Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-10
BUTTER GOES down
| At LOCAL MARKET
Eggs in Abundance, But
Poultry Receipts Small and
Prices High.

Butter prices have taken a drop OF
approximately cents. The drop in
wholesale prices enabled retailers to
decrease their prices from to 5 cents
many of them selling last weeks so,
cent quality for 55 cents.
Dealers do not anticipate there will
be much more lowering Of prices in
the near future. They say the new
bill increasing the tariff from Il, /.
cents probably Will mean that prices
will not drop TO previous low levels.
Supplies of eggs continue liberal, but
poultry receipts continue scarce. So
anxious are dealers to increase their
receipts of poultry that several of
them made week end trips TO nearby
country
Those who made the trips did not
succeed In getting poultry raisers to
increase their shipments. All poultry
raisers had an abundance Of eggs,
however, and made il plain that very
little poultry win be shipped until
Spring chickens are large enough for
broiling.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy. one pound prints.
49a50; tub. 47a48; store packed. 80.
died. 27a2S; hennery 30&32.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys. top. 44a45;
Spring chickens. 3Sa42: fowls. 32aS3
Leghorns. IS; ducks, 25a30: geese, loa
20: keats, young. S0a9o: old. 3Ia40.
Dressed-Turkeys. 4Sa52: Spring,
chickens, 40a45; fowls, S3a35; Leg
horns, 80; ducks. 2Sa30. geese, 2Oa20;
keats. young. 90al.0o.
Live stock-Caives, choice. IA; me.
dunn, 12a13; thin. las; hogs. heavy
and medium. 1912: light. choice. l4ia
Meats-Beef, 16: lamb. 20a25; veal.
20; dressed pork. heavy, l4al4i:; me
dunn. Is; light. Il; loins, 3Oa32;
shoulders, 22a23; fresh hams. 3Oa32.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits
and vegetables. compiled by the Mar,
ket News Service. Bureau OF AGricul-
tural Economics. says:
Appies-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady. Barrels
Virginia and West Virginia. A 2ha
finch Staymans. 5.50a6.00: some fail
quality, 45Oa5.00 New York. a "ia
inch Baldwins. 4.50a5o0: mostly 4.e0
Boxes: Washington. medium to large
size extra fancy Delicious, 400: fancy
$50: extra fancy RomeS. 80: fancy
Z.Zo4Z. oO, extra fancy WlneSdpS, o-VV
Bushei baskets: New York. Q 2ia Inch
Baldwins, LIS.
Cabbage = Supplies moderate: de
mand moderate. market steady. New
stock: Florida. ~ bushel hampers
round type. 2.60ao.75. Old stock: New
York. bulk. per ton. Danish type
$500
Celery-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate. market firm: Flori
da. 10-inch crates. as doz., 4.7oa5.00
$40 doZ, mostly $50.
Lettuce-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate. market steady; California
Imperial Valley crates, Iceberg type
4 doZ.. 3.75a4.0h; mostly TOO: doc.
S50a3.5.
Onions-Supnl:es Iichf, demand
light. market steady: NeW York and
Michigan, ldA-lb. sacks. YelloWs L
6. No I. 800; New York 100
lb. sacks Yellows. u. S. No. l. fair
condition. 80.
Potatoes-Sunples moderate de-
mand moderate mar'.e1 firm: Michi
gan. l50-lb sacks. Russet Rurais. L.
S. No. /, ,;.,5; few higher.
pinach-Supplies liberal: demand
South Carolina. cloth top veneer bar
rels. - voy type. $50: Texas. bushel
baskets, Savoy type. Goal 10: few
higher,
auliflower-Supplies moderate:
demand moderate. market steady:
Oregon. crates. broccoli 2.25; few
higher.
Carrots-supplies light demand