Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-02
PICKING SEASON
SPURS FRUIT TRADE
Vegetables Also in Good Sup.
ply in Local Market for
Preserving.

Preserving.
Season for putting up pickles for
the coming Winter is on, according to
| statements Of dealers this morning
and the wise housewife. they added
will do we'll not to postpone her buy
ing. Small onions, so much desired
! for picking, are scarce, but other
vegetables used with them, with the
possible exception Of caulihower, are
reported plentiful and cheap.
| A whole buehel Of peppers may be
had for 81 or a single dozen for 20
| cents. The small onions are offered
| by weight at the rate Of two pounds
| for IS cents or 20 and Is cents a
| quart box.
Tomatoes were a trihe higher this
morning, choicest slicing stock selling
at 81 and 1925. some not so good
selling as low as 50 cents. String
beans are more plentiful and cheaper
selling at 81 and s1.2S bushel.
Corn Supplies Heavy.
Dealers had plentiful supplies of
| sugar corn on hand today, offering the
! best quality at $1.25 sack OF FIVE
| dozen. some ordinary grade selling as
low as 50 cents.
Carrots and beets are much more
plentiful than they were A few days
ago. and dealers report they find ready
sale at prevailing prices. Carrots
| were quoted at cents, while young
Fall beets brought so cents a dozen
punches.
Elephants were much more plenti-
full and cheaper, $3.50 a bushel basket
being the price quoted today. the bas.
ket holding approximately two dozen.
Cucumbers and cyrnblinEs are scarce
and higher
Pumpkins are 70 be had for $3.50
barrel. They soon will be in de-
mand by young people celebrating
Halloween and later for the Thanks
giving pie. There is no likelihood that
they VII become scarce and high be-
fore the Halloween season. dealers
state.
Crabapples Plentiful.
There is plentiful supply of crab
apples on hand for jelly and preserv-
ing purposes, according to dealers. but
the supply probably soon will become
much smaller and prices higher.
Dealers say the peach season is a.
most Al an end. especially the nearby
stock but some October clngs for
sweet picking are expected the com
Ing week. There were some Of the
clings in market this week. prices
quoted being only fairly rea sonable.
Apples continue plentiful and req
sonable A limited demand for lib
eral supply Of the fruit has made the
market dull. Dealers report a wide
range of prices. size and quality de
tern1ining them.
North Carolina. Virginia and Mary
land growers are shipping sweet po-
tat"es to this city In quantities great
enough to more than meet demands,
and the demand is so slow that the
market Is dull. Prices quoted today
were $50 and SO barrel.
Dairy Products Unchanged.
Only moderate supplies Of potatoes
are being received a moderate demand
making a steady market. Spinach.
kale and cabbage are reported plenti-
ful and cheap
The butter and egg market con
tinued steady throughout the week
with but little change in prices. and
the same Is true Of the meat and poul-
try markets.
Municipal Fish Market offered fish
at comparatively cheap prices during
the week and there was a good de
mand for oysters. Dealers report the
bivalves in much better condition than
usual for so early in the sea son. and
prices. they state. are cheaper.
Today's prices of most commodities
we're substantially the same as those
reported at the close OF yesterdays
market.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, 1-pound prints, 81;
tub. 49aa0: store packed, 50.
Egss-F'resh selected. AZ; hennery,
As; current receipts. 3S: storage. So.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys. So: Spring
broilers. 2sa30; white Leghorns. 24a
%: fowls. 2Sa2a: roosters, 90: ducks.
young. 20: old. Is; keats. young. 5Oa
so: old. 34a40 Dressed -Turkeys. 40
a4o; hroilers. 33a35: keats, Young. Soa
90: old. 40a5O.
Meats Beef 1sala: veal. %: lamb.
26a30: fresh ham. 30a32: shoulders.
@2s24; loins, 33a34; smoked hams, 34a
81: smoked shoulders. 22a23.
Live stock - Calves. choice, "a;
medium. l1a12: thin, las lambs. "a.
Fruit and Vegetable Review
Todav's market report on fruits and
vegetables. complied by the Market
News Service Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics. says:
Apples Supplies liberal: dema nd
light, market steady: boxes. Washing
ton. medium to large size. extra fancy.
Delicious. 3.25a375; mostly 3.5o;
Jonathans. 2.50a2.75: Winter Bananas,
mostly 80: combina ton. extra fancy
and fancy. 2nOa2.o5: hushel baskets,
Maryland and Virginia. Grimes. No. /,
PA inches. .00a %; iona thans No. !.
ola inches up. $50: various varieties.
medium size. mostly 10; small size,
4oa5n
cabbage Supplies moderate: de-.
mand slow. market steady: New York
bulk. per ton. domestic round type.
"a GOA 500: Pennsylvania. hulk. per
ton. Da nish type. mostly around 20. 90.
Telery-Supplies light dema nd
lisht. market steady; New York. %
crates. mostly 200
pAs--Ea stern supplies light: de.
mand moderate. market steady: New
York. 2.quart climax baskets. Con
cords 20a22.
Lettuce-Sunplies light: demand
moderate. market firm; New York.
2-dozen crates. big Boston type. fair
Iceberg type. As dozen. S.NOa5.25:
Colorado. crates Iceberg type. As
dozen. 475a5.O0.
Onions-Supplies light demand
+ light. market steady: Michigan and
I Indiana. 100 pound sacks yellows. T..
$. No. |. mostly 200: New York,
100 pound sacks yellowS. L. s. No.
], 1.75a2.00
Peach Market Steady.
Peaches-Supplies moderate: de.
mand moderate. market steady: New