Evening star., 1925-06-30
MELONS SELL OFF
IN LOCAL MARKET.
Unusually Heavy Supplies
Are Received-Beef Prices
Unchanged Today.

1t is between seasons with Florida
and Georgia in the watermelon mar
ket, but there has been no decrease
in receipts. Melons from Florida have
practically Slutted the market the
past two or three weeks, and prices
have been what dealers term cheap.
Todays report compiled by the Mar
ket News Service, Bureau of Agri-
cultural Economics. told of the re-
ceipt of heavy supplies of the popular
fruit and quoted 81 as the top price
for the choicest melons, so cents being
the price quoted for small stock.
Watermelons weighing from 40 to 30
pounds were quoted at S5 cents by
dealers this morning. Dealers say
losses are comparatively heavy on the
early arrivals of Georgia melons be-
cause many of them are not fully ripe.
Prices of most commodities this
morning were substantially the same
as those reported yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy. tub, 81; prints. So;
store packed, 2Sa30.
EEGs-Fancy, selected, candled, SO;
average receipts, 81.
Poultry = Alive: Spring chickens,
large, As; small, 40; Leghorns. So:
heavy fowls. 27; ducks, 25; keats, 40
to 15 turkeys. 25; geese, 12a15.
Dressed: Spring chickens. large. So;
medium, 4Sa50; small, 45; turkeys,
50; ducks, 20; geese. 10.
Live stock-Calves. Sl2a10; lambs
Spring, 1872 hogs. H.
Meats-Beef. 17a1S; veal, Is; Spring
lambs, 30a32: hogs, 2114a22; loins. 3la
80; hams, 2Sa30; shoulders, 1Sa2O:
smoked hams, 30a32; smoked shoul-
ders, lSa20.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics) says:
Cantaloupes-Suppl liberal; de-
mand moderate, market steady; Cali
fornia, Imperial Valley, Salmon Tints,
standards. ASS, 4.25a4.75, mostly 4.5O:
36s, 4.00a4.25; jumbos, 45s. 5.00a5.25,
mostly 500: jumbos. Sos, 425a475:
ponys. 54s. mostly $50; ripe stock, all
sizes, scars lower; flats. 9s and 12s.
1.I5a1.S5 soft. 1.40a1.50; Honey Dews,
standard crates, 9s and 12s, 2.75a3. 90
mostly 2.75: Honey Balls, ponys, 54s,
SO; Mexico. Honey Dews, stand
and crates, fair quality, 2.25a2.50.
Cucumbers-Supplies moderate: de-
mand light, market steady; Virginia.
hampers, fancy, 225a250; choice. 15O
al75; North and South Carolina,
hushel hampers. No. /, $50; No. >,
100.
Lettuce-Supplies limited: demand
limited. market firm; New York.
two-dozen crates Big Boston type. 175
a. 90. mostly 200; Washington, crates
Iceberg type, mostly 700.
Peach Market Steady.
Peaches-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate. market steady: Georgia. 6s.
Hileys, small size, 225a250: medium
size, 2.50a3.25, mostly 2.75a3.00: large
size. 3.25a3.50. bushel baskets, Hileys,
medium size, 3.00a3.25 North Carolina,
IS, Carmans, large size. poor color,
1.50a2.25; few good color, 2.75; 6s
Early Rose, medium size. 2.OOa250.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market steady; North
Carolina and Virginia Norfolk Sec
ton, cloth-top, stave barrels, Irish
Cobblers, U. S. No. l. 4.75a5OO.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market about steady;
Mississippi As. turning, wrapped, No.
2, 1.50: Tennessee, As, turning wrap
ped, No. l, 1.75; Florida. 6s. ripes,
wrapped, fancy count. mostly 4.50:
choice count, $50: South Carolina, IS.
III iiiiiS' "idppeu, oIulIldTy COnQltlOn,
fancy count. 3.75a4.O0; choice, 2.5Oa
2.75.
Plenty of Green Corn.
termelons-Supplies heavy; de-
mand moderate, market steady: sales
direct to retailers, Florida, Tom
Watsons. 36-pound average, mostly
LOO; o2pound average, mostly 80:
2S-30-pound average, 60a75; 26- pound
average, mostly LOO.
Green corn-Supplies liberal: de-
mand good and market steady for
good stock. practically no demand for
poor stock; North Carolina, crates.
poor to fair quality, 50a150 few
best. 2.00a2 rs: Texas, bushel ba skets.
quality and condition good, 2.75.