Evening star., 1925-08-01
HEAVY RAIN HELP
TO NEARBY CROPS
Late Potatoes Benefit Most,
Reports State-Prices
Steady in Market.

Additional wet weather gives prom
Use of an abundant supply of late vege-
tables. There was rain enough Thurs
day night and yesterday TO give near
by farms good drenching and, farm
ers say, will continue to keep vegeta-
ton growing for another week or two,
even should there be no rain during
such period.
Growers report the rain as being a
boon to late potatoes. The early crop
of potatoes was almost a complete
failure, according to reports, and high
prices still prevail. Both growers and
dealers think there will be no such
failure with the late crops, however,
and that cheaper prices will prevail.
Butter prices experienced a slight
advance during the week, while chick
en- prices experienced a corresponding
decrease. Meat and egg prices re
manned stationary, and there were sur
plus supplies of Cantaloupes, water
melons and several varieties of vege-
tables.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy. tub, 40; prints, So;
store packed, 29a3l.
Eggs-Fancy, selected, candled, ga
"a; average receipts, 3Oa3l.
Poultry-Alive Spring chickens,
large, 33a35; Leghorns, small, 2Sa3O;
heavy fowls, 25a26; ducks, 20a25;
keats, 40a75; turkeys, %: geese, la
15: dressed Spring chickens, large.
As; small, 40; turkeys, 80; ducks, 20;
geese, 15.
Live stock-Calves, Slaa1O12 lambs,
Spring. 1Sa14; hogs. Is.
Meats-Beef. 17a1S; veal, Ia Spring
lambs, 3OaS2; hogs, 21ka22; loins,
S5a37; smoked shoulders, 2Oa22.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits
and vegetables Compiled by the Mar
ket News Service Bureau of Agri-
cultural Economics) says:
ntaloupes-Supplies heavy; de-
mand light, market very weak; Cali
fornia Imperial Valley and Arizona
ripes, many soft, Salmon Tints,
standards, Ass, best, mostly 1.50a
175, few 200; some soft, 1.0Oa1.50;
jumbos, ASS, 1.25a2.00; best mostly
200: flats. rs and 15s, Salmon Tints,
good condition, 80; Arizona, Honey
Dews, standard crates, best, 2.0Oa2.2o:
mostly 200. some slightly green, 1.5Oa
1.75; Casabas standard crates, ordi-
nary condition. Sl.50a2 90; flats, 15s,
Honey Balls, 1.75a2.00; North Caro-
lima. Ridgeway section, Salmon Tints,
standards, ass, best, mostly 1.50a1.75,
few 200; considerable ordinary quail
~ and condition, 1.00a1.25. few low
as 75 other sections, standards, 36S
and ASS. l.00a1.50; flats, 12s, so;
Delaware and Maryland East Shore,
quality generally good, slightly green,
standards, 36s and Ass, Salmon Tints,
2.OOa2.25; jumbos, 36s and ASS, 2.25a
2.75.
Lettuce-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market firm; New York,
ordinary quality. $50.
Onion Market Steady.
Onions - Supplies light: demand
Hight; market about steady; Massa-
chusetts and Iowa, 100-pound sacks,
yellows. 5.25a5.5o; mostly $50
Peaches-Supplies liberal; demand
limited, market about steady; North
Carolina, busheI baskets. Elbertas,
large size. 2.75; Bellies. large size,
25oa2.75; skies. Hales and few Ell
bertas, large size, 2.75; skies, Elbertas,
medium size, some poor color. 2.00a
$50; Bellies, large size. hail marked,
1.75; South Carolina, bushel baskets,
Bellies, Elbertas, large size. fine quality
and condition. 800; Georgia. skies. Ell
bertas. large size, mostly 2.75; medium
size, 2.25a2.50; Virginia, skies, Car
mans, small to medium sizes, mostly
$50.
Potatoes-Supplies light: demand
moderate, market steady; New Jersey,
156-pound sacks, Irish Cobblers, L. S.
No, !, 6.00a6.25.
Apple Demand Light
Watermelons-Sup liberal; de-
mand slow, market dull: sales direct
to retailers: South Carolina, Tom Wat
sons, 20-22 pound average. %; 1926
pound average. 35; 1928 pound aver
age, mostly As each.
Apples-Supplies liberal; demand
light, market dull: Delaware. Mary
land and Virginia; bushel baskets, va
rious varieties, best, mostly 1.50: few
fancy Rambos. Wealthys and Maiden
Blush, 1.75a2 90.
Tomatoes - Homegrown receipts
moderate; demand moderate, market
firm; homegrown, half-busheI hampers,
mostly LOO.