Evening star., 1925-04-07
PRICES HOLD FIRM
/. AT cENTERMARkET
Eggs Bit Lower-straw-
berries to Be Cheaper.
Meat Unchanged Today.

There is not the slightest possi-
bility of a shortage in supplies Of
meats, poultry. butter, eggs, fruits
and vegetables for the Easter trade.
The egg market continues easier,
with no indication of increased prices
before the Easter demand is great
est Average receipts were quoted
at 90, selected stock bringing 80. re-
tail prices covering a much wider
range. ~tP
Liberal supplies of Strawberries
are being received from FloridA. The
demand is only moderate and the
market shows signs OF weakness.
suggesting the probability Of cheaper
prices for the Easter holiday. season.
Apples, oranges and grapefruit are
being received in quantities. suffi-
ciently large to supply all Easter de-
mands.
Only light or moderate supplies Of
green vegetables from the South are
being received. Supplies of peas.
squash and peppers are light. String
beans are being received in only
small quantities, while supplies of
new cabbage and lettuce aresliberal.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, tub, 52a54; prints,
55a57; store packed, 20a23
Eggs-Fancy. selected. candled, 80
| average receipts, 20.
Poultry-Alive-Roo 10; young
Winter chickens, 35a3S; fowls, 80;
ducks, 15a22; keats, young. 60a7O
each; geese. 15a20. Dressed-Fresh
killed Winter chickens, 35a3s; roost-
ers, 19a20; fowls, 2S; turkeys. 45a5O:
ducks, 25a2S; geese, 20a25; capons, }
a45
Live stock-Calves, choice, 13: me-
dium, 10a11: thin, Sac; lambs. Spring,
13; live hogs, 13a131a.
Meats-Beef, II; veal. 17a20; lamb,
2S; hogs. 201Aa21; loins, 2Sa30; hams.
2Sa30: shoulders, 16als.
Fruit and Vegetable Review. -
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables, complied by the market
News service. Bureau OF Agricultural
Economics, says:
Apples-Supplies light demand
moderate. market steady: barrels,
Maryland, Virginia and West Virgil
mia, A21a inches up. ewinesaps, TOO
Assoc; Ben Davis, 450a5.e0s few $50,
Yellow Newtons. 6.50aS.00; boxes.
Northwestern. medium to large sizes,
extra fancy Winesaps, 3.5oa3.75; yell
low Newtons, mostly 400; Delicious,
425a4.50.
Asparagus-Supplie moderate: de-
mand moderate, market steady: South
Carolina and Georgia, dozen-bunch
crates, very large sizes, $50; large
size, 4.5oa5.OO; small to medium
sizes, 2.50a4.o0.
abbage-Supplies liberal: de-
mand moderate, market steady; South
Carolina, pointed type. ! "a -bushel
hampers. mostly 125; barrel crates,
2.25a250.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market fairly steady;
Florida, 10-inch crates. 3-4 dozen,
best, mostly 2.75. some fair quality.
2.25a250.
Lettuce-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate. market fairly steady: Cali
fornia. Imperial Valley. crates Ice
berg type, 4-5 dozen, 2.75a300; mostly
800; North Carolina. 5-peck hampers,
big Boston type, ordinary quality,
1.25.
Onion Market Stronger.
Onions-Supplies light: demand
moderate, market stronger; New
York, 100-pound sacks, Yellows u. s.
No. /, medium to large sizes, 3.75; few
higher.
Potatoes - Old stock - Supplies
moderate; demand limited. market
steady: New York. 150-pound sacks,
Round Whites U. S. No. 1, 1.85a20 90;
Michigan. 150-pound sacks, Russet
Rurals U. S. No. 1, branded, 2.15a225.
New stock-Supplies liberal; demand