Evening star., 1926-05-10
RAINY WEATHER
j BOON TOFARMERS
Monday Trading Slow as
Usual in Center Market.
Prices Unchanged.

Cloudy weather aud rain this morn
Ing brought delight 10 nearby Mary
land aud Virginia growers Of fruits
and Vegetables, as well as 10 local
dealers.
Last week the situation was re
ported as being serious. The ground
WAS too dry To he worked, and was
mot moist enough To- assist growing
crops, and both growers and dealers
are hoping for genuine circus weather
10 last for several days.
Monday morning trading was as
SLOW as usual, dealers reported, and
prices were substantially the same
as those reported at the close of last
week $ market
Market Prices Today.
Butter Fancy, one pound prints,
46a41: tub, 45a46: store packed. %
Eggs-Fresh. selected, 29aSl; hen
merry, 32a&3. current receipts, SAP
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 35; Spring
hroilers, 50a55, plymouth koei5 broil-
crS, u To > pounds, 81: smaller, ava
~. White LeGhorns. 40; Winter chick
ems, ) pounds and over, 40a45; fowls,
33a34. roosters. %; ducks. young, 30;
old, "a. Keats, young, $0a9O; OLD 411-
50 Dressed Turkeys. 40; hroilerS
a5a60; fowls. 35d5G, keats, Young, goa
100; old, 50a60.
Live stock k-CaNcs. choice, l232;
medium. lGa11. thin. 7aS; hogs heavy
and medium, 1872; light, choice, 15;
Meats|Becf. lea1-; lamb. 29a3o;
veal, 20a23; dressed pork. heavy, ~;
pork loins. 34a3o. Western. 30a32,
hams 30a32; shoulders, 22a23.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits
and vegetables compiled by the
Market News Service, Bureau OF
Agricultural Ecouomicsl Gays:
Apples-SuppNes light demand
light. market steady; barrels, Mary
land and Virginia, \ 2l2-iuch 4ei-
low NeWtons. best. 6.00a6.50; boxes,
Washington. medium To large size,
extra fancy Wiues9ps, @.75a3.o0.
Asparagus ~ Supplies moderate;
demand limited market about
steady; South Carolina, Dunch
crates, green. very large size SOFA
400; large size, 2.50u300: small size,
200: East Shore Md. dozen bunch
crates. green, medium 10 large size,
3.00a3.50.
Cabbase-Supplies heavy; demand
moderate. market fairly steady;
South Carolina, barrei crates. pointed
type. 250u2.75; 11.-b0she! hampers,
1.25al50, few, l.15.
Lettuce supplies moderate de
mand moderate: market firm; Arizona
and California, Northern district,
crates Iceberg type. ! TO . dozen, most
~ dozen. 5.0oa5.25: few $50; North
Carolina. 5-pack hampers. big Boston
type best 200a2.25, some ordinary
quality and condition, showing SEED
stems. 1.0Oal50.
Onous-New stock; supplies light;
demand light: market steady; Texas.
standard crates, yellow Bermudas,
U. s, 40. I, 2.50a2.75.
Potato Market Weaker
Potatoes Supplies liberal; demand
moderate; market slightly weaker; old
stock. Michigan. I50-pound sacks Rus
set Rurals. L. s., No. J, 7.25a7 so,
mostly 80; new stock. Florida, dou-
BILE head barrels. Spauliing Rose, L.
S. No. !. 11.00a11.25, mostly ll.00.
aWherries-Sunplies light; de
mand good for good stock; market
firm: North Carolina. 32-quart crates
Missionarys 6.00a7.00, some ordinary
to fair quality and condition, 4.50a
$50.
Tomatoes Supplies light; demand
light. market fairly steady; Florida,
6s, ripes and turning wrapped, fancy
count DPSl. .uUtl t-hp, tLAoite Cctlit'
6 6.0Oa6.50: 2l6s, 400; poorer, fancy
and choice count 5.00a6.00.
Peas-Supplies heavy; demand light.
market dull. South Carolina hushel
hampers. large-pod varieties. 2,00a2.25;
few ordinary quality and condition,
! 80: small-pod varieties, 1.25al.50,
Beets-Supplies very light; demand
moderate, market steady; Virginia,
Norfolk section. crates hotbed stock,
10 per bunch
String beans Supplies moderate;
demand limited, market slightly
weaker; Florida, 7shu. hampers,
greon, 4.50aG00, according to quality
and condition.
Cutumbers Supplies liberal; dc.
mand moderate. market fairly steady;
Florida. square bushel crates, fancy,
3.0Na40N: choice. > 5na300.
Cantaloupcs- Supplies light; de
mand light. market fairly steady;
California. Imperial Valley. standards
ASS Salmon Tints, 900aI0.oQ, mostly
q 0o jumboS i5s, l0G0a11.00. mostly
1000. ponys ais, S.o0aS.50.