Evening star., 1926-12-10
FOOD SUPPLY GOOD
WITH PRICES FIRM
Market Offers Plentiful Array of
Produce, but Dealers Re-
port Slump.

Plentiful arrays Of foodstuffs are on
display at Center Market today, re.
| failing at prices that have been main.
tanned through the past week. Quail
ity Of the articles offered is good
BUSINESS, however. merchants say
has been somewhat below normal
since the Thanksgiving buying.
Preparations are now under way for
stocking the market for the added
marketing Mrs. Housewife shortly
VIII begin in keeping with the Christ
mas holidays, and merchants promise
large stores of staple articles and deli
cacies will be offered for selection.
The price Of top-grade eggs. which
has been mounting steadily all Fan
! this week Is steady at the high peak
| attained last Friday, the quotation
| being 80 and So cents for henneI~y
eggs, with other grades at slightly
lower levels, Butter also is steady,
retailing at 80 and 20 cents for one
pound creamery prints.
Meat. fish and poultry prices all are
stationary, and are considered normal
for this season Of the year.
Vegetable Prices Firm.
Vegetables and fruits offered aresat.
tractive, with prices much the same
as last week.
White potatoes are six pounds for
25 cents, and sweets are four pounds
for 25 cents. RutabagaS are 5 cents a
pound and of a quality to make a fine,
tasty dinner dish.
String beans are Is cents a pound,
but limas, virtually gone from the
market, are out of sight in price for
the average purchaser. being quoted
at far above 81 a quart in most cases.
Mushrooms. on the other hand, due
to their plentiful supply, are down to
so cents q pound.
Hothouse tomatoes are 35 cents a
pound for small ones and so cents a
pound for large sizes. There are no
domestic tomatoes available this week.
Eggplant is from Is to 35 cents
each, depending on size.
Hubbard squash, fine for baking. is
offered at cents a pound, and yellow
squash and pumpkins Of varying sizes
are quoted at the same price. Sum-
mer squash is three pounds for rs
cents.
Peas are Is cents pound; cucum.
bers. 10 and Is cents each: Brussels
sprouts. 35 cents for boxes Of two
pounds: beets and carrots are 10 cents
a pound. and cabbage. both red and
white, is cents a pound.
Greens i'm Variety.
Chinese celery cabbage Is Is and 20
cents q head: lettuce is 10 and Is
cents a head, and celery is 20 and 25
cents a bunch: kale is 10 cents a
pound or three pounds for % cents;
spinach is Is cents a pound or two
pounds for 25 cents. and burr arti-
chokes are Is cents each. with Jeru
salem artichokes at IS cents quart;
caulifiower is Is to 35 cents each, ac
cording to size Of heads, and Spanish
onions are 5, 6 and 10 cents each.
with cooking onions at three pounds
for 25 cents.
Cranberries are 90 cents pound:
grapes are 25 cents a pound for To-
kays and IS cents a pound for Mala.
gas; pears are so cents for boxes OF 10,
and pineapples are so cents each.
Eating apples ar 40 cents for bas-
kets Of 10. and cooking apples are
three pounds for 25 cents.
Lines are 40 cents a dozen; tan.
gerines are 60 cents a dozen; oranges
are from rs cents to 81 a dozen;
lemons are 80 cents dozen. and
grapefruit is from 10 to 20 cents each.
In the meat lines, fresh-killed and
dressed rabbits are 60 cents each;
turkeys are 60 cents a pound: capons
are so cents: ducks, As cents: geese,
40 cents; frying and baking chickens,
As cents; stewing chickens. 40 cents,
and keats from 65 to 80 cents each.
In the cut meats the following prices
are general: Round steak, 25 and 40
cents; sirloin, so cents; porterhouse.
60 cents; pork chops, 40 cents: pork
roast. 35 cents; short ribs OF beef, 10
cents: roast beef, 25 to 35 cents: veal
outlets. so cents; veal chops. so cents;
roast veal. 25 to 35 cents; leg of lamb.
40 cents: lamp chops, so cents: beef
liver, 20 cents: calf liver, 70 cents:
breast of lamb. 20 cents. and lamb
shoulder, 30 cents. Sausage. all pork.
is 35 and 40 cents a pound