Evening star., 1926-10-06
BUYING HEAVIER
IN CENTER MARKET
Cooler Weather Spurs Sales.
| Rain Expected to Help
Late Fruits.

Cooler weather this morning was a
means of bringing an increased mum
ber Of buyers to the wholesale mar
ket. Buyers seldom take hold, espe-
ctally of meats and poultry. during
heated periods. according TO dealers,
but increased trade invariably comes
when the thermometer takes drop
Meats and poultry present a mucn
more attractive appearance when tne
weather gets cooler and puts retailers
in the humor for buying. III also
serves to increase the retail trade.
Last nights rain is expected to help
late fruits and vegetables that remain
ungathered, more especially green
vegetables such as spinach, kale, can-
bage and turnips.
Growers still have tomatoes ripen-
ing on the viies, but the quantity is
not great. Soon the green vegeta pies
will be gathered and put indoors -
ripen. growers not wanting TO cnance
an early frost running their late crops.
Consumers already are purchasing
green tomatoes for picking purposes
or to nut aside to ripen. 1t Is reporteo'
prices of such stock being reported
reasonable. Dealers report a plentl-
full supply of late green Fegetao.es
and expect prices VIII coillii"o
until frost appears.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
R,tter-Fancy, 1-pound prints, 81;
tub. 49a5O; store packed, 80.
Esgs-Fresh selected. AZ: hennerS'
AZ: current receipts, 40; storage 80.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys, 80; Spfans
broilers. 2sa30; white Leghorns, IA
Ok: fowls, 2Sa29 roosters, 20 ducks
,,o,re %. old. IS; keats, young. ooa
So old 34a4O. Dressed-Turkeys, 4o
e4o. hroilers. 33a35: keats, young soa
~ Meats-Beef, 1sa19; veal, %: lamb
oea3O. fresh ham. 30a32: shoulders
1894. loins. 34a35; smoked hams, 34a
az: smoked shoulders, 22a23:
Live stock-Calves. choice i4%'
medium, Hale; thin, 1aS; lamos' a.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Todav's market report on fruits ana
vegetables, compiled by the Marie,
News Service, Bureau of Agricultural
Economics, says
Annies-Supples liberal: demand
light, market steady: boxes, asn-
ineton, medium to large size eAtIa :
fancy Delicious, 32oa3.oo' rhos.is
$50: Jonathans. ,. .25a2 90 mostly L.oV'
fancy Jonathans. mostly 20; conluln.
0f10n
Rananas.< 2.OOa2 so. Bushel baskets,
MARYLAND and Virginia. No. l. Zt2-
inch Grimes and "a inch Iorks, .ooa
125. 21a inches up Jonathans. l.oo'
3.inch Delicious, 200a2.25; various va
rieties. medium to large sizes, 'oal.uo'
fair quality; some small sizes, mostlS
so. ;,
bbage-Supplies moderate; de-
mand light. market steady; New ! ork'
bulk per ton, domestic round type
mostly $500. Pennsylvania, bulk per
ton, Danish type, mostly 5000.
Celery-Supplies light; demand hsht
market dull; New York. two,1n,ra
crates mostly 200: full crates mostly
2.75: some ordinary quality lower.
Grapes-Eastern supplies light de-
mand moderate, market about steady
Michigan. 12-quart climax baskets
Concords, 75asO: California. crates
Thomson seedless. 90; Flame To-
kays. 1.5Oa1.75, mostly l.5O' some
wasty. 90a1.25.
mand moderate, market sIeadE. New
York two-doZen crates Big Boston
tvne 1,25a1.5O: California and Colo
RADIO. crates Iceberg type. tour-nVe
dozen. best mostly 4.50: Colorado. some
moor quality and condition. 250a3.5o.
Onions-Supplies light: demand
light, market dull; Michigan and IN
diana. 10O-pound sacks yelloWs. L. ,:
No GOA 90 New York, 1O0-pound
sacks yellows. L. S. no. /. mostly
It's.
Peaches-supplies liberal; demand
moderate. market dull; New York.
hushel baskets. Elbertas. mostly l.ooa
165: few best, LIS, some Ordinary
quality and condition l.23; Rochesters'
moor uuality 00aI.o5
Pears-Supples light. demand MOD
crate, market steady: New YORK,
hushel baskets. Bartletts, No. |. good
condition. 250a2.75; some ripe, l.aoa
200.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate market fairly steady;
Maine. 150pound sacks. Cobblers, L.
s. No. |. 400a4.l5 Michigan, lao
mound sacks, Russet rurals, L. s. No.
/, 4.15a4.o5.
Sweet Potatoes-Supplies light; de-
mand light. market steady; Nofth
Carolina and Virginia, East Shore,
cloth top stave barrels, lellows. NO
/, few sales. mostly 800.
Corn-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate. market steady: homegrown,
sacked. per dozen, sugar corn, con
siderable. ordinary quality and condl-
ton, 1OacS; mostly around 20,
Tomatoes--Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate. market fairly steady;
homegrown. half bushel hampers, 100
al.50, mostly 1.25.
String Beans-Supplies moderate
demand light, market steady, home
grown, bushel baskets. 1.00a1.25.