Evening star., 1925-02-11
PRICES HOLD FIRM .
AT CENTER MARKET
Much H0use-to-Ho Selling
of Fresh Eggs-Today's
Vegetable Review.

Today's wholesale prices at Center
Market were much the same as pre-
vailed yesterday on butter, eggs
poultry, meats and live stock The
condition of the egg market has
caused a great deal of house to house
selling of fresh eggs from nearby
henneries. Many people have been
buying large quantities direct in the
past few DAYS
T0dny's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy. tub, 47a5o; prints
55a57; store packed, 20a25. .
Eggs-Fancy selected. candled, 47s
As; average receipts, 44a45.
PouItry-Alive. roosters. Is: Spring
chickens, .2Sa3o: fowls. %; ducks, 15a
20: keats, young. 50a7o each; geese
15a20. Dressed-Fresh- killed Spring
chickens 32a33: roosters, 30a32
fowls, 25; turkeys. 4oa45;. ducks, 25a
2S; geese, 20a25; capons. 40a45.
Live stock-Calves; choice, 13a14
medium, 10a11; thin. Sal: lambs,
Spring, 13; live hogs, Sa12.
Meats-Beef, 12a1s; veal, 12a2o
lambs, 2SaS0; hogs. 14ale; loins, goa
22; hams, 20a22, and shoulders. Halls
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits
and vegetables furnished by the Mar
ket News Service Bureau, of Agricul-
tural Economics) says;
Apples - Supplies moderate; de-
mand light. market steady: barrels.
Maryland, Virginia and West Nir-
ginias, A2h inches up Staymans,
6.50a7.00: few, $780,; Yorks, 6.50a7.0 90;
2 inches up Winesaps, 4.0ea4.25: New
York, A2h inches Baldwins, fair col
or, 500. boxes. Northwestern, medium
to large sizes extra fancy Winesaps,
2.75a4.00. ......
Cabbage-Supplies liberal; demand
slow; old stock, market dull; New
York, bulk. per ton, Danish type.
mostly around $500; new stock, mar
ket slightly weaker; Florida, Y :
bushel hampers, pointed type, best.
1.S5a1.90: some ordinary quality, 1.5O;
Texas, bulk. per ton. fiat type, best,
S0.o0a65.oo; some soft, 5000.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
light. market slightly weaker; Flor
ida, 10-inch crates, 3-6 doz., 3,00a3.25;
small sizes, 2.75.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; California,
Imperial Valley, crates, Iceberg type,
So dozen, f.00a4.50; few, 500; doz-
en-, S.00a5.25; Florida, l II -bushel
hampers and 2 dozen crates, Big Bos-
ton type. best. 200a2.25; mostly, 200;
poorer, wide range in prices. 1.25a1. IS.
Onion Demand Light.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady: New York and
Ohio, 100-pound sacks. Yellows, U. S.
No. /. medium to large sizes, mostly
around, $50.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady; Michi-
gan, 150-pound sacks, Russet Rurals
U. S. No. 1. 2.50a2.60. per sack; New
York. 50-pound sacks, Round Whites,
U. s. No. /, mostly, $50 per sack;
Maine, 15o-pound sacks. Green Noun
tains, U. S. No. /, .275a3.o0 per sack.
Tomatoes--Suppiie very light; de-
mand light, market Arm: Florida,
skies, ripes and turning, wrapped
fancy, count best, 6.50a7.00: choice
count 5.00a5.50; Gems, considerably
decayed, 1.50a2.0o. --5
Spinach--Supplies moderate; demand
light, market slightly weaker: Texas.
bushel baskets, Savoy, d.50a1.I5, most
ly 1855. :.
CauIinower Cheaper. ~'=z ~
Caulflower-Supplies liberal: de-
mand light. market slightly weaker;
California crates, 2.50a275, mostly
175
String beans Supplies light de
mand good for good stock, market
steady; Florida, Sbushel hampers.
green, f-Uuao.Vu' poorer, z.UOaS.oV, wax,
fair quality, mostly $50.
Peas, cucumbers. eggplant, peppers
Practically no supplies on market; no
sales reported.
Strawberries - Supplies light; de-
mand and market steady for good
stock; demand slow and market dull
for poor stock; Florida, pony refriger-
ators, best, 50a55 per quart 80 per
pint; fair quality, ISAAC per quart; 81
quart crates, mostly poor condition,
12h ass per quart.
Carrots - Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady; Texas,
bushel baskets, 1.75a2.00, few higher.
Beets-Suppiies moderate; demand
moderate, market fairly steady;
Texas, busheI baskets, 2.T5a3.o0.