Evening star., 1925-07-08
.CUCUMBERS SELL
OFF IN MARKET
Green Corn Receipts Heavy
Today-Butter, Eggs
and Beet Steady.

Heavy supplies of green corn, chlefly
from North Carolina and Texas, find
ready sale. especially the best stock.
The market is fairly steady. Crates
of the North Carolina product brought
from $3.50 to $2.25, mostly around
5000. Texas bushel baskets brought
$3.50.
Lima beans much in demand with
green corn, are scarce, and not rea-
sonable Dealers are depending upon
shipments from South Carolina, and
the pods are poorly filed. Prices were
quoted at $3.50 and $500 bushel.
Tomatoes from Tennessee and Mis-
sissippi are supplying the local mar
ket, only a few nearby tomatoes hav-
ing ripened. Dry weather retarded
the growing in the nearby section.
The market is fairly steady on the
vegetable from the South. prices
ranging from $3.50 to S1.75.
Only light supplies of potatoes are
being received The demand is mod
crate and market strong. Most OF the
supplies are from Virginia and North
Carolina, local supplies being so light
that prices are not quoted
Liberal supplies of cucumbers from
North Carolina and the Norfolk, va.
section weakened the market and
lettuce are being received from New
York, and light supplies of peppers
from North Carolina.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, tub, 81; prints. 81;
store packed. 2Sa30.
Eggs-Fancy. selected, candled' 80
average receipts, 33a34.
Poultry-Alive. Spring chickens
large. 40: small. 35; Leghorns. 80;
heavy fowls, 27; ducks, 25: keats. 40
to u.s. turkeys, 25; geese. 12al5-
Dressed, Spring chickens, large, As;
small. 40; turkeys, 30; ducks. 90;
geese. Is.
Live stock-Calves, Sl2a10; lambs,
Spring. 1872; hogs, Is.
Meats-Beef. 17a1S; veal, 10; Spring
lambs. 30a32; hogs, 2112a22; loins. 81
aS2: shoulders. 20a22; smoked harms,
50: smoked shoulders, 20a22.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today market report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics said:
Cantaloupes-Supplie liberal; de
mand moderate, market slightly weak
er; California, Imperial Valley. Sal
mon Tints, standards, ASS. 4.50a4.75;
36s. 425a4.50, mostly 4.50; jumbos, 45s,
5.00a525; jumbos, 36s. 4.75a5.00; 27s,
450: ponys. 54s. 375; jumbo fats. SIS
mostly 200; Honey DewS, standard
crates. all sizes, ?. .50a2.75.
Peaches-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate. market fairly steady;
Georgia, skies. Hileys, small size, Lisa
200; medium size, 2.25a2.5 so; large size,
25Oa2.75; bushel baskets, Hileys, me-
dunn size, 2.50a2.75; skies, Belle, poor
color. 2.25a2 so; generally good color,
mostly 2.75: bushel baskets. Belle, me
dunn size, 2.75; North Carolina. skies
Slappeys, some decayed, 1.75a2.25;
bushel baskets, Carmans. 1.50.
Potatoes-Supplies light: demand
moderate. market firm; North Carolina
and Virginia, Norfolk section, cloth
top stave barrels, Irish Cobblers, L. S.
:. 20 zoo. i; '''Va''' o. mostly ''0V' lew NO
Tomatoes-Supplies limited; demand
moderate. market steady; Mississippi.
4s. ripes and turning, wrapped, No. 1,
1.soa1.75; No. ?. 1.25a1.5o mostly
around 1.40.
Watermelons - Supplies moderate;
demand moderate, market steady:
safes ulTSCl IO T lOI lSid anu
Georgia Tom Watsons. 30-pound aver
age. GOAL 90: 28-pound average. 75aS5;
24-26 pound average, 50a60 each.
Cucumbers-Supplies liberal; de-
nland light, market dull; Virginia, Nor
folk section, hotbed stock, bushel
hampers, fancy, 1.50a1.75: choice. 100
al 25; North Carolina bushel hampers,
No. /, 75a1.25.
Lettuce-Eastern supplies liberal:
demand moderate, market fairly
steady; New York, 2-dozen crates,
big Boston type, ordinary quality and
condition, 100a1 so; mostly 1.25; few
low as so cents; best, 1.65a1.75.
Sweet Corn Is Cheaper.
Green corn-Supplies heavy; de-
nand moderate, market slightly
weaker: North Carolina, crates, best
1.5Oa1.75; fair quality, 1.00a1.50.
Apples-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market steady; Virginia
and Delaware, bushel baskets, trans
parents. large size, 2.00a2.5o; small
size. 150a1.75.
String beans-Supples liberal; de-
mand limited, market weak; Vir
ginia, Norfolk section, bushel ham