Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-30
PRICES HOLD FIRM
At CENTER MARKET
Lower Beet and Lamb Are
Weeks Feature-Pork
Stays at High Level.

Lower prices OF beef and lamb fea.
tured the weeks market. Fork prices
retained high level, and poultry
prices experienced slight advances.
Dealers predict increa sed prices for
lamb the coming week. but believe
beef prizes will remain stationary.
Poultry dealers say the season for
fresh killed turkeys is about over
There will he a few received from time
10 time. however. hut dealers expect
IN depend upon the frozen stock of
supply most of the demand.
Strawberries Cheaper.
Displays Of fruits and vegetables,
chiefly from Florida and Calif""rio.
ere attracting attention of buyers.
Florida stra wberrieS are quoted at
from 40 TO 60 cents quart. and the
moderate dema nd has made the mar
ket weak.
Much more liberal supplies of pota-
toes are being received with only .
moderate dema nd making the market
steady. Liberal supplies OF lettuce are
being received from California. Arr
hona and Florida, prices covering
wide range.
Moderate supplies of spinach. cauli-
flower and carrots are reported, and
only slight supplies of tomatoes. egg
plants and beets are being received.
Todays Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy. one-pound prints,
S1a52: tub. 49a50: store packed IS.
EcgS-AVerage receipts. IS: can
died. 42a43; hennery. 45a46; storage,
23a24
Poultry-Alive: Turkeys. top. 44a
As: Spring chickens, 33a35: fowls, IS:
lechorns, %: ducks 25a27: geese. goa
p; keats. 40a10. Dressed: Turkeys,
4Saa2: fowls. 30a32: Leghorns. %;
ducks. 27a2S; geese. 25a26: keats.
Live stock-Calves. top. Is; hogs.
heavy and medium. 1917: light,
achoce. l41a.
Meats-Beef. is: lamb. 9oa25 veal,
23: dressed pork. heavy. 14al417:
medium. Is: light. Il: loins. 26a2S;
shoulders, c1a22; fresh hams. osaSo.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Toduy's market report on fruits and
vegetables. compiled by the Market
News Service. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics. said:
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market steady: barrels. Nir.
Sinia and Pennsylvania. Ao12 inch
Staymans. mostly 500; A234 inch and
AS-irch Staymans. 6.5Oa675; boxes,
Washington, medium to large sizes.
extra fancy. Delicious 3.75: extra
fancy Stayma ms. 2.75a3.00; bushel bas-
ketS. no sales reported.
Cabbag e-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate. market steady; new
stock. Florida. 12-bushel hamper
pointed type. 3.25: Texas. lI2 -bushel
; hampers, pointed type. packed locally.
300: old stock. no sales reported.
Celery-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate. market steady: California.
crates. all sizes. most $50: Florida. 10.
inch crates. As doz.. S.7Sa4oo. some
small size. $50.
Other Prices Today.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate, market steady: California,
Imperial Valley. crates Iceerg type.
4-5 doz., 3.25 few higher: doz.. $50
a2.75; Arizona, crates Iceberg type, As
doz, 2.75aS.O0. Florida. bushel hamp-
ers, Big Boston type, fair quality and
condition, 2.00a2.25.
Onions-Supplies light: demand light.
, market steady; New York. 1OO-pound
sacks. yellows. I. :. No. |. best, 3.25.
some fair quality. 2.75a3.0o: Ohio. 100
pound sacks. yellcws. L. :. No. |. :. 90
a3.25
Potatoes-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market steady. Mich
1gan, l30lb. sacks. Russet Rurals. L.
;. No. /. mostly around rs: carlot
sales. Michigan. 150-Ib. sacks. Russet
Eurals. L. s. No. /. 7.00a7.10.
Spjnach-Supples moderate: de-
mand good for good stock. market
steady. Texas. bushel baskets. SAVOY
type, fair quality and condition. 1.5Oa
LOO; South Carolina, Cloth-top veneer
barrels. Savoy type, $50.
aulifiower-Supplies limited: de-
mand moderate. market steady. Cali
fornia, crates, 2.25
Tomato Market Dull.
Tomatoes-Suppies light: demand
limited. market duh. Cuba. acked
3pan cartons. ripe. wrapped. choice
count. 800.
rarrots-Supplies moderate: dema nd
moderate. market dull Texas. hushel
baskets, 2.00a225.
Beets-Supplies very light: no sales
reported.
String beans-Supplies very light:
demand moderate. market steady:
Florida. r. bushel hampers. Green.
fair quality and condition 1000
awberries-Supples light: de
mand slow. market slightly weaker:
Florida. pony refrigeratOrs 4Oa6O per
quart, mostly 80 per quart
Peppers. eSGrlants. squash. cucum-
hers. okra. peas Supplies very light
too few sales reported to quote
FORD PI AN RESlIMF0