Evening star., 1925-06-10
,ROPSARE RUINED
. IN NEARBY STATES
-oCaI Market Gets Reports
of Severe Heat Damage in
Some Sections.

Continued dry weather has played
avoc with growing small fruits and
egatables. 1t has about terminated
he strawberry season and so badly
lrned peas that the popular vege-
BILE does not find ready sale al
'eatly reduced prices.
One shipper pointed to a dozen bar
is of peas he had on hand this
orning, called attention to their
lked condition and said he doubted
he would be able to get a sale for
EN-. From certain sections of Mary
nd and Virginia reports have il that
rmers have lost practically their en-
re growing crops because of the
Gather conditions.
Hot weather has caused a decided
crease in the demand for smoked
eats, the demand always increasing
this sea son.
High price Of hogs in the West, it
stated, has caused an appreciable
,crease in the number of hogs
aughtered, and smoked meat prices
I'VE advanced a cent the past few
Lys. Fresh cuts of pork are not in
ch great dtmand, dealers report, and
ices have not advanced.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, tub, 61; prints, So;
ore packed, %.
Eggs-Fancy, selected. eandled, SO
IS: average receipts, S1aS1i5.
Poultry-Alive, broilers. 45a48; white
sghorns, 35; heavy fowls, 26a27,
sats, 4Oa75; geese. 12a15; ducks, %;
lrkeys. 23a25; dressed fowls, 80; tur.
iys, 2Sa52; ducks, 20.
Live stocks-Calves, choice. 1O5
edium. 10a11; lean, Sa9 Lambs,
BRING, 1315a14. Live hogs, ~.
Meats-Beef, 17a1S; veal, Is; Spring
mbs, 80; hogs, 21ka22; loins, 31a32;
ms, 27a29; shoulders, 1Sa20.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
.getables FURNISHED by the Market
ews Service. Bureau of Agricultural
conomics), said:
ntaloupes-Supplies liberal; de-
and good, market weaker. Cali.
rnia. Imperial Valley, Salmon Tints,
nbos, 36s, 5.00a5.50, mostly $50;
mbo. ASS, 500; standard, S6s, 4-5oa
)0 mostly 500; standard ASS, 5.00a
20, mostly $50, few 500: jumbo, fiat,
and standard, flats, 12s, 1.75a2 90;
Andard, 9s, $50.
Cucumbers-SuppIies light: demand
nited, market slightly weaker; Vir-
MIA, Norfolk section, hot-bed stock,
lshel hampers. fancy. 3.50a4.00;
oice, 2.25; South Carolina, bushel
.mpers, No. L. 2.o0a2 so.
Lettuce-Supplies light; demand
oderate, market steady; New Jersey,
lozen crates, Big Boston type, fair
ality, zoo.
Onions - Supplies light; demand
hit, market steady; new stock.
,xas.r standard crates, Yellow Ber-
udas, United States, No. /, mostly
IS; old stock. Egypt. approximately
0-pound sacks, Yellows, mostly $50.
Potatoes Are Cheaper.
Peaches-Supplies light, demand
cd for good stock. market firm;
orth Carolina, skies. Red Birds,
adium to large sizes, 5.0oa5.50; some
or condition low as $50; Alex
lders, medium to large sizes, 3.75a
IS; some poor condition low as $50.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
and moderate. market slightly
baker; new stock, North Carolina,
oth-up stave barrels, Irish cobblers,
S. No. l, 3.75a4.25; Virginia, Nor
TX section, cloth-top stave barrels,
sh- cobblers, some medium size,
so; some decayed, low as 800.
Tomatoes-SuppGes liberal, demand
cd, market slightly weaker; Missis-
opi fours, ripes and turning wrap
d, No. 1. 1,75a1.90; No. 2, 1.50a1.60.
rmelons-Supphes moderate:
mand good, market steady. sales
rect to retailers; Florida, Tom
atsons, 30pound average. 1925; 26-
pound average, 1.00a1.10; 24-26
und average, goal 90.