Evening star., 1926-04-28
LAMB PRICE HIGHER
IN CENTER MARKET.
Poultry, Butter and Eggs Are
Unchanged-veaI Cheap
er Today.

A good demand for meats and
poultry was reported this morning.
Prices of lamb showed an increase,
while veal was cheaper. Beef ana
poultry prices remained unchanged.
Spring lamb is a meat that always
Is in demand az this season, accord
ing to dealers, and the first to arrive
usually sells at very high prices.
Genuine Spring lamb was quoted at
35 cents today, other grades selling
as low at 80 cents. Veal was quoted
at 20 and %, while beef was quoted
at 16 and II.
Poultry, butter and egg prices have
experienced no change the past few
days. REPORTS from New York indicate
a plentiful supply of the dairy product
on hand and the market easy, Whlle
in Chicago the market was fraction
Of a cent higher yesterday.
Market Prices Today.
Butter-Fancy 1-pound prints, 46a
AZ; tub. 45a46; store packed, 80.
Eggs-Fresh selected, 29a31; hen
merry, 32a34; current receipts, 2Sa29.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, hens goa
40; toms, 35a40; Spring broilers, 55a
so; Plymouth Rock, broilers, / u to 2
pounds, 55a60; smaller, 40a45; White
Leghorns, 40a45; Winter chickens. 3
pounds and over, 40a45; fowls. 33;
roosters, %; ducks, young. 80; old, 25;
keats, young, S0a90; old, 45a5O.
Dressed-Turkeys, 40a45; broilers, Goa
65; fowls, 35; keats, young, 9Oa1.OO;
old, 5Oa60.
Live stock-Calves, choice, -; me-
dium, 10a11; thin, 7aS; hogs, heavy
and medium, 1912; light, choice, 15;
lambs. 18.
Meats-Beef, 16a17; lamb, 2sa35,
veal, 20a23; dressed pork, heavy, 19;
pork loins, 34a35; Western, 3OaS2;
hams, 30a32; shoulders, 22a23.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables FURNISHED by the Market
News Service, Bureau of Agricultural
Economics) says:
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market steady; barrels,
Maryland and Virginia, Winesaps,
A 212 inches, 5.50a6.0C; few higher;
A PA inches, 4.50a4.75; few low as 400;
A 21a inches, Yellow Newtowns, 5.50a
500; few $50; boxes, Washington, me-
dunn to large size, extra fancy Wine
saps, 2.75a3,00; mostly 2.75; fancy
Zines, $50
Asparagus-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market firm; South Caro-
lima, dozen-bunch crates, very large
size, mostly 500; large size, 400; me-
dium size, 2.50a3.00.
Cabbage-Supplies liberal; demand
light, market steady; South Carolina,
pointed type, IL -bushel hampers
1.O0a1.25; barrel crates, 2.00a2.50; few
ordinary quality and condition low
as LOO; Florida, 1la a-bushel hampers,
pointed type, 1.25a1.50.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market steady; Ari-
IONA and California, northern dis.
trict, crates, Iceberg type, AS dozen,
4.00a4.50; North Carolina, 5-peck
hampers, big Boston type. 2.O0a2 80;
some small size; soft. lOOa1.5O.
Onions-Supplies light; demand
light, market dull; Texas, standard
crates Yellow Bermudas, commercial
pack, mixed, No. l and No. 2, 2.6Oa
275.
Potato Market Weaker.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate: old
stock; demand moderate, market
slightly weaker: Michigan, 15O-pound
sacks Russet Rurals, U. s., No. l.,
775aS.25; mostly 500. New stock
Demand moderate, market steady;
Florida, double-head barrels Spauld-
ing Rose, u. S., No. /, 11.00a11.5 So
mostly 11.00.
Spinach-Home-g crowns supplying
the market.
awberries-Supplies light; de-
maLd moderate, market steady; Flor
ida, pony refrigerators, fair quality
and condition, 40 per qt; North Caro-
lima, 32-quart crates Missionaries,
10.00a11.0O crate.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market firm for good
stock; Florida, 6s, ripes and turning,
wrapped, fancy count, 5.00a7.00; best,
mostly 6.50a700, according to quality
and condition.
aulif1ower-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market firm; California,
crates. 325.
String beans-Supplies light; de-
mand moderate. market steady;
Florida, 7s-bushel hampers, green,
fair quality and condition, 400.
Carrots-Supplies light: demand
moderate, market fairly steady: Texas.
bushel baskets, 2.25a250.
Beets-Supplies light; demand mod.
crate, market steady; Texas, bushel
baskets, mostly $50; Virginia, Norfolk
section, hotbed stock, 10a12 per bunch.
Peas-Supplies light; demand mod
crate, market steady; Arizona. bushel
hampers, Telephones, 4.75a5. 90; South
Carolina, bushel hampers, Laxtons.
3.5Oa4.0O; small, poor varieties. 3.OOa
$50. ''''
Cucumbers-Supplies moderate: de.
mand light, market steady: Illinois.
nothouSe stock, 2-doZ. cartons. double
extras, $50; extra fancy, 800: poorer,
mixed, 200.
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