Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-16
WHOLESALE PRICES
AT CENTER MARKET
Week Starts Off With Few
Changes From Last
4 Weeks Quotations.

Tcday's Wholesale prices at Center
MARKET opened about where they
left on Saturday. being approxima tie
ly az follows:
Today's Wholesale Prices.
sutter-Fancy, tub. 47a5o; prints,
eoaoI; store packed, 2oa25.
Eggs-Fancy selected, candled. Ala
4s; average receipts, 49,
Poultry-Alive, roosters, IS: Spring
chickens. 3oa32; fowls, Is; ducks, 15a
20; Keats, young, 50a70 each; geese,
loa2o. Dressed-Fresh-k killed Sprin g
chickens, S2aS3; ROSTERS, 30a32;
fowls. IS; turkeys, 4oa45; ducks, asa
2s: geese, 2oaao; capons. 4oa45.
medium, 1oa11; thin. Sal; lambs,
Spring, IS; live hogs, sal2
Meats-Beef, 12ais, veal 12a2o:
lambs. 26aSo; hogs. Halls; loins. goa
IL; hams, 2Oa22, and shoulders, Halls.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables Compiled hy the Market
News Service, Bureau OF Agricultural
Economics) says:
Apples-Supplies moderate: demand
Light, market steady: barrels. Mary
land, Vtrgidfa and West Virginia.
Ala inches up Staymans and Arkan-
sas blacks. s.5oaI5o, some scsIded
500: A2ik inches up Yorks and King
DaVds, 60oa7.o0; A2K inches up
FORKS. fair quality. $50: Winesaps.
.00a7.50; Delicious, 800. boxes.
northwestern, medium to large sizes
extra fancy Staymans, 3.25aS.50:
Winesaps mostly 400; Yellow New
towns, 5.75a4.00, mostly 3.75; Deli
cious. 4.5oa475
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; de
mand light, market steady; old stock.
New York, bulk. per ton. Danish type.
50.oOa3o.oo: new stock. Florida, ! is-
hushel hampers, pointed and round
type 1.75a1.S5: Texas, bulk, per ton.
mar type, 65.00a70.00.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market firm Florida. 1o-inch
crates, S-4 dozen, 35oa3.6o, few 3.75 ;
s dozen, mostly $50; small sizes, no
sales reported.
.Lettuce-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate. market steady; Cali
fornia. Imperial Valley, crates. Ice
berg type, six-dozen. 3.75a40o; Ave
dozen, 4.50a5.o0, few 5.25: .four-dozen,
pers and 2-dozen crates, Big Boston
type. fair quality, l75a2.5o; some
crates. Is heads, poor quality as low
as 100.
Onion Supplies Light
Onions-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market steady; New York
and Ohio, 100-pound sacks. Fellows,
United States, No. /, medium to
large sizes, 3.25a350; mostly $50.
Potatoes-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market fairly steady:
Michigan. l05-pound sacks. Russet
Rurals, United States No. 1. mostly
go per sack; New York, 15o-pound
sacks, Round Whites, United states
No. l, mostly 2.4o per sack.
Sweet nofafoea-SpppIyeo
demand moderate, market steady;
Eastern Shore, Va. bushel hampers,
yellow varieties, No. /, 2.50a2. rs;
Eastern Shore, Va, Norfolk section.
cloth-top stave barrels, Porto Ricans,
No. /, 5.o0a5.5o.
moderate, market slightly weaker;
Texas, bushel baskets, Savoy. 1.5oa
1.65; few, LIS; South Carolina, bar
rels, Savoy mostly. $50: Virginia,
Norfolk section. cloth-top veneer bar
rels, Savoy. fair quality, 3.ooa35O.
Tomatoes IS Supplies limited; de-
mand moderate, market steady: Flor
IDA, skies, ripes and turning, wrap
ped, fancy count, 5.00a5.50: few, 500;
choice count. no sales reported.
Caulifiower-Supplies moderate, re-
mand light. market dull: California,
crates. wide range quality and con-
dition. mostly ricey. 200a2.50.
String beans-Supples light. demand
moderate. market firm; Florida. Is
bushel hampers. green. fair quality,
S.o0a6.5o; wax, 4.0oa4.50.
Good Demand for Peas.
Peas-Supplies light, demand good
for good stock market steady; Flor
ida, 5s-bushel hampers. fair quality,
6.00a7.o0.
Eggplant squash-No early sup
plies on the market, no sales re-
ported.
Peppers-Supplies limited, demand
moderate, market slightly weaker
Florida pepper crates, fair quality,
500: some ordinary quality as low
al 800
awberries-Supplies limited, de-
mand moderate, market steady:
Florida, pony refrigerators, 40a50
cent, mostly. 4Sc per quart.
Carrots-Supples moderate, de.
mand moderate, market steady:
Texas. bushel baskets, 1.70a2 90; mostly,
1.15al.s5.