Evening star., 1925-01-22
EGG PRICES DROP;
POULTRY HIGHER
Declines in Wholesale Mar
ketS Expected When Road
Conditions Improve.

Egg prices took slight drop toudy'
while poultry prices went hlgher.
Dealers expect a decided decrease In
egg prices viii not materialze until
there is a decided change in weather
conditions. Warm weather is expect
ed to start hens laying and increase
receipts to the extent of decreasing
prices
Dealers do not expect cheaper poul-
Try the next few days They realize,
however, that receipts may increase
as soon as road conditions become
normal and the increase, they say,
may result in cheaper prices.
Meat and butter prices remaiD un-
changed.
TOday's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-FancZ, tub, 47a5O; prints,
b5a57; store packed, 2Oa25
Eggs-F'resh, selected, candled, SO:
average receipts, 56a57; storage
4Sa50,
Cheqse-Longhorn. 2S; mild cream,
26s old sharp, 80 per pound.
Poultry-Alive, roosters, Il per
pound; turkeys. 35a3S; ducks, 15a20;
geese, 15a20; Spring chickens. 20;
fowls. 25a26; keats, young, 50a7O each.
Dressed-Fresh- killed Spring chick
ems. 27a2S; roasters. so; roosters, Is;
fowls, 26a27: turkeys, 40a42; keats.
-OaSO each: ducks. 70; geese, 15a25;
Capons, i0a45.
Live stock-Calves, choice, 13a14;
medium, 10a11; thin, car: lambs,
Spring, 13; live hogs, s to u.
Meats-Beef. 12a1S: veal. 12a20:
lambs, 26a3O; hogs. Halo; 1oins, goa
"a; hams, 21a22. and shoulders, 14a16.
Apple Market Firm.
rrod,,-,s mo .rlyat ranor+ on fruits aDd
vegetables, compiled by the Market
News Service. Bureau of Agricultural
Economies, says:
Apples-SuppIies moderate; demand
moderate. market firm. Barrels
Maryland. Virginia and West Nir-
ginias, ar z inches up Staymans. 6.O0a
100, few $50; a2ia inches up Yorks,
5.50a6.00, few $50; Delicious. 6.5Oa
$50; a234 inches up Staymans, 6.50a
$50, few 500; a2& inches up Deli
"ious. 7.5Oas 500, few higher Boxes
Northwestern, medium TO large sizes
extra fancy Spitzenburgs and Stay
mans, 325; Winesaps, mostly $50;
Delicious. mostly $50.
Cabba ge-Supplies moderate: de-
r1and moderate market fairly steady
Old stock New York, bulk. per ton,
Danish type, 35.0Oa40.0O, mostly $500;
new stock Florida, IL -bushel ham
pers pointed type and Copenhagens,
2.O0a2,25, few $50; South Carolina
barrel crates, pointed type, 3.00a3.25,
mostly 5.25.
Celery-Supples light: demand
moderate, market steady; California
crates. fair quality, 6.50a7.o0; Florida,
1o-inch crates, 40 dozen, 3.25a3.50,
few 5.75; s dozen, 2.75a3.25. mostly
800.
Lettuce Supplies Light.
Lettuce-Supplies light: demand
moderate; Florida. market steady
l5-bushel hampers, Big Boston type,
best, 1.75a2.O0; fair quality, 1.25a1. so:
Western, market firm, California, I'm
perial Valley, crates, Iceberg type.
4-0Oa425.
Onions-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate, market steady; New York
and Ohio, 10O-pound sacks yellows,
medium to large sizes, United States
No. 1, 3.50a360.
Potatoes-Supplles moderate: de-
Michigan. 150-pound sacks. Russet
Rurals. United States No. /, mostly
2. 90 per sack: New York, 150-pouni
sacks, Round Whites, United States
No. l, 2.30a2.40 per sack; Maine, l50-
pound sacks, Green Mountains United
States No. l, 2.65 per sack.
Spinach-Supplies very light; de-
mana OlOQfTa le, mar hEI SlTOnS. ' IL
Einia, Norfolk section, cloth-top veneer
barrels, Savoy, best, mostly $50.
Tomatoes-Supplies very light; de-
uland good for good stock, market
steady; Nassau, 6s, ripes, wrapped,
repacked, fancy count, fair quality,
5.00a6.00.
Cauliflower- moderate; de-
mand light, market steady; Califor-
MIA, crates, mostly 2.15-
String Beans Higher.
String beans-Supplies light; de-
mand moderate. market strong;
Florida, - bushel hampers, fair quail
ity, 3.50a4Oe.
Peas-Supplies light; demand good
for good stock, market steady:
Florida, 7s -bushel hampers. fair quail
ity, 4.OOa4-50; some poor quality low
at zoo.
Eggplants-supplies light; demand
moderate, marke ct steady: Florida,
pepper crates, 4.O0a4.50; few higher
Strawberries = Supplies mod crate;
demand limited, market steady;
Florida pony refrigerators, 35a4O;
few low as 25 per quart; 32-quart
crates, 3Oa35 per quart.
Squash-Supp1ies very light; no
sales reported.
ucumbers-Supplies very light:
demand limited, market steady:
Florida. hothouse, dozen cartons. 175.
Carrots-SuppHes liberal; demand
moderate, market steady; Texas.
bushel baskets. 225a2.50; few higher.
Beets-Supplies light; demand light.
market steady; Texas, bushel baskets,
. I0a2 n. few 2 90