Evening star., 1926-06-11
PACKERS STORING
BUTTER AND EGGS
Heavy Losses Last Season
Did Not Deter Them
This Spring.

Heavy losses on storage eggs last
season have not deferred packers
from putting away the usual quanti-
ties of the henner-y product this sea
son. Last year, it is stated, eggs
were stored at a price as high as 50
cents, while the high price this sea-
son is reported at 33 cents.
Continued cool weather enabled
packers to continue putting away
eggs much later than usual. The
sr1son was not much longer than
usual. however, because frosty
weather delayed the starting of the
storing.
Packers have started storing but
ter for next season. and the large
quantities taken from the market has
been reflected in prices in the New
York and Chicago markets the past
four days, prices having increased
Il of cent each day.
Local dealers say the advance in
the two big butter centers has not
affected the market here. 1t is not
anticipated that prices will go higher
here in the very near future. accord
ing to dealers.
Meat prices continue high. and
slight changes OF prices in the poul-
try market We're reported today. Tur
key prices advanced cents. while
the price Of roosters advanced cents.
A drop in the price of old keats was
reported, the demand for them being
exceptionally slow.
Market Prices Today.
Butter-Fancy one-pound prints,
<ea47: tub. 45a46.
Eggs-Fresh. selected. 31a32: hen
merry, 33a34: current receipts. 30a3l.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys. 33: Spring
broilers, 4oa45: Plymouth Rock
hroilers. 1ia 10 > pounds. AS; smaller,
40a42: white Leghorns. 3oa3S: fowls.
80: ROSTERS, 20; ducks: young: 20;
old, Is: keats. young, 70aS0: old. 3oa4o.
Dressed-Turkeys. 35a3s; broilers. 5oa
So: keats. young. GOAL 90; old. 4oa5O.
Live stock-Calves. choice. 121a:
medium. 10a11: thin, 6a7; hogs. heavy
and medium, 1872; light. choice, 10;
lambs, Il.
Meats-Beef. 17alS: lamb, 34a37;
veal, 20a22: dressed pork. heavy,
-: pork loins. 35a36: Western goa
81: hams. SO: shoulders, o4a2o; fresh
hams. 33a35; fresh shoulders, 25.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Todav's market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
1Cconomics) says:
CantaIoupes-Supplies moderate: de-
rnand good for good stock. market
stheady; California, Imperial valley
Salmon Tints. standards. 4os. o:loa
$50: jumhos. Ass. 3.5Oa3.1o; Jumoos'
s6s. 3.25a3.50: standards ana Jumno
fats. as and 12s mostly. 1.2o: Few
higber fair quality, some soft Salmon
Tints, standards. ASS, 2.ooa3.oo;
i,,n,hos a5s . 5oa3.oo; ponys, ASS and
54s. 100a1,5O. ,,,
demand moderate, market firm: Cali
fornia, Northern district, crates Ice
berg type. dozen, few sales, o.oo.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
light. market steady; Texas, stanoaro
crates. Yellow Bermudas, United
etates No 1. 1.75a2 .O0 some ordinary
quality and condition. 1.5o: Caiifor-
MIA. standard crates. Yellow Ber-
roudas. United States No. /, few sales,
2.25. -. ,,;a,,
market. ,,s,..
Potatoes-Old stock; supplies light,
TOO few sales to establish market; New
stock, supplies moderate demand moo
erate market weaker North ana
south Carolina. cloth-top stave and
slat barrels Cobblers. United States
No. /. 5.50a5.75: few, 600; few fair
condition, 5.23.
Neutrality-suspicious. supply
ing the market: homegrown. 32-qOart
crates. Gandy's and Chesa peakes, 800
a6.Oo: small varieties, 4.90a5.Oo.
Watermelons-Suppl light; de-
mand light, market steady sales nl-
rect to retailers, Florida, Tom Wat
sons, 1928 pound average. l.2oal.5o;
S0.34 pound average, 1.75a2Oo.
Tomato Market Firm.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate: de
mand moderate: market firm for good
stock: Florida, skies. ripes and turn
ing wrapped, fancy count. best mostly
3.5Oa4.00: choice count, best mostly
800: few high as $50: poorer, fancy
and choice count, 1.50a2.Oo Texas,
fours pink wrapped, best 1.oOal.15;
poorer low as 75
Cabbage-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate; market fairly steady; Fir-
ginia. Norfolk section, cloth-top bar
rels pointed type, ESQ; 1R-bushel
hampers. 1.25a1.50; home-growns, bar
rels pointed type. 2.00a2.25; new. 200.
Asparagus-Supplies moderate: de-
nnand moderate market steady; Dela-
ware, crates per dozen punches. small
size. 250a3o0 medium size, 3.00a3.50:
large size, 4.00a4.50.
Peas-Supples limited: demand mod
crate; market firm; homegrown, bar
rels Telephones, 7.OoaS00; small-pod
varieties, 500.
String beans-Supplies liberal; de-
nand moderate: market steady; South
Carolina. bushel hampers green, or
dinary quality and condition, 1.50a2.00
North Carolina and Virginia, Norfolk
section, bushel hampers green, 2.5Oa
800, mostly around $50; 5-peck
hampers, 3.00a3.50.
Squash-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate: market steady; North and
South Carolina, bushel hampers white,
mostly 100.
ucumbers-Supplies moderate; de.
mand moderate; market steady; Vir-
ginia, Norfolk section, hotbed stock,
y .bushel hampers fancy, 1.o0al.6O,
mostly 1.50.
Blackberries-Supp liberal; de-
mand limited; market dull; North
Carolina, 32-quart crates best, 4.50a
500; poorer low as 800.
Corn - Supplies liberal: demand
good; market steady; Texas, bushel
baskets, 2.50a275.
PUBLIC UTILITIES.