Evening star., 1925-06-18
NEW SWEET CORN
. FINDS RAPID SALE
Melons Increase and Prices
i Come DoWn-Beef Un-
Z changed Today.

Liberal supplies of cantaloupes and
watermelons were the interesting fea-
ture of today's fruit market, direct
sales of watermelons to retailers re-
sulting in lowering prices. Water
melons have become so plentiful the
past few days that the .'red-ripe
watermelon-man" is in evidence on
were reported.
Cantaloupe prices covered a wide
range. Top fruit from Imperial Val
ley, Calf, brought as much as $4.25,
while the cheapest stock sold as low
as SIPS.
Corn Finds Ready Sale.
Limited supplies of peaches from
North Carolina found "a moderate de-
mand and steady market. Some of
the fruit is particularly attractive.
The choicest stock brought as much
as $3.50, the lowest price quoted being
s2.25.
Supplies of green corn from Louis
lana and Texas are much more lib
eral The demand is good and market
steady. Bushel baskets brought S2.75.
Choicest quality, North Carolina
stock. brought s2.75 and SO crate,
some fair quality selling as low as 81.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, tub, 81; prints, 50;
store packed, 2Sa30.
Eggs-Fancy, selected, candled, 80;
average receipts, 81.
Poultry - Alive = Spring chickens,
large, 45a50; medium, 45a4S; small, AZ
a43; Leghorns, 35; heavy fowls, 2f;
ducks, is; keats, 40 to rs; turkeys, 25;
geese, 12a15. Dressed-Spring chick
ems, large, So; medium, 4Sa50; small,
45; turkeys, 80; ducks, 20; geese, 10.
Live stock-Calves. Sl2; lambs,
Spring, 1312a14; hogs, -.
AIeats-Beef, 17a1S; veal, IT; Spring
lambs, 80: hogs, 2112a22; loins, 31a32i
hams, 27a29; shoulders, 1Sa20.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits
and vegetables Furnished by the
Market News Service, Bureau of Ag
ricultural Economics) says:
Cantaloupes-Suppli liberal; de-
mand good. market about steady;
California, Imperial Valley. Salmon
Tints, jumbos, Ass, 4.50; few Ats;
Sos, 4.25; 27s, 375a4.OO; standards,
45s, 4.O0a425, mostly 400; standards,
36s, 3.75a400, mostly 3.75; ponys, 54s,
mostly 800; standard flats, 12s and
15s, 1.50a165; 9s, 1.35a1.50.
ucumbers-Supplies light; demand
limited. market firm; Virginia, Nor
folk section, hotbed stock, bushel
hampers, fancy, 2.50a3.00; North and
South Carolina, bushel hampers, zoo
a2.50.
Lettuce = Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady; New
York, 2-doZen crates, Big Boston
type, 1.75a2.50, according to quality
and condition; California, crates, Ice
berg type, all sizes. best, 4.00a4.50;
poorer. Shiny, 1.00a3.00.
Peaches - Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady; North
Carolina, bushel, Early best, 4.50;
fair quality, 400.
Potatoes-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market fairly steady. New
stock: North Carolina and Virginia.
Norfolk section. cloth top stave bar
rels, Irish Cobblers, U. S. No. l,
4.50a5.00, mostly 4.50; some ordinary
condition low as 400.
String Bean Demand Light.
ermelons-Supplies liberal; de-
mand moderate: market steady; sales
direct to retailers; Florida, Tom Wat
sons, 32a34 lb. average, mostly 1.25;
28a30 lb. average, 90a1.00 24a26 lb.
average, 6Oa75.
String Beans-Supplies moderate;
demand light; market steady; North
Carolina and Virginia, Norfolk Sec
ton, 5-peck hampers, stringless, 3.00a
$50; green, fair quality, 2.0Oa3 90,
mostly $50
wberries-Supplies limited; de-
mand moderate; market steady; Loui-
siana, hu. baskets, 250a2.75: North
4.00a5.00, few best high as 500; poor
TO ordinary quality and condition, 200
a400
Green Corn-Supplies liberal; de-
mand moderate; market steady: Louis
lana bu. baskets, 2.5Oa275; North
Carolina, crates, 2.25a275. few 800;
Florida, crates, 1.50a25O. few higher
Carrots-Supplies light; demand
moderate; market steady; Virginia.
Norfolk section, 6O-qt. strawberry
m