Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-30
TRADING IS QUIET
IN CENTER MARKET
Firm Condition in Butter
Trade Reported Today.
Prices Are Unchanged.

\ firm condition of the butter mar
ket was reported from packers IN
both the East and West this morn
ing and a similar condition was re-
ported in the egg market. Prices OF
both butter and eggs, however, were
The same as at the close of SATURDAY
market.
There was the usual quiet Monday
morning condition of the market to-
day. dealers and consumers doing
very little buying on Mondays.
Ample supplies of all foOdStuffS
were on hand this morning to more
than fill demands. it was reported.
prices of most commodities being the
same as at the close of last week S
market.
TOday's Wholesale Prices.
Butter. fancy. 1-pound prints. AGA
as tub, 45: store packed. 30
Eggs-Fresh selected, 33; hennery,
s.; current receipts 30.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys. 80; Spring
broilers, 30a33: White Leghorns, 25a
26: fowls. 26ao7; ROSTERS, %: ducks,
Young. 20: old. Is; keats, young, 70a
so: old, 35a40: dressed turkeys, 40;
hroilers. 3:a40.
Live stock-Calves. choice, 10; me-
dunn. 11a12; thin. 7aS: lambs, IA.
ders, 24a25; loins. 35; beef. 16a1S; veal,
25
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits
and vegetables compiled by the Mar
ket News Service. Bureau of Agricul-
tural Economics. says:
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
light. market dull: bushel baskets:
"a nd l.
cites. medium to large size. 75a1.0O;
few large size, 1.25: some ripe, so.
Cantaloupes - Supplies moderate;
demand moderate; market firm: Mary
land, East Shore and Delaware, Pink
Meats, iumbos 36s. 1.75a2. 00 few,
225a2.50; standards ASS. 1.5Oa1. 10;
flats. all sizes. S0a1 90. few higher.
Honeydews demand good. California,
standard crates. mostly 100; jumbo
crates. mostly 30.
Celery-Supplies light; New York.
crates easy bleaching, mostly 2.O0a
80.
Cahbage-New York. bulk per ton,
domestic round type, 25:00a30.O0; Nir-
ginia. barrels, domestic round type,
125al 80.
Grapes-E.astcrn supplies light: de-
mand light; no early sales reported.
Lettuce-Supplies light: Colorado,
demand moderate; New York, demand
good market stronger; New York. >
dozen crates big Boston type, fair
quality and condition. mostly 2.5O:
Colorado, crates Iceberg type. 5.5Oa
500: fair quality and condition. 500.
Onions-Supplies light; demand
light, market dull; Massachusetts and
Ohio, 1O0-pound sacks Yellows. U. S.
No. /. many small size, 2.00a2.25; few
80: Texas, standard crates Yellow
Bermudas, No. 2, 1.5o.
Pear Supplies Light.
Pears-Supplies light; California
boxes Mountain Bartletts, mostly go;
ripe low as 200.
Peaches-Supplies heavy: demand
ginia, bushel baskets Elbertas, me-
dunn to large size, 1.75a2 90; few 2.00a
2.25: small size. 100xl.2o: wasty, IS;
skies Elbertas 1.75; Delaware and
Maryland. busi 81 baskets Bellies, 1.50a
200: small siz, 100; Virginia, bushel
baskets Bellies small size, LOO; Della
ware, bushel Baskets Hales, good
quality and condition, large size, 2.2oa
$50; wasty lower.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand light. market dull. weaker tend
ency: New Jersey, 150-pound sacks
Cohblers. L. s. No. /, 4.50a4.75: Vir-
ginia, cloth-top Stat barrels Cobblers,
L. =. No. .. mostly 2.00a2.25.
Sweet potatces-Supplies moderate;
demand light, market dull: North Car
DINA. cloth-toF stave barrels Yellows,
No. l. mostly 100: Virginia, cloth-top
Stave barrels YelloWs, No. !, mostly
500.
atermelons-Supplies heavy; de
mand light, market dull and weaker;
Virginia. bult per 100 melons, various
varieties. selects. best. 2o.OOa35.oe;
small. 10000 5000: primes. o.00aS.oO,
feW 1000 cUlls, 900.
Corn-Supplies light: demand light
market duh and weaker: poor quality
and condition, homeGroWns, hve-doZen
sacks sugar corn, 25a30.
Peas-Supplies light: demand mod
crate, market firm; Colorado, 00-pound
crates Telephones, S.0a.
t'ucumi.elS-No sales reported.