Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-15
GREEN VEGETABLES
/ SCARCE AND HIGH
Dry Weather Has Wreaked
Havoc With Early Truck
and Fruit.


fruits Green vegetables continue
scarce and high. according to reports
of dealers, the price OF kale being eX
ceptionally high.
Liberal supplies Of peas are beine
received from South Carolina. dealers
report and prices have materially
decreased the past 10 days. Bushel
hampers were quoted At from 81 TO So
String beans are about as scarce
as peas are plentiful. and their
scarcity has made a firm market
Hampers of the Florida product con
taining seven -eighths of bushel, sold
at from S. to 81. the retail price
going as high as IS cents a pound.
Moderate supplies of tomatoes were
received from Florida this week. best
fancy count bringing as much as
81. while poorer stock sold as To-"
as -.
Cucumbers Are Lower.
cucumbers. mostly Florida stock.
have been received in large enough
quantities to cause a reduction IN
prices. Few best receipts brought as
high as S4.oo. cults selling as low as
$3.50.
Eastern Shore of Maryland and
South Carolina growers are supply
Ing local dealers with liberal snip
of Bermuda onions from Texas are
light.
Light supplies of new potatoes from
Florida caused a firm market. while
moderate receipts Of old stock po'
tatoes from Michigan made the mar
ket on that product weaker.
decided Improvement in the quar-
fly of strawberries received from
North Carolina is reported. Supplies
are liberal and the market steady
Crates OF 80 quarts were quoted at
from $3.50 to $3.50.
Turkey prices took further drop
this week. and there were shght
changes in the prices of fowls and
ducks. Meat prices remained AT anout
2 standstill during the week, as did
butter and egg prices. Buying mas
not been exceptionally brisk durlns
the week, dealers reported.
Market Prices Today.
Rutter-Fancy, lib prints. 4Sa47:
tub. 45a46: store-packed. IS.
Eggs-Fresh. selected, 2saSl; hen
merry. 32a5S; current receipts. 2Sa29.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys, 80: Spring
hroilers. 5Oa55: Plymouth Rock broil-
ers. ~ to lbs. 55: smaller. 40a45;
White Leghorns. 40: Winter chickens.
lbs. and over 40a45; fowls, 32a33;
ROSTERS, %: ducks. young. 80: old, 10;
keats, young, SOa9e: old. 45a50. Dress
ed-Turkeys. So; broilers, 55a60; fowls.
S5a36; keats, young. goa LOO; old, 60a6O.
Live stock-Calves. choice, 2i2 me-
dunn. 1Na11: thin. 7aS; hogs, heavy and
medium, 1877 light, choice, Is; lambs.
H.
Meats-Reef. 1sal7; lamb. 29aS5;
veal, 20a23; dressed pork. heavy, ~;
pork lons. 34a3o; Western, 3oaS2;
hams, 3Oa32; shoulders, 22a23.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits
and vegetables compiled by the Mar
ket News Service Bureau of Agricul-
tural Economics) says:
Apples-Supplies light. barrels: no
sales reported; boxes. demand slow:
market steady; Washington. medium
to large size. extra fancy Winesaps
and Yellow Newtowns, 2.75a3.00.
Asparagus-S Supplies liberal, de-
mand light; market dull; Maryland.
East Shore and Delaware, 24-bunch
crates. long green. large size. 400;
mostly 800: South Carolina. dozen
bunch crates. green. medium to large
size, 1.50a2.50, according to quality
and condition.
Corn-supplies moderate. demand
light; market steady; Texas. bushel
baskets, 3.5na400.
Cabbage-Supplies liberal, demand
light: market steady; South Carolina.
barrel crates pointed type, mostly $50;
I y .bushel hampers, 1.00a1.5O.
Cantaloupes-Suppli moderate: de-
n,and slow, market weak: California
Imperial Valley, Salmon Tints. stand
ards. ass, $50: ponys. b4s, 5.00a5.50,
mostly 500. Mexico ordinary quality,
very few sales, Salmon Tints. stand
ards. ASS. hest, 400: poorer, 3.00a3.50;
ponys, 54s 2.50a3.0o.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate. market steady: California.
northern district crates, Iceberg type.
As doz.. mostly 500; North Carolina
5peck hampers, Rig Boston type.
best, $50. ordinary quality and condi.
ton, 1.50a2.00.
Onions-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate. market dull: Texas, stand
ard crates, Yellow Rermudas, Z. S.
No. I, mostly 2.75.
Potato Market Dull.
Potatoes-Old stock: supplies mod
crate. demand light. market dull;
Michigan, 150-lh. sacks, Russet Rurals.
". s. No. 1. best, $50. poorer. 5.50a
500. New stock-Supplies moderate;
demand moderate. market steady:
Florida. double head barrels Spauldins
Rose, L. s. No. /. mostly 1880.
rawberries-Supplies liberal de
n1and good, market steady; North Car
DINA, 32-quart crates Missionaries,
beet, so0as.5o; few 200; some small
size, ssoa7.0o poorer. 4o0a5.oo: Vir
ztnia. Norfolk section. S2quart and
eo.quart crates. various varieties, few
sslee. best, 22a27 per quart.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate de
nand light, market dull; Florida
skies. ripes and turning. wrapped
fancy count hest 70o; fair quality
and condition, s.5oa7.oo: choice count,
s.2sas5o.
Peas-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market dull; North Caro-
lima, bushel hampers, best, 2.50a3.00;
poorer low as 100; South Carolina,
hushel hampers. ordinary quality and
condition, 1.00a1.50.
Reets-Supplies light; demand mod.
crate, market steady: Virginia. Nor
folk section. crates, 10 per punch.
String beans--Supplies light; de-
nand moderate, market steady; Flor
ida, 1s-bushel hampers, green, 6.0oa
$50: few 500; ordinary quality, 4.ooa
40.
ucunnbers-Supplies moderate; de
rand light, market steady; Florida,
square bushel crates and y bushel
hampers, fancy. 3.ooa5.5o; choice. 200
a2.5o.