Evening star., 1925-09-09
PRICES HOLD FIRM
At Center MARKET
Wholesale Dealers Report
Trade Active-U. S. Fruit
and Vegetable Review.

Wholesale prices at Center Market
, today were practically the same as
those quoted yesterday. Trading was
DIT more active on account of the
cooler weather. Butter, poultry, live
stock and beef prices held firm Candled
eggs were 81 and 3S cents and there
were few slight changes among the
fruits and vegetables. The quotations.:
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy. tub, 81; prints, 54;
store packed, 35.
Eggs-Fancy selected, candled, 37a
SS; average receipts, S5.
Poultry - Alive - Spring chickens,
large. 31a32; small, 81; heavy fowls,
2S; medium fowls, "a; small fowls, 22;
ducks, 15a20; keats, 4oa70; turkeys
%; geese, 12a15. Dressed-Spring
chickens. large. 80: small, 3d. turkeys
28: ducks, 20; geese, 12h.
Live stock-Calves, 1la12h lambs
Spring, 13ha14; hogs, 12a13A.
Meat-Beef, 15als; veal, 1sa20;
Spring lambs, 2Sa30; hogs, 21a22; loins,
50; smoked shoulders, 22; hams. 80.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Todays' market report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics, says:
Apples-Supplies liberal; demand
slow, market dull; bushel baskets,
Maryland and Virginia. various varie-
ties, medium to large size, LOCAL so;
few fancy large size. 200.
CabbaSe-Supplies moderate; prac-
tically no demand; too few sales re-
ported to quote.
Cantaloupes-Suppli light; demand
good, market slightly stronger; Colo
RADIO, salmon tints, flats, 12s and 15s,
1.00a1.25; standards, 36s and ASS, 2.00a
2.50; jumbos, ASS, 2.50aS.00; pink
meats, jumbos, 12s, 1.35a1 so, mostly
1.35; Honey Dews, standard crates,
2.25a2.50, mostly 2.25.
Grapes-Eastern supplies light; de-
mand moderate, market steady; Della
ware, 12-quart Climax baskets Con-
cords. best, LOO; poorer, So cents.
Lettuce Market Weak.
Lettuce-Eastern supplies liberal;
demand very light, market weak; New
York, wide range quality and condi-
tion two-dozen crates Big Boston type
best, 75a1.00, wasty, 25a50.
Onions-Supplies moderate: demand
slow, market dull; New York and
massachusetts. 10O-pound sacks Vel
lows, United States, No. l. 2.75a3.00.
Pears-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; New York,
bushel baskets, Bartletts. 2.25.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady; New
Jerseys, 150-pound sacks, Irish Cob
blers, United States. No. l, 400;
Maine, 15O-pound sacks, Irish Cob
blers, United States, No. l. 3.90a4. 90;
Michigan, 150-pound sacks, Russet
Rurals, United States, No. l, 3.50a3.75;
Pennsylvania, 150-pound sacks, Round
Whites, United States, No. l, 3.50a
3.75.
Peach Supplies Light.
Peaches-Supplies very light; de-
mand good, market firm; New York,
bushel baskets CarmanS, poor quail
fly and condition, 1.25; Pennsylvania,
bushel baskets. Elbertas, medium to
larze size, 4.24a4.50.
Sweet potatoes-Boat receipts very
light; supplies very light; demand
light market duh. North Carolina
clothtop, stave barrels, yellow varie-
ties, poorly graded, some swasty, ESQ
to $50.
Tomatoes-Ho Homegrown - Receipts
moderate; demand moderate, market
steady; IL -bushel hampers, so cents.
ucumbers-Supplies very light.
New York. bushel baskets, No. l, lis
to 1.50 dills, 1.50 to 200.
aulifiower-Supplies light; demand
slow; market steady. New York,
crates, 1.50 to 200.
Watermelons-Supp very light;
demand good, market firm. Dock
sales, Virginia, bulk. per 100 melons
Excells selects, 5000 to 5000; primes,
$500 to 5000.