Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-23
COLD WAVE KEEPS
LOCAL PRICES Up
Eggs and Poultry Expected to
Drop When Weather
Turns Warmer.

Continued cold weather is affecting
the local market. While low tenn
perature proves beneficial to meat
and poultry dealers, it makes the
handling Of fruits and vegetables
more troublesome.
Prices of most commodities remain
high, and dealers say they look for
but slight decreases until the Their
mometer registers much warmer
weather.
1t is thought that the slight drop
IN egg prices yesterday will be fol-
lowed by more substantial decreases
In the near future unless blizzard
weather appears. Butter prices also
are expected TO take a drop in the
near future. there being such large
Quantities Of the product in storage.
TOday's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, tub. 47a5O; prints.
S5a57; store packed, 20a25.
Eggs-Fresh, selected, candled. CO.:
average receipts, 56a57; storage, 4S
Cheese-Longhorn. IS: mild cream,
2S; old sharp, IS per pound
Poultry-Alive, BOOSTERS. Il per
pound; turkeys, S5a3S; ducks. 15a2O;
geese, l5a20; Spring chickens, %;
fowls. 25a26; keats, young. 50a70 each.
Dresscd-Fresh-k killed Spring chickens,
27a2S; roasters. 30: roosters. Is; fowls
26a27; turkeys. 40a42; keats, 7OaS0
each; ducks, %; geese, 15a25; capons,
40a45.
Live stock-CaIves. choice, 13a14;
medium, 10a11; thin, 6a7; lambs,
Spring, Is; live hogs. S to IL.
Meats-Beef. 12a1S; veal. 12a20:
lambs, 26a3o; hogs, 14al6; loins, goa
"a; hams, alag. and shoulders, 14a16.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables. compiled by the Market
News Service, Bureau of Agricultural
Economics. says:
Apples-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate, market steady; barrels,
Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia,
4 212 inches, Staymans, 6.00a :. 90: few,
80; Yorks, 6.00a6.50; Delicious, 7.0Oa
$50; \ - inches up, Staymans, 7.0Oa
500; Delicious, 7.5oaS.50. Boxes, North
western, medium TO large sizes. extra
fancy, Spitzenburgs and Staymans.
3.25; Winesaps, mostly $50; Delicious,
mostly 40.
Cabbage = Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market fairly steady;
old stock, New York, bulk, per ton,
Danish type. mostly $500; new stock.
Florida, 4 -bushel hampers, pointed
type, 2-25a2.50; South Carolina, barrel
crates, pointed type, 3.00a3.25.
Celery - Supplies light: demand
light, market steady; California,
crates, 6.5oa700: Florida, 1o-inch
crates. 3-6 dozen stalks. S.25a3.5O;
few. 3.75; dozen. 2.75a3.25.
Lettuce - Supplies light; demand
moderate, market steady; Florida,
IL -hushel hampers, Big Boston type.
mostly 1.50a2.00; California, Imperial
Valley, market strong, crates, lee
berg type, 4.25a4.5O.
Onion Market Steady.
Onions - Supplies light; demand
moderate. market steady; New York,
1oo-pound sacks, Yellow United States
No. 1, medium to large sizes. 3.40a36O.
Potatoes-Supplies limited demand
moderate. market steady; Michigan,
160-pound sacks, Russet Rurals
United States No. l, mostly $50 per
sack; New York, 150-pound sacks,
Round Whites, United States No. 1,
2.3Oa2.40 per sack.
Spinach-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market weaker; Virginia
Norfolk section, cloth-top veneer bar
Tels Savoy, 4.50a5.00; South Carolina.
barrels. dirty, 4.50a5.00, mostly 4.5O:
Texas, bushel baskets Savoy, mostly
200.
Tomatoes-Supplies light; demand
moderate for good stock, market
steady; Nassau, 6s, wrapped, repack-
count, 800; fair to ordinary quality,
fancy and choice, count, 45Oa5.5O
Sweet potatoes-Supplies light; de-
mand limited, market steady; Viz
g1nia, Norfolk section and North
Carolina, cloth-to top stave barrels, vel
low varieties, No. 1, best, 5.0Oa5. SO;
ordinary quality low as 400; Della
ware, Blu. hampers, yellow varieties,
No. L, 2.75; Georgia, bu- baskets,
Porto Ricans, ordinary quality and
condition 1.50a200.
aultAower-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market firm; Cali
fornia, crates, mostly 2.75.
String Beans Strong.
String beans-Supplies light; de-
msnd good for good stock, market
strong; Florida, 1bu. hampers,
green, best, 4.5Oa5.Oo, fair quality low
as 800.
Peas-Supplies light; demand good
for good stock, market firm; Florida,
%Su. hampers. fair quality, 5.00a
$50.
ggplant-Supplies light; demand
good for good stock, market Arm,
Florida pepper crates, mostly 500,
few $50.
Peppers and cucumbers-supplies
very light; no sales reported
Squash-Supplies light: demand
good, market steady; Florida, pepper
crates, wrapped, $50
Straw berries-Supplies moderate;
demand moderate, market steady:
Florida pony refrigerators, 35a4O,
32-qt- crates, mostly 50 per qt
Carrots-New stock; supplies lib
eral; demand limited, market steady;