Evening star., 1925-09-12
PRICES HOLD FIRM
At CENTER MARKET
Medium Fowls and Pork
Loins Cent Higher-Volume
of Trade Large.

Saturday trading in Washington's 3
Wholesale market district was salts
factory this morning and prices wound
up the week with very few changes.
The price Of medium fowls was a
cent higher, and the quotation on
pork loins was raised from 81 10 3S
cents. Dealers reported a good week B
business In spite of the extreme hot
weather. Todays quotations:
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy tub, 81; prints, 54;
store packed. IS.
Eggs-F'ancy, selected, ca ndled, S1a
IS: average receipts, 81.
Poultry-Alive - Spring chickens,
large. 31s32: small. 81: heavy fowls.
IS: medium fowls, 25: small fowls, 22;
ducks, Is: keats. 40aT5; turkeys, %:
geese. 12a15. Dressed Spring chick
ems, large. 80; small. 81; turkeys, %;
ducks. 20; geese. l2l2.
Live stock-CalNes. llal2i1; lambs.
Spring. IA: hogs. l2al3s4.
Meat Beef. 20; veal, 10, Spring
Isnabs, 80: hogs. 2la22: loins. 3S;
smok ed shoulders. %; hams. 80.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
EconomicsD said:
Apples - Supplies LIBERAL demand
slow. market weak: bushel baskets,
MARYLAND and Virginia. various varie-
ties. .00a1.5O; poorer. 80.
Ca abbage- Supplies moderate de-
mand light. market steady; New York.
bulk. per cvt. domestic round type.
1.75a200.
Cantaloupes Supplies moderate; de
mand good. market steady; Colorado.
salmon tints. flats. Is and las. l.00a
1.25: jumbo SIS. 9s and LIS. l.26al so,
mostly rs; stands rds. S6s and ASS.
S.00a $50: jumbo 36s and 45s, S.5Oa
90: Nevada. Hearts OF Gold. sta nd
ards. 36s and 45s. S.00a3 80: jumbos
27s and ass. 3.5Oa400: fats. I2s and
15s. 1.25at.35: Honey Dews, standard
crates, 2.OOa225.
Grape Demand Light.
Grapes Supplies moderate; demand
light, market dull; Delaware, 12-qt.
climax baskets Concords. some
wasty, 75aS0: New York. 2-qt. climax
baskets Concords. 25a2S; Della wares,
23a25
Lettuce -Ea stern supplies liberal;
demand slow. market dull: New York,
wide range quality and condition, 2
doz. crates Big Boston type. best. 6Sa
IS; poorer, so; Colorado, crates Ice
berg type. 3-5 doz.. few sales. best.
S50a4.0O, fair condition, 800.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market dull: New York and
Massachusetts,. 100-lb. sacks Yellows,
United States No. |, 2.75a3.00.
Peaches-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market steady; New York,
bushel baskets, ROchesters. medium
size. best, $50: fair condition, 2.oOa
3.o0 Ohio. bushel baskets. Elbertas,
AA grade, 400a4.5O; A grade, S.50a
400: B grade. 2.25; New Jersey. bushel
baskets. Morris. practically no de
mand; too few sales reported to quote
Potato Market Steady
Pears-Supplies moderate: lemand
light. market steady: New York,
bushel baskets, Bartletts. 2.25a2.50;
Seckels, No. 1. 2.50a3.00
Potatoes-SuppIies light; demand
good, market steady: Maine and New
Jersey, 15o-pound sacks, Irish Cob
blers. L. s. No. |, 400; Pennsylva MIA,
l5O-pound sacks. round whites, L. S.
No. l. $50.
Sweet Potatoes-Supplies very light:
demand moderate, market slightly
stronger; Virginia. East Shore. cloth
top stave barrels, Yellows. No. /, AIS
a450.
Tomatoes - Homegrown receipts
moderate demand light market
steady; homegrown. y bushel ham
pers. so.
Supplies light: demand
light, market steady; New York. bush
Ell baskets, 1.50.
Caulifiower-Suplies light: demand
moderate. market slightly stronger;
New York, crates, best, 1.50a2.00:
poorer. l 90
Damsons-Suplies moderate; demand
light, market steady New York II
bushel baskets, 1.00a1.15.