Evening star., 1926-04-05
EASTER BUSINESS
IN MARKET HEAVY
Dealers Pleased With Trade
for HoIiday-Demand
Unusually Great.

I Market dealers were very much
| pleased with their Easter trade. De
mandS were unusually great, dealers
! reported, and most of their stock was
| moved before the closing of the weeks
market.
Heavy sales the last of the week
| did not cause any scarcity OF food
stuffs today, however, although re-
ceipts, especially OF poultry and eggs,
were not heavy this morning. Re
ceipts are usually light on Mondays,
dealers state. shippers not being IN
evidence on Sundays.
Warmer weather has resulted In
largely increased supplies of early
Spring vegetables. and increases In
receipts of Spring hroilers are expect
ed i'll the near future.
Market Prices Today.
Butter-Fancy, 1.pound prints, 49a
so; tub. 47a4S; store packed, 30.
Eggs-Fresh selected. 30a32; hen
merry, 33a35; current receipts, 29a30.
Poultry, alive-TurkeyS, hens, 40;
toms. 40: Spring broilers, 50a50; Ply
mouth Rock broilers, y to pounds,
so; smaller, 40a45; White Leghorns.
50a55, Winter chickens, pounds and
over. 40a45: fowls, 80: roosters, 20;
ducks, young, 30 old, %; keats
young, rs; old 45a50.
Dressed Turkeys, hens, So; toms,
so; broilers, 20; fowls, 30a32; keats.
young, 90a1.00; old. 50a6O
Live stock--C Calves, choice, Ia; me
dlum, 1la12; thin. 7aS; hogs. heavy
and medium, 1885,: light, choice. Is:
lambs, 20.
Meats-Beef, 10: lamb. 25a2S; veal,
22a24; dressed pork, heavy. l9.
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 moderate; demand
moderate, market steady: barrels,
Maryland and Virginia, A 215 inches
up, Staymans, many scalded, 4.00a5.oO
2I2 inches up, Yorks, many scalded,
3 3.00a4.00 New York, \ ~ inches,
Baldwins. some sCalded. 3.00a40U.
boxes, Washington, medium TO large
sizes, fancy Delicious. 3.25a3.5O; extra
fancy WmesapS. mostly 2.15; fancy
Romes. $50: oregon, extra fancy, Vel
low Newtons. 800; bushel baskets. no
sales reported; bushels hampers, New
Jersey, Romes. A 212 inches, scalded,
Loo; A 2A inches, 10.
sparagus-Supplies moderate; de-
weaker tendency: California, dozen
bunch crates, large size. 5.50a6.00
loose, large size, 500; medium size.
400: South Carolina, doZenbunch
crates, medium to large size. 3.50a4.0 90.
some poor condition; all sizes, 2.50a
800.
Cabbage-Supplics liberal; demand
moderate, market steady; Florida, II
bushel hampers, pointed type, 2.65a
2.75; Texas, barrel crates, fiat type.
5.25.
Celery-Supplies light; demand mod
crate, market firm; Florida, 10-lnch
crates. 40 dozen, 325a3.50.
Lettuce-Supplles moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; California,
Imperial Valley. crates, Iceberg type,
ordinary to fair quality and condition,
8 dozen. 400a4.50: few 500: dozen,
3.00a350: few higher; Florida, ~
bushel hampers, Big Boston type, wide
range quality and condition, 1.50a3. so;
best mostly 2.75a3.25.
Onions-Suppies light: demand mod
crate, market steady; New York and
Michigan, 100-pound sacks, yellows,
U. S. No. I, 3.50a3.75; some fair condi-
tion as low as 800.
Potato Market Firm.
Potatoes-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate. market firm; Michigan, 150-
pound sacks, Russet Rurals, u. S.
No. I, 7.75aS.00; Maine, 150-pound
sacks. irish Cobblers, u. S. No. l,
mostly 500.
Spinach-Supplies limited: demand
light, market steady; Texas, bushel
baskets. Savoy type, 90a1.15.
wberries-Supplies light; de-
mand limited, market steady: Florida.
pony refrigerators, some fair condi-
ton, 40a50 per quart.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies light; de-
mand moderate for good stock, slow
for ordinary stock. market steady;
North Carolina, cloth-top stave bar
rels Porto Ricans, mostly ordinary
quality and condition, 3.00a5.00; few
best, $50; white yams, 300a4.00; some
very poor condition low as 1.50: Ten
nessee, bushel hampers Nancy
Halls, No. 1, mostly around $50.
aulifiower-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market firm; California,
crates, best, 2.40: Oregon, pony crates.
Broccoli, 2.15a2.25.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand light, market slightly weaker;
Cuba, Span carton ripes, wrapped.
choice count, running small, 2.75a2S5;
fancy count, running small, 3.25;
Florida, 6s. ripes and turning
wrapped, originals, fancy count, few
best, 500: poor quality and con-
dl,ton. 250a3.00.
Carrots-No sales reported.
Eggplant, peppers-Supplies very
light; no sales reported.
SQuash--No sales reported.
String beans-Supplies moderate:
demand limited, market slightly weak
er; Florida, "a -bushel hampers, green,