Evening star., 1925-07-14
POTATOES LOWER
IN LOCAL MARKET
Tomatoes Receipts Larger
Than ExpeCted-Beef
Prices Very Firm.

Fairly large shipments of tomatoes
rom nearby farms and truck gardens
are being received, rains appearing in
time to save the plants from ruin.
dealers are receiving them in half
bushel baskets, prices covering a long
range. Many retailers are selling the
vegetable by the basket weighing ap-
proximately two pounds and selling as
low as Is cents. Very few tomatoes
are being received from the South,
home e-grown stock driving them off
the market.
Recent reports from the tomato
growing sections tell of bright pros
poets for almost normal crops of late
stock for canning purposes, and can
ners are correspondingly happy.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, tub, 81; prints, So;
store packed, 2Sa30.
Eggs-Fancy, selected, candled, "a;
average receipts. 32a33.
Poultry-Alive. Spring chickens,
large, 40; small, 80; Leghorns, S5;
heavy fowls, 81; ducks, rs; keats, 40
TO 70; turkeys, %; geese, 12a15. Dress
ed, Spring chickens, large, 45; small,
40: turkeys, 80; ducks, 20; geese. Is:
Live stock-Calves, Shal0; lambs,
Spring, 161k; hogs, Is.
Meats-Beef, 17a1S; veal, Is; Spring
lambs, 30a32; hogs, q 12a22; loins, 81
a32; shoulders, 2Oa22; smoked hams,
80; smoked shoulders, 20a22.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the Market
News Service, Bureau of Agricultural
Economics, said:
Cantaloupes-Supplie heavy: de-
mand for good stock, market slightly
weaker; California, Imperial Valley
fot tn
Salmon Tints, standards ASS, 2.00a3.75;
best mostly, $50; standards 36s, best,
mostly, 3.25; jumbos 45s, 3.75a4.O0;
best mostly, 400; flats 12s and 15s. 1.25
also: ponys 54s, 2.00a2.50; standard
crates, Honey Dews, good quality and
condition. 2.75a3.00; Honey Balls,
standards 45s, 5.00a5.50; ponys, 54s.
4.00a4.50; flats lbs. 200; Arizona, Sal
mon Tints, standards 45s, mostly 400;
tumbos ASS, mostly 4.50; flats 12s and
15s, mostly IFS.
Peaches - Supplies moderate de
mand moderate, market steady; Geor-
gia, IS, ElbertaS, large size, 2.75a3.OO,
mostly 800; medium size, 2.50a2.G5;
bushel baskets, Elbertas. medium to
large size, 2.75a3.25; bushel baskets
Bellies, 2.75a3 90; North Carolina, 6s.
Carmans mostly, ripe, l.50al.75.
Potatoes Cheaper.
POTATOES - SuppllSS InOueIdlSs ue-
mand moderate, market slightly weak
er: Virginia, Norfolk section and East
ern Shore, Cloth-top stave barrels,
Irish Cobblers, U. S. No. l. 6.00a6.25:
few $50.
WatermelonS - Supplies moderate;
demand moderate, market steady.
Sales direct to retailers: Georgia and
South Carolina, Tom Watsons and
Thurmond Grays, 80 to 80 pound av-
erage, mostly 90; 26 to 28 pound av-
erage, mostly rs each.
Lettuce - Eastern supplies heavy;
demand moderate, market slightly
weaker; New York, 2-dozen crates,
Big Boston type, 75aL25; few poor
condition, low as 25; Western supplies
light, no sales reported.
Green corn-Supplies moderate: de
mand moderate, market steady; North
Carolina, crates, wide range in quality
and condition, best mostly 1.5Oa1.75;
few 200.
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
limited market steady; Maryland and
Virginia, bushel baskets, Transpar-
ents, large size, 1.50a2.00, mostly LIS;
small size, 1.00a1.50.
Peas-Supplies light; demand good,
market steady; New York. bushel bas-
kets, Telephones, 1925.