Evening star., 1924-04-16
POULTRY PRICE DROP
| is NOTED BY DEALERS
Live Hens Pre6aminate in Local
Wholesale Stands-Meats at
Slackened Pace.
OTHER DAIRY PRICES SLOW
Review of Vegetables by Depart.
ment Officials.

The commission market today SEEM
ed to be flooded with live hens. and
the reported price was about So cents
Il pound. or a drop of from to 5
cents over the market as reported
the tlrst OF the week. 1t was under
stood the com mission merchants ex-
PeCted heavy receipts toward the
end of the week and they, therefore
were not prepared. for the carloads
mat presented themselves this morn
iag. The demand had not reached
rs expected intensity. with the re-
suit IT is claimed, that the cut in
price followed.
other, dairy products moved at
prices about the same as yesterday.
Meats, both fresh and smoked, were
gong at slightly slackened pace,
pe held for the remainder of the
week, or until after Easter.
Eggs and butter with jobbers
neltner rose nor fell in price, as far
as could be learned
20 sananas Sa Were selling as high as
"~'oo ponch, 1t was reported.
Vegetables Passed i'm Review.
Eegetables as reported by the De-
partment of Agriculture follow:
:. Apples-Supplies moderate: demand
lsht; market duh. rels-Mary-
Iand. Virginia and West Virginia,
NO, l.. 2h2 inches up. Wincsaps,s 5 00a
80; few, coo: yellow NewtonS' 3 eoa
30; few. see: Ben Davis, e7Sas.aS;
~ inches up, Winesaps. 3.5Oa400
hoHes-N Northw estern. medium to
large sizes extra fancy WineAps.
2,o9a27o; combination extra fancy
sparagus-Suppiies light; demand
moderate; market duh. South Caro-
ma, crates, dozen lunches, fancy and
Choice, S.0oa5.00; California, crates,
dozen punches: mostly around 100.
Cabbase-Supplies moderate; demand
moaerate; market steady. Florida.
h-bushel hampers Copenaagens and
Pointed type. 2.50a3.00. Texas, bulk.
per ton, round and fat types. mostly
ground 10000. onions-Supplies light
'and New York, 1oO-lb sacks yellow
varieties. No. l, best. ESQ: fair con-
aitIon, medium size. 2.ooa2.25. Pota-
sh mPrfst nseaaT old H,ees
rurals. L. S No. l. 2.75a2S5 per sack :
New York 150-lb. sacks round white,
Z. S; No. 1, mostly 3.oe per sack; new
1850: No, ?. 500, spinaeh-suppiies
moderate; demand moderate; market
dull; Virginia Norfolk. section, CLOTH
top veneer barrels, best, $50; poorer,
200.
Light Receipts of Strawberries.
wberries-Express receipts very
light, supplies cleaned up, demand
good market strong: Florida, pony
refrigelators around SIS per at.
= String beans-Supplies of good stock
light, market steady; Florida, u
bushel hampers. green, few best. 5.o0a
5.5e; poorer, $50; wax, ordinary con-
dition. $50. Peppers-Supplies of
Florida, crates. choice fair quality,
3.00a3. so. Tomatoes-Suppies liberal,
demand light, market steady; Florida,
SKIES. ripes and turning wrapped. best
4;ooai,25; ia fair a. quality and CON
moderate, demand good. market
strong: California, crates, Iceberg
type. best mostly around 100: fair
quality. $50; North Carolina 5-ueck
hampers. head lettuce, 3.50a4.00; few
higher. Celery-Supplies moderate.
demand light, market dull; Florida,
10-inch crates, golden self -blanching
in the rough, S-e dozen stalks, S.5oa
400; mostly 400. squash--Supplies
light, demand moderate: Florida.
crates white and yellow around, 500.
Arrivals Past Tweuty-four Hours.
Apples, broken and unbroken
cars on track; cabbage. 6 broken and
l unbroken cars on track; celery, 2
Michigan freight, barrels Virginia
boat. 8 broken and unbroken cars
on track: sweet potatoes, l Virginia
freight, ] unbroken car on track
lettuce, 5 California freight, 30 crates
Florida and 126 crates North Caro-
line express, 4 broken cars on track
grapefruit, 1 Florida freight, S broken
cars on track; oranges. 5 broken and
I unbroken cars on track. tomatoes,
Florida freight, 8 broken and 1 un-
broken cars on track: carrots, 1
broken car on track; caulinower. /
broken car on track: string beans,
so baskets Florida express; peas. rs
crates South Carolina express
-adishes. 60 baskets North Carolina
9o baskets South Carolina express
barrels Virginia boat: spinach. 347
barrels Virginia boat. ] broken car
on track: mixed vegetables. broken
and ! unbroken cars on track: mixed
fruit, broken cars on track: lemons
3 California freight, unbroken cars
on track; bananas. I Baltimore. Nd
freight; reshipped. 3 unbroken cars
on track; Strawberries. refrige-a-
tors Florida express; asparagus, 211
crates South Carolina and 35 crates
rcshipped New York express.