Evening star., 1925-10-01
STRENGTH. SHOWN
in MEAT MARKET
Activity Partly Due to Cooler
Weather-Eggs and
Butter Unchanged.

Increased activity in the meat mar
ket is reported. Because of increased
sales, packers are cleaning up their
stock, and the market Is steady on
today's quotations.
With the vacation period over and
harvest-time activity at it's height the
wholesale meat trade during the
month just ended has shown consider
able improvement, according to the
Institute of American Meat Packers
market review, issued here today.
This" the institute continues, has
been true of both beef and pork. The
demand for practically all meat prod
ucts has become more active and the
markets have strengthened slightly.
Fresh pork cuts and bacon especially
were in strong demand. A scarcity
developed of light pork cuts of practi-
cally all kinds-hams. bacon and fresh
pork-which resulted in stronger
prices for these cuts. and offered OPP
portunity for the consumer to econ
omize by utilizing the heavier cuts.
Weather Aids Sales.
"The foreign demand for American
pork products showed considerable
Improvement as compared with the
demand during August. Prices in the
United Kingdom improved.
Beef was quoted at Center Market
a IS, lambs at 80 and 80 and veal
at 30 and %. Top calves We're quoted
at IA. Live hogs at IS and dressed
hogs at % and 22h.
Cool weather has made better de-
mand for meats, and when Winter
weather appears it is believed still
further activity will materiallze.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy. tub, So; prints, SIS;
store packed, 35.
EEgs-Fancy selected, candled. 4oa
AZ; average receipts, 40; storage. SO.
Poultry - Alive Spring chickens.
large. 2Sa30; small, Is: heavy fowls,
2Oa21; ducks. Is; keats, 40a75; tur-
keys, 25a30; geese, 12a15. Dressed
Spring chickens. large, 80; small 80;
turkeys, 2S; ducks, 20; geese, 1212.
Live stock - Calves, Ia; lambs,
Spring, 16; hogs, Is.
Meat-Beef, IS; veal, 20a22; Spring
lambs, 30a32; hogs. %; loins. 37a3S.
smoked shoulders, 23a24; hams. 30a32.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits
and vegetables Compiled by the Mar
ket News Service Bureau of Agri-
cultural Economics):
Apples-Supplies liberal; demand
limited, market steady; bushel bas-
kets, Maryland, No. /, Jonathans, ~
inches, 225; 21a inches, 175a2 90:
large size, It's; medium size, lisa
$50; No. I, various varieties, medium
to large sizes, 75a1 so. Boxes, Wash
ington. extra fancy Delicious, medium
to large sizes, 4sO0a4.25; extra fancy
Jonathans, medium to large sizes,
5.00a3.25; Winter bananas, combina-
ton extra fancy and fancy medium
to large sizes, 2.50a2.75: c grade, large
size, $50
Cabba age-Supplies moderate; de.
mand light. market fairly steady;
New York, bulk per cwt., domestic
round type, mostly $780, few low as
1.25.
Grapes-Supples liberal; demand
moderate, market steady; New York
Concords, 12-qt. climax baskets, mostly
] .05; 2-qt climax baskets, 25a2S; few
low as %; California, crates and lugs,
Flame Tokays, 1.50a1.75.
Lettuce - Eastern supplies very
light, no sales reported; Western sup
plies moderate; demand moderate,
market strong; Colorado, crates, Ice
berg type, 4 dozen. fair quality and
condition. 4.5o; California. crates, Ice
berg type, 4 and Az dozen. mostly
$50.
Onions Cheaper Today.
Onions-Supplies liberal; demand
light. market slightly weaker; New
York, 1O0-pound sacks, Yellows, United
States, No l. 2.65a275 mostly 2.65;
Massachusetts,. 10O-pound sacks, Vel
lows, United States, No. 1, 2.6oa2.65.
Peaches-Supplies very light; de-
mand slow, market dull, very few
sales; New York, bushel baskets Ell
bertas, medium to large sizes, 1.50a
200
Pears-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market steady: Washington
and Oregon, boxes, Bartletts. fancy,
S.50a4.00; New York. bushel baskets,
Bartletts, mostly 800: Seckels, fancy,
2.75a3.00; No. 2, 2.00a2.25.
Potatoes-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate. market slightly weaker;
New York, 150-lb. sacks, round whites,
L. S. No. /. 3.50a3.65; mostly 3.65;
Michigan, 150-lb. sacks, Russet Rurals,
L. S. No /, 360a3.65.
Sweet Potatoes-Supplies light; de.
mand moderate, market steady; Mary
land, East Shore, bushel hampers,
yellows, No. l, 1.75a2.0O; mostly LIS.
Melon Market Weak.
Cantaloupes-Supplies liberal; de-
mand very slow, market weak; Colo
rado, pink meats. standard flats. LIS
and 15s, 95a1.15; salmon tints, stand
ards, ASS, 1.50a2 90; Nevada, Hearts of
Cold standards. 36s. 2.00a2.25: jumbo
27s and 56s, 2.25a2.5o; Colorado, Honey
Dews, standard crates. 1.75a2.00; few
2.25.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; New York
% crates in the rough, mostly 200.
Tomatoes-Homegrow supplies mod
crate: demand moderate, market
steady; homegrown, ~ -bushel hamp-
ers, 50ha65.
Lima Beans-Homegrown supplies
moderate; demand moderate. market
steady: Homegrown, 32-quart crates,
mostly 25 per quart
ST. LOUIS STARTS FIGHT
ON WILD GRAIN TRADING
ST. LOUIS, Mo, October / LP,.-,