Evening star., 1926-10-25
COLD WILL SPUR
TRADE IN MEATS
Large Shipments of Turkeys
Continue and Chickens
Are More Plentiful.

Frosty weather predicted for to
night is expected by market dealers
to prove beneficial to business, more
and poultry, demands for meats and
meat products always being greater
when The weather gets cold.
Surprisingly large shipments of live
turkeys for so early in the season
continue. and chickens also are re
ported plentiful and cheaper,
In the fruit and vegetable market
this morning there were ample sup
plies to meet light demands, Monday
morning demands seldom being heavy
The butter and egg market continues
firm, with no change in prices.
T0day's Wholesale Prices.
Butter = Fancy one-pound prints
51a52; tub, 49a50; store packed, 3S.
Eggs-Fresh, selected. As; hennery
50a55; current receipts, 40a42; storage
3Sa39.
Poultry - Alive = Turkeys. 40a45
chickens. 25a26: White Leghorns, 24a
q; fowls. 2Ga27; roosters, 20; ducks
young, 20; old, Is: keats. young. 50a
90; old, 34a40. Dressed-Turkeys 45a
80; chickens, 32a33; keats, young, S0a
90; old, 40a50.
Meats--Beef, 1Sa19: veal, %; lamb
26a30; fresh hams. 29a30; shoulders
23a24; loins, 34a35; smoked hams, 33a
35: smoked shoulders, 22a23.
Live stock-Calves. choice, -; me-
dium, 13a14; thin. 7aS; lambs, 1212a14
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Todav's market report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agriculture
Economics, says:
Applcs-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate, market steady; boxes,
Washington, medium to large size
extra fancy Delicious, 3.00a3.50;
mostly 325; Jonathans, 2.00a2.25;
SpitZenburgs, s. 2.25a2.50; bushel bas-
kets, Maryland, No. l, various varie-
ties. medium to large size, 15a1.25.
abbage--Supplies moderate; de-
mand light, market steady; New
York, bulk per ton Danish type, large
size. $500; Pennsylvania, bulk per
ton Danish type, medium size, 28.00a
3000
Celery-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market firm; New
York, % crates, 2.25a2.75; mostly
. 250a275.
Grapes-Eastern supplies heavy
demand light. market dull; New York
2-Quart climax baskets, COncords
Delawares and Niagaras. 15a16 few
Il; Michigan, 12-quart climax baskets
Concords, 50a60; mostly around So.
Lettuce-Western supplies mode
rate; demand moderate, market
steady; California, crates. Iceber2
type, 4-5 dozen, mostly $50: mostly
fair condition, 3.00a3.25.
Potato Market Firm.
Onions-S Supplies light; demand
light, market steady: Indiana, Michi
gan, 1O0-pound sacks, yellOWs, L. >
No. /, 200.
Pears-Supplies light; demand light
market steady; New York, Sales from
cold storage, bushel baskets, Bart
let's, No. /, ripe, 1.50a2.0O; overripe
low as 50.
Potatoes Supplies moderate; de
mand moderate, market firm; Mich
igan. 150-pound sacks ItusSet RuralS
mostly 4.50; Maine, 150-pound sack
Green Mountains. few 150-pound sacks
Cobblers. 4.35a4.50, few 40; Ne"
York. 150-pound sacks round whites
425a4.50.
Sweet potatoeS--SunpiicS moderate
demands light, market steady; North
Carolina ana West Sh.re Virginia
mostly North Carolina, cloth-top staVe
barrels, yelloWs, No. 1, 200; few
higher, few low as 10.
CaulifoWer-Supp,.e5 liberal; de
mand light, market slightly weaker
New York. Long Island, crates. most
ly 1.75,
String beans Supplies moderate
demand light. market slightly weaker
Norfolk section, Virginia, 5-pecl
hampers, green, 1.25a1.5o. few low
as 100.