Evening star., 1925-07-27
PRICES HOLD FIRM
At CENTER MARKET
Week Starts Out With Fair
Trade and Ample Sup
plies on Hand.

Buying was not unusually brisk
his morning, numerous retailers car
l'ylnS stock enough to supply today's
patrons. Monday usually is a slow
day, due to the fact that very little
shipping is done by Maryland and
Virginia residents on Sundays.
There were ample supplies of food
Stuffs OF all varieties. and prices were
about the same as at the close of the
weeks market. Cantaloupes continued
as plentiful and cheap as last week
and there We're large quantities of
vegetables offered at low prices.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, tub. AS: prints, 81;
store packed, 2Sa30.
EgEs-F'ancy. selected. candled, SEA
-; average receipts, 30a31.
Poultry-Alve, Spring chickens.
large, 35a36; Leghorns, small, 27a2S;
heavy fowls, %; ducks, 20a25; keets,
80 TO rs; turkeys. 25; geese, 12a15;
dressed Spring chickens, large, As:
small. 40; turkeys. 80; ducks, 20;
geese, Is.
Live stock-Calves, S12a10I2 lambs,
Spring, 13al4. hogs. Is.
Meats-Beef. 17a1S; veal. 15; Spring
lambs, 30a32; hogs. 211aa22; loins. 35a
"a; shoulders, 20a22; smoked hams.
Soa32; smoked shoulders, 20a22.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
roday's market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service, Bureau of Agricultural
Economics says:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. liberal; de
mand slow, market dull; Arizona,
Salmon TintS. standards. ASS. , 2.00a2. .25;
'umbos, ass, 2.35a2 80: standard flats,
rs and 15s, 90a1.00 California, I'm
perial Valley, ripe Salmon Tints,
standards, 45s. 1.00al.50: jumbos, Ass,
.o0a1.75; Virginia, Norfolk section, 32-
ut. strawberry crates, Green Meats.
2.00a2.25; North Carolina, Ridgeway
section. Salmon Ttnts, standards, 36s
and ASS, best, mostly 2.25: fair TO or
binary quality and condition. 1.50a2 90;
other sections, Salmon Tints, standard
fats, 12s and 15s, 50a65; jumbo flats,
12s, mostly 75; California, Honey
Dews, standard crates, 2.00a2.25.
Peach Demand Light.
Feaches-Supplies heavy; demand
light, market fairly steady: Georgia
and North Carolina, bushel baskets
Bellies and Elbertas. large size, best,
mostly 800; medium size, some fair
quality. 2.25a2.75: 6s. Bellies and FL
hertas, large size, best, mostly 2.75;
fair quality, medium size, 2.00a2 so;
NOTtn aroma, oS. ItlleNS, small size,
l,1Ja2. 90: Hales. medium size, 2.25.
Potatoes-Supplies light demand
moderate. market firm: Virginia East
shore. CLOTH top stavc barrels, Irish
Cobblers, United States No. l, mostly
$50.
Watermelons-Sup moderate
demand slow, market dull: sales di-
rect to retailers, South Carolina, Tom
Watsons and Thurmond Grays, 26-2S-
pound avera ges. 50a60.
Lettuce - Supplies moderate; de.
nand light, market steady; New York,
dozen crates, Big Boston type, 1.00a
f.25.
Apple Market Steady.
Apples-Supplies liberal, demand
moderate, market about steady:
Delaware, Maryland and Virginia,
bushel baskets large-size Rambos.
$500: Williams, 1.75a2.O0: Oldenburgs
and Wealthys, 1.5oa1.T5; small to
medium size, various varieties, 100
also.
Lima beans-Supplies liberal. de-
ruand limited, market dull; Maryland
and Virginia, bushel hampers. 2.25a
so; North Carolina, bushel hampers,
200.