Evening star., 1924-04-05
FEW PRICE SHIFTS
IN LOCAL PRODUCE
Wholesale Market Is Featur.
ed by Usual Week End
Conditions.

The wholesale market for meats,
fish, poultry, live stock, butter and
eggs closed the week today in the
usual Saturday manner. smoothly and
quietly. Prices today were just about
the same as existed Monday, and few
fluctuations were noted during the
week.
Review of Vegetable Market.
The Department of Agricn!.Ire's
survey of the vegetable market fol-
lows:
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady. Barrels,
Maryland, Virginia and West Nir-
Sinia, No. l, 2i2 inches up, WinesSaps,
550a6.00; Ben Davis. 3.00a3.50; Black
Twigs, scalded, $50; 2A inches up
Winesaps. 4.50a5.00. Boxes, North
western, medium to large sizes. extra
fancy, Winesaps, mostly 2.5O; Yellow
NewtownS, mostly 2.25: fancy Romes,
2.00a2.25. Asparagus = Express re-
ceipts moderate, market steady. Cali
fornia, crates, punched green, large e
sizes, s.50a9.00; medium size. mostly
500 Cabbage-Supplies liberal; de-
mand moderate, market steady New
stock, Florida 1l2 -bushel hampers
Copenhagens and pointed type, 2.00a
2l5: some fair quality, 1.75; barrel
"rates fiat type, ordinary quality,
75.00aSO.O0. Celery-Supplies moder-
aate: demand moderate, market
steady. Florida. crates Golden Self
blanchinE. in the rough. As dozen
stalks, mostly $50; dozen stalks,
mostly 400. bettuce-Supplies light;
demand moderate, market firm. Cali
fornia. crates, Iceberg type, best, 500;
some fair condition. $50. Florida,
bushel hampers, Big Boston type,
40. North CNolina, 5-peck ham,
40 Hsx.-
supplies light; demand light, market
steady. Ohio and Michigan, 100
pound sacks, Yellow varieties, No. /,
2.25a2.40.
Potato Market Steady.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate. de-
mand moderate. market steady: old
rurals, L. S No. l. 2.55a2.75 per sack
New York, 150-lb. sacks round
whites, L. 5. No. l, 2.S5a3.00 per sack
new stock. trading slow; Florida,
double head barrels Spaulding Rose,
/. ;. No. l, 13.5Oal4.O0.
Spinach-Supplies liberal, demand
moderate, market fairly steady; Tex
as, bu. baskets, mostly 1.50.
Straw berries = Supplies liberal.
market slightly weaker: Florida.
PONY refrigerator, best, 30a35; mostly.
80: many poor condition, l5a2O per
String beans-SuppliGs moderate,
market steady; Florida, u s-bu. ham
pers, green, best, 5.00a5. so; fair quail
1ty, 3.5Oa4.00; wax, mostly 800.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate, mar
ket firm for good stock; Florida
SKIES, ripes and turning, wrapped.
fancy, best, 4.00a4.25; few, 4.50; fair
condition. 3.O0a35O; choice count,
pest, 3.0Oa3.50; some poor condition.
low as 1.5O.
Peppers-Supplies very light. mar
ket firm; Florida, crates, No. /, COCA
Peas-Supplies very light. market
steady; Florida, +sbu. hampers, most
~ o.oo; California. 45-lb. crates, 1900
Arrivals Past Twentyfour Hours.
Apples. l New York, / Virginia
freight. broken and 4 unbroken cars
on track; cabbage. l Florida. 1 Texas
Irelght, 10 broken and . unbroken
on ira OK; potatoes % barrels Virginia
boat, broken and 7 unbroken cars
on track; sweet potatoes, l South
Carolina freight, 1 unbroken car on
track; lettuce, so crates Florida, 80
crates North Carolina, 10 baskets re-
shipped New York express, broken
cars on track; grapefruit l Florida
freight, broken cars on track;
oranges. Florida freight, broken
and unbroken cars on track: onions
l broken car on track; tomatoes. /
Florida freight, 80 crates Florida ex-
press. broken and l unbroken cars
on track; cauliflower, l broken car
on track; beets. l Texas freight, l
unbroken car on track: string beans
$50 baskets Florida express: peas, 25
basket Florida express: radishes, 10
baskets North Carolina express; egg
plant, 35 crates FLORIDA, 10 crates re-
shlpped New York express; peppers,
40 baskets Florida express; spinach,
l Texas freight, so barrels Virginia
boat, broken and ! unbroken cars
on track; mixed vegetables. l Penn
sylyania freight, l broken and 1 un-
broken cars on track; straw berries
J3 refrigerators Florida express. /
broken car on track; asparagus "a
crates South Carolina, so crates re-
shipped New York express; kaIe, 20
barrels Virginia boat