Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-16
EGGS LOWER TODAY
At CENTER MARKET
Average Receipts Cheapest
This Season-Poultry
Also Comes Down.

Eggs took another drop at Center
Market today. touching a new low
level Of &c cents for the season. or
average receipts, and wholesale house:
announced drops in poultry.
Storage eggs went to 2Sa3o. anc
hennery eggs were bringing only
3&a4O
Spring chickens were down to 26a21
and geese were l5a20 for the live poui
try.
Wholesale prices TO-DAY we're quoted
as follows:
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Rutter-Fancy. 1-pound prints. spa
81: tub. seas; store packed. 4oa45
Perseverance receipts. Sc; stor-
age. 2SaS0: hennery. 3Sa4o.
Poultry-Alive: turkeys. top. Asa
As: Spring chickens. 32a33: fowls 26
az Leehorns. 25: ducks. %: geese
keys. top. 5oa52: Spring chickens. 81
ABS: fowls. 2Sa30: Leghorns. 30:
ducks. 2Sa3O: geese. so: keats. 70aS0.
Live stock-Calves. top. 10: aver
age, "A; hogs, heavy and medium. IA
h=nt choice. l+lz.
Meat-Beef, Il: lamb. 30; veal. -
a23; dressed pork, heavy, IA; medium.
10: light, l6a17 pork loins, 3oa32;
Western loins. 26a21: pork shoulders,
2ua23: fresh hams. 2Sa30.
Fruit aud Vegetable Review.
Todays market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economies said:
Apples-Supplies moderate: dema nd
. light. market steady. Barrels Mary
land and Virginia. \ 211 inch and A
% inch Staymans. 6.25a6.50: 4 2L2
inches up. Staymans. fair color, 5.5oa
500. Roxes-Wa shineton. medium to
large size. extra ia ncy. Delicious most
ly 3.1o: fancy, mostly 3.25: Romes
and Staymans, extra ia ncy, mostly
1.15 Bushe baskets-No sales re-
ported.
Cabba Sc. old stock-Supplies mod
crate demand light, market steady;
New York. bulk. per ton. Danish type,
mostly 1000. New stock-No sales
reported.
Celery-No supplies on market.
Onions Supplies light: demand
light, market steady; Michigan. Indi-
ana and New York. 10O.pound sacks.
Nellows. L. s. No. !. 3.25a3.50.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market steady: Michi-
gan, 150-pound sacks, Russet Rurals.
I. s. No. !. few sales. mostly around
80
Lettuce MARKET w edk.
Lettuce-Supplies heavy: demand
light. market weak: California Impe.
rial Valley. crates, Iceberg type Az
dozen. mostly 100: Arizona crates. Ice.
berg type. As dozen. mostly 800;
Florida. 2-doZen crates. Big Boston
type, poorly headed. few sa les, 80
Spinach-Supples liberal: dema nd
moderate. market dull; Texas. bushel
baskets, Savoy type. mostly l.50.
aulif1ower-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market steady; Cali
fornia, crates. mostly 4.25.
Peas I'm Good Demand.
Peas-Express receipts very light;
supplies very light: demand good.
market steady; Florida. 7s-bu. ham
pers. 5.00a7.00. mostly around 500.
Peppers-Express receipts light;
supplies light. demand moderate.
market steady: Florida, pepper
crates, fancy stock. 4o0a4.58, few
500; choice. 9.50a3.o0.
Ecgpla light: dema nd
moderate. market steady; Florida, pep
per crates, fancy, 800.
Carrots-Supplies moderate: demand
light. market steady; Texas, bushel
ba skets, $50.
Beets-Supplies light; demand mod.
crate, market steady; Texas, busheI
ba skets, 800.
Tomatoes. string beans. cucumbers,
okra. squash-Supplies very light; no
sales reported.