Evening star., 1926-06-15
MEAT DEMAND OFF
IN CENTER MARKET
Prices of Most Commodities
Unchanged Today-Tur-
keys Are Higher.

Higher temperature has decreased
the sales of meats. Such sales al
ways decrease in hot weather. dealers
state. consumers. increasing their pur.
chases of fruits. vegetables FISH and
poultry.
Fridays and Saturdays are the best
market days for meats, remarked
dealer. Fridays for the wholesale and
Saturdays for the retail trade.
Another slight increase in turkey
prices WAS reported this morning. live
turkeys. sold AT 80 cents last week
being Quoted at 3S today. and y slight
decrease in price Of hroilers also was
reported a drop of ! cent in the
price of lamh was reported.
Prices OF most other commodities
remained unchanged.
Market Prices To-day.
Butter Fancy. l-round prints. 4ss
Al; tub. A5a46.
F,ecs--Fresh selected. 31a3a: hen
merry. 33a34. curren, receipts. 3oa3l.
Poultry. JINe-Turkeys. 81: Spring
hroilers. 4Oa45. Plymouth Rock broiI
ers. l'2 TO 2 pounds. 46; smaller. asa
40; white Lechorns. 35a36; fowls, 81:
roosters. y; ducks. young. 20; old, 10,
keats. Young. 7oas0: old. 35aso
Dressed d-Turkeys. 35a3s. brniIers. Asa
50: keats. young. 3Oa l.o0: old, 40aa0.
Live stock Calves. choice. IL: me
dunn. lnali thin, Sa1: hogs. heavy
and medium. 1919; light, choice, l5
Ia mbs t..
Meats-Reer. l7a1S: lamb 34aa1
veal. 2oa22; dressed pork. heavy. ls
pork lnns. 35a36: Western. 30S32
hams, 20: shoulders. 24a2': fresh
hams. 33a35 fresh shoulders. ..
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled b. the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics says:
Cantaloupes-Supplies moderate; de
maud moderate. market slightly
stronger: California Imperial Valley
salmon tints. standards. ats and ASS.
325a350: few, S15; Jumbo 36s and
ass. 35oa3.7a: few. 400, o7s. $50,
honey dew. standard crates, as TO l3s,
2."5a".5o.
Lettuce Western supplies light de
nand moderate. market tirm: Calf
fornia. crates, iceberg type. 4-5 dozen.
| mostly dozen, 4.50a4.75: mostly 45o.
homegrown supplies liberal; demand
moderate. market weaker; .-dozen
| crates, big Boston type, 2oal,oo, ac-
cording to quality.
leht. market fairly steady Texas
standard crates. yellow Bermudas, L.
$. No. J. lisa IS California, standard
crates. yellow Bermudas, I. S. No. /,
l.50a..a0.
Peaches-Supplies light: demand
moderate. market fairly steady; Geor
ga, IS, uneedas, medium size. $50
Potato Market Weaker.
demand light. market slightly weaker,
Michigan, 150-lh. sacks Russet Rurals,
L. S. No ] 500 New stock. supplies
moderate: demand good, market slight
" weaker: North and South Carolina,
cloth-top stave and slat barrels Cob
hlers L. s. No. l. a.00a5.0n, few
slightly decayed lower.
Straw berries es-Homegrown supply
ing the market: supplies moderate, de-
| mand moderate, market steady; 81
at crates various varieties. 3.ooal 90.
mostly around 800.
Toma light; demand
| moderate. market firm. Florida. 6s,
ripes and turning wrapped, fancy
count hest mostly, 4.oe; choice count.
| 3.O0a3.5O, poor condition fancy and
choice count. l0oa2.00: Mississippi,
As rines and turning, wrapped, 2.25.
Cahbage-Supplies moderate: de-
mand good, market firm: homegrown
barrels Pointed and Round types,
2.5oa2.75, few, 800
| Asparagus Market Dull.
Aspargus-Supplies liberal demand
| light, market dull and slightly weak
er, Delaware crates, punched. very
large size. few sales. 400, large size,
| 800: medium size, 200: small size,
| 125a1oO per dozen punches.
Peas-Homegrowns practically sup
plying the market; bushel baskets.
large pod varieties, 2.5Ga3.00; small
pod varieties, 2.00a2.o0,
String eans-Supplies moderate,
demand good, market steady; South
Carolina. bushel hampers, green. 200
a2.50; North Carolina, bushel ham.
pers. green. 300a3.50: mostly $50:
North Carolina, and Virginia, Norfolk
section, 5peck hampers. green. best
mostly 4.50, fair quality and condi.
tion. 400.
ucumbers-Supplies moderate de.
mand moderate, market fairly steady
South Carolina, bushel hampers and
square bushel crates, fancy. 1.50a2 90;
few. 2.2S; Virginia, Norfolk section,
7s-bushel hampers. fancy hot he'd
stock. $50 choice, 225.
Black ckberries-Supplies liberal. de
mand moderate. market steady.
North Carolina, 32-quart crates, 400
a4.50: small size, ordinary condition.
low as 800.
Corn-Supplies moderate: dema nd
gooa, market firm; Texas bushel
baskets, 2.65a2.7o; few higher.