Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-07-01
LIBERAL. RECEIPTS
AT CENTER MARKET
Cantaloupe Demand Good
: Potato and Corn Prices
| Are Firm.

According 10 the department on AGrt-
culture, the condition OF The local veg
etable market today is as follows:
Cantaloupes-Supplies liberal: de-
mand good, market steady: California
salmon tints, standards, SIS and 45s.
275as.25; mostly 500; jumbos, ass,
mostly $50; full ripe. 800; ponys, 54s,
2.25; full ripe. 400; fats lbs and 15s.
1.10a1.25. Watermelons - Supplies
moderate: demand moderate, market
fairly steady; Florida bulk. per Zoe
melons. Tom Watsons, 3o-32-pound
average, S0.o0aS5.eo; 26-pound aver
age, 6o.eGa65.00; Georgia, bulk, per 100
melons, Tom Watsons, 2s-32-pound
average So.ooas0.0O; 22-24-pound av-
erage, mostly 5000.
Potato Market Steady.
Potatoes-New stock; supplies mod
crate; demand moderate, market fairly
steady; North Carolina, cloth-top
top stave barrels, Irish cobblers, u s.
No. j, mostly 40oa4.25; medium size,
100; Virginia Norfolk section. cloth
top stave barrels. Irish Cobblers, US.
NO. ! 3.75a4.25; mostly 4.0e; old stock,
no sales reported. Tomatoes-Sup-
plies moderate; demand good, mark ct
hrm. Mississippi, Is, ripes and turn
ing; wrapped, No: l. lloal;25; leaky,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS moderate, de-
mand moderate, market about steady;
Virginia, Norfolk section, A-bushel
hampers hampers. hotbed stock. fancy. $50;
moderate. demand moderate, mark ct
firm; North Carolina, crates, 2.00a
2.25, few fancy $50 Lettuce-Sup.
plies liberal, demand moderate, mar
ast weaker; New York, 2odozsn
few LIS, some fair condition 1.25;
Washington, California, crates, Ice
berg type, $50.
Plenty OF String Beans
String beans-Homegrown supplies
liberal, demand moderate, market
fairly steady; homegrown. uncovered
ries-Homegrown supplies liberal.
demand good, market weaker; home
grown, 32-Quart crates, red varieties,
1Sa20 per quart. Cabbage-Home-
grown supplies liberal, demand mod
crate. market steady; homegrown,
uncovered barrels, pointed type, most
y LIS, few higher. Beets-Home-
grown supplies moderate, demand
good, market steady; homegrown, 50a
30 per dozen punches. Peaches-No
wberries-Supplies cleaning up,
demand limited, market steady; home
grown, 32-quart crates, various va
rieties, fair condition, 2.50a4.5O.
Washington Arrivals for
Tvventy-Four Hours.
Tomatoes Mississippi arrived, z
broken and 4 unbroken cars on track
Potatoes South Carolina, 2 North
Carolina, Virginia freight and SIS
barrels Virginia by boat arrived; IS
broken and unbroken cars on track
Watermelons-s Florida, 1 Georgia
arrived; s broken and 10 unbroken
cars on track. Bananas-3 unknown
arrived; 3 broken cars on track.
Cantalopes-No carlot arrivals; Is
broken and unbroken cars on track
Cabbage-No carlot arrivals;
broken car on track. Lettuce-No
carlot arrivals: 1900 crates New
York by express arrived; 3 broken
cars on track. Lemons-No carlot
cars on track. Mixed vegetables-No
carlot arrivals; / broken car on
track. Cranges-No carlot arrivals;
broken and unbroken cars on
track. Corn-670 crates North Caro-
lima by express arrived Squash
crates North Carolina by express and
80 crates Virginia by boat arrived.
Okra-3 crates Florida by express
arrived. Peppers-l4 crates Florida
by express arrived. Celery-6 crates
New York express arrived. Eggplant
Blackberries-160 crates North Caro-
lima by express arrived. Plums-5
crates North Carolina by express
arrived. Carrots-26 baskets Vir-
ginia by boat arrived. Onions-46
baskets Virginia by boat arrived
Cucumbers-415 crates Virginia by
boat arrived.