Evening star., 1925-02-06
|URTHER DECREASE
IN PRICE OF EGGS
|oday's Drop Largest So Far
This Week-Another
Cut Is Predicted.

A further decrease in the price OF
Egs was reported this morning and
balers confidently expect the price
ill continue on the downward path
htil they become fairly reasonable
IT will be but a few weeks before
sckers will be drawing on local sup
les for next Winters trade, and
hat the prices will be at that time
probl ematical.
Today's quotations also showed
wer prices for fowls. High prices
Itained when the New York dealers
ade demands upon the local market
[obably will not be reached again
is season Live fowls were quoted
low as 25 cents today, dressed
ook bringing 81.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, tub, 47a50; prints
a57; store packed, 20a25.
Eggs-Fancy, selected. candled, 40
6; average receipts. 40a42.
Poultry-Alive, roosters, 16; Spring
ickens. 2sa30; fowls. 25; ducks, 15a
keats, young, 50a70 each; geese,
a2O. Dressed-Fresh-kille Spring
ickens, 32a33; roosters, SOa32;
wis, %; turkeys, 40a45; ducks, 25a
geese, 20a25; capons 4oa46.
Live stock-Calves, choice, 1914;
sdium, 10a11; thin, Sal; lambs,
ring, 13; live hogs, Sa12.
Meats-Beef, 12a1s; veal, 12a20;
nbs, 26a30; hogs, Halls loins, goa
hams, 20a22. and shoulders, 14a15.
Today's market report on fruits and
getables Compiled by the Market
sws Service Bureau Of Agricultural
oonomics) says:
Applies-Supplies moderate: demand
hoderate, market steady; barrels
Virginia and West Virginia,
A2h inches up, Staymans, 6.50aI.OO;
few, 7.50; A Pa inches up, Iorks, 625
a65O Black Twigs, 6.25a6.50; A Pa
inches up, Yorks, mostly around, $50;
A 2l2-inch, Kings. 6.50a7.00; boxes
medium to large sizes,
sxtra fancy, Staymans, 3.25a3.50.
Cabbage-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market steady; old stock
New York, bulk, per ton, Danish type,
mostly around, $500; new stock
Florida, l u -bushel hampers, pointed
type, ?.25a2.5 so; poorer, 200.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; Florida, 10
inch crates, best, 3.25a3.5O; poorer,
3. 70.
Lettuce Demand Dull.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
slow, market dull; crates, Iceberg
type, California Imperial Valley. So
ioz., 4.25a4. .50;y poorer, 400; Arizona.
SO doz., 3.50a450; Florida, l Il -bushel
hampers, Big Boston type, best. $50;
poorly headed leafy, 800; 2-dozen
rates. fair quality, 2.OOa2.5O
Onions-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market steady; New York
md Ohio. 100-pound sacks, Yellows,
D. S. No. 1, medium to large sizes,
mostly, $50.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
nand moderate, market firm: Mich
gan, 150-pound sacks, Russet Rurals.
" s. No. l, mostly 2.75 per sack; New
7 ork, 150-pound sacks. Round Whites
.. S. No. /. 2.5Oa2.75 per sack.
Spinach-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; Texas, bushel
Savoy, mostly 1.75; Virginia,
Norfolk section, cloth top veneer bar
'els, .holdovers, fair quality, 4.50.
Sweet Potatoes Steady.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies light; de-
nand slow; market steady; North
carolina, No. l, cloth-top stave bar
Fels, Porto Ricans mostly, $50; White
Fams, 4.50a5.00; Red Yams, 5.50a6.00;
East Shore Virginias. cloth-top stave
barrels, Yellow varieties, 5.50a6.00.
Tomatoes-Supplies light; demand
hoderate; market steady; Florida,
txes, ripes and turning, wrapped,
|ancy count, 6.50a7.0O; choice, 5.00a
|.50.
uliflower-Supplies LIBERAL de-
hand light; market steady; Califor-
kia, crates, 2.75a3.00.
ggplant-Supplies very light; de-
hand good; market steady; Florida,
Pepper crates, fair quality, 500.
Peppers, umbers-Practically no
|upplies on market; no sales reported.
Stra rawberries-Supplies light; demand
light; market stronger; Florida. pony
efrigerators, 40a50
Carrots-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate; market dull; Texas, bushel
baskets, best, 2.25: poorer, 200.
Beets-Supplies light; demand light;
market steady; Texas, bushel baskets,
mostly $50.
String beans-Supplies moderate;
1emand light; market steady; Florida,
f bushel hampers, green, 3.50a4.00.