Evening star., 1926-03-17
PORK GOES HIGHER
IN CENTER MARKET
Eggs Are Lower, With Other
Prices Mostly Unchanged.
Poultry Dear.

| Pork took jump at the wholesale
| houses of Center Market today, loins
going to 33a34 d pound. shoulders to
{ repres: nts an increase of 3 cents for
,, ,oins. cents for shoulders and about
! cent for fresh hams.
| The high tone of the market con.
tinued, supplies being good, buying
steady aud the general market firm
| Prices today were as follows:
Tciay's Wholesale Prices.
Butter--tancy, one-pound prints,
Eggs receipts. 26a27: can
died, 27a2S; hennery. 29a30.
Poultry. live-Turkeys. top, 44a45;
Spring chickens, 3Sai2: fowls, 32a33:
Leghorns, 20; ducks. 25a3U: geese. 15a
20; keats, young, S0a90: old. 35a40.
Dressed - Turkeys, 4sa52: Spring
chickens, 40a45: fowls, 33t ): Leg
horns. 20: ducks. 2sa3O; geese. 20a25;
keats. young, goa 90.
Live Stock-I 'alves, choice, IA; me-
dium, l2al3; thin, 1aS; hogs, heavy
and medium, l31a; light, cho,cc, i4i2.
Sieats-B Beef. l6; lamb, 2oa2S: veal,
22a2l: dressed pork. heavy, li,.li i;
medium, 10; light. II; loins, 33a34;
shoulders. 23a25; fresh hams, 30a33.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report ON fruits
and vegetables Compiled by the
Market News Service Bureau of Ag
ricultural rconomics) says;
App e supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate. market steady; bar
pSpt ,.,t,, ,,1>
mans. 5.50a6.0o; O 2l2 inch Stay
mans. fair color. 4.00a4.25: Virginia.
No. ! Staymans. Pa inches up. 5.00a
$50: No. Yorhs. 2S4 inches up, 4.75
a5.2o: boxes. Washington. medium to
large size, extra fancy, Delicious.
+.vVa4.2o: extra fancy, Wmesaps and
Yellow Newtowns. 800; fancy
tomes. 2.5U: buShel baskets. New
York. A 21a inch Baldwins, 1.50al.75:
bushel hampers. New Jersey. No. l.,
Staymans. ~ inches up, bruised. SO
loo.
Asparagus--No supplies on market.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; new stock,
Texas, barrel, crates. fat and round
type. 4.60a4.75; old stock, too few sales
to establish market.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market fairly steady; Flori.
ia. 10-inch crates. SO doZ., 4.25a4.75:
$40 doZ.. 4. .00a4.50.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate, market slightly stronger;
California, Imperial Valley. crates,
iceberg type, doz.. mostly 4.25; 8
! doz., 3.5oat.oo; mostly 3.75a4.0o.
OHIO supplies limited; demand
modera,c. market slightly stronger:
New York, l00-lb. sacks yellows, U. s.
No. l best. 1926: few lower; Michigan.
1oO-lb. sacks yellOws. u. S. No. l.
| mostly 3.25.
Potato Market Steady.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate: de
mand moderate. market steady; Michi-
gan, 15V-lb. sacks Russet Rurals, U. s.
No. 1. 7.0Oa7.25. few low as go: New
York, 15O-lb. sat tks round whites. U. s.
No. /, 7.O0a7.25.
Spinach-Supplies heavy: demand
moderate. market steady: South Caro-
lima. cloth-top veneer barrels, Savoy
type, 3.0oa3.25; Texas, bushel baskets,
Savoy type. 1.00a110.
ulifiower--Supplies moderate; de-
niand moderate, market firm: Cali
fornia, crates, mostly 4.25, few low as
2.o0; oregon, pow crates, Broccoli,
2.25. few low as 200.
Tomatoes-oup.,.-4, moderate: de.
mand moderate. market fairly steady:
Mexico, repacked, ripe, wrapped,
choice count. S.00a8.50; fancy count,
s.00a9 so: originals. lugs, boxes, ripes,
wrapped. 4.50a5.00; few fancy, $50;
Cuba, Span cartons, repacked, run.
ming small, rlpes, wrapped. choice
count, 2.S5.
Carrots-Supplies moderate: de-.
mand moderate, market steady; Texas;
bushel basket, 1.75a2.O0, mostly 200.
Beets-Supplies very light; no job.
bing sales reported.
Peas-Supplies light; demand mod.
crate. market firm; Mexico crates,
mostly 700. few $50; Florida "a -bushel
hampers, $50.
String beans-Supplies light; de-
mand moderate. market steady: Florida
1s-bushei hampers, green. S.0Oa10. 90.
mostly S.00a9. 90; wax, 6.5Oa7.OO.
Peppers-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market strong; Cuba: pep
per crates, green, fancy, 7.50a8. 90;
choice, 5.00a5.50.
Eggplant-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market steady; Cuba; pep
per crates, fancy stock, 6.00a6.50.
Strawberries-No supplies on mar
ket.