Evening star., 1925-08-15
POULTRY RECEIPTS
EXCEED DEMANDS
Market Today Described as
Draggy-VegetabIes and
Fruits at Low Prices.

There has been no pep to the poul.
try market this week. Dealers at
tribute the draggy condition OF the
market TO the fact that so many per.
sons are out of the city on vacations
at the seashore and In the mountains
Another reason urged for slow trad.
ing Yesterday was the fact that the
date preceded the 18th. when Govern.
ment employees receive their semi.
monthly pay.
Receipts OF chickens during the
week were much greater than de.
nands. and unless business picks up
during the morning hours today
dealers think prices will drop to SO
cents for choicest young chickens.
There was a slight show of weak.
ness in current receipts OF eggs, due
II is thought, to light trading and less
demand. Last weeks demand was
much greater than this weeks. The
weakness was not great enough TO
bring prices down, however, and deal.
ers hardly expect there will be slump
enough to decrease prices.
Vegetable and fruit prices continue
cheap, dealers report. and there has
been very little change in meat and
butter prices during the week. Most
prices this morning were the same as
those reported at the close Of market
yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy. tub, 40; prints, So
store packed. 29a31.
Eggs-Fancy, selected, candled, 55a
Ut; average receipts, "a.
Poultry = Alive, Spring chickens
large, 32a33; small. 81; heavy fowls,
z5a26; small fowls, 22a23; ducks, 2oa25;
12al5. Dressed, Spring chickens, large
s5; small. SO; turkeys, ao ducks, 20;
geese, Is.
Live stock--Calves. lambs, Spring
14a15; hogs, Is.
Meat-Beef. 17als veal, Is; Spring
lambs, 30a32; hogs. 21k22; loins, 35a
81; smoked shoulder, 20a22; hams, 80
a32.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Cantaloupes-Supplie light; demand
hight. market steady; North Carolina,
Ridgeway section. Salmon Tints,
standards S6s and ASS, l.50a2.25. most.
" around 200. few soft low as 100:
Maryland. Eastern Shore, Salmon
mia, Turlock section, Salmon Tints,
fats 12s and 15s, few sales. IS.
LettuCe-Supplies liberal: demand
light, market fairly steady: New York
2-dozen crates; big Boston type, fair
quality. 75a1.o0; few higher.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
slow, market steady: Massachusetts
New York and Midwestern States,
1O0-pound sacks yellow, u. S. No. 1,
fair condition. 3.50a375; California,
4.25. =
Peaches-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady; North
Carolina. skies and bushel baskets,
Hales, large size. 3.25; Elbertas. large
size, 3.O0a3.25; medium size, 2.5oa2. rs:
fatr quality; some ripe, soft. 2.o0a2 so;
Virginia, skies. Bellies. medium size,
2.OOa225; large size, 2.25a2.50.
Supplies and Demand Moderate.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
r1and moderate, market slightly
weaker; New Jersey, 15o.pound sacks
Irish Cobblers, United States, No. l,
b.26a5.40; machine graded, 500.
Watermelons = Supplies moderate:
demand light, market steady; sales di.
rect to retailers. Georgia. Thurmond
0rays, 34-pound average. rs each:
North Carolina, Excells, 2s-pound
average. 40a50 each.
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady: Maryland and
Virginia, bushel baskets, various va:
rleties, medium to large size. Local so;
Rambos, 1.50a1.T5.
Lima beans-Supplies liberal de-
naand moderate, market steady; Mary.
land, bushel hampers, unshelled, fair
condition, 75a1.o0: homegrown, 32-
quart crates, 25a35 per quart
Green corn-Homegrown supplies
moderate: demand slow. market about
steady: homegrown, 5-dozen bags, 10a
is per dozen.
Tomatoes = Homegrown supplies
moderate; demand moderate, market
frm; homegrown, u -bushel hampers.
b0a1 90. mostly arolIrH 75