Evening star., 1925-04-11
POULTRY DEMAND
HEAVY IN MARKET
Egg Sales Rather Slow for
EaSter-FIoWer Sales
Are Enormous.

DO" demanO TOT eggs lot tHe La
ter holiday season was reported BY
dealers this morning. Eggs were
fairly plentiful. however. but prices
were not changed.
Twenty mine cents for average re
ceipts and 80 cents for selected stock
were the prices quoted. On the re-
tail market line there was a plentiful
supply of eggs from nearby places in
Maryland and Virginia, to be had at
three dozen for a dollar
Flower sales around Center Mar
ket early today were enormous. The
| same was true at all tho other big
markets in town.
Poultry and hams were in demand
Tor the Easter dinner, many buyers
selecting turkeys. Spring chickens
also were in demand. There was also
| an increased demand for fancy fruits
and vegetables, and dealers were
supplied with more produce than
| consumers needed.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy. tub, 52a54; prints.
| 50a57; store packed, 20a23.
Eggs-Fancy. selected, candled. 80,
| average receipts, %.
Poultry-Alive-Ro 1s; young
Winter chickens, 35a3S; fowls. 28
Winter chickens. 35a3S; roosters,
19a2o; fowls, 2S; turkeys, 45a5o
| ducks, 25a28; geese, 2oa25; cspons
| 40a45.
Live stock-CaIves. choice. L.: mo-
| dium 10a11; thin sa9; lambs Sprins
13; live hogs 13a13h.
! Meats-Beef 17a1S; veal. IS; lamh
| 27; hogs, 201za21; Ioins, 2sa3oi hams
| 2SaSO; shoulders, 16a1S.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
| Today's market report on fruits and
! vegetables Compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics) says:
| Apples-Supplies light; demand light
market steady; barrels, Maryland. Vir-
ginia and West Virginia. A, 2la inches
up, Winesaps, 7.50aS.00; few fancy
$50; Ben Davis. 500a5.50; Yellow New
towns, 7.50a8.00; few fancy, $50: some
scalded, 6.00A7.0O; A. 2A inches UP
| Winesaps, 6.00a7.0O; boxes, Northwest
ern, medium to large sizes, extra fancy
| Winesaps, mostly 3.7J.
! ragus-Supplies light; demand
| light, market steady: South Caroline
and Georgia, dozen-bunch crates. very
! large sizes, 500; large size, 4OOai 50
small to medium sizes, 2.5Oa3.50.
| abbage-Supplies liberal; demand
light, market steady; South Carolina
pointed type, ~ -bushel hampers,
mostly 1.25; barrel crates, o5Oac.75
Celery = Supplies ligi,t; demand
moderate. market steady; Florida, 10
inch crates, S-4 dozen, best, 3.00a32J.
some, fair condition, $50.
Onion Market Firm.
Lettuce - Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market dull: California.
| Imperial Valley. crates Iceberg type.
40 dozen, best, 2.5oa2.75: dozen . 90
a2-20; few low LIS: some. poor CON
dition, wide range in prices, 1.O0s
zoo; North Carolina, 81 peck hampers.
BIG Boston type, ordinary quality, 100
a1.25: few $50.
Onions = Supplies light; demand
moderate: old stock market firm.
New York. 10o-pound sacks, yellow
United States, No. ], medium to large
sizes, 400a4.5O; new stock, market
fairly steady; Texas. standard crates.
yellow Bermudas, commercial pack.
mixed No. / md No. ., 3.0Oa3.25
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; dc
mand moderate, market steady: old
stock: New York, 150-pound sacks
round whites, L. S, No. l, 1.S5a1 90
few 81. new stock: Florida, double
head barrels, Spaulding Rose, V. S
No. 1, mostly 7.75; L. S, No. ., mostly
$50.
Spinach-Supplies very light: no
sales reported.
. Tomatoes-Supplies moderate: de-
!
steady; Florida, 6s, ripes and turning
wrapped originals, fancy count. best
6.0Oa6.50; few green, fair quality, $50
ao.5O; choice count, best, 5.00a5.5n
fair quality few green, 4.OOa4.50
Strawberries Cheaper.
Strawberries-Sup liberal de-
I mand moderate, market weaker: Flor
, ida, pony refrigerators, 25a35; few
poor condition, 15a20; 32-quart crates
Missionarys, wide range condition.
; II Il ass; mostly 20a25.
Caulifiower-Supplies light: demand
moderate, market steady: California,
crates, mostly $50.
/ Sweet potatoes-Supplies modera te
| demand Light. market dull; North
Carolina, cloth top stave barrels.
; Porto Ricans, No. l, AS; white yams,
400.
String beaas-Supplies liberal; de-
mand good. market slightly weaker;
Florida. seven-e eighths- bushel ham
pers, green best, 4.0Oa4.5O; fair to
ordinary quality 2.50a3.50.
Peppers-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market steady; Florida,
crates, fancy, 500.
Cucumbers-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market steady; Florida
seven-e ighth- -bushe1 hampers, and
square bushel crates, fancy 5.Ooa5.50 80;
e culls, $50.
Squash-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market slightly weaker;
Florida, pepper crates, white, S.50a
400.
: Peas-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate, market steady; California
:. 45-pound crates, 4.5Oa5.OO: South
4 Carolina, bushel hampers. small size
V 2.50a3.00; Telephones, 8 300a3.50.