Evening star., 1925-07-07
EGGS ARE HIGHER;
CHICKENS LOWER
Meats Remain High-Heavy
Fruit and Vegetable
Receipts Noted.

Thirty-fiVe cents was the price
quoted this morning for selected eggs
average receipts selling at 33 and "a
Due to decreased receipts, prices have
advanced the past few days. The mar
ket is reported firm and with no in
dications of lower prices in the neal
future. Return Of the hot weather
increas Gambling losses, which serve
to help keep prices high.
Because of the large supply of live
chickens left over from the Fourth o.
July holiday trade dealers said price!
went little off. but sales during the
early part of the week are expected
to bring conditions back to normal.
Meat prices continue high. and fruit
and vegetable prices remain about the
same. Liberal supplies of watermelon:
continue to come from the South
while supplies of cantaloupes from
California and the South are only
moderate.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, tub. 81; prints, 50
store packed, 2Sa30.
Eggs-Fancy. selected, candled, 35
average receipts, 33a34.
Poultry-Alive: Spring chickens
large, 4O small, So: Leghorns, 35
heavy fowls. 27; ducks, 25; keats, 4C
to rs; turkeys. IS; geese, 12a15
Dressed; Spring chickens, large, As
small. 40; turkeys, so; ducks, 20
geese, Is.
Live stock-Calves. S1aa10; lambs
Spring, 1871; hogs, Is.
Meats-Beef, 17a1S: veal. Is; Spring
lambs. 30a32: hogs. 2112a22; loins, 81
a32; shoulders. 20a22; smoked hams
80: smoked shoulders, 2oa22.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report of fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service, Bureau of Agricultural
Economics) says:
Cantaloupes - Supplies moderate
demand moderate market about
steady: California. Imperial Valley
Salmon Tints, standards ASS, 4.50a
500; Jumbos, ASS. 5.OOa5.5O: ponys
54s, 3.25a3.75; few 400; Honey Balls
standards. ASS. $50.
Cucumbers-Supplies liberal; de
mand light. market steady; Virginia
Norfolk section, hotbed stock, bushel
hampers, fancy, 1.5Oa1.75; few 200
choice. 1.00a125: North Carolinas
bushel hampers, No. l, 1.00a1.50.
Peaches = Supplies moderate: de
n1and moderate, market steady; Geor-
gta, 6s. Hileys, medium size, 2.25
a2.50; bushel baskets. Hileys, large
size, 500; 6s. Bellies. medium to large
North Carolina, 6s, Carmans. 1.50a
It's.
Potato Market Strong
Potatoes-Supplies light: demand
moderate. market strong: North Caro-
lima and Virginia, Norfolk section
cloth-top stave barrels, Irish Cobblers
Z. S. No. /, 4.75a5.25; Virginia, East
Shore, cloth-top stave barrels. Irish
t'nhhl0rC fo,r
$50.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market fairly steady;
Tennessee. As. ripes and turning
wrapped, No. /. LIS; Mississippi As,
ripes, wrapped, No. l, 150a175.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS moderate;
demand moderate. market slightly
stronger; sales direct to retailers,
Florida and Georgia, Tom Watsons,
best 32-pound average, 90a1.oo; 2s-a0-
pound average. 75a90; fair quality "a
26-pound average, so each.
Lima beans-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market steady; South Caro-
lima, bushel baskets, very poorly filed,
1.50a2 90.
Apple Demand Good.
Lettuce-Eastern supplies liberal;
demand moderate. market dull: New
York, 2 dozen crates, Big Boston type.
ordinary quality and condition, 1.00a
1.60; few low as rs; few best. Liza
200.
Green corn-Supplies heavy; de-
mand good for good stock, market
fairly steady; North Carolina, crates,
1.50a2.25; best mostly 200. Texas,
bushel baskets, $50.
Peppers-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market steady; North Caro-
lima, bushel hampers. 2.00a2 80.
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
good, market steady: Virginia and
Delaware, bushel baskets, Transpar-
ent, 2.25a2. so: some small size, 1.50a
1.75.