Evening star., 1925-09-16
EGGS HIGHER TODAY
CHICKENS ALSO UP
Heavy Fowls and Turkeys
Advance-Beef Prices Re-
| main Unchanged.

Candled eggs were bit higher at
center Market this morning and there
was also an advance of 1 cent per
pound for the best large chickens.
Heavy fowls were as high as 80 cents
per pound. while turkeys also ranged
from 20 to 80, a rise for the best quail
1ty birds of 5 cents per pound. The
volume of trading was reported salts
factory. No price changes were noted
IN the live stock and meat markets.
Fruits and vegetables are being re-
ceived here in much better condition
since the weather turned cooler. To-
days Center Market quotations:
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, tub. 5212; prints,
54l2; store packed, So.
Eggs-Fancy, selected. candled, asa
40; average receipts, 35a36.
Poultry - Alive - Spring chickens.
large, 3la33; small. 81; heavy fowls,
2Sa30: medium fowls. %; small fowls,
p; ducks, Is: keats, 40a75; turkeys,
25a30: geese. 12a15. Dressed-Spring
chickens, large. 80: small, 80; tur-
keys, 2S; ducks, 20; geese. 1214.
Live stock-Calves, 13; lambs,
Spring. 1412: hogs, IA.
Meat--Beef, IS: veal. 20: Spring
lambs. 80; hogs. %; loins, 81; smoked
shoulders, p; hams, S2.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables. compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics. said
AppIes-Supplies liberal: demand
light. market steady; bushel baskets,
Maryland and Virginia, various vari
cites: large size, 1.50a1.75 medium size.
GOAL .25: New Jersey, Grimes, orchard
run, 1.15a1.25.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; de-
mand slow, market fairly steady: New
York. bulk, per hundred-weight, Co
penhagen, 1.60a1.75.
antaloupes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market firm; Colorado,
salmon tintS. standard flats, l2s and
15s. 1.25a1.40; standards. Ass, mostly
3.25; pink meats, standard flats, l2S
and 15s, LAO: jumbo flats, 12s, 100;
E, standard crates, Honey Dews, trading
slow, all sizes, 2.00a2.25.
Grape Market Steady.
GrapeS-Eastern supplies light: de-
mand moderate, market steady; New
York, 2-quart climax baskets Con
cords and Delawares, 2SaS0; Salems
and Wyomings, 23a25; Western sup
plies liberal; demand moderate, market
fairly steady; California. crates. Flame
Tokays, mostly around 1.75; Malagas,
$50.
Lettuce-Supplies liberal; demand
slow, market dull: New York, 2 doZ.
crates, Big Boston type, some ordi-
nary condition, 50a15; Colorado, crates
Iceberg type. 3. doz.. 3.25a350; some
fair condition low as $50.
Onions = Supplies light; demand
slow. market dull; New York Massa-
- II, .,,Ire
Yellows, L. S. No. /, 2.50a2.75: few
fancy New Yorks high as 800; Spain,
crates Valencias. $50.
Peaches-Supplies light; demand
limited, market steady; New York,
| bushel baskets Elbertas, large size,
' 8. 3.25a3.50; New Jersey, bushel baskets
EIbertas. large size, good color, 400;
few Hales. large size. 4.50; Virginia.
bushel baskets Salways, large size,
fair condition. $50.
Pears-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; New York,
bushel basket Bartletts, No. /, 2.50a
275: few ordinary condition low as
200; California, boxes Duchess, fancy,
few sales, 900.
Potato Supplies Light.
Potatoes-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market firm; Maine, 150-
pound sacks Irish Cobblers, u. s. No.
/, 3.75: Pennsylvania, 150-pound sacks
Round Whites, L. 5. No. /, 3.50a36o;
New York. auckland stock. 150-
pound sacks Round Whites, L. 5. No.
!, 3.25a3.50.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies light: de-
Inand moderate, market steady; Mary
land, bushel hampers Yellows, No. l.,
mostly LIS: few higher; homegrown,
bushel baskets Nancy Halls, No. /,
1.50a1.75.
Tomatoes-Homegrow receipts
moderate; demand light, market
steady; homegrowns, half-oushel
hampers, 25a50.
Green corn-Homegrown receipts
moderate; demand moderate, market
steady: homegrown, fivedoZen bags,
2Oa25; few low at Is per dozen.
Cucumbers-Supplies light; demand
limited, market steady; New York.
bushel baskets, 1.50a2. 90; some ordi-
nary condition low as 100.
Lima beans-Homegrown receipts
moderate: demand light, market
steady; homegrown, 32-quart crates,
20a25 per quart.