Evening star., 1924-04-14
HRMING UP SEEN
IN MEATS AND EGGS
Local Wholesale Market Notes
General Conditions at Opening
for Present Week.
BUTTER SHOWS SLIGHT LOSS
Review of Vegetables by Depart
ment of Agriculture.

Meats and eggs '.frmed up" and
butter lost l to cents when the
Washington wholesale market for
meats and dairy products opened to-
day. Business generally was report
ed to be fair.
In the case of meats, not much of
an advance in price was noted. Good
beef brought about IT to Is cents;
medium, Is to 16; fair, IA to Is. and
good cows, about IL to 13. Lambs
were reported at 30 to 81 cents a
pound and veal easy at about is
cents. Fresh pork had strong ten
dency and went at prices ranging
from Is to 20: shoulders, II to IL,
Smoked meats did not change much.
HaIns, according to grade. were is
70 u; bacon, 16 to %, and callies
about 1oh.
Buffers Lowest Quotation.
Buffers lowest reported price was
about a, and for the top grade
about 4S cents. Although eggs, with
jobbers, did not go over the 25-cent
ngure, this price was said to be the
general one. Commission merchants,
II was understood, did not have
enough receipts today to make a
market in any of their line of prod
ucts.
Fish continued today in the same
class as Saturday.
The market for bananas was said
being on hand They were priced
at from 81 to So per bunch, accord
ing to condition and size.
Review of Vegetable Market.
The Department of Agricuitures
review of the vegetab BILE market here
follows:
.Apples-Supplies moderate. demand
hght; barrels. Maryland, Virginia
up, Winesaps, best, 5.ooa6.OO, mostly
$50: some slightly Scalded, 450a5 90;
Yellow Newtowns, 5.00a5.50, fair con-
dltlon, 4.Oea4.50; Ben Davis, ASA
3.2o, "a inches up; Winesaps. 3.50a
800; boxes, northwestern, medium to
large sizes. extra fancy, Winesaps,
mostly go: Stayman Winesaps
mostly zoo; combination extra fancy
and fancy Yellow Newtowns, 2.O0a
rs. Asparagu moderate,
demand moderate, market slightly
weaker; South Carolina, crates dozen
punches colossal, mostly 7.00 fancy,
3-ooab00; choice mostly $50. Cab
hagc-Supplies moderate, demand
moderate, market firm; Florida, ] Ia-
bushel hampers, Copenhagens and
pointed type, 2.40a2.75; Texas bulk,
Per ton, round and fat type. around
100. Celery-Supplies moderate. de-
mand light market slightly weaker;
Florida i0-inch crates golden, self
hianching in the rough, 5 to dozen
stalks, i.00a4.25, mostly 400. Let
tuce-Suppiies very light, demand
good. market strong; California.
crates Iceberg type, best, 100, fair
North Carolina, 5-peck hampers big
Boston type. fair quality, $50. Onions
supplies very light, demand light,
market steady; Ohio and New York,
I'LL arl
best, go; fair condition, medium size,
2.0Oa2.25.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate: de-
fnand moderate; old stock, market
STEADY; Michigan, l5O-pound sacks.
russet ruralS, L. S, No. l, 2.75a2 80 per
sack; New York, 15o-pou sacks.
round whits, I. S. No. l, mostly.
weaker PSr Fioda Sa9 fos, 6sd IN arsis
Spaulding Rose L. s, No. !. IO.00a
LOO. Spinach-SuppIfes light; de-
mand slow: market dull: Virginia
m2rtoik ..aII sect section, cloth top veneer bar
plies light; demand light, market
slightly weaker; Florida, pony re-
frigerators, 20a40. mostly, 3Oa35 per
quart. String Beans-Supplies mod
crate; market steady; Florida, B-bu-
shel hampers, green, s.5Oa45O; few
best, 5.00a5.50. Peppers-Supplies
light; market steady; Florida crates,
choice, 3.O0a3.50. Eggplant-Supplies
light; market steady; Florida, pepper
crates, No. /. $50; No. 2: 3.oOa4.Oo.
moderate, and market firm for good
stock; Florida, skies, ripes and turn
ing, wrapped best, fancy count, 5.00a
525; choice count, 4 4o0a4.25; fair quail
ity and condition. 2.00a35O.
Arrivals since Fridays report and cars
on track at am. today: Apples l
MARYLAND. 4 New York. Virginia,
freight, broken and 4 unbroken cars
or on track cabbage. 2 Texas freight, 10
barrels Virginia boat, broken and
unbroken cars on track celery. Florida
freight, l broken and unbroken cars on
track potatoes, Florida, Michigan,
; New York freight, 10 barrels Virginia
boat, broken and unbroken cars ON
track; lettuce. 247 crates North Caro-
INA express, broken cars on track
grapefruit, l Florida freight, 3 broken
and unbroken car on track; oranges,
j California, Florida freight broken
and unbroken cars on track; tomatoes.
FLORIDA freight. 25 crates Florida ex-
press, broken and unbroken cars on
tracR' carrots, l Texas freight, Is
crates New York express, ! unbroken |
car on track; caulifiower, ! broken car
on track; beetS, 40 crates Florida ex-
press, broken car on track; string
beans, 49l baskets Florida express
radishes, l02 crates North Carolina ex-
press: eggplant, 40 baskets and As crates |
Florida express peppers, 65 baskets and !
S6 crates Florida express; spinach. 2O6 |
barrels Virginia boat; mixed vegetable |
2 Texas freight, broken and un- |
broken cars on track; mixed fruit 2 !
Florida freight, broken cars on track: |
Strawberries, 25 crates and 43 refrigera-
tor Florida express asparagus 2y2 |
crates South Carolina and 63 crates re- |
shipped New York express; bananas.
Baltimore, Nd, freight reshipped; par,
sley, 15 crates New York and 5 barrels
louisiana express; cucumbers, SO crates
Florida express.