Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-06-30
SWEET CORN PRICE
{ SLIGHTLY HIGHER
Vegetable Review Shows
Heavy CantaIoupe Receipts.
Potatoes Firm.

In reviewing the vegetable market
today the United States Department
of Agriculture says: -.
acknowledgements supplies lib
eral: demand moderate, market
steady: homegrown, uncovered bar
rels, pointed type, LOCALES mostly
1.25. Cantaloupes-Supplie heavy:
demand good. market fairly steady;
California. salmon Tints, standards,
36s and ass, 2.75a3.25, mostly 800;
jumbos, ass and ASS. mostly $50;
ronys, 54s, 2.ooa225; flats. Us and
: 192, 1.1oa1.25, few low as LOO;
Peaches-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market firm; North Caro-
lima Is, Red Birds. best. mostly $50,
some wasty, 2.50a3.00: Early Rose,
small to medium size, 2.5Oa3;oo;
Greensboros. medium to large size.
mostly $50: Arps, medium size. 250a
2.1o; bushel baskets Arps, mostly
$50, Potatoes-New stock, supplies
moderate; demand moderate, market
firm: North Carolina, cloth top stave
barrels, Irish cobblers. L. S. No. l.
best, $50. few higher; medium size.
fair condition, 400a4.25; Virginia
Norfolk section, cloth top stave bar
rels, Irish Cobblers, u. S. No. l. 4.OOa
4.25. few best $50; old stock, no sales
reported. Tomatoes-Supplies mod
crate; demand good, market firm;
Mississippi, As, ripes and turning,
wrapped. No. l. 1.10a1.25; leaky, wide
range in prices, 5Oal.00.
watermelon f-FlceS DEVP.
watermelons-Supp moderate;
weaker; Florida. bulk, per 100 melons;
Tom Watsons, 33-Ib. average, mostly,
$500; 26-2S-lb. average, 6O.00a65.oo;
20-22-lb. average, 35.00a45.00: Georgia,
2s-so-ib. average. 75ooas5.Oo. Gu
cumbers-Supplies light: demand
moderate; market firm; Virginia, Nor
folk section, q blu. hampers: hotbed
stock, fancy, 2.75: choice. LIS; North
Carolina, blu. hampers, No. l. LOCAL. so.
Sweet corn-Supplies moderate: de-
stronger; North: Carolina, crates,
moderate: demand moderate; market
steady: New York, 2-doz. crates, big
Boston type, best, 2.00a2.25; some fair
condition, $50; Washington, Cali
ffornia, crates, iceberg type, best,
500. String beans-Home grown;
supplies moderate; demand limited
market steady: home grown. uncov-
bred Stat barrels, 5.00a6.00. Lima
market about steady; South Carolina
hu. hampers best, fair condition
2.50a3Oo.
Apples baskets, Virginia boat. Cab
bage-1 MARYLAND freight. broken cars
r on track. Cantaloupes-19 California
J Georgia freight, 16 broken and IA un-
broken cars on track. Carrots-2i
scrates South Carolina express. Celery
135 crates New York express. Sweet
corn-90O crates North Carolina, Il
crates South Carolina, 35 crates Florida
express. Cucumbers-56 crates North
Carolina express, 800 crates Virginia
boat Eggplant-7o crates Florida ex-
press. Lettuce New York freight, AIS
crates New York express, broken cars
on track. Mixed vegeta bles-2 North
Carolina freight 2 broken cars on track
lemons California, Florida, un-
known freight, broken and unbroker
cars on track Onions-1s baskets Vir-
>ginia boat. Oranges California
freight. > broken and s unbroken cars
on track. Peppers-27 crates Florida
express Potatoes-13 North Carolina
freight, go barrels Virginia boat.
broken and unbroken cars on track
Squash--65 crates North Carolina ex-
press. 33 crates Virginia boat. String
beans-60 baskets South Carolina, 122
baskets North Carolina and 80 baskets
lmas South Carolina express, baskets
Virginia boat. TomatoeS-5 Mississippi
freight. IS crates North Carolina, Is
crates South Carolina. 40 crates Florida
express. broken and 4 unbroken cars
Georgia freight, broken and s unbroker
cars on track. Peaches-1,1 $50 crates
North Carolina, II crates Georgia ex'
press. Btackberries-216 crates North
Carolina. 1 basket South Carolina ex-
Dress. O>ra-6 crates Florida, crates
Georgia express
The Department also announced thai
this is the last report Of this kind whcf
will be issued at Washington unit
further notice Commencing with tomor.
rows report ali formerly Receiving bull
letins from Washington will be trans
ferred to the Baltimore mailing list anc
the Baltimore report will include Wash.
ington arrivals and prices.