Evening star., 1925-06-11
MELONS IN DEMAND
IN LOCAL MARKET
Poultry Sales Also Heavy at
:. High PriCeS-Peach
Receipts Light.

Liberal supplies of cantaloupes and
a moderate supply of waternelons
are finding ready sale at prevailing
prices. Dealers say the quality OF
both the Watermelons and cantaloupes
Is as good as any ever handled.
Only light supplies of peaches are
reaching here from North Carolina.
The demand is good and the market
firm. Top quality Red Birds brought
as high as $3.50, som, in poor con
dition selling as low as $3.50, while
AleXanders were quoted at prices
ranging from $3.50 to S425.
There is a steady demand for poul-
try of all kinds and sizes at prevail
Ing high prices. Dealers say turkeys
weeks than is usual during summer
seasons, and prices are reported as
being fairly reasonable.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, tub, 81; prints, So;
store packed. 2Sa3O.
Eggs-Fancy, selected, candled, 33;
average receipts, 80.
Poultry-Alive, Spring chickens,
large, 50a52; medium, 45a4S; small,
42a43; LeShorns, 80; heavy fowls, 27;
ducks, Is; keats, 40 to rs; turkeys, %;
geese, 12al5. Dressed, Spring chick
ems, large, SO; medium, 4Sa50; small,
As; turkeys. 80: ducks. 20; geese, Is.
Live StoCk-CalVes, Sl2 to 10; lambs,
Spring, 131aa14; hogs, IL.
Meats-Beef, 17a1S; veal. II; Spring
lambs, 80; hogs. 21l2a22; loins, 3la32;
hams, 27a29; shoulders, 1Sa2O.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics, said:
ntaloupes-SupplioS liberal; demand
moderate, market fairly steady; Califor
MIA, Imperial Valley, salmon tints, jum-
bos, 36s, 4.5Ga500; jumhos, ASS. 5.00a
$50, mostly $50; standards, 36S, 4.00a
4.50; standards, ASS, 4.5Oa5.00; jumbos,
27s, 4.25a4.50; standard flats, 9s and l2s
1.75a1S5; jumbos, 9s and lis, 200;
Florida, salmon tints, standards, ASS,
$50.
Cucumbers-SuppIies light; demand
light, market fairly steady, Virginia
Norfolk section. hotbed stock, bushe
hampers, fancy, $50; choice, zoo;
South Carolina, bushel hampers, No. /,
1.75a2.5 so.
Lettuce-Home- grown receipts light
and supplying the market
Peaches-Supplies limited; demand
good for good stock. market fairly
steady; North Carolina 6s and bushel
baskets, Red Birds, medium to large
sizes, 4.50a5.0 some 6s ordinary con-
dition, $50; 6s AleXanders, large sizes,
3.5Oa3.10: some ordinary condition,
$50
Potato Market Firm.
PotatOes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market firm; North
Carolina, clOth-top stave barrels Irish
Cobblers, U. S. No. l. 4.O0a4.5O; Vir-
Ginia, Norfolk section, cloth-top stave
barrels Irish Cobblers, some medium
size, 4.0Ga4.25; some decayed low as
$50.
Tomatoes-Supplies liberal: demand
good, market fairly steady; Missis-
sippi, As, ripes and turning, wrapped,
No. l. 1.65a1.75; No. 2. mostly 1.5O.
ermelons-Supplies moderate;
demand moderate, market steady;
Florida, Tom Watsons, some spotted.
mostly LOO; 24-26-lb. average, 75a90;
20-22-lb. average, 50a65.
Other Quotations Today.
String beans-Supplies moderate
Demand limited, market steady; North
and South Carolina, bushel-hanlpers
green best, 2.0Oa2.50; some ordinary
condition low as 100; North Carolina.
5-peck hampers stringless, 800; fiat
type, few sales, $50.
Eggplant-Supplies light. Demand
moderate, market steady; Florida,
crates, 250a30O
Squash-Supplies moderate. Me-
mand light, market steady; South
Carolina, bushel-hampers white, best,
1.75a2.00; fair quality, 1.25a1.5O.
ewberries-Supplies moderate. De-
mand moderate. market steady; North
Carolina, 32-quart crates, best, 4.5Oa
500.