigan, $50
pound sacks; Russet Rurals, U. ). NO.
Supplies moderate; demand moderate;
market firm; North Carolina, 32-qt.
crates; Missionarys mostly, 5.OOa5. 90,
few 900; some poor stock, 3.50a4.O0;
I.ettuce-Supplies light; demand good
for good stock; market steady; North
Carolina, 5-peck hampers, Big Boston
trype, fair quality and condition, l;5oa
l.75; some poor condition. 1.oOa1.25.
CanteIoupe Supplies Light
Cantaloupes-Supplie light; demand
light. market dull (; Mexico, ponys 54s,
salmon tintS mostly, 4.50; few 5.O0.
String beans-Supplies heavy; demand
moderate, market weak: Florida and
Georgia Is -bushel hampers, green, 50a
100: South Carolina, bushel hampers,
green, 1.25a1.50. Cucumbers-Supplies
liberal demand moderate, market weak
.r: Florida, square bushel crates, No. l,
mostly 400. culls, $50. Peas-Supplies
liberal good stock scarce demand mod
rate, market weaker; North Carolina,
peck hampers, large pods, 2.25a2:5o;
small pods. 1.50a2.O0, mostly 200; F1r-
gnia, Norfolk section, bushel hampers,
large pods, 1.50a2.00; small pods, 1.25
a15O Tomatoes-Supplies heavy; de-
mand moderate, market slightly weaker;
Florida, IS, ripes and turning, wrapped,
count, 440a4.50; 216s mostly 800. green
and turning wrapped, fancy count, 4.50
Al 90: California, 30-lb. boxes, ripeS and
turning, wrapped, some decayed, 2.25.
Arrivals Since Fridays Report.
Apples, 1 Washington. 1 unknown
arrived 2 broken and unbroken cars
3n track; beets, III baskets Virginia
freight. 40 crates and 245 baskets
Virginia boat, broken and un-
t,roken cars on track; cantaloupeS,
Mexico freight, L broken car on track;
,arrOtS, 60 baskets South Carollnd eA-
press, II baskets Virginia boat; cau1-
hover, 81 baskets Virginia boat: cell
ery, . broken cars on track; cucum-
hers 275 crates Florida express, -
crates Virginia boat; eggplant, 70
rates Florida express; grapefruit
| Florida freight, broken and un-
<s.roken cars on track; lettuce, North
Carolina freight, 261 crates Virginia
boat, 1 broken car on track; mixed
vegetables, 3 Florida, North Caro-
lima, 1 South Carolina freight,
broken and unbroken cars on track;
mixed fruit, 1 broken car on track;
lemons, l California freight, 1 un-
broken car on track; onions, D Texas
freight. L broken and >unbroken cars
on track; oranges, 1 Florida, 1 Cali
fornia freight, broken and 1 un-
broken cars on track; peas, 1883
crates South Carolina, 3S5 baskets
%orth Carolina express, 606 baskets
Virginia boat; peppers. $50 crates
Florida express; potatoes, 4 Florida,
a. Michigan, 1 unknown freight, Is
trates Florida express, "a barrels Vir-
.sinia boat, IL broken and IL un-
broken cars on track; squash, "A bas-
llets Florida, IT'S baskets South Caro-
lima express; Strawberries, North
Carolina freight, 300 crates North
carolina, 81 crates South Carolina ex-
press, .269 crates Virginia boat, 2
broken cars on track; string beans,
oS05 baskets South Carolina, 80 bas-
kets North Carolina, 626 baskets Florida,
III baskets Georgia express, l broken
ar on track; tomatoes. / Mexico,
Florida freight, 50 crates Florida ex-
nress. broken and unbroken cars
on track; turnips, $40 crates North