Evening star., 1925-09-19
PLENTY Of FRUITS
FOR HOME CANNING
Pear and Peach Season Now
at Height-Beef Ends
Week Unchanged.

This is the sea son for canning
supplied with the varieties that are
most in dema nd Pears Are plentiful
and prices quoted are what dealers
consider reasonable.
Anjous. Bartletts and Duchess pears
are received in bushel baskets. and
prices range from s1.75 for No.
Rartletts to S4.2 for the extra fancy
fruit. Seckels, much smaller than the
other varieties, are in demand at $3.50
and S2.75.
are being received. The demand is
slow and market steady. Dealers say
October peaches probably will not he
plentiful this season.
Limited supplies Of cantaloupes are
being received, and the watermelon
market Is fast nearing close. 80
few melons are being received that
prices are not quoted.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
tutter-Fancy. tub. 52t: prints.
SAL: store packed. IS.
ECgs-F'ancv. selected. candled, asa
40: average receipts. 35sS6.
Poultry = Alive. Spring chickens,
large. 31a33: small 81: heavy fowls,
osa3o; medium fowls, 25; small fowls.
-; ducks. u: keats. 40aI5; turkeys.
@5a30: geese. 12a15. ressed-Spring
chickens. large. g.: small. 81: turkeys,
q; ducks. 20: geese. 1212.
Live stock - Calves, 1S: lambs.
Spring, 1il2: hogs. Il.
Meat : Beef. IS: veal. 20: Spring
shoulders, %: hams. 50.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service of Agricultural Eco
nomicsl said:
Apples - Supplies liberal: demand
slow. partly account Jewish holiday:
market dun. Bushel baskets-Marylan
and Virginia No. l, GRIMES. large size,
] .50a rs. few 200: medium size. .20a
80: Grimes. 1.00al.2o: No. |. various
varieties. medium to large sizes. 1.25a
1.50. BoXas-Washincto extra fancy
Winter Banana. large size, 2.75a3.00:
fancy, 2.50a2.75: c grade. mostly 225
Cabbage - Supplies light: demand
very slow. market weak: no sales re-
ported.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. moderate: de-
mand limited, partly account Jewish
holiday: market firm on fats. steady
on standards: Colorado. Salmon Tints.
ste endards ass. 2.75a3.25: according to
condition; few low az 2.95: fats. 12s
and 15s. mostly 1.25: Pink Meats fats.
is md 15s, l.25a1.75: mostly around
$50
Grapes Supplies moderate: demand
hderate. market steady: DeIa ware.
17-ut. climax baskets. Concords. 75a
30: California crates. Flame Tokays.
1.75a".o0: Malakas. some fair condi-
ton, l.25a1.I5.
Onion Market Dull.
Jettuce-Supplies liberal: demand
slow. partly account Jewish holiday: |
market steady: New York. 2-doz. crates |!
Big Boston type. 75a1.00; Colorado. |
crates. Iceberg type, to doz.. $50 |
800: mostly 2.75.
Onions-Supplies light: demand slow.
market dull: New York. Massachu- /
setts. Indiana, Ohio. l60-pound sacks |
Yellows, United States No. /, 2.50a !
o75.
PeacheS-Supplies moderate; demand |
slow partly account Jewish holiday. !
market dull: New York. bushel-basket !
Elbertas. medium TO large sizes, 2.o0a !
2.75: few 800: New Jersey, bushel-bas- !
Sets Elbertas, medium to large sizes, !
3.75.
Pears-Supplies moderate: demand |
limited partly account Jewish holiday !
market steady: New York. bushel-bas !
kets Bartletts. No. !. 2.50a3.00. mostly !
oa0a275: No. ,. 1.15a2.25: few ripe. |
80: California. boxes Bartletts, extra |
fancy. 4Ona425: fancy. S.75.
Potato Supplies Light.
Potatoes-SuppIies light: demand |
limited market firm: Maine. a0-pound !
sacks Irish Cobbers. I. :. No. |. ass !
1900: Pennsylvania. l50pound sacks !
LonS Whites. L. s. No. !. 3.5na3.sS.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies limited: I
demand moderate, market steady: Nir- |
-ina. East Shore. clnth-top stsve bar
rels. Yellows. No. |. i.n0a4.25; few fair |
condition, 3.15.
Celery-Supplies moderate: demand
limited partly account Jewish holiday.
market duh: New York. p crates
Golden Self-banChinG in the rough.
best. 2.75aS 90: fair quality. 2.00a25o.
apefruit-Supplies light. demand I
moderate. market steady: Isle of Pines.
crate medium size. 500.
Tomatoes-Homesrow receipts lib
nral: demand limited account Jewish |
holiday. market weak: homegrown,
u -hushe hampers. 25a 40.
Lima bean-HomegrOwn supplies
liberal demand light. market dull;
home grown, 32-duart crates. l5a20 per