Evening star., 1925-07-03
PRICES HOLD FIRM
At CENTER MARKET
Pre-HoIiday Trade Quiet
Early in Day-PouItry
Prices Lower.

The anticipated early morning ac
tivity on part of merchants in quest
of supplies for the Fourth of July
holiday trade failed to materialize
today. Business improved later,
however, and dealers hopes for a big
days sale, especially live poultry. re-
vived. There will be a lapse of two
days before reopening of the market.
Late closing of retail markets to-
night accounted for slow business
during the early morning hours, &C
Cording to wholesalers.
Everything in the pork market was
reported high. When poultry is high
consumers often shift to the pork
market for supplies. This was not
, the case this morning, although there
was fairly brisk demand for hams.
Live hogs were quoted at Is and
dressed hogs at %. highest price this
season. Fresh hams were 80, and the
smoked product 80. Shoulders
brought 90 and % cents, while bacon
prices went up to Sc and SS.
Butter and egg prices remained un-
changed, and there was very little
change in fruit and vegetable prices.
TOday's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, tub, 81; prints, So
store packed, 2SaSO.
Eggs-Fancy, selected, candled, 80;
average receipts, 81.
Poultry-Alive: Spring chickens,
large. 40; small, 50; Leghorns. 35;
heavy fowls, 27; ducks. 25; keats, 40
TO rs; turkeys. 25; geese, 12a15.
Dressed: Spring chickens, large, AS:
small, 40; turkeys, 80; ducks, 20;
geese. Is.
Live stock-Calves, Si2a10; lambs,
Spring, 1872; hogs, Is.
Meats-Beef, 17a1S: veal. Is: Spring
lambs, 30a52; hogs, 2115a22; loins. 81
a32; shoulders, 20a22; smoked hams.
80; smoked shoulders. 20a22.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Todays market report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics:
antaloupes-Supplies limited; de-
mand moderate, market firm; Cali
fornia, Imperial Valley, salmon tints,
standards, ASS, 4.75a5.25; mostly 500;
jumboS, Ass, 5.00a5 So few higher;
ponys, 54s, 3.50a4.00; mostly 3.75a4 90;
flats, 12s and 15s, 1.75a2 90; mostly
200; soft overripe, all sizes, con-
siderably lower; honey dews. trading
slow, standard crates, 2.50a3.00.
ucUmbers-Supplies liberal; de-
mand slow, market weak; Virginia,
Norfolk section, hotbed stock, bushel
hampers, fancy, 1.75a2 90; No. 2, 1.25a
$50; few low as 1.00 North Carolina,
most stock ordinary quality and con-
dition, refused.
Peaches-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market fairly steady;
Georgia, IS, Hileys, small size, 225a
$50; medium size, 2.50a2.75; large size,
3.00a3.25; some small size, ripe. low
as LIS; bushel baskets, Hileys, medium
sizes, 2.50a2.75; small size, 2.00a2.25;
North Carolina, 6s, Carmans, best,
mostly 200; slappeys. 2.5Oa2.75; Hileys,
medium to large size, mostly 2.75.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market dull; North
Carolina and Virginia, Norfolk sec.
ton, cloth-top stave barrels, Irish
cobblers, U. S., No. l, 4.50a4.75.
WatermeIons Cheaper.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate, de-
mand moderate, market steady; Mis-
sissippi, fours, ripes, wrapped, LISA
1.35; South Carolina. skies, green and
turning, wrapped, fancy count, 350a
3.75; choice count, 2.50a2.75.
ermelonS-SupplieS heavy, de-
mand moderate, market weak; sales
direct to retailers, Florida, Georgia and
Alabama, Tom Watsons, 30-32-pound
average, 7Oa75; 2S-30-pound average,
b0abOi 2b-pound average, 4Oa5G.
String beans-Supplies moderate. de-
mand moderate, market weak; Vir-
ginia, Norfolk section, bushel hampers,
green, fair quality, 2.00a2.50; some or
binary quality and condition low as
] 90.
Peppers-Supplies limited, demand
light. market dull: Florida, crates,
mostly 2.50a3.00; North Carolina, bush
el hampers, 200.
Lima beans-Supplies light. demand
moderate, market dull; Florida, bushel
hampers, 800.
Apples-Supplies moderate, demand
good. market steady; Virginia and Del
aware, bushel baskets, transparent,
2.50a300.
Lettuce-New York supplies liberal;
demand moderate; market steady: 2
dozen crates big Boston type, best,
mostly LIS; ordinary to fair quality
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