Evening star., 1925-03-18
BUTTER IS HIGHER
IN LOCAL MARKET
New Potatoes Arrive From
FIorida-Best Stock
$3.50 Per Barrel.

New potatoes from Florida are be-
Ing received in quantities sufacientlS
large to supply demands at prevailing
prices, and the demand for old stock
has decreased.
Dealers say the Florida stock Is
particularly good this season ana
prices are gradually declining. Deal,
ers quoted choice stock at $12 ana
$3.50 a barrel, some fair quality
selling at $1l.
Old stock from Michigan and New
York is in moderate demand, with
receipts reported heavy. Nearby
growers already have started their
planting for the early crop.
Another slight advance in butter
prices has been reported, and the
market is particularly strong. The
egg market also continued firm, but
with no material change in prices.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy tub 52a54: prints,
55a57; store packed. 2oa23.
Eggs-Fancy. selected, candled, 81;
average receipts, 80.
Poultry-Alive: Roosters. 10; young
Winter chickens, 35a3S; fowls. 26;
ducks, 15a22; keats. young, 60a70
each; geese. l5a20. Dressed: Fresh
killed Winter chickens 35a38; roost-
ers, 19a20; fowls, 2S: turkeys, 45a50;
ducks. 25a2S geese, 20a25; capons,
40a45.
Live stock-Calves. choice. 12; me-
dunn. 10a11; thin, Sa9; lambs, Spring,
13: live hogs. 13a1312.
Meats-Beef. 16a17; veal. 2oa22;
lamb, 31a32; hogs, 15a17; loins, 27a2S;
hams, %; shoulders, IT.
Today's market report on fruits
and vegetables Compiled by the Mar
ket News Service Bureau of Agricul-
tural EConomics) says:
Apples = Supplies limited: demand
light, market steady; barrels, Mary
land, Virginia and West Virginia,
A212 inches up. Black Twigs, some
scalded, 6.00a700; Pennsylvania, A2A
inches up, Starks, $50: boxes, North
western, medium to large sizes, ex-
ira fancy Winesaps, 375a4.00: mostly
400; Romes, mostly 3.25; Yellow New
towns, 3.00a3.25; Delicious, 4.75a5.00;
some ripe, 4.00a4.50.
Cabbage-New stock; supplies mod
srate; demand limited, market weak
er; Florida, 11a-bushel hampers,
Pointed and Round types, 125a15o;
barrels, crates, Pointed. mostly $50;
old stock, no sales reported
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; Florida, TO-
inch crates, IA dozen, 325a375; 8
dozen, 3.OOa3.25.
Lettuce Higher To-day.
Lettuce-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market slightly stronger:
California, Imperial Valley. crates,
Iceberg type, four dozen, 475a5. 90;
five dozen, 4.50a475; few, 500; North
Carolina, five-peck hampers, big
Boston type, 2.0oa2.75; mostly around
$50.
Potatoes-Old stock: Supplies
heavy; demand moderate. market
steady; New York. 150-pound sacks,
round whites, United States, No. /.
2.0Oa2.15: Michigan, 150-pound sacks,
Russet Rurals, United States. No. /,
?. 25a2.35 per sack. New stock: Sup
plies limited; demand limited. market
slightly weaker; Florida, double head
barrels, Spaulding Rose, United
States, No. l, mostly HOO.
Spinach-Supplies liberal: demand
light, market dull: Texas bushel
baskets, savoy mostly 100; South
Carolina barrels, savoy, best, 225:
some ordinary condition, wide range
in prices, 1.00a2.00.
Tomatoes-Supplies limited; de-
mand good for good stock, market
steady; Florida, skies. ripes and
count, 5.o0a6.OO; choice count, 5.OOa
600.
Carrots in Poor Demand
Onions-Supplies limited: demand
light, market steady; New York, 100
10 sacks, Yellows, United States, No.
J, medium to large sizes, best, mostly
800: some fair quality, 2.50a2.75.
uliflower-Supplies limited; de-
mand moderat tie, market steady; Cali
fOrnia, crates. best, mostly 2.75; fair
quality, 2.00a2.50.
String Beans-Supplies limited; de-
rnand limited, market steady; Florida
Is s-bushel hampers, green, 6.O0a7. 90;
some fair quality, low as 500; wax,
400a5.00.
Eggplant-Supplies moderate; de-
mand limited. market dull; Florida,
pepper crates, large size, 3.50a4.00;
small size, mostly $50
Peppers-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market steady; Cuba crates
fancy, 6.50a7.50.
Squash-No supplies on market; no
sales reported.
wberries-Supplies light; de-
mand moderate, market steady; Flori-
da, pony refrigerators, 35a50 per
quart.
Beets-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; Texas,
bushel baskets, 2.00a2.25; mostly 225.
Carrots = Supplies limited; demand
light, market dull; Texas, bushel bas-
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