Evening star., 1925-10-16
CHICKENS CHEAPER
IN LOCAL MARKET
Heavy Hens Advanced-Eggs
Also Higher-Price of Beef
Is Unchanged.

Spring chicken prices have taken a
slight drop, while the price of heavy
hens remains unchanged. Dealers say
the demand for heavy hens has in
creased the past week or two, while
great.
Few turkeys are being received.
The demand for them at 80 and 3S
is not SO great, however, and dealers
say there will not be much demand
for the king fowl until about the
Thanksgiving holiday season.
Egg prices took a little squirt, but
dealers think the prices will not hold
high long, as storage eggs are ex-
pected to come to the rescue of con-
sumers. Hennery eggs, white. went
to 81 and So, while selected were
quoted at As and average receipts, 10
and 46.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, tub, So; prints, So;
store packed. So.
Eggs-Fancy, selected. candled, 4S;
average receipts. 49a46; hennery'
white. 57a5S.
Poultry: Alive-Spring chickens,
large, 2S; Leghorn chickens, 25a26;
heavy hens, %; medium hens, 26a27:
turkeys, 35a3S: ducks, 20a22; geese,
12a15. Dressed Spring chickens,
large, 30a32; fowls, 30a31; turkeys,
40a42.
Livestock Calves. IA; lambs,
Spring, 10; hogs. Is.
Meat-Beef, Is: veal, 20a22; Spring
lambs, 30a32; hogs, 20a2l; loins, 52a
81; smoked shoulders, %, hams, 30a32.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits
and vegetables compiled by the
Market News Service Bureau of Agri-
cultural Economics):
Apples-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate. market steady; barrels, Nir-
ginia A 21a inch Grimes, mostly
600; A 2A4 inch, mostly 500; New
York, A 2l2 inch Hubbardstons, 500;
A 3-inch Kings, 600; Pennsylvania,
A 1hinch up, Yorks, 4.50 boxes,
Washington, medium to large size,
extra fancy Delicious, mostly $50;
fancy, mostly 325; extra fancy Jona-
thans, mostly 2.75; Spitzenburgs, 2.75a
go; bushel baskets, Maryland, Nir-
ginia and New York, No. /, various
varieties, medium to large size, l.Z5a
ITS; few best, 200.
Cabbage-SupplieS moderate: de-
mand moderate, market steady; New
York, bulk per ton, Danish type,
33.00a35.0 90.
Celery Market Steady.
Celery-Supplies limited demand
moderate, market steady; New York,
two-third crates Golden elf-blanch-
ing, in the rough, best, 2.25a2.50; full
crates, in the rough, 2.75a3.00.
Grapes-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady: New York,
12-qt. climax baskets Concords, lis
a1.25; 2-qt. climax baskets, 23a25i
California, crates and Jugs, flame
TokayS, 1.50a1.7o.
Lettuce-Supplies limited; demand
moderate, market steady; California
and Oregon, crates Iceberg type, 4-5
doz.. 4.00a4.50.
Sweet Potatoes Weak.
Potatoes-Supplies LIBERAL demand
moderate, market firm; Michigan.
150-pound sacks Russet Rurals, L. s.
No. 1, 4.25a4.35. mostly 4.25 few low
as AIS; Pennsylvania, 150-pound sacks
round whites. U. s. No. l, mostly
4.25; few higher.
Sweet potatoes - Supplies liberal;
demand light, market weak; North
Carolina, cloth-top stave barrels, Vel
lows and Porto Ricans, No. l, mostly
around 400; white yams, No. l, 3.OOa
$50.
Caulifower-Supplies moderate; de.
mand moderate, market fairly steady;
New York, Long Island crates, most
ly 800; Western district, crates. 2.00a
$50.
Lima beans-Supplies liberal: de.
mand moderate, market fairly steady;
Virginia; East Shore, bushel hampers,
1.50a1.75; few 200.