Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-16
FOOD AND THRIFT IN TIE HOME
FURTHER REDUCTION
|. IN PRICE OF PRODUCE.
Lima Beans Cut 25 Cents, Potatoes
Lower at Center
Market.

Further reductions in the price Of
products offered at Center Market
continue to be made by retail COM
mission merchants. The feature this
week Is a 25-cent slash In the, price
OF lima beans, bringing the quotation
for the article to Is cents a quart.
Al price reduction. however, which
means much more TO housewives. be.
cause OF the greater utility OF the
vegetable. lie that made In potatoes,
which now are offered generally at
four. pounds for Is cents. q cut OF
from to cents.
Last week o big reduction was
effected In the price Of tomatoes,
bringing them down from 30 cents q
pound to rs and 20 cents. These new
prices still maintain. though small
tomatoes OF imported varieties can
be obtained for az low as 10 cents .
pound.
Virtually the entire remainder Of
the markets offerings. however. re-
main az. steady price levels that have
been In effect for several weeks. The
supplies OF fruits and vegetables are.
plentiful, and there is q wide variety
to choose from. Fruits are more
abundant at this season than was
the case IN several months past.
Gooseberries, huckleberries. melons,
blackberries and peaches are await.
able in goodly quantities, and are
choice In quality.
The condition OF the meat market
as to supply. demand and prices re.
mains much the same as last month,
In the opinion OF market officials.
One feature Is that honne-dressed pork
loins are comma nding from 5 to z
cents more than fresh Western pork
aAn hvRA q To n fVNn ttNrn
average person would detect any ap.
preciable difference in flavor of a pre-.
pared article, market officials point
out for the benefit of buyers seeking
cheap but good pork cuts.
Butter and eggs remain steady.
Fresh but ungraded eggs are bringing
40 cents q dozen, while the selects
are commanding 5 cents higher price.
Country butter II 81 to 40 cents and
the best grades OF creamery butter 10
so and IS cents a pound.
In the fish market, croakers ara
plentiful and the price the same az
last week, is cents q pound. Other
popular varieties Of this season, bass,
perch. porgies. rock. spots and trout,
are for sale from Is to IS cents a
pound. Crab meat Is 80 cents.
In the fresh fruit lines peaches are
among the most.sought-after articles.
They sell for IS to IS cents for box
Of ~. Blackberries bring rs cents q
quart box; gooseberries. rs cents a
quart box: pears, so cents for a box
Of 10; pluma. SO cents for a box Of is;
huckleberries. so cents quart, and
raspberries, IS cents quart.
Lemons. much In demand at this
season for lemonade and other re.
freshments, are unusually moderate In
price, though the demand Is high. as
oranges are an off-season article now.
Watermelons, varying In price. &C.
cording to size. are gradually getting
cheaper; cantaloupes, selling from 20
to rs cents each, are available In fair
quantity. but this mid-seasOn has not
been very favorable to quality, market
officials report. 81
honey balls rs cents each. Pineapples
are Is cents each, with some as high
az IS cents. and white grapes are 30
and 35 cents q pound. Alligator pears
are from 20 to 40 cents each.
Green apples and other varieties OF
cooking apples are Is cents for three
pounds. and eating apples generally
are 5 cents each.
Corn Is three ears for 25 cents. Other
offerings are string beans, Is cents q
pound; beets, Is cents a poundi car.
fOLS, 1Us Genus q pOuHu, UdLihutS, ~
cents a dozen: lettuce, Is and 20 cents
a head, and lines, 35 cents q dozen.
In the dried fruits. raisii1s are 20 and
Is cents, and white raisins are 81
cents a pound: dried apples are %
cents a pound. prunes, Is cents: peach
es, 40 cents; apricots, 40 cents; pears,
so cents: cherries, so and so cents;
figs, 40 cents, and dates. 80 cents.
Stuffed olives are 40 cents q pint,
and green olives are IS cents.