Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-13
EGGS ARE HIGHER
IN CENTER MARKET
Best Grade Butter Is PIP !
Cent-PotatoeS Show
Tendency to Drop.


prices paid by local commission men
for creamery products featured the
market here today.
Hennery eggs went up to AZ cents
a Dozen a boost of 2 cents from last
Friday, and best grade butter. prints
Of one pound, are bringing so cents
wholesale, an increase of ! cent. The
butter and egg market here and In
Chicago and New York all were re-
ported firmer.
Potatoes wavered a bit today, some
selling for $4.75 sack. while others
remained steady at S. a sack, last
weeks level. Sweet potatoes were
dull on the market, dropping to as
low as $3.50 a barrel, with fancy ones
running up to $3.50. Last week they
were quoted at the IS mark.
Supplies of peaches. lettuce. apples,
cantaloupes and other vegetables and
fruits remained liberal, with the mar
ket generally steady.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, 1-pound prints, so;
tub. 49, store packed. IS.
Eggs-Fresh selected, SO; hennery'
40: current receipts. 80.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys. So: Spring
broilers, 2Sa30: White Leghorns. 24a
%: fowls. 26a27: roosters. 20: ducks.
young, 20: Old. Is; keats, young, 60a70:
old, ISAAC. Dressed-Turkeys, 40a42;
broilers. 33a3S; keats. young. SOa9O;
old 40a50.
Live stock-Calves. choice. IA; me-
dunn, 11a12; thin. las: lambs. Ia.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruit and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics, says:
Applies-Supplies liberal: demand
light. market steady: bushel baskets.
Maryland and Virginia. various vari-
ties, large size. 75a1.00: mostly 100
small to medium size, 50a75: few best,
1.25a150.
Cabbag e-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market firm; New York,
bulk. per ton. Copenhagens, SO.00a
$500
Cantaloupes-Suppl liberal de-
mand moderate. market steady; Colo
RADIO. pink meats. jumbo flats. 6s.
65a7o: IS. 75a85; jumbo flats, Us and
12s. 10oa1.15: standard flats. rs ana
l5s. 15a1oO; mostly a1.O0; salmon
tints. standards. 36s and ass, 2.5oa
800: flats, IFS and 10. mostly l.oo;
Jumbo flats, 12s, mostly LIS.
Grapes - Supplies moderate: de-
mand light, market steady: Mary
land. East Shore. 12-quart climax
baskets Concords, best. 65; some far
condition. 25a40. Virginia, 6-basket
crates. Concords. No. l, 1.25a1. 80;
mostly 1875: few ordinary condition
low as soc. Delawares, No. l. lisa
1.50: mostly $50.
Lettuce-Supplies liberal: demand
light. market slightly weaker; New
York. 2-dozen crates, Big Boston type,
ordinary quality and condition, mostly
90; few best 1.25. California ana
Colorado, crates. iceberg type, 40
dozen. mostly $50.
onions - Supplies light; demand
rpht market steady: New York. 100
Mound sacks Yellows. United States
No. /. 1.75a2. 90. mostly 1.75; Indiana,
1oo.pound sacks Fellows, United
States No. /, 2.00a2.25.
Peach Market Steady.
Peaches-Supplies liberal; demand
light. market steady: Maryland. VIZ
ginia. New Jersey and Pennsylvania,
bushel baskets Elbertas, very large
size. 1.5Oa1.75, few high as 200; fair
condition. 1.25a1.5 so: soft ripe. 75al .00;
PENNSYLVANIA, bushel baskets Bellies.
large size, some fair condition. l.0Oa
1.50.
Pears-Supplies moderate: demand
light. market stronger; Washington
and Oregon, boxes. Bartletts. fancy,
firm, 4.5Oa4.75: ripe, 3.50a4.0o.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
| mand moderate, market firm: New
Jersey 150-pound sacks Cobblers
U. S. No. I. ATS: few higher.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies moder-
ate: demand slow. market dull: Vir-
ginia. and North Carolina. cloth-top
stave barrels Yellows, No. l. some
medium size. 3.5oa3.75; few fancy
high as $50.
Celery-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate. market steady; New
York % crates Golden self blanchlnG
in the rough, $50.
Corn-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate. market dull; homegrown
sacked. per dozen, sugar corn. some
ordinary quality. 10a15; best, mostly
90.
Cucumbers - Supplies moderate:
demand light. market steady: New
York. bushel baskets, fancy. GOAL 70
Peas-Supplies light; no early sales
reported.