Evening star., 1925-01-21
PRICE LOWERED
ON PRINT BUTTER
Other Grades Kept High in
Order to Unload Supplies
Held in Storage.

Butter prices are being held high
In order TO enable holders of the
storage supplies to load, loca
dealers asserted this morning.
When the weather settles and the
fresh product becomes a little more
plentiful" remarked a. dealer, prices
probably will become cheaper"
In New York Yesterday the butter
snarket was reported as being firm
while the Chicago market was {
half-cent off
Egg prices continue high, due, it is
stated, to light receipts Warmer
weather is expected to increase re.
ceipts and lower prices.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, tub. 47a50; prints
S5a57; store packed, 20a25.
Eggs-Fresh, selected. candled. 60a
~; average receipts, 57a5S; storage
Cheese-Longhorn. 2S; mild cream
rs; old sharp, 35 per pound.
Poultry-Alive, roosters. II per
pound; turkeys, 80; ducks. 15a20;
geese, 15a2O; Spring chickens, %
fowls, %; keats, young, 5Oa70 each.
essed-Fresh- killed Spring chick
ems, 27a2S; roasters, 80: ROSTERS IS;
fowls, Is: turkeys, 3Sa40; keats 7Oa
so each; ducks, %: geese, 15a25
capons, 40a45.
Live stock-Calves, choice, IA; me-
dium, 10a11, thin, 6a7; lambs, Spring
-; live hogs. s to u.
heats-Beef, 12a1S: veal, 12a20;
lambs, 26a3O; hogs, 14a16; loins, 20a
"a; hams, 21a22, and shoulders, 14a16.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Todays market report on fruits and
vegetables Compiled by the Mark ct
News Service, Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics) said:
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady: barrels,
Maryland, Virginia and West Vir-
stnia, a . = inches up, Staymans, 6.00a
100 Gorks, 5.00a6.O0; Delicious, 6.50a
40; 2&i inches up Staymans, 6.50a
100; Delicious. 7.00aS. 90 few high
er; boxes, Northwestern, medium to
large sizes extra fancy Spitzenbergs
and Staymans. 3.25; Wiuesaps mostly
$50; Delicious mostly 400.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; de-
maud moderate, market steady; old
stock, New York. bulk, per ton, Dan
ish type, mostly 1000; Virginia, Nor
folk section. bulk, per 100 pounds. fiat
type I.55a2.00; new stock, Florida,
/ y -busheI hampers. pointed type,
Copenhagcns. 2.00a2. 25; barrel crates,
S.75
Celery-Supplies light: demand mod
y a,
crates, best. mostly 7.50: some fair
quality, some short. 6.50a7.O0 Florida,
l0-inch crates, So dozen. 5.50aS.15
Lettuce-SuppIIes limited: demand
moderate; Florida market steady
! Y -bushel hampers. Big Boston type,
best, 1.75a2.00: fair quality, $50: Cali
fornia, market firm; Imperial Valley.
crates, Iceberg type, 400; few higher.
Onions-SuppiieS limited: demand
moderate, market steady; New York
and Ohio. 100-pound sacks. Yellows,
I. S. No. ], medium to large sizes,
s.50a3.6e; few medium sizes, low as
9.4O.
Potato Market Firm.
Potatoes-SupplieS moderate: demand
moderate, market firm; Michigan, t5O-
pound sacks. Russet Rurals, L. s No. j.
mostly $50; New York, t50-pouud
sacks, Round Whites, l. ). No. !, 2.3Oa
2.40 per sack; few higher; Maine, 15O-
pound sacks. Green Mountains. L. 5.
no. !, 80 per sack; few higher
Spinach-SupplIes moderate: demand
moderate, market fairly steady Virginia
Norfolk section, cloth top veeuer bar
Tels, Savoy, some fair quality. 450a
800, mostly 40.
Tomatoes-Supplies very light: no
sales reported.
itioWer-Supplics moderate; de-
mand light, market slightly weaker;
California. crates, 2.J0a2.75, mostly :. IS.
String beans-Supplies light; de-
mand moderate, market firm; Florida,
u bu. hampers, green, fair quality,
&.Q0a4.00.
squash-supplies very light; no
Gales reported.
Peas-supplies light; demand good