Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-24
EGGS ARE HIGHER
IN CENTER MARKET
Peaches From Georgia About
Exhausted-Prices Advance
for Virginia Product.

It is between seasons in the peach
market. The season for the big. lus
cious fruit from Georgia and North
Carolina is about over, according to
dealers and they are now depending
upon Virginia growers for supplies.
Prices have advanced since last week.
Dealers are expecting receipts of the
fruit from Maryland and Delaware
growers in the latter part of the
3eak.
COan River cantaloupes. said by
dealers TO he among the best melons
brought to this market, have not
reached here this season, being much
later than usual. A few watermelons
have been received from that section
and were offered today at prices rang
ing from Is TO IS cents.
A slight advance in egg prices was
reported today Fresh. selected stock
advanced ! cent. while current re
ceipts advanced from ? to cents,
and a slight advance in butter prices
In other cities made the local market
frmer.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy. 1-pound prints. AZ
a4S: tub, 45: store packed, 80.
S5; current receipts, 30.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys. 35; Spring
broilers. 3Oa33: White Leghorns. %
%; fowls, o6a27: roosters, %: ducks,
young 90 old, Is: keats, young, 1oa
80; old. 35a40 Dressed-Turkeys.
40; broilers. 35a 40; keats, young. 80
a1.00 old. 40a50.
Live stock-Calves. choice, 49,;
medium, Hale; thin, 7aS; lamb, ID.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits
and vegetables Furnished by the
Market News Service Bureau of Agri-
cultural Economics says:
Apples-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate. market steady
bushel baskets Maryland and Viz
ginia, Wolf River and Summer Ram
hos. medium to large size mostly
around 100; various varieties, small
size. 50a75.
Cantaloupes-Supplies liberal; de-
mand moderate, market slightly
weaker: Delaware and East Shore,
Maryland, Salmon Tints and Pink
Meats, standards 36s. 1.50a1.75: jum-
hos, 36s, mostly 200; extra jumbos.
36s, $50: flats all sizes. 5oal.00:
mostly, 65a75. Colorado, Pink Meats.
fats all sizes. 1.00a1.1o; mostly
around 100.
Grapes-Homegrow supplying the
market for Eastern stock.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market about steady; New
York. 2-doZen crates, Big Boston
type. fair quality and condition, 1.5O
a1.7a; Colorado, crates, Iceberg type,
mostly 6 dozen. 4.50a4.T5.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady: Massachusetts
and Ohio. 100-pound sacks Yellows,
Z, S. No. best. mostly $50 some
fair condition. 2.00a2.o5.
Peaches - Supplies liberal: demand
moderate. market weaker: Virginia.
bushel baskets, Elbertas. medium to
large size. o.ooa2.5o; few fair condl-
ton low as $50; SKIES, Bellies. large
sizes. mostly $50: Delaware, Mary
land and Virginia, hushel baskets.
Bellies, large size, 1.50a2.00: mostly
1.75a2 90: some ordinary quality and
condition, l .00a1.50.
Potato Market Steady.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate market steady; New Jersey,
150,pound sacks. Cobhlers, t. S. No.
/. 500: Virginia, East Shore, cloth
ton stave barrels Cobblers, L. S. No.
!, 500a525.
Sweet Potatoes-Supplies light, de-
mand moderate. market firm: North
Carolina, cloth-top. stave barrels, vel
lows, No. /. medium size, 100; some
small size. 450a5.00
Watermelons - Supplies moderate:
demand moderate, market steady; car
lot sales: South Carolina, bulk, per
car. Thurmond Grays, 30-pound aver
age. fair condition. 225.00; Tom Wat
sons 26-pound average, some wasty.
$500.
Corn-Supplies liberal: demand mod
crate. market weaker; homegrown,
sacked. per dozen. sugar corn, 15a2O:
mostly 90 per dozen.
Peas-Supples light: demand mod
crate, market firm; Colorado, 45-pound