Evening star., 1925-08-24
PRICES HOLD FIRM
FAT CENTER MARKET
Chickens Up-Potatoes Are
j, Cheaper-Eggs May
Come Down Soon.

Dealers say there is a slight pos
sibility that conditions in the West
may affect the local egg market.
should there come a drop in prices,
however, il probably will be very small
and Will not last long.
e.-, Fresh western stock received here.
is assisting in keeping egg prices
down. Material changes are not an
ticipated before storage eggs are
placed on the market, and even then,
1t Is stated. prices may not come down.
Many of the eggs from the nearby
country are not quite up to the stand
ard, according to some merchants. and
it probably is because of this condi
ton, they say that prices have not
changed much in recent weeks.
. The butter market remains firm, 1t
Is stated, with no signs of a break.
and meat and vegetable prices today
were substantially the same as at the
close of last weeks market. A slight
advance in the price of Spring chick
ems was reported.
TOday's Wholesale Prices.
~ Eutter-Fancy. tub. SO; prints, 80;
store packed, 29a31.
- Eggs-Fancy selected, candled, Soa
81: average receipts. 81.
Poultry = Alive - Spring chickens,
large, 50; small. 2Sa3O; heavy fowls,
3S medium fowls. 23a24: small fowls,
1Sa20; ducks, 2Oa25; keats, 40a75: tur-
Spring chickens, large 35: small, 80;
turkeys. 80; ducks. 20; geese. 10.
Live stock-Calves, 11a11h2 lambs,
Spring, 13Iaa14; hogs, Is.
i. 3. Meat-Beef, 17a1S; veal Is: Spring
hImbs, 30u32; hogs, 21laa22; loins,
3Ga3S; smoked shoulder. 2Oa22; hams.
S9a32..
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economies says:
es Apples-Suppies liberal: demand
ed moderate. market steady: Virginia and
Maryland, buShel baskets. various va
,jeties, large size. 1.50a1.75. few best
RamboS, 200; small to medium sizes,
72al.25, few low as 30.
t. Cantaloupes-Suppl liberal: de-
r mand moderate, market steady; Cal
ifornia, Turlock section. Salmon TintS,
standard ASS, 1.00al.25; jumbo ass,
p l.25a1 so; Delaware, Hearts of Gold,
standard and jumbo 36s. 1.75a2.25.
Lettuce-Eastern: Supplies liberal;
demand light, market steady; New
York. 2-dozen crates, Big Boston type.
60a1 90 mostly around 40. Western:
No sales reported.
i, Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market fairly steady; New
York, 100-pound sacks, U. S. No. I,
s.25a3.50; some fair quality and con-
dition, 2.50a2.75.
- Peaches - Supplies moderate; de-
,mand light, market firm; Pennsyl
vania, bushel baskets Elbertas. large
size, 3.60a3.75; Delaware, bushel bas-
kets EShles. very large size, 4.50;
Maryland, bushel baskets Elbertas,
large size, fair quality. S.00a3.25.
Potatoes Are Cheaper.
Potatoes-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market unsettled, slightly
weaker; New Jersey. 150-pound sacks
Irish Cobblers, U. S. No. l, mostly
4.25. a few higher; Giants, few sales
400.
ermelons-Supplies liberal; de-
mand light, market dull; dock sales.
Virginia, bulk, per 100 melons. EX-
cells and Tom Watsons, selects,
35.00a40.00.
Green corn-Homegrown; supplies
mod crate. demand good, market
slightly stronger; homegrown, o-doz
bags. 2Oc per doz.
Tomatoes - Homegrown; supplies
liberal: demand light. market weaker;
homegrown, 15bushel hampers, 0Oa
rs, few LOO.