Evening star., 1925-08-08
BUTTER AND EGGS
At HIGHER PRICES
Weeks Review of Local Mar
ket Shows FIuctuation in
Poultry Quotations.

Butter and egg prices took a jump
this week. The change IN eggs was
due to scarcity and heavy Gambling
losses that sent prices up or 8 cents
according TO dealers, but no explana.
ton was offered for increase in the
price Of butter.
So far as dealers have been advised
it is stated, there is little or no likeli.
hood of cheaper prices in the egg
market, though butter prices may
take a drop.
Poultry prices have f1uctuated dur.
Ing the week. Large Spring chickens
more in demand than smaller ones
did not show the same proportionate
decrease as that for the smaller
stock.
Meat prices underwent practically
no change, according to dealers, and
prices of Watermelons cantaloupes,
peaches and numerous vegetables re.
mained low. Today's prices were sub.
stanttall- tie same as those reported
yesterday
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Rutter-Fancy. tub, 4s; prints, So;
store packed. 29a3l.
Eggs-Fancy. selected. candled, 35a
81; average receipts, 81.
Poultry-Alive, Spring chickens,
large, 33a34 small. 27; heavy fowls,
25a26; ducks. 20a25: keats, 40a75; tur.
KEYS, 25; geese. 12a15: dressed Spring
chickens, large, 35: small, 80; turkeys,
80: ducks. 20; geese, 15.
Live stock-Calves. shalO1a: lambs,
Spring, Halls: hogs. Is.
Meats-Beef, 17als; veal. Is; Spring
lambs. 30a32; hogs. 2llaa22; IONS, asa
3Oa32.
Apples-Supplies liberal; demand
heht, market dull; Maryland and Vir-
GINA, bushel baskets various varie-
ties, medium size, LOCAL so: few Wolf
Rivers, Rambos Maiden Blush, good
quality, large size. 200.
Peas-Supplies light: demand mod
crate, market steady; New York.
bushel baskets. Telephones best, 2.50a
2-I5; some fair quality and condition,
2.00a2.25.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies light: de-
mand good for good stock, market
nrm; North Carolina, cloth top stave
barrels, yellow varieties, No. /, few
sales, 7.00aSO0.
Observation-Disclosures liberal: de-
mand limited, market about steady.
Sales direct TO retailers: North. and
south Carolina, Tom Watsons and
Thurmond Grays, 26-2S-lb. average,
mostly so; 2022-lb. average. fair con.
ditton, mostly 25.
Potatoes-Supply light: demand
moderate, market firm; New JERSEY.
l5O-lb. sacks, Irish Cobbiers, u. S. No
1, 5.90a6.00.
Peach Supply Liberal.
Peaches-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate and market steady for good
stock; demand slow, market weak for
soft, ripe stock North Carolina, 6s
and bushels Elbertas. large size, good
condition, mostly ais; ripe, soft. low
as LOO: 6s and bushels Bellies, large
size, 2.25a2.50; ripe stock low as Is:
few bushel Hales. 3.25: Maryland, 6s
and bushels Champions. large size
1.50a1.75; Virginia, 6s Bellies, medium
to large size, 225a2.50.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market weaker: Massachu-
setts, 10O-lb. sacks Yellows. large size,
4.50a4.75; medium size. 4.25a45O.
Lettuse-Supplies limited: demand
light, market barely steady; New
York. 2-dozen crates Big Boston type,
1.25a2.00
Cantaloupes = Supplies moderate;
demand moderate, market firm for
good stock; North Carolina, Ridgeway
section, Salmon Tines standard ass
and ASS, best, 2.002.25; some fair con-
dition, 1.50a2 90; California and Ari.
zona, Honey Dews, standard crates,
large size, 1.25a1.75; medium size, $50
a2.OO; Casabas, 1.00al.25.