Evening star., 1925-04-27
PRICES HOLD FIRM
At CENTER MARKET
Wholesale Quotations Much
the Same as Saturday.
Trading Is Dull.

Monday always is a dull day. mar
Eet dealers say most consumers uSu
ely getting rid Of their left-overs
from Saturday. Today's prices were
unchanged on most products.
Continued warm weather is aiding
growing crops of nearby truckers anG
farmers, growers report, and giving
them increased crops of early vege
tables. Information from the peach
and apple growing sections indicate
the possibility of bumper crops, it is
stated.
Today'S Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, tub, 52a54; prints
55a57; store packed, 20a23.
Eggs-Fancy. selected, candled, 80
average receipts, %.
Poultry. alive-Roosters, 10: young
Winter chickens. 35a3S: fowls, 2S
geese, 15a20. Dressed-Fresh killed
Winter chickens. 35a3S; roosters, 19a
20; fowls. 2S; turkeys. 35a40; ducks,
@5a2S; geese, 20a25; capons, 40a45.
Live stock-Calves, choice, II 12
medium, 10a11: thin, SAG; lambs.
Spring, 10; live hogs, 13a132.
Meats-Beef, 17a1S; veal. IS; lambs,
q; hogs. 20iaa21: loins. 30a32; hams,
2SaS0: shoulders. 19a20.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
vegetables. compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics, says:
sparaguS-Supplies moderate; de
mand moderate, market firm: South
Carolina, dozen-bunch crates, very
large size, 3.50a3.75; medium to large
size. 250ao.75: small size. 1.7oa2. 90;
East Shore Maryland, two-dozen-bunch
crates. very large size, mostly 900,
few $50; large size, mostly 400; me-
dium size, mostly 800; small size,
mostly 200 per dozen.
Cabbage-Supplies heavy; demand
limited. market steady; South Caro-
lima. barrel crates, pointed type, lisa
200.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; California,
WatSonville section. Iceberg type, 40
dozen, mostly 4.50. few high as 800;
Imperial Valley, fair quality and con-
dition. 3.00a4 90: North Carolina, D.
peck hampers, Big Boston type, fair
quality and condition, 1.50al.Io, few
higher.
Onions-New stock: supplies moder-
ate. market steady; Texas. standard
crates, Yellow Bermudas, commercial
pack. mixed Nos. l and ,. 1.25a2.5O; old
stock no sales reported.
PotatoeS-Old stock-SupplieS mod
crate; demand light, market steady:
New York, lo0-pound sacks. round
whites, L. S. No. /, 1.75a2 90; new
stock-supplies heavy, demand mod
crate, market weak: Florida, double
head barrels, Spaulding Rose, I. S.
No. l. 6.00a615.
Strawberries-Supp liberal; de-
mand good, and market steady Tor
good stock; most stock arriving poor
10 ordinary condition: North Carolina,
32-quart crates, various varieties ordl-
nary to fair condition. 3.50a6.O0; few
generally good condition, 100; moldy,
leaky, low as LOO.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate: de
mand moderate, market steady; Flor
ida, skies, ripes and turning wrapped
originals, fair quality, fancy count,
450a5. 90: choice count, 3.50a4.0O; ordi-
nary quality and condition, fancy and
choice count, 1.50a3.00
Caulitiower-No sales reported.
String beans-Supplies heavy; some
refused. demand moderate, market
dull; Florida, 7s-bushel hampers,
green. mostly ordinary to fair quail
ity and condition, 1.00a2.00; few best,
2.50a2.75.
Peas Are Getting Cheaper.
Supplies liberal; de
mand light, market steady; Florida,
square bushel crates and Is -bushel
hampers, No. l, 4.00a4.50; few best,
800: No. .. 3.00a3.50.
Peas-Supplies heavy; demand mod
crate, market weak; North Carolina.
5-peck hampers, smallpod varities,
.5Oa1 SO: mostly, LOCALES; South Caro-
lima and Mississippi, bushel hampers,
large-pod varieties, 1.50a2.00; some re-
fused.
Eggplant-Supplies liberal: demand
light. market slightly weaker; Florida .
pepper crates. large size, 4.0Oa4.oo'
small size, 3.00a3.oo.
Suuash-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate. market steady; Florida, pep
per crates. white. 2.50a3.o0.
Peppers-Supplies moderate; De
mand moderate, market steady; florl-
da, crates, No. /, some red. 5.o0ao.oo.
Reets-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; Texas,
bushel baskets, 2.25; Louisiana, bushel
baskets, $50; Virginia, Norfolk sec