Evening star., 1926-09-15
PRICES ARE FIRM
IN MARKET TODAY
Supplies Liberal, Demand
Moderate-SWeet Potato
Position Easier.

The firm condition of the wholesale
market was maintained here today.
with butter, eggs, potatoes and
peaches clinging to yesterdays levels.
CantaloupeS generally were the same
yesterday. but some grades fell off
trifie.
Supplies Of the articles mentioned
were reported as liberal, with hut
moderate demand. The market for
sweet potatoes was weaker than early
this week. with the quotations rang
ing from 800 to 400.
White potatoes remained at 465
and Ats for 150pound sacks of the
New Jersey products, and 4.50 for
Maine brands.
Top-grade eggs were selling whole
sale for AZ cents and current receipts
were 35a36. Best grade creamery
butter was so cents, while store
packed varieties We're 80.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, 1-pound prints, so
tub. As; store packed, 35.
Eggs-Fresh selected 80; hennery,
AZ; current receipts, 35a36.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 50: Spring
broilers. 2Sa30: White Leghorns, 24a
%; fowls. 26a27; roosters, 20; ducks,
young. 20; old, Is; keats, young, Goa 20:
old, 35a40. Dressed-Turkeys 40a42:
broilers. 33a3S; keats, young, SOa90;
old. 40a50
Live stock-Calves. choice. ia: me-
dium, 11a12; thin. 7as; lambs. Ia.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables Compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agriculture
Economics says:
Apples-Supplies liberal; demand
light, market steady: bushel baskets.
Maryland and Virginia. various va
rfeties. large size, 75a /. 90, mostly 1 90;
small to medium size, scars; few best,
1.25a so. Virginia, Grimes, No. /.
21a inches up 1.75. Boxes-Washing-
ton, medium to large size, combina-
ton extra fancy and fancy Jonathans,
800: Grimes, 2.75.
Cabbage = Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market steady; New
York, bulk, per ton, Copenhagens,
30.00a35.O0
Cantaloupes-Supplies liberal; de-
mand~ moderate, market steady; Colo
lndo. pink meats. jumbo flats, 6s to
IS. 71a9O; jumbo flats, 9s and 12s, 1.00a
LIS: standard flats. 12s mostly. 100:
Salmon tints, standards, 36s and As,
2.50a2.75; jumbo 36s, 3.O0a325; stand
ard flats. 12s and los. mostly 100.
IIoneydews, Colorado, standard crates,
As and 5s, 1.50; IS to 9s, 175; few
higher.
Celery-SupplieS moderate: demand
moderate, market steady; New York
2s crates, 2.40a2.50
Grapes-Suppliea moderate: demand
light. market steady; Virginia, six
basket crates, Concords. No. I, 1.00a
1.50; Delawarets, No. l. 1.25a1.75.
I.ettuce-Supples liberal: demand
moderate; market steady; New York
dozen crates, Big Boston type, 75a
1.25: mostly ordinary condition. IS;
Colorado. crates iceberg type, dozen,
4.50a5.50, mostly 500.
Onions - Supplies light; demand
light market steady; New York. 100
pound sacks, Yellows, United States
No. 1, 1.75a2 90. mostly LIS; Indiana.
100-pound sacks. Yellows, United
States No. I, 2.00a2.25.
Peach Market Firm.
Peaches-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate: market firm: Maryland.
Pennsylvania, bushel baskets, FL
bertas. very large size, 1.75a2.25, best
mostly 200: medium to large sizes,
1.50a1.T5: some ripe soft. 75a1.25:
Pennsylvania. bushel baskets. Bellies,
large sizes. some ripe. l.25al.75; Iiales.
large to very large sizes, l.75a2.50.
best mostly 2.25.
Pears-Supplies light; demand light
market steady; Washington. boxes
Bartletts. fancy, firm, 4.50; few AIS;
ripe. 3.50a4.00.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate: de
mand moderate. market steady; New
Jersey, 150-pound sacks. Cobblers
u. S. No. /, 4.65a4.75; few higher;
Maine, 150pound sacks. Cobblers
U. S. No. I, mostly $50: few lower.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies moderate:
demand light market slightly weaker;
North Carolina, cloth-top stave bar
rels, Yellows, No. I, best, mostly $50;
medium size. 800: Red Yams, hest
mostly 800: Virginia, East Shore, Vel
lows. few fancy. high as 400
Corn-Supplies liberal: demand light,
market slightly weaker: homegrown,
sacked, per dozen sugar corn, some
ordinary quality. 10a20.
ucumhers-Supplies moderate: de-
mand light. market dull: New York.
bushel baskets. fancy, .00a1.25: some
ordinary quality and condition, low
as so.
Peas--Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady: Colorado As