Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-20
fruit FOR CANNING
IN HEAVY SUPPLY
Apples, Pears and Grapes
PIentifuI-Peach Crop Soon
to Be Exhausted.

Housewives are on the alert for
fruits and vegetables for canning and
preserving purposes. 1t is thought
the peach supply soon will be eX-
hauSted, but there are ample sup
plies of apples. pears and grapes on
hand and cheap prices rule, accord
ing to dealers.
Preserving pears were offered at
Sl.50 bushel this morning, the fruit
for eating purposes bringing S2.50.
Grapes were quoted at $3.50 a crate.
while apples were SO plentiful that
dealers offered them at wide range
of low prices.
"A drop III price of tomatoes was
reported. Half-bushel baskets of
choice stock were offered at 20 cents,
while the smaller vegetables sold as
low as so cents. Peppers were offer
ed at 81 a bushel, but onions were
scarce and high. very few of the
nearby crop being in evidence.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy. one-pound prints,
81: tubs. 49a5O: store packed. So.
F,ggs-F'reSh selected, a.: hennery,
45; current receipts, SO.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys. 80: Spring
broilers. %: White Leghorns. 24a25;
fowls. 26a27 ROSTERS, 20; ducks,
young. 90: old, Is: keats. young, 50a
co. old, 35a40. Dressed-Turkeys, 40
a42: broilers, 33a3S; keats. young, S0a
so: old, 40a50.
Live stock-Calves. choice. 1872
medium. 11a12; thin, 7aS; lambs, IA.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Todav's market report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the Market
News Service. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics, says:
Apples-Supplies liberal; demand
light, market steady: boxes. Washing
ton, medium to large sizes. comblna-
ton extra fancy and fancy. Jonathans,
800: Grimes, 2.15a3.O0; Winter
bananas, $50; extra fancy Winter
bananas, 275: bushel baskets, Mary
land and Virginia, various varieties,
large sizes, LOCALES: few fancy, l.5O;
small to medium size, 5oa7o.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate. market steady New
York. bulk per ton. Copenhagens. 5000
a35.0
taloupes-Supplies moderate: de-
mand light, market steady; COLORADO,
pink meats. jumbo flats. 6s to IS, l5a
| 90; 9s, LOCALES: standard flats, rs
and 15s. LOCALES salmon tints, stand
ards. 36s and ASS. 2.75a3.00: honey
dews Colorado. standard crates. 5s
and 6s. 1.25a1 so: SIS and 9s. 1.oOal.|o.
Celerv-Suppies moderate; demand
moderate. market fairly steady: New
York, % crates. 2.25a2.40 mostly
2.25.
Grapes-Eastern supplies light; no
sales reported
I,ettuce-SupplieS moderate; demand
moderate, market firm; New ork =
dozen crates big Boston type, l.ooa
1.25: few higher; Colorado. crates ice
berg type. 5 dozen. 4.75a3.00; CAN
fOrnia. crates 1ceDerS type 10 "o@1h'
few sales. 500.
Onions-Supplies light; demand
light, market steady: Michigan and
indiana, 1OO-pound sacks, yelloWs,
mostly 200.
Peach Market Steady
Peaches-Supplies moderate; de-
mand light. market steady; Pennsyl-
vania and New Jersey, bushel baskets
E,lhertas. very large size, 2.OOa2.25
medium to large size, 1.5Oa1.75: Nir-
ginia. bushel baskets Crawfords'
large size, mostly 200:
Pears-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market steady: New YORK
bushel baskets, Bartletts, NO. J. Z.oo'
No. >. 1.75; Washington, no sales re-
ported.
moderate. market steady: New Jersey.
150-pound sacks. Cobblers, United
states no. /, 450a4.75, mostly 469a
I4.75; Maine. 150-pound sacks, COD
b,crs, United States No. l, 4.5oa46o..
mostly 40; Long Island. 15O-pound
sacks, round Whites. United States
No. / mostly AS.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies moderate
demand light. market steady; Nortn
Carolina cloth top stave barrels. 1e!-
lows, No. I, mostly 800.
Corn-Supplies light; demand mod
crate, market firm: homegrown sack
ed. per dozen. sugar corn, soa3o'
mostly 25a30.
ucumbers-Supplies light; demand
light, market dull; New York. few
sales followers. bushel baskets, fancy'
l GOAL .25.
Peas-Supplies light; demand light;
market steady; Colorado. 40 -pound
crates, Telephones, mostly 900; let
tuce. crates, mostly $50.