Evening star., 1925-08-29
PRICES HOLD FIRM
AS WEEK CLOSES
Downward Trend Noted in
Wholesale Market-Meat
Unchanged.

Buyers were out early this morning
due to the day being half-holiday y
and buyers wanting supplies for sun
day and week end outings.
The weeks market closed with
prices practically the same as at the
openins. Meat and poultry prices
showed slight changes. the large re
ceipts Of poultry bringing down prices
but not to an appreciable extent.
Prices of fruits and vegetables re
manned stationary or showed slight
decrease. Cantaloupes continued espe
cially plentiful and cheap. as did Gu
cumbers, peppers. tomatoes and
squash. '.-
Dealers made prediction of higher
prices for butter, while indica tons IN
the egg market were to the effect that
cheaper prices for the prodict Of the
hennery will soon prevail.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Rutter-Fancy, tub, 40; prints, 81;
store packed, 2SaS1.
Esgs-Fancy selected. candled, S5a
81; average receipts, "a.
Poultry-Alive-Spr chickens
large. 50; small. 2saS0; heavy fowls
rs: medium fowls. 2Sa24: small fowls
1sa2o: ducks. e0a25; keats, 40a7S;
turkeys. 11a12; geese, 12a15. Dressed
Spring chickens, large, So: small
"a: turkeys, 80; ducks. 20: geese. iS
Live stock-Calves. llsllh lambs
spring, 1Sisa14: hogs. 14a1S.
Meat-Beef. l7als: veal. l5; Sprins
lambs. 30aS2; hogs. 21a22: loins. S5a
IS; smoked shoulder. 20; hams 30.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
Vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau Of Agriculture
Ecouomicsl SAYS:
Sales to 8 AN.
Apples es-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate. market steady; Virginia and
Maryland, bushel baskets. various va
rieties, large size. i.25a1.75: mostly
around 150: small to medium sizes
S0a 90: Grimes and Jonathans few
large size, 2.25.
Cantaloupes-Supplie moderate; De
mand moderate, market steady: Mary
land, East Shore. Hearts Of Cot
standards, SIS, 1.5o; jumbos. sss, Lisa
200: fats, 12s. Is.
Grapes-Homegrown receipts mod
crate and supplying the market 70,
Eastern stock.
Lettuce-EaStern supplies liberal
demand light; market dull. New York
dozen crates Big Boston type, s5s
.i5c. few low az soc. Western supplies
limited; demand moderate: market
steady. Colorado. crates Iceberg type
412-5 dozen, 2.5oa2.75.
Onions = Supplies light; demand
light: market fairly steady. New
York and Massa chusetts. 100-ib. sacks
yellows. U. s. No. l, 3.50aS.65.
Peaches-Supplies liberal demand
limited; market fairly steady. Penn
Sylvania and New Jersey, Delaware
and Virginia. busheI baskets Elbertas
2.25a2.75; mostly around $50. Cali
fornia. boxes Lovells slack pack, fair
color, 75aS5c.
Potatoes Cheaper.
Potatoes-Supphes moderate: de,
mand moderate. market slightly
weaker: New Jersey. 150-pound sacks
Irish Cobblers. United States No. |,
+.ooa4.15: Michigan. 150-pound sacks
Russet Rurals. United States No. ],
5SS.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies limited:
demand moderate, market dull: North
Carolina. ,cloth-top stave barrels, yel-
low varieties, No. | fair to ordinary
quality, 3.5Oa40o.
Watermelons-Supp moderate:
demand light, market steady: dock
sales, Virginia, bulk per 100 melons.
EScells and Thurmond Grays. Sc
lects. 35.00a50.00: primes, 15.O0a25. 90.
Green corn-Homegrown receipts
light; demand moderate, market
stronger; homegrown, dozen bags
25a30, mostly 25 per dozen.
Tomatoes-Homegro supplies lib
erai: demand moderate, market about
steady; homegrown. half-bushel ham
pers. 40a60.
Lima bea eans-Supplies limited: de-
ma nd moderate. market firm: home
grown. 81 quart crates. mostly 35 per
quart.