Evening star., 1925-01-24
LOWER EGG PRICES
FEATURE OF WEEK
Fruit and Vegetable Demand
SIoW-Weather Still
Hampers Sales.

Only light supplies OF fruits and
vegetables are being received due to
trough weather conditions throughout
the country. Supplies are about
equal to demands, however, dealers
say, the demand being lessened by
high prices and a plentiful supply
of canned goods.
A slight drop in egg prices was the
interesting feature of the weeks
market, so far as consumers were
concerned. Poultry prices increased,
while prices of most other commo-
dities remain practically unchanged.
The suns eclipse had no effect
upon the market Buyers were out
as early as usual, but only limited
purchases were made.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy. tub. 47a50; prints,
B5a57; store packed, 20a25.
Eggs-Fresh, selected. candled, so:
average receipts, 56a57; storage, 4S
a50.
Cheese-LonghoIn, 2S: mild cream,
IS; old sharp, 35 per pound.
Poultry-Altve, roosters, Il per
pound; turkeys. 35a3S; ducks. l5a20;
geese, 15a2O: Spring chickens. 25;
fowls, 25a26; keats, young, 50a7O
each.
Dressed-Fresh-k killed Spring chick
ems. 27a28; roasters, 30; roosters, IS;
fowls, 2Sa27: turkeys. 40a42; keats.
70aSO each; ducks, %; geese, l5a25;
capons, 40at5.
Live stock-Calves. choice; 13a14;
medium, 10a11; thin. 6a7; lambs,
Spring, 13: live hogs, to IL.
Meats-Beef, 12a1S; veal 12a20;
lambs, 26a3O; hogs. 14a16; loins, goa
-; hams, 21a22, and shoulders, 14a16
Fruits and Vegetables.
Today'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,
Maryland. Virginia and West Vir-
ginias, A21a inches up, Staymans. 500
400; few, 7.50; Delicious, 6.50a7.50;
Yorks, 5.50a6.o0; few, $50: A2& inch
IS up, Delicious, S.00aS.50; Staymans.
e.5Oa7.5O: few, 500; boxes, Northwest
ern, medium to large sizes, SpitZen-
hurgs and Staymans, 3.25; Winesaps,
mostly 3.50; Delicious, mostly 4.50.
abbage-Supplies moderate de-
mand moderate. market steady: old
stock, New York. bulk, per ton. DAN
ish type, $500; new stock, Florida,
n -bushel hampers, pointed type, 200
a25O; South Carolina, barrel crates,
pointed type, 3.00aS25.
Celery-Supplies light; demand
moderate. market steady; Florida. 10
inch crates, 3 to dozen, 325a3.50;
dozen, 2.75sS.OO few 3.25.
Lettuce-Supplies light; demand
moderate, Florida market steady;
1,iz-bushel hampers, Big Boston type,
I50a2. 90: California. Imperial Valley,
market strong, crates Iceburg type,
&.50a475
Onion Market steady.
Onions-suppIies light; demand
moderate. market steady; New York
and Ohio, 10O-lb. sacks, Yellows,
United States, No. /. medium to large
sizes, mostly $50 few low as $40.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady;
Michigan. 15O-Ib. sacks. RusSet
Furals, United States. No. 1, mostly
$50 per sack; New York. 150-lb.
sacks, Round Whites, United States,
No. l, 2.30a2.4O per sack.
Spinach-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market Arm; Vir
ginia, Norfolk section. cloth-top
veneer barrels Savoy, 4.50a5.o0; South
Carolina. barrels, some dirty, best
mostly 500; Texas, bushel baskets
Savoy. mostly 200.
Tomatoes-Supplies limited; de-
mand moderate, market slightly
weaker; Florida, 6s, ripes and turn
ting. wrapped, fancy count, 6.00a700;
choice count, 5.00a6.0O.
ulfiower-Supplies mod crate: de-
nsnd moderate. market firm; CalitOr-
mia. crates, 2.75a3.00.
Few String Beans Received.
String beans-Supplies very light,
demand good. market firm; Florida
y bushel hampers, green. 4.5ea5.0O
Peas-Supplies very light. demand
good for good stock, market steady;
Florida, 7sbushel hampers, fair quail
fly. 5.OOa6.O0.
Eggplant, pepper, cucumbers and
squash-Supplies very light; too few
Sales to establish market.
!Strawb wberries-Supplies light, de-
mand moderate, market steady: Flor
ida. pony refrigerators, holdovers.
best, 35; poorer, 25 per quart: 81
quart crates, best, mostly 35 quart
Carrots-New stock: Supplies lib
eral. demand light. market dull; Tex
as bushel baskets, 2.O0a225.
Beets-Supplies very light: no sales
reDorted