Evening star., 1925-12-09
EGGS ARE EXPECTED
TO DROP FURTHER
Another Decline Predicted
This Week-MeatS Un-
changed Today.

Interest centers in the butter. egg
and poultry market at this season
butter and eggs for Christmas cakes
and turkeys for the Christmas dinner.
Persons unable or unwilling 10 pay
the price for turkeys are interested in
other poultry.
Recent declines in egg prices have
almost demoralized that market. deal
ers reported, and additional decreases
are looked for before the close of the
week. Choicest stock of fancy Sc
lected candled eggs brought as high
as Sc cents this morning, average re-
ceipts going as low as 55 and 5s.
Top quality storage eggs brought
80. lower grades selling at 80 and 81
The storage egg market is quite ac-
tive and tendency totadvanced prices
is reported.
Butter prices remain unchanged.
and dealers say there is no proba bility
Of lower prices the next few weeks.
Prices may go higher.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy. 1-pound prints 55a
81; tub, 53a54: store packed, 4oa45.
Eggs-Local. fresh. fancy selected.
candled. 6Oa6o: average receipts, 55a
IS: storage. 35a39.
Poultry-Alive. turkeys. top, 3Sa40;
small and thin. So; Spring chickens.
2sa30; fowls, 27a2S: Leghorns. 20a23;
ducks, %: geese. IS; keats. 60a75: rab-
bits, top. 3Oa35: seconds. l5a2o. Dress
ed-Turkeys, top. 43a45: small and
thin. 35a3S; Spring chickens, 33a35;
fowls, IS; Leghorns. 2S: ducks, 30:
geese. so; keats. S0a1.OO.
Live stocll-CalveS. IA: hogs. 12l2.
2sa3o; pork shoulders, 30; fresh hams.
22ao5.
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 moderate, demand
light. market dull: barrels, Virginia
and Maryland. \ %. inch Staymans,
6.50a6.15; \ ~ INCHES up, Staymans.
S.50a6.00; boxes, Washington, medium
to large size, extra fancy Delicious.
3.ooa3.65; Staymans mostly 500
hushel baskets. no sales reported.
Cabbage-Supplies light: demand
light. market firm: New York. bulk
per ton, Danish type. 1000.
Celery-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate, market steady: California
crates, mostly doz.. 6.25a6. 80: New
York, 2S crates. 3.50a3.75.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate, market steady: California,
crates. Iceberg type. 10 doz., 5.75a
500; Florida. IT,, -bushel hampers
Big Boston type. fair quality, 2.5oa
400; few best. $50.
Onion Supplies Light.
Onions-Suprlies light: demand light
market steady: Michigan. 1o0-pound
sacks. yelows. L. :. No. |. large size.
300: New York, 10o-pUund sacks. vel.
lows, L. :. No. /. medium size. 80
ais
Potatoes-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate. market steady: NIichi-
gan, 150-pound sacks. Russct Rurals.
U. s. No. |. 6.0Ga5.15: New York. $50
pound sacks. Round Whites. /. :. No.
l, mostly 500.
Caulif1ower-SupplieS moderate dc,
mand moderate. market stead,-: cali
tornia, crates, 2.50a2.75.
Tomatoes-SupplieS verr li-ht. cuba
skies. rlpes. wrapped. repGcked. fancy
count, few sales. 900
Other Prices To-day.
String beans-Supplies light: de-
mand good for good stoc!: market
steady; Florida 7s-bushel hampers.
green. wide range in prices. @.o0a5 90
mostly around 100.
Eggplant. peppers. suUa eh-Sup-
plies very light; no sales reported.
Spinach-Supplies moderate: de
mand moderate, market fairly steady:
Virginia. Norfolk section. cIoth.top
veneer barrels. Savoy type. So: some
fair quality lower.
kale-Suprlies moderate; demand
mn to
Norfolk section, cloth-top veneer bar
rels. 1.50.