Evening star., 1926-01-23
PORK IN DEMAND
IN LOCAL MARKET
Cool Weather Today Helps
SaIes-Egg Prices Up
Two Cents.

Cool weather put pep into pork al
Center Market today, making it much
stronger in trading. although the price
slump for loins, which went as low as
70 cents during the luli In the early
part of the week, had not yet been
eliminated
Eggs, which hit low Winter level
of 36 cents wholesale for current re
CeiptS earlier in the week, picked up
today and were selling for 3S cents.
Hennery eggs were getting only :
cent premium, at 40 cents, because OF
the exceptionally good quality of the
average receipts. Storage eggs are
being unloaded in fair quantities at
2S and "a cents.
Other lines showed little changes
except that dressed pork, heavy, went
up half cent to 14a14la.
Wholesale prices follow:
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, 1-pound prints. 51a
81; tub. +9a50; store packed, 80.
Eggs-Average receipts, SO; storage,
R3a24; hennery, 40.
Poultry-Alive: Turkeys. top, 42a43;
Spring chickens, 33a35; fowls, ?6a27:
Leehorns 22a23; ducks, 25a27; geese.
10a22; keats, 35a60. Dressed: Turkeys,
top. so; Spring chickens. 33; fowls,
% 1SSnoEilSr % uJthSr - 'Sh-oi SCc9or
o5a26; keats, ,0aH0.
Live stoCk-CaIves. top. 10; hogs,
heavy and medium, 1917; light.
choice. IL
A1eats-Bcef, II; lamb, 80; veal. ga
%: dressed pork. heavy, 14a1412 +;
medium. 10; light. Il; pork loins.
2Sa2S; Western loins. 23a24; pork
shoulders. 20a22: fresh hams. 2Sa3O.
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
light, market steady; barrels. Virginia
and Pennsylvania. A 212 and "a
inches. Staymans 6.0Oa6.5O: A 8
inches, 100; Virginia, A "a inches up,
Grimes, + %, few higher; New York,
A "a inches. Kings, 6.25. A . y inches,
Rhode Island Greetings, 6.00a6.50;
A 2l2 inches, Ifubbardstons, AS;
boxes, Washington, medium to large
size, extra fancy, Delicious, 3.75;
fancy, 3.25; extra fancy, Romes, 2.7o;
bushel baskets, no sales reported.
Cabbage Supplies moderate; de-
mand limited, market dull; old stock.
New York. bulk per ton. Danish type,
60.00a700 90: new stock, Florida, l 12-
bushel hampers, pointed type, 3.25a
800; Texas bulk. per ton, round type,
12n 90
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; California,
crates, all sizes. 7.50aS.OO: mostly 500.
Potato Market Steady.
Lettuce-Supplies heavy; demand
limited, market dull; California, I'M
perial Valley. crates. Iceberg type,
10 dozen, 3.00a3 so; Arizona, crates,
Iceberg type, As dozen, 2.50a3.O0.
Onicns-Supplies moderate: demand
light. market dull; Michigan, New
York and Ohio, 10O-pound sacks Yel-
lows, |. 5. 30. l, mostly 325.
Potatoes-Supplies liberal: demand
light. market steady: Michigan, $50
pound sacks RUsset Rurals, L. 5. No.
/ mostly 7.25. few low as 100.
Spinach - Supplies moderate; de
nland light, market slightly weaker
Texas, bushel baskets Savoy type,
1.0oa1.25, mostly I25.
aulihoWer-Supplies moderate: de-
rnand light, market steady; California
crates. mostly S2.25.
Tomato Demand Light.
Tomatoes-Supplies light; demand
light, market steady; Cuba, skies,
rIpes, wrapped, repacked, fancy count.
b.50a7.5O.
Peppers-Supplies light; demand
light, market firm; Florida, pepper
era tes, fancy, 3.50a4.00.
Carrots-SuppIies light; demand
light, market dull: Texas. bushel
baskets. mostly 2.25; few higher.
Beets, eggplants, string beans,
squash, cuCumbers-Supplies very
light; too few sales reported to quote
Strawberrles-Supplies very light:
demand light, market dull, Florida,