Evening star., 1925-09-03
EGGS ARE HIGHER
At CENTER MARKET
Chickens, Turkeys and
Geese Cheaper-Hams
Sell 3 Cents Up.

Wholesale prices at Center Market
TODAY showed number of minor
changes. Eggs were higher. Dressed
Spring chickens. turkeys and geese
were cheaper. Veal and hams ad-
vanCed. while Spring lamb was down
, cents. The quotations:
Days Wholesale Prices.
Futter-Fancy. tub 4a prints. s.:
store packed. 29a3l.
Eges-Fancy selected. csndled, os'
average receipts. 35.
Poultry - Alive - Spring chickens,
large. 31a32: small. so: heavy fowls,
2ss2s; medium fowls. "a; small fowls,
so2 ducks, 15a9O keats, 40a7o: tur-
KEYS. 25: geese, 12a15. Dressed
Spring chickens. large 81: small IS:
turkeys, IS: ducks, 20: geese. 1@ia.
Live stocl<-Calves. 11a1112: lambs,
Spring. I312a14: hogs. 14a1a.
Meat-Beef, 1Sa1a, veal, 10. Spring
lambs. 2Sa29; hogs, Plaza: loins. Soa
Ss: smoked shoulder. -; hams. 3S.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Todays market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Burean OF Agricultural
Economies said:
Apples-SuppIies liberal demand
slow. market steady: bushel baskets,
Nest Virginia. Ranbos. inches
l75a2 90: Maryland and Virginia,
hushel ha sket various varieties, medi-
nm to large size. Local so, small size
low as so cents: boxes Washington.
combination extra fancy and fancy.
Winter Bananas. large size, very few
sales. 3.25.
Cabba grown supplies mod
erste: demand slow, market duh; too
few sales to establish market.
antaloupes-Supplies liberal de
mand light, market dull; Delaware,
Hearts of Gold. standards. ass and
ASS. 1.5oal.7a; Colorado. Salmon fints'
standards ass and ass. 2.0oa2.2S; some
overrpe. wasty. LOCALS: fats. 12s
and los. best rs: overripe. wastN. 25;
Pink Meats. fats. l2s and 15s. 75al.0O.
rapes-Eastern supplies very light:
demand slow. market DULL Della ware.
1e.ouart climax baskets. Concords.
mostly around 100.
Lettuce Market Dull.
Lettuce Eastern supplies liberal:
demand moderate. market dull; New
York, 2-dozen crates, Big Boston type,
mostly around Is; Western supplies
light. demand moderate. market
steady Colorado, crates, Iceberg type,
Sls and ) dozen. 2.o0a5.0o.
Onions-Supplies light; demand light.
market steady: New York and Massa-
chusetts. 1OO-pound sacks, Yellows.
United States. No. l. hest, 3.25a3. so;
poorer. 800: Spain. crates, Nalencias,
175a2 90.
Peaches-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate. market steady: New Jer-
sev wide range quality and condi-
tion. bushel baskets Elbertss, large
No
Hales. large size. best 3.o0a3.25;
wssty. 80.
PearseSupphos liberal: demand
slow. market dull; New York, bushel
baskets Rartletts. mostly 2.25: Ore
Eon. boxes. Bartletts. extra fancy,
green. 3.ooa325; ripe. 2.70a3.0o.
Good Potato Demand.
Potstoes-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate. market steady: New
Jersey. 15O- pound sacks, Irish cob
blers. u. s. No. l. 4.o0a425; Mich
igar 150-pound sacks Russet rura Is.
I. s No. /. 3.5oa375: dock sales, Nir-
'ginia cloth top, staVe barrels Irish
cobblers. No /, 4ooa425: No. 2. 500:
some poorly graded low as 80.
Sweet potatoes-Boat receipts very
light. supplies very light; demand
light. market dull; North Carolina,
cloth-top stave barrels yellows, No. J.
3.A0a5.50: Virginia, cloth-to stave
hsrrels yellows. No. l. 4.00a4.25.
Wsterm elons-Boat receipts liberal
supplies liberal; demand modera te
market steady; dock sales, Virginia
bulk. per 100 melons. Excells and
Thurmond Grays, selects, 25.o0a35 90
primes, 12.00a1S.00: culls, 5.o0a1o.00.
Tomatoes-Homegro receipts
moderate; demand light market dull;
homegrown. 4 bushel hampers. 4oa5o
Cucumbers-Supplies moderate: de-
. mand light. market dull; New York
hushel baskets. 75ca 90.
Peas-Supplies light: demand light.
market duh: Colorado, crates. As
pound net. $50.