Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-05
VEGETABLE SUPPLY
HERE IS SMALLER
Urgent Need of Rain and
Warm Weather Reflected
in Market.


Center Marke. continued slow and
decreasing today, bearing out the pre-
diction that the urgent need OF rain
and warmer weather will be barrier
to a plenitude Of such commodities.
Prices held fairly steady at the
market today. calves. live. choice.
were quoted at i2i2 today in lieu OF
Yesterdays l2al3: and live lambs at
Is, the latter being 1-cent increase
over yesterdays prices.
Market Prices Today.
Butter-Fancy one-pound prints
4sa47: tub, 45a46. store packed, 80.
EgSs-Fresh. selected. 29a31: hen
merry. 32a33 current receipts, 2saZS.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys. 35 Spring
hroilers. soas5 Plymouth Rock hroil'
ers, ~ to , pounds. 81; smaller: ana
As: White LeGhorns. 40; Winter
chickens pounds and over 4Oa45'
fowls. 33a34; ROSTERS. %; ducks,
Young, 80: old. %; keats, Young, soaso;
old. 45aa0 Dressed-Turkeys. 40;
hroilers. 55aso: fowls. 35aS6; keats,
Young. 90al 90: old, 5Oa60.
Live stock-Calves. choice. l2l2
medium. 10a1l; thin, 7as; hogs, heavy
and medium, 1871; light. choice 10;
lambs. is.
Meats-Beef, 1sal7: lamb. o9as5;
veal. 20ao3: dressed pork. heavy. ~:
pork oins 34a35: Western, 30a32:
hams. 3oa32: shoulders. 2@ao3.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Todav's market report on fruits and
/ vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics. says:
Apples Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady: barrels. Mary
land and Virginia. A pa -inch Wine
saps and Yellow Newtowns, hest. 6.00a
$50: fair quality and condition low as
800 A pa inch Winesaps, AS. Boxes,
Washington. medium to large size.
extra fancy Winesaps. 2.75a3.o0: fancy
Delicious $50: extra fancy Romes,
$50.
sparagus-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market slightly weaker;
Fast Shore. Maryland. 2-doZ. bunch
crates, green, very large size. 800;
large size. mostly 400: small to
medium size. 2.5aaS.5O per dozen
lunches. South Carolina. dozen-bunch
crates. green. very large size, 4.00a
$50; large size, $50; small size, 2.00a
$50.
Cabba ge-Suprlies moderate: de
mand light, market steady: South
Carolina. barrel crates. pointed type,
Lettuce-Supples moderate: demand
moderate, market firm: Arizona, crates
iceberg type. As dozen. 4.50a5 90: most
ly 4.5oa4.75; California. central district,
crate Iceberg type. AS dozen, 4.25a450
South Carolina. dozen crates. Big
Boston type. 2.2Sa2.5o; North Carolina,
5-peck hampers, Big Boston type. wide
range quality, 1.5oa3.50.
Onions-Supplies light demand light.
market steady; new stock, Texas,
standard crates. Yellow Bermudas.
2.e5.
Potato Market Steady.
Potatoes-Eupplies light: demand
moderate, market steady; old stock
Michigan, 150-pound sacks Russet
Rurals. United States. No. 1, s.25as.5o;
new stock, Florida, double head bar
rels, Spauldfng Rose, United States,
No. /. mostly 1850.
Strs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. liberal: de
mand moderate; market weaker; North
Carolina, 32-quart crates, Missionaries
best. mostly 55oas. 90 few higher: fair
to ordinary quality and condition, 400
ae.co.
Tcnnatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
raand moderate, market steady:
Florida SIS, ripes and turning. wrap.
ped, best fancy count, mostly l.ou'
choice count. $50; PISS, 4o0a4.5o;
poorer. choice and fancy count.
o0a6.00.
Peas-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market fairly steady: South
Carolina, bushel hampers. large pod
varieties. 3.0oa3.50; few high as 400;
small pod varieties. 2.5oa3.00.
Beets-Supplies light; demand mod
crate, market fairly steady: Virginia,
Norfolk section. crates, punched, 10
per bunch.
Carrots-Supplies very light; no
sales reported.
String beans-Supplies very light:
demand moderate, market firm:
Florida. 3 -hushel hampers, green,
mostly around 500.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES light: demand
limited. market slightly weaker;
Florida, square bushel crates, No. 1,
mostly 81