Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-17
TRADING IS BRISK
IN Center MARKET
Big Supplies Of Potatoes
Send Price DoWr,-Othe
Produce Abundant.

prices In the local market have drop
pea to a price lower than dealers have
experienced in recent years. The
market Is simply overstocked, dealers
say, and choicest homegrown stock
was quoted at $3.75.
North Carolina stock was quoted
at $3 to $3.25, some poorly graded
potatoes selling as low as $3.50.
Liberal supplies and a slow demand
made the market much weaker and
further reductions in price of in
creased receipts are expected the COM
ing week.
Receipts of watermelons this week
have been very liberal. A few melons
: came from South Carolina. dealers
reported. but the bulk of them are
from Georgia They are especially
large and of excellent quality. 1t Is
stated, and prices range from S5 for
small stock to IS cents for the
choicest.
Glut of Georgia Peaches.
Peaches from Georgia have prac-
tically glutted the local market, was
the report of dealers this morning.
Harley Bellies, said to be q. fine speci.
men Of the fruit. sold at $1.75 to $3.50
a bushel basket or crate Of six pans,
slightly short of a bushel.
Georgia and North Carolina grow.
ers are shipping small quantities of
cantaloupes to this city. a price OF
So and $3.50 being quoted for crates
of ass and ass. A few early stock
from California are still to be had.
but the demand for honeydews has
reduced that for the csntaloupes,
prices being substantially the same
for the crate.
Apples are being received in guam.
titles sufficiently large to make a dull
market. Virginia, bushel baskets.
various varieties. small to medium
size, were quoted at IS cents and 81.
very few sales Of the large size fruit
being made at $1.25.
Homegrown tomatoes are virtually
supplying the market. very few from
California and the South being of.
fered. Shipped stock does not find
favor with buyers when there Is q
plentiful supply of home grown to-
matoes to be had, dealers state.
Prices this morning ranged from 81
to $3.50 a bushel.
Lettuce Is In Supply.
y Mere liberal supplies of lettuce and
light supplies Of onions, the former
from New York, and the latter from
Texas, are being received. Crates OF
two dozen lettuce were quoted at IS
cents and 81, while the onions brought
Sc g. crate.
Small quantities Of homegrown
corn Shaye appeared in the market,
and increased receipts of splendid
quality from Virginia find ready sale,
prices depending entirely upon size
and quality.
Early morning buyers were out In
large numbers this morning, recent
cool weather causing an increased de.
Inand for practically all varieties Of
food. Retailers had splendid assert.
ments of all kinds OF food from which
20 make selections, dealers being able
to meet all their demands.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, 1spound prints, Asa
~: tub, 45a46: store.packed, %.
Eggs-Fresh. selected, 80; hennery,
SoaS1
Poultry. alive-Turkeys. 3S; Spring
breilers. 3Sa45: White Leghorns, asa
SO; fowls, 80; ROSTERS, %: ducks.
young. 20; old. Is; keats. young. 7oa
So:- old ISAAC. Dressed-Turkeys
40; broilers, 40a45; keats, young, 90a
100; old, 40a50.
Live stock--Calves. choice; IL: me,
dunn, 8; thin. Sal; hogs, heavy and
medium. 1871; light, choice. Is; lambs.
Meats--Beef, 17a1s: lamb. 30: veal,
-
S5a36: Western, 30a32: hams 32a34:
shoulders; 24a25; fresh hame, 32a3a;
fresh shoulders. IS.
, 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 heavy; practicable
no demand or trading; too few sales
reported to quote.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES liberal: de
MAnd moderate; market dull: Arizona.
salmon tints, standards, 46s, 3.6OaA. 90:
ripe, 100; junlbos, ass. some ripe. 4.00a,
4.25; hats, 12s and 15s, l.25a1 so;
ponies, ass and SIS, 3.00a3. SO; Califor.
nias Imperial Valley, salmon tirts,
standards, ass. ripe, 500: fats, 12s and
los, LIS: South Carolina, salmon tints.
standards, Sos and 27s. 2.25a2 so; fats.
rs and LIS. mostly around 100.
Lettuce-Supplies liberal; demand
slow, market dull; New York. 2-dozen
crates, Big Boston type, best, 75a1 90:
some wasty. so.
Onions - Supplies light: demand
light. market dull; Texas, standard
-2.e0. 80
Peaches Supplies liberal; demand
glow, MdFkeL uull, Georgia, 6S, HlIOyS,
medium to large sizes, best, .5Oa2. 90;
poor color. 1.25; bushel baskets, Hileys.
mostly around 200: 6s, Slappeys, very
few sales; medium to large sizes,
1.75a2.o0.
Steady Potato Market.
Potatoes Supplies liberal: demand
moderate, market steady; North Caro-
lima, cloth top stave barrels. Cobblers,
U. s. No. I, $50: poor condition,
wasty, z. 50a3.00.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS liberal: de.
mand moderate, market steady; Geor.
gia and South Carolina, bulk. per 100
melons. Tom Watsons. 2s to 80 pound
average, 5o.00a40.o 90: 81 to So pound
!. average. 60.00a75.00.
Y Corn-Supplies liberal: demand
aiow, market dull: North Carolina,
crates, i.50a1.75; poorer, 1.00a1.25.
Lima beans--Suppiies light; demand
moderate, market steady; North Caro-
lima, bushel hampers, fair quality.
2.S0a3.00
Cucumbers Supplies liberal; de-
inAnd slow. market dull; North Caro-
lima, bushel hampers fancy, very few
sales. 1.00a1.25; Virginia hotbed stock,
bushel hampers fancy, LOCAL. rs:
choice, rs.
Peas-SuppIies light; demand mod
crate. market steady; New York,
bushel baskets, ESQ.
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