Evening star., 1925-08-04
FEW CHANGES SEEN
I'm MEAT PRICES
Local Market Quotations
>Show Slight Deviation: Fruits
and Vegetables Plentiful.

\ llfeteSS meat market was report
ed this morning.
The, market always is slow at this
season on account OF SO many per-
sons, being absent from the city," Oh
served dealer, but this seasons s
market is about the average for the
time of the year. ID.
Meat, prices have undergone !, but
little- changes the past month
dealers stated, and probably will not
experience much change until the
fhll- season sets in.
Butter. and egg prices are practi-
callN,the same as prices quoted last
week. and the plentiful supplies of
fruits and most vegetables cause low
prices to continue.
. Potato Supplies Moderate.
Potato supplies continue moderate
witht prices high, but most OF the
green vegetables are being received
in quantities much larger than nee
essary to supply the demand.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, tub. 49; prints, 81;
store packed, 29a3i
Eggs-Fancy, selected. candled, 34a
S5; average receipts, 3la32.
Poultry - Alive, Spring chickens,
large 32a34: small, 27a30: heavy
fowk. 25a26: ducks. 2oa25; keats. 4ea
80, tdA NSSo- geese, I-ed1O' vi eSoeu
Spring chickens. large, IS; small: 33;
turkeys, 80; ducks, 20; geese, l5.
Live stock-Calves. sHa1oi2; lambs,
Spring, 14al5; hogs, 15.
Meats-Beef. t7alS; veal, 10; Spring
lambs, 3oa32 hogs, 211sa22; loins,
S5a37e smoked shoulders, 20a22; hams.
30a39
Report on Fruits and Vegetables.
Cantaloupes--Supphe liberal: de-
mand moderate. market steady; Ari-
zona.= salmon tints. standards. 45s,
i.25a1.50; tumbos .S4os. LIS; flats, 12s
and -t5s, 50a75; .honeydews. standard
crates, 1.50al.Io, mostly $50: honey
bells, flats, l2s and lbs. ripe. l.25a
l.50; California, Turlock section, sal
mon ntints, standards, ass. 200a2.50:
North Carolina. Ridgeway section, sal
mon tints, standards. Sos and ass,
best. mostly .25a1 so: few higher:
poor to ordinary condition. 15a1 90;
Delaware and Maryland, East Shore,
salmon tints and hearts of gold, stand
ards,C 36S, l.00al.75, mostly around
l.50:Hjumbos, 36s, 2.00a3.25.
Lettuce-Supplies light: demand
moderate. market firm; New York,
2-doza crates, Big Boston type, ordi-
nary auality. lis.
Onfons--Supplies light: demand
moderate. market steady; Massachu-
scttS anu iowa lUV-lD- SACKS yellOWS,
5.25: few low as 4.50.
Peaches-Supplies heavy; demand
moderate, market steady: North Car
olina, bushel baskets i3lbertas. large
size, .2.1b: medium size. ESQ: skies Ell
bertas. large size, 2.50a2.75; medium
size, @mostly 2.D0a2, ,25: bushel baskets
Bellies large size go; SKIES Bellies,
large size, 2.25a2.50; small size. 1.5o;
YELLOW Frees, medium to large size,
2.50a2.75: Virginia, bushel baskets,
Bellies, small size. ordinary quality.
1902
Petatoes-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market fairly steady:
New York. l50-lb. sacks Irish Cob
blers. L, ), No. l.. 5.9oa6 90.
Watermelon Supplies Heavy.
N-atermelons-Supp heavy: de
maudT moderate. market dull: Sales
direct TO retailers: South Carolina,
Thurmond Grays, 34-pound average,
Soa96;- 26 TO 28-pound average. 50a60:
l8 tos 20-pound average. 25a35. carlot
sales: South Carolina. Tom Watsons,
2S to 30-pound average, $4,000: 26-
pound average, 250.00a30o. 90; Thur
mont Grays, "a pound average, $4,000.
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
iightyr market steady; Maryland and
Virginia, bushel basket, various va
rieties, best. NASTY 1.50; few large
size, 1.75a2.00.