Evening star., 1924-05-23
PROVISIONS MARKET
AT ITS NORMAL STAGE
Neither Supply Nor Demand Fac.
tor in the Regulation Of
Prices.
FAIR SUPPLY OF PRODUCTS
Report on Vegetables by U. S. De-
partment Agents.

rifuaS' cleanup day on the
washington wholesale market, was
rather ordinary, and neither supply
nor demand had any effect on prices.
Merchants in meat reported beef at
i and Is; pork, % to 25, and lambs
~ to 80, for both fall and spring.
Jobbers in dairy products reported
eggs still Arm at 81, with little pros
pects OF weakening. Commission mer-
chants In poultry and live stock had
ralr receipts today, but hens still
stayed around a quarter, eggs around
rs, and calves about II cents,
Report on Vegetables.
Vegetables, as reported by the De-
partment of Agriculture, follow:
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate; market dull; barrels. Mary
land. Virginia and West Virginia, No.
/. ,Winesaps, 21a inches up. 4.5oa5.25;
western, medium medium to large
sizes extra fancy Winesaps, mostly
$50: fancy Winesaps mostly 2.25.
Cabbage-Supplies LIBERAL; demand
south Carolina. barrel crates Wake
ieids. mostly $50. Onions-Supplies
hight: demand light: market fairly
steady; new stock. Texas, standard
crates Yellow Bermudas. United States
No. 1. 2.00a2.25. Potatoes-Supplie
liberal; new stock. demand moderate;
market alightly weaker; Florida. dou-
ble-head barrels Spaulding Rose,
United States No. /, S.75as.0O; mostly
500: old stock. demand moderate:
sacks Russet Rurals. United States
No. l, 2.75a2.65 per sack; New York.
1o0-pound sacks Round Whites, Unit
ed States No. |, 2.90a3.00 per sack.
mand good; market steady: North
Carolina and Virginia, Norfolk Sec
tion. 32-quart crates various varieties,
4.50a5.00; few higher; some fair con-
dition, 400. String beans-Suppiies
heavy; demand moderate; market
weaker: Florida, 7s-bushel hampers
green, trading slow, 1.00a1.50; South
Carolina. bushel hampers green. wide
range in prices. l.50a2.25, mostly Ito
a2.00.
General Supplies Noted.
Peas-Suppiies heavy: demand good:
market steady for good stock; North
Carolina. 5-peck hampers, large size,
2.50a3.00. bushel hampers, 2.25a215;
Virginia, Norfolk section. 5-peck ham
pers. small size, 2.00a235: some fair
quality and condition. 1.50a2.O0. Gu
cumbers--Supplies moderate; demand
moderate: market steady; Florida.
square bushel crates No. ], mostly
500. A-bushel hampers, No. /, $50
a5.00; few $50. Tomatoes-Supplte
moderate; demand moderate; market
and turning, wrapped, best fancy
count, 5.00a6.o0: choice count. 4.50a
500: ordinary quality, fancy count,
3.50a3.75; Texas, four, ripes. wrapped.
2.50a2.75: few 800. Lettuce-Supplies
moderate; demand moderate: market
slightly stronger; North Carolina. D.
peck hampers big Boston type, or
dinary quality and condition, 75a1. so;
few best, 200. Eggplant-Supplies
moderate; demand moderate; market
faC
400. Peppers-Supplies light; de-
mand good for good stock; market
steady; Florida, crates, No. /, fair
quality, $50.
Arrivals Past - Hours and Cars on
Track mt AM. Today.
Apples, l Virginia freight, broken
cars on track; bananas. l broken car
Carolina express, 76 baskets Virginia
boat; cabbage. South Carolina
freight. 167 crates Virginia boat, I
broken and unbroken cars on track:
% baskets Virginia boat; celery, l
Florida freight, 2 broken and 1 un-
broken cars on track; cucumbers, 1O9
crates Virginia boat; eggplant, 120
crates Florida express; grapefruit.
Florida freight. broken and un
broken cars on track: lettuce, So bas-
kets Louisiana express. 56 crates tfr-
ginia boat, broken and l unbroke
broken car on track: nrixed fruit. l
Florida freight. 1 unbroken car on
track; lemons, broken car on track;
onions. 2 Texas freight. unbroken
cars on track; oranges. Florida
freight, broken and unbroken cars
on track; peas. 615 baskets South
Carolina, $50 baskets North Carolina
express, 903 baskets Virginia boat:
peppers. So crates Florida express;
potatoes. 5 Michigan. Florida. l New
nnhrOk-
en- cars on track; squash. 81 baskets
South Carolina express; strawberries.
North Carolina freight, 1900 crates
North Carolina express. 206 crates
Virginia boat, / broken and un-
broken cars on track; string beans,
500 baskets North Carolina, 125 bas-
kets Florida. 557 baskets South Caro-
lima, 1875 baskets Georgia express, /
broken car on track; tomatoes, 50
crates Florida express. broken cars
on track: turnips, go crates north
Carolina express, pineapples, L brok-
en- car on track.