Evening star., 1926-03-23
POULTRY RECEIPTS
i /. CONTINUE LIGHT
Prices High-Meat Dealers
at Center Market FOreSee
Heavier Buying.

Meat dealers are expecting IN
creased sales the latter part or next
week. about the close of the Lenten
season, reporting business as having
been Slow since the Christmas holiday
season.
Park products continue high. due
TO a scarcity of pork throuShout the
country and light shipments ifoah'
other sections. There Is not iiicii
druclna for such products, dealers
r,nort and an active demand. they
Siate. prohablv would have mateflai
,ifnct upon the market.
RcceiptS OF poultry continue iSnt
and prices correSpondlnSly nlSn'
IA orc il not for frozen stock: Is
stated dealers probably would be I'M
shln 10 meet demands. Poultry Is put
away in such good condition. IL Is
stated. that it appeals to many con
Sinners as much as fresl-killed STOCK
M this season.
Buttcr and cgG prices today were
substantially the same as prices al
the close Of yesterday market
Wholesale Prices Today.
Butter-tancy 1-pound prints, Ava
so; tub, 47aiS; store packed, 80
Eggs Average receipts, -; caluieu'
2Sa29: heuucry. 3oa33. A.
Poultry. alive--TurkeNS, top. ava
a.. Spring chickens, 3Sa43: fowls ga
~, I,o.horns. IS; ducks, 80; geese loa
20. keats, Young S0a9o: old, 3oa4o
1roescd IL Turkeys. 4oa52; Spring
chickens 40a45; fowls, 55a34; Leg
horns. 80. ducks. 32a35; geese, 2oaZo'
keats. Young, 90a1.00.
Live stock -- calves cholce' ~
medium. Hale; thin, 7aS; hogs. hea.y
and medium, 13l@; light. cholce. 10
Meats Beef. l6: lamb, 2oa2s: veal
22a34. dressed pork. heavy, IL; me
dium. II; light, 22a23; loins, 32a5t
shoulders. 23a25; fresh hams, 3oa5o.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Todav's market report on fruits ana
vegetables compiled by the Markei
News Service Bureau OF ASrlcui'" "''1'
Economics says: ,,a
,rrdrrate. market steady; barrels
PENNSYLVANIA. Rolnes, \. - lncnes'
: n0a6. 90; \ 81. inches, 5.00ao.oV' Va
cinia and Pennsylvania StaymahS, a
81, inches. 4.50a5.00: y "a lncheS' o.oo
aS.50; a few higher; y pa inches, 3'"o
a4.0O: A 2i@ and "a 1nch AorhS, o.1o
a5.75: mostly around $50; boxes dsl''
in@ton. medium to large SIZE; go
fancy Delicious. l.00af:23: few hlsher'
extra fancy Ninesaps and 1elioW
%evtowns. 2.75a3.0o: mostly 3.oo'
hushel baskets. New York, a 2ie-inch
RaldWins, mostly LOO.
sparagus-Supplies LIBERAL. demand
limited. market slightly weaker; can
fornia. tiozen-bunch crates, very large
size. 5. 0oaS.50; mostly 500; large Size
7.o0a7 80; mostly 100; medium size
600a6.50.
CabI.age-Suprlies liberal; demand
moderate. market steady; new stock,
Texas. barrel crates, round ana nat
tvpo. ATS: bulk, per hundredWelSht.
= 0Oa5. so: mostly around 5.00; tlorlda,
IL -bushel hampers, pointed tyne, 30:
felery-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate, market fairly steady; lot
ida. 10-inch crates. 80 dozen, 4.ooa
so: small size, ordinary condition,
$50.
Lettuce Market Stronger.
Lettuce - Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market slightly
stronger: California, Imperial valley
crates. Iceberg type, 4 dozen, 4.oVa
ATS, mostly 4.50; dozen. 4.o0a+2o;
6 dozen, mostly around 800; Arizona,
crates, Iceberg type, 40 dozen, lar
nuality, 4. .00a4.25.
Onions-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate, market firm: New York,
70Opound sacks, IelloWs, United
states, No. l, mostly $50; Michigan !
compound sacks, Yellows, United
states. No. !. mostly 3.75. few higher
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de- !
mand moderate, market steady: Mich |
igan, 150-pound sacks, Russet Rurals, |
United States, No. l. 7.00a715, few |
TBS: New York. 150-pound sacks, !
I
7.00aT.25: Maine. 1j0-pound sacks, |
irish Cobblers. United States, No. l, |
723aF 40.
Spinach - Supplies moderate: de |
nland moderate. market firm; Texas ,
bllShel baskets, Savoy type, mostly 7,
! %; South Carolina, no sales reported. !
Caulifower-Supplies heavy; demand |
moderate, market steady; California, |
crates, 1.S5a2. 90.
Strawberries Cheaper
Tomatoes-Supplies hberal demand |
moderate, market fairly steady; Mex |
ico. skies, ripes. wrapped, choice count, |
mostly S.00 fancy count, mostly 800; |
lug boxes, originals, ripes. wrapped, |
4S5a525: Cuba, Span cartons, ripes, |
wrapped, choice count, mostly 800.
Carrots-Supplies moderate; demand |
moderate, market steady; Texas, bushel |
ltdSkttS, Ia Jct-.ous
Beets-Supplies light: too few sales
Ia establish market.
Peas-Supples light; demand mod |
crate, market firm; Mexico, crates, $50 |
a7.00; California, crates fair color,
50Oa5.50.
Pcppcrs--Supplies very light; de-
mand moderate. market firm; cuba, |
crates. choice mixed with red, 500.
F.ggplant-Supplies light: demand
limited, market slightly weaker; Cuba,
pepper crates, 5.00a5.50. II
Cucumbers-Supplies moderate; de-
mand limited, market fairly steady; H.
iinois. hothOusc stock, extra fancy,
425a4.50; double extra fancy, 4.75a5.0O.
rawberries-Supplies heavy; de-
mand moderate, market fairly steady;
Florida, pony rcfrigerators, 45a60,
mostly around so per quart; few poor