Evening star., 1925-07-17
BUTTER IS CHEAPER
IN LOCAL MARKET
Eggs, Poultry, Live Stock and
Meats Reported Unchanged
Today.

Butter prices have become a little
easier in the past week. Dealers say
they have no reason to believe much
cheaper prices will prevail the re-
mainder of the sea son. Store packed
butter from nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia is reported as being only fairly
plentiful. with prices ranging be-
tween % and 30 cents. Fancy, tub,
was quoted at IS this morning, while
81 was the price quoted for prints.
The egg market has remained al
most stationary the past few days.
HaulerS are not bringing in extra
large quantities. dealers report, but
the. supply Is equal to the demand.
Fancy. selected, candled stock was
quoted at "a. While average receipts
were quoted at 81 and 80.
Poultry prices have taken down
ward trend. Live Spring chickens
were offered at 35 to 3S, small Leg
horns going as low as 20. Fowls we're
27. Receipts of poultry are fairly
heavy, but there is no surplus stock.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, tub. As; prints, 81;
store packed. 2Sa5O.
Eggs-FanCy, selected. Candled, "a;
average receipts, .31a33.
Poultry Alive, Spring chickens
large 35a3S; Leghorns, small. 20;
heavy fowls. 27; ducks, %; keets, 40
TO IS; turkeys. %; geese. 12a15; dress
ed Spring chickens, large, 40; small.
40: turkeys. 80; ducks, 20; geese, Is.
Live stock-Calves, Sl2a10; lambs,
Spring, 161z; hogs. 10.
Meats-Beef, 17a1S; veal, Is; Spring
lambs. 30a32; hogs, 21i2a22; loins, 31a
30; shoulders. 20a22; smoked hams,
30; smoked shoulders, 20a22.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Todays market report on fruits and
vegetables Supplied by the Market
News Service, Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics) says:
Cantaloupes-Supplies liberal; de-
mand light, market dull; California,
Imperial Valley, fair TO ordinary
quality and condition, Salmon Tints,
standards, 45s, 2.50a3.00; ponys, 54s,
150a2. 90; jumbos,, Ass, 3.00a3.50; ripe,
soft, low as 100; Honey Dews, stand
ard crates, 225a2.50; Arizona, Salmon
Tints, standards. 36s and ASS. 2.75a
500: few higher; jumbos. 45s, 3.25a
$50; few higher; flats. 12s and 15s,
1.0Oa125; Pink Meats, standard fats,
9s. and 12s, 1.25.
mand moderate. market steady;
Georgia, IS, Elbertas. large size,
2.50a2.75; few, 800; Bellies, 2.00a2.50;
few, 2.75: North Carolina, 6s,
Hileys, small size, 1.50a1.75; medium
size, 225a2 so; bushel baskets, Hileys,
medium size, $50; South Carolina.
IS, Bellies, 1.75a2. so, according to
condition.
Potato Market Firm.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate, de-
mand moderate, market firm; Vir-
ginia, Norfolk section and Eastern
Shore. cloth-top stave barrels, Irish
cobbles, L. S. No. l, 5.00a5.50 few
higher.
Watermelons-Sup moderate,
demand light, market steady; sales
direct to retailers, Georgia and South
Carolina Thurmond grays, 3032-lb.
average, S5a1.00; 26-28-lb. average,
75aS5 each.
Green corn-Supplies moderate, de-
mand limited, market steady; North
Carolina, crates, LOCAL. SO; home
grown, 5-dozen bags, 50a60 per dozen.
Apples Fairly Steady.
Apples-Supplies moderate. demand
Virginia, bushel baskets, transparent,
large size. 1S5a2.00; mostly. 200;
small to medium size, 1.00a1.50, few
higher
Peas-Supplies light, demand mod
crate, market fairly steady; New
York, bushel baskets, telephones, 2.75
a3.00.
Tomatoes = Homegrown receipts
liberal, demand moderate. market
weak; Il bushel hampers, home
crowns, 75a1.00 few fine quality and
condition. 1.50.