Evening star., 1926-10-16
PUMPKINS CHEAP
IN CENTER MARKET
Holiday Pie ingredient Sold
at So a BarreI-Other
Vegetables Lower.

pumpkins for the Halloween cele-
brati0n and Thanksgiving pie promise
to be much cheaper this season than
usual. There is a big crop of the
vegetable in nearby States, according
to reports received by local dealers,
and there is said to be no scarcity of
them In other sections.
Dealers this morning willingly sold
their supplies at 81 a barrel, low
price for the vegetable, making the
single pumpkin cost only about 10 or
15 cents. The pumpkins are so plenti-
full, 1t is stated. that there is no dan
ger of high prices ruling during the
approaching Winter season.
Cabbage is another vegetable that is
claiming the attention of both dealers
and consumers, being desired both for
boiling purposes and to be converted
into sauerkraut. New York and Ohio
growers are sending fairly large ship
ments of the vegetable to this city,
and nearby growers also have pros
poets of fairly good crops. Today s
prices ranged from $3.50 to 81 per
hundred pounds.
Turnips to BE Cheap.
Turnips promise to be cheap
throughout the Winter. Some of the
vegetables, results of early planting,
are large and In as splendid condition
offered this morning at 81 a buShel or
30 cents dozen for the punched vege-
table.
Spinach and kale were very plentiful
this morning, kale finding slow sale al
so cents a buShel, while there was a
create" demand for spinach at 10
cents. Other late green vegetables also
were plentiful and cheap.
Ripe tomatoes We're fairly plentiful
pecally big demand for them at 81 and
$3.50 q half-bushel basket. however,
nor was there much of a demand for
cullS at so cents. Green tomatoes for
picking and to be held for ripening
found slow sale at 40 and so cents.
Potatoes So Barrel. d.
Potatoes from nearby farms sold at
So a barrel on the market line this
morning. Dealers hear that the crop
will not be very large this season and
are predicting high prices will prevail
throughout the Winter.
Sweet potatoes, more plentiful than
usual are selling at IS cents for a
single bushel. Dealers hear there are
bumper crops of the sweets in Mary
land, Virginia and other States, max
will continue.
Apples, about as plentiful as local
dealers have ever known, threaten to
fill cold storage places to the exclusion
of other staple commodities They are
so plentiful that the demand is slow
and sales not numerous. Fifty and
rs cents a bushel We're prices at which
choice nearby stock sold today.
Corn Is gradually getting scarce as
The Winter season approaches. Most
Of the stock arriving from nearby
Cfo4 to- OF
having made it Wormy. Growers who
had good quality corn this morning
readily disposed of their stock at 35
and 40 cents a dozen. Some poorer
quality sold at 20 cents.
Peach Receipts Light.
Receipts of peaches are light, the
demand slow and the market steady,
bushel baskets of New York Elbertas,
medium to large size, selling at $3.50
and $1.75. Many of the peaches are
not in the best condition.
Only light supplies of pears are
being received. New York Bartletts,
bushel baskets, were quoted at from
S2.25 to $2.75. Anjous. Oregon
product, extra fancy, brought 1915
and $4.
Liberal supplies of grapes, mostly
Concords, made a slightly weaker
market and the fruit is in fairly good
demand for eating, preserving and
other purposes. Twoquart baskets
of the New York stock sold at IS and
20 cents. 12-quart baskets of the
Michigan fruit selling at 20 and Is
cents.
Retailers were on hand early this
morning looking for choice selections
of foodstuffs Of all varieties. and there
We're more than ample supplies to
meet all demands. Meats, poultry,
butter. eggs and other commodities
were offered at prices quoted yester-
day, practically no changS being re-
ported.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-F'ancy One-pound prints,
81: tub. 49a50; store packed, 3S.
EggS-Fresh, selected, As; hennery,
5Oa55; current receipts, 40a42; stor-
age, 3Sa39.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys, 80; Spring
broilers, 2S; white Leghorns, 24a25;
fowls, 2Sa29; roosters, 20; ducks,
young, 90; old, 10; keats, young, 50a
60; old, 34a40. Dressed-TurkeyS, 40a
AZ; broilers, 33a35; keats, young. S0a
go; old, 40a50.
Meats-Beef. 1Sa19; veal, %; lamb
26a30: fresh hams, 30a32; shoulders,
23a24; loinS, 34a35: smoked hams, 34a
35: smoked shoulders, 22a23.
Live stock-Calves, choice, Is: me-
dunn. 1la12: thin, 7aS; lambs, 12l2a14.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits
and vegetables. compiled by the
Market News Service Bureau of
Agricultural Economics. says:
Apples-Supplies liberal: demand
light, market dull: boxes. Washing
ton. medium To large sizes extra
fancy delicious. 3.25; extra fancy
JonathanS. @.00a2.25: comb, extra
fancy Winter bananas. ripe, Lisa
225; buShel baskets, Maryland. No.
l, fine quality and condition, 212 inch,
delicious. $50; Maryland and Vir-
ginia, various varieties, No. l, me-
dium to large size, 75a1.00.
Cabbage-SupplieS moderate: de-
mand light. market slightly stronger;
New York. bulk, per ton, Danish
type, 25.00a2S.00.
Celery-Supplies light: demand
moderate. market steady; New York,
2-3 crates. 2.25a2.50; few. 2.75.
Grapes-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate. market steady; New York,
2-quart climax baskets. various va
rieties, 17a20; Michigan and New
YORK l2-Quart cllmaN baskets, Con-
cords, 65a75.
Lettuce-SupplieS moderate; demand
moderate, market steady: California,
crates. Iceberg type, 40 dozen. best,
4.00a425: few. 4.50: fair quality and
condition, low as $50: New York. >
dozen crates, Big Boston type, fair
quality, 1.00a1.25; poor quality and
condition, scars.
Onions-Supplies light; demand light,
market fairly steady; Michigan, In
diana, 100 pound sacks. yellows, L. S.
v,7nSt1y no. fau- %au-