Evening star., 1925-02-02
PRICES HOLD FIRM
At CENTER MARKET
Moderate Receipts Reported
Over Sunday-VegetabIe
and Fruit Reviewed.

Wholesale prices at Center Market
opened the week about where they
closed Saturday. Receipts of butter,
eggs, pouit-S, live stock and meats
We're only moderate. as was also the
Monday morning demand. Whole
salers reported prices about as fol-
lows:
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, tub. 47a50; prints.
55a57; store packed, 20a25.
Eggs-Fancy, selected, candled- 5Sa
60; average receipts, 56a57; storage,
4Sa50
Poultry-Alive: Roosters, 16; Sprin G
chickens. 2Sa30; fowls, 33a34; ducks,
15a2O; keats, young, 50a70 each; geese,
15a20 Dressed: Fresh killed Spring
chickens, 30a32i roosters. 9oaS2'
fowls 80; turkeys, 40a45; ducks, 25a
%: geese soa25; capons, 40ai5
Live stock-Calves, choice, 13al4;
medium, 10al1; thin. 6a7; lambs.
Spring, IS; live hogs, Sal2
Meats-Beef, 12a18; veal. l2a2o;
lambs. 26a30; hogs, 14a16; loins. 20a
%; hams. 20a22. and shoulders. l4alo'
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
Vegetables, compiled by the Market
NAws Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics, says:
AppIes-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market steady. Barrels
Maryland, Virginia and West Vir-
ginias, A, 22 inches up. Staymans'
7.OOa750; Yorks. 6.00a6.50: A, IA
inches up, Staymans, 7. .5Oas.eO; 9orks'
6.5Oa7.0O; A. 2h inches up VINE
saps. 500. Boxes - Northwestern,
medium TO large sizes extra fancy
Staymans, S.25a3.50; Spitzenburgs'
mostly 325; Delicious, 4.50ai'o; :;
Winesaps, 3.75.
Cabbage-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market steady; old stock,
New York. bulk per ton, Danish type.
mostly around $500; new stock,
south Carolina. barrel crates. pointed
type. best, z.T5a 3ooi few, '3,2o; some
fair quality, 225a250; Florida. 11a-
hushei hampers, round type, 2.25a2.5o:
Texas, bulk, per ton, fat type, 1900
aS0.00.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate; market steady; Florida
1O-inch crates So 'doz., best. 3.0oa3.25;
some ordinary quality. some small
size, ESQ; California, crates, short.
6.50a7.00.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate de-
mand moderate: market steady; Cali
>
Florida, / Il -busheI hampers, big Bos-
ton type, 2eoa2.2 few $50; iceberg
type, 3.25a250.
Onion Market STEADY. $50
Onions-Supplies limited; demand
limited: market fairly steady: New
York and Ohio. lD0-Ib. sacks yellews
No l, medium to large sizes, 3.25a3. 90.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate: de-
msnd moderate. market steady; Mich
igan, 150-lb sacks Russet Rurals
L. S. No. 1. 2.40a2.6 per sack; New
York. 150-Ib. sacks Round White
L. S No. 1, a35s2.50 per sack.
Spinach-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate market weaker;
Texas, bu. baskets Savoy, 1.75a1S5;
South Carolina, cloth Top veneer bar
Sweet rotatoes-Supp1ies light; de-
mand light market steady; Eastern
Shore, Virginia, cloth top stave bar
rels yellow varieties, No. /, 700;
North Carolina, cloth top stave bar
rels yellow varieties, and Porto
Ricans No. l 5.00a5.50; white yams;
4.5oa5o 90: Georgia; 2bushel baskets
Porto Rieans, some decayed, 1.50a2.00
Tomatoes-Suppltes light. No sales
reported.
aulifower-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market firm; California,
crates. 2.75a3.00.
String beans-Supplies moderate:
demand moderate, market steady
Florida, 5s-bushel hampers, best, 450a
500; fair quality 2. 2.50a400; some poor
quality low as T50.
ggplant-Supp1ies light; demand
good for good stock, market steady;
Florida; pepper. crates. 500. --
Strawberry Demand Light.
Peppers-Supplies light; demand
nrode rate, market steady; Florida,
pepper crates, fancy, 45Oa5.o9: choice.
400.
unbers-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market firm: Florida, square
bushel crates, fancy. 100; choice, 500.
cStrawberries-Sup light: de-
mand light. market steady; Florida
pony refrigerators, 35a40; some poor
condition, 25a30 quart.
Carrots-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market steady; Texas,
bushel baskets, best. 2.25a250; some
small size. 200.
Beets-suppies very light; no sales
Teported.