Evening star., 1925-04-30
PRICES HOLD FIRM
At CENTER MARKET
Present Charges for Meat
Too High to Help Push
Along Sales.

Wholesale meat dealers frankly
admit high prices are continuing to
keep business dull. Today being the
last of the month, business was more
quiet than usual. buyers holding off
until pay day rolls around.
Prices have been entirely too high
for business" said "A dealer, land
the trade cannot make purchases.
many persons not having the money
4 TO make settlements"
Prices of live cattle have continued
high for some time, dealers state, and
until such prices are lowered there
can be no hope for cheaper prices of
dressed stock.
Spring lamb, always i'm demand in
the Spring season, is reported as be
ing scarce and high, and what stock
local dealers are receveing, it is
stated, is not of the best quality.
Live lambs were quoted at 8 cents
today, dressed stock bringing 50.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy. tub. 52a54; prints.
b5a57: store packed, 2Oa23.
Eggs-FanCy, selected, candled, 30;
average receipts, 90.
- ouiIlS' dliNe-hoOStefS, ~ young
Winter chickens, 35a3S: fowls, 2S:
geese. 15a20. Dressed-Fresh killed
Winter chickens. 35a3S; roosters. 19a-
20: fowls, 2S; turkeys, 35a40; ducks,
2oa2S; geese, 2Oa25; capons, 4Oa45.
Live stock-Calves. choice, 1112
medium, 10a11; lean. sag; lambs,
kSprIng, 13; live hogs. 13a1312.
Meats-Beef. 17a1S; veal. IS; Spring
lambs, 35; hogs. 2O19a21; loins. 31a32;
oh 90
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service, Bureau of Agricultural
EconomicsC
sparagus-Supplies light: demand
moderate. market steady; South Caro-
lima, dozen bunch crates. very large
size, 3.50a4.00; medium to large size,
H00a3.00; small size trading slow, 100
a2.00; East Shore Maryland. 2-dozen
bunch crates, very large size, 4.50a
500; large size, mostly 400; small size,
2.O0a2.50 per dozen.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; de
mand limited, market steady; South
Carolina, barrel crates, pointed type,
1.75a2 90.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady: crates, Ice
berg type. 4-5 doz., California, central
district, and Arizona. 4.00a450; few
AIS: Imperial Valley, fair to ordinary
quality and condition, 2.50a3.50; South
carolina. mostly 400; North Carolina,
S-peck hampers, Big Boston type. 100
also.
Onions-New stock; supplies light;
demand moderate, market steady;
Texas, standard crates, yellow Bermu-
das, commercial pack, mixed, Nos. l
and 2, 2.40a2. 80; mostly 2.50.
Potato Market Steady.
Potatoes-OId stock, supplies mod
crate; demand light, market steady;
New York, 150-pound sacks round
whites. L. S. No. /. 1.75a2.00; new
stock, supplies liberal; demand mod
crate. market slightly weaker: Florida.
doubIe-head barrels Spaulding Rose
[. : No. L. 5.5OaG.00, few slightly de-
oayed low as 800.
q OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES liberal: de-
manf limited. market slightly weaker:
North Carolina. 52-quart crates Varl-
Gus varieties, generally good condition,
6O0aG0O: fair condition, 4.00a5.O0.
Tomatoes-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate, market steady; Florida IS,
ripes and turning. wrapped originals,
best fancy count, 4.0Oa5.00, mostly
400a45O; choice count, 3.0Oa350, few
400.
Cucumbers Cheaper.
( String beans-Supplies moderate;
demand moderate, market firm; Flor
ida. Il 7s-bushel hampers, green, best,
mostly 80; fair quality and condi-
ton. 1.75a2.25.
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