Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
BUTTER AND EGG
Il" MARKET LOWER
Average Receipts Cheaper
Today-Meat Prices Are
Unchanged.

A downward tendency in the butter
and egg market was reported by deal
ers this morning. Stormy weather in
Abe West Is reported to have affected
the egg market in that section, but the
Shange has not been reflected in the
SOCIAL market
Price OF average receipts Of eggs
kvent g low as As cents today, selected
stock being quoted at so and So. Hen
hery whites, not so plentiful, were
quoted at much higher figure.
Meat and poultry prices remained
toractically unchanged. as did those
for fruits and vegetables.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy. l-pound prints. Boa
II; tub. 53a54: store packed. 40a45.
Eggs-Local, fresh. fancy selected
ga ndled, 50a52: average receipts, 4oa4S;
storage. 35aS9
Poultry Alive turkeys. top, 40:
small and thin. 50; Spring chickens
27a28; fowls. 25a26; I.eghorns, 2oa23
ducks, 25; geese. %; keats, 6Oa15: rah-
bits. top. 30a35: seconds, l5a2o. Dressed
Turkeys. top. 43a45: small and thin
B5a3S: Spring chickens. 3oa32; fowls,
27a2s: LeEhorns. %; ducks, 80; geese
30 keats. SOa1 90.
Live stock-Calves, IA: hogs, 1212.
Meat-Reef, II: lamb. 30; pork loins,
ssa30: pork shoulders. %; fresh hams
22a25.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Todav's market report on fruits and
Vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics says:
Apples-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate market steady; barrels, Viz
ginia and Maryland Yorks, A. 212
inches up. 450a4.75; A. "a inches up.
$50: boxes. Washington. medium TO
large sizes, Delicious. extra fancy
S.5Oa375: fancy 325; Romes. extra
fancy, 2.75; fancy, $50; Jonathans and
Staymans, extra fancy, 2;'oa'.oo;
Winesaps. fancy. 800: bushel baskets,
no sales reported.
Cahbage-Supplies moderate de-
mand light. market steady; New York.
bulk per ton, Danish type. 40.OOa4o.OO.
Celery-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate. market steady; California,
crates. CT dozen. 625a6.50; 5-5l2 dozen,
mostly 500; New York. % crates,
some ripe, some short. 2.50a3.50.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; California.
crates. Iceberg type. As dozen. 5.5Oa
BIS. few 500; Florida. l Il -bushel
hampers, big Boston type, 2.50a3.0o
2-dozen crates, big Boston type, Lisa
FPS.
Onions-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate, market steady: Michigan,
1oo-pound sacks, ye,lows, L. s, No. /.
mostly 3.25.
Spinach Is Lower.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
tnand moderate. market steady; Michi
gan, 150.pound sacks, russet rurals,
New York, 150-pound sacks, round
whites. L. s., No. l. 6.noa6.25.
Spinach-Supplies moderate; de-
t1and moderate, market slightly weak
or: Virginia. Norfolk section, cloth-top
veneer barrels, savoy type, mostly
BOO.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. moderate: de-
mand moderate. market steady: Cali
fornia. crates. 2.o5.
TomatoeS-Supplies light; demand
moderate. market steady: Cuba. 6s.
rlpes, wrapped, repaC ked. fancy count.
T.00a7. 80: choice count. $50; Ohio. hot
house stock. l0-pound baskets, me
dunn size, $50: small size, supplies
not cleaning up at 2.76.
String beans-Supplies light: de-
mand good, market steady; Florida
y bushel hampers. green. poor to fair
quality and condition. 300a5.00.
Cucumbers, peppers, squash-Sup-
piles very light; no sales reported
ggplant-Suppltes light: demand
moderate, market steady; Florida
pepper crates, fancy stock, 3.50a400