Evening star., 1925-03-19
PORK GOES HIGHER
IN LOCAL MARKET
Advance Laid to High Cost OF
Grain-HamS Also
]. Quoted Up.

High price of grain is reflected in
the pork market, pork prices being
much higher than usual, and. 1T Is
stated. about twice the price of this
time a year ago. Pork supplies are
much below the average, due, IL is
stated, to the fact that much small
pork was killed in order TO AVOID
Feeding expensive grain, and those
WHO did such feeding have to get the
advanced prices to prevent excessive
losses.
Prices promise to hold high until
Fall dealers report, and there seems
to be little probability of increased
receipts until after the close of the
approaching Summer season. Beet
prices are not so high, and there Is
greater demand for such meat.
Butter and egg prices continue high
and dealers say egg prices probably
viii not go lower while butter
prices are expected to show a decline
late in the Spring. Poultry prices re-
main unchanged. There are a few
fresh killed Spring chickens on the
market to be had at prices ranging
from Go to IS, most of the Spring
chickens TO be had being storage
stock
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy tub. 52a54; prints
ooaoT; store packed, 20a23.
Eggs-F'ancy, selected, candled, 81
a@2: average receipts, 80.
Poultry-Alive: Roosters. 16; young
Winter chickens, 35a3S; fowls, %;
ducks, l5a22; keats. young, 60a7O
each; geese, 15a29. Dressed: Fresh
killed Winter chickens, 35a3s: roost-
ers. l9a20; fowls. 2S; turkeys, 4Ja50;
ducks, 25a2S; geese, 20a2o; capons
40a45.
Live stoek-Calves, choice, -; me-
dunn. 1oa11; thin. Sag; lambs, Spring
10; live hogs. 13a1314.
Meats-Beef, 16a17: veal. 20a22
lamb, 31a32; hogs, 20L2 AL: loins. 80
a3Z; hams, 26a2S; shoulders, 1sa20.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables Compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics) says:
Apples = Supplies light: demand
slow, market steady; barrels Mary
land, Virginia and West Virginia
AZts inches up, Black Twigs, some
scalded. 6.00a700; A2A inches up
6.O0a5.50; A212 inches up, Yorks, 5.50a
e.oo; ~ inches up Romes. S.ooa7.oo;
few higher, Yellow Newtons, very
few sales, best, 7.00aS.00; poorer
5.OOa6.00; boxes, Northwestern, me-
dunn to large sizes, extra fancy Wine
Saps, 3.I5a4O0; Romes, mostly, 325:
Yellow Newtons, 3.00a3.25; Delicious,
4-50a5.00; some full ripe, 40Oa4.25.
Cabbage-New Stock; supplies light:
demand moderate, market steady
Florida, 112-bu. hampers, round and
pointed type, 1.25a150: South Caro-
lima, barrels, crates, Wakefields, LISA
200; few, 2.25. Old stock-No sales
reported
Celery-Supplies moderate: demand
light, market steady; Florida, 1O-inch
crates, q doz., 3.25a3.75; doz, sooa
325.
Lettuce - Supplies light; demand
light, market steady; California, I'M
perial Valley, crates. Iceberg type, 4
doz., 500; North Carolina, 5-peck
hampers, Big Boston type, 2oOa2.5O:
poorly headed, 1.00a1.50; Florida, / Y
bu. hampers, Big Boston type, 150a
225.
Potato Market Steady.
onions-Supplies light: demand slow,
market steady; New York, 10o-lb. sacks,
yellows, U. S. No. /. medium to large
sizes, best, mostly 800; some fair quail
ity, 2.25a2.5o. New stock-Mexico
standard crates, yellow Bermudas, com
nercial pack, mixed No. l and No. .,
300.
Potatoes-old stock-Supplies heavy;
demand moderate, market steady; New
York, 150-lb. sacks, round whites, u. S.
No. l, 2.o0a2.15 per sack; Michigan, 15o-
h. sacks, round whites, 10 S. No J.,
2.25a2.35. New stock-Supplies light: de-
mand light, market slightly weaker
Florida. double head barrels. Spaulding
Rose, u. S. No. /, 1850; No. 2, 500.
h 4
light, market dull; Texas. bushel
baskets, Savoy, 75a10o; South Carolina.
barrels, Savoy. 2.o0a2.25.
Carrots In Poor Demand.
Tomatoes-Supplies light; demand
good for good stock. market steady;
Florida 6s, ripes and turning, wrap
ped, originals, fancy count, 5.0Oa6. 90;
choice count, 4.00a500.
Caulifiower - Supplies light; de-
mand light, market steady; Califor-
mia, crates, 2.50a2.75.
String beans - Supplies light; de-
mand light, market steady; Florida,
B-bushel hampers, green, best, COCA
200; poorer, 500.
Eggplant-Supplies light; demand
light, market weaker; Florida, pep
per crates, large size, 3.50a400; small
size, 2.50a3.00.
Peppers = Supplies light demand
light, market steady; Cuba, crates
fancy. 6,ooa7.oo; medium size, 400.
Beets - Supplies liberal: demand
light, market steady; Texas. bushel
baskets, 2.00a2.25
Carrots = Supplies moderate; de-
mand light, market dull; Texas, bush =
el baskets, 1.5Oa1.75.
wberries-Supplies liberal; de-
mand slow, market slightly weaker;
Florida, pony refrigerators, best, 40a
45; poorer. low as 80 per quart
Peas-Supplies light; demand mod
crate, market steady; Texas, 45-pound