Evening star., 1926-03-26
FOOD PRICE DROP
IS EXPECTED SOON
Young Spring Chickens Arrive at
Center Market in Large
Numbers.

Virtually no change in the price Of
fruits. vegetables. meats and other
| articles offered at Center Market was
| made in the last week, but the influx
of ne wshipments already made gives
promise of considerable drop in prices
within the next two or three weeks.
Chief among the indications of the
coming of large shipments OF market
goods, bringing reductions in price.
are chickens. Young Spring chickens
are finding their way into display on
the stalls in larger and larger num-
bers and fall in prices seems immi-
nent. These "springers" now are for
sale by many dealers at rs cents a
pound, fresh killed. and for go and
IS cents a pound alive.
Hens are selling for 40 and 46 cents
a pound. dressed, and roasters remain
at SO cents. with a dealer or two sell.
| ing at 48 cents q pound. Ducks are
| 40 cents a pound. geese at 50 and tur'
keys. IS cents. all of which are highly
scarce.
Eggs 40 Cents.
| The tumble in the price of eggs
halted early this week at 40 cents for
the best grade of fresh eggs, and
| further reductions are not expected
until later in the Spring.
Butter remains steady at SIS and 81
cents for the best grades Of creamery
brands.
There has been no change In the
cheese lines, Swiss selling at 10 cents
a pound and mild domestic brands at
40 and As cents.
Asparagus is the feature in the
vegetable line. New California as
paragus is offered at 81 a bunch, a
drop of % cents from quotations on
the first arrivals two weeks ago.
| Older stalks are selling for as low
as Is cents a bunch.
| Celery is abundant at 20 cents a
bunch, large size. and 25 cents for
heart celery. Spinach of good quail.
| ity and quantity Is offered at 15 cents
a pound. Lettuce. scarce, went up
to 20 cents a head, and is not Of
the quality that was available last
| week.
! Good Tomatoes Plentiful.
| Tomatoes are on display in large
| quantities and are of fine quality.
| though of medium and small sizes.
They sell for 50 cents pound.
| The biggest drop in prices was
| shown in strawberries, which are ap-
| pearing in larger and larger quanti-
ties. They are offered by many deal
ers for IS cents quart box. whereas
| they nave Deen quoted III tne past
two weeks for as high as Is cents.
Artichokes are plentiful at Is cents
each or $3.50 a dozen. New Florida
lima beans are $3.50 a quart. honey
dew melons are 81 each and pine
apples are offered at 60 cents each.
| Apples are for sale at and 10
cents each for the Delicious variety;
four for 25 cents for Rome Beauties
and cents each for Winesaps.
| Grapefruits are scarcer this week at
Is cents each or two for 25 cents.
Oranges remain at so cents a dozen.
Mushrooms so Cents q Pound.
| Jersey sweet potatoes are 10 cents
a pound, or 8 pounds for 20 cents,
and old Irish potatoes are 50 bushel,
| and 25 cents a quart box, or 2 pounds,
for new Florida and Bermuda pota
| toes.
Other offerings are: Summer squash.
IS and 20 cents a pound: peas. 20
| cents a pound; rhubarb. 20 cents a
large bunch: cranberries. IS cents q
| quart; mushrooms. so cenl s pound;
carrots, 10 cents q bunch.
| Among many other articles for sale
| at the Center Market are large sup.
plies Of nuts. Brazil nuts are offered
! at 36 cents q pound; imported wal