Evening star., 1926-03-01
PRICES ARE STEADY
AT CENTER MARKET
Week Opens With Wholesale
Charges Practically Same
as on Saturday.

There has been no change in the
butter market for a week. Best quail
ity butter is reported scarce, while
there is plenty of medium quality to
he had. Market reports tell of the
cleaning up of supplies of best quail
ity stock each day, but there is pien'
ty medium stock carried over.
The egg market was reported this
morning as being firm. Prices, in
creased l cent the latter part Of
the week, had undergone no change
today.
Receipts of eggs and poultry were
light this morning, Mondays receipts
seldom being large. 1t is more than
probable that increased receipts will
be in evidence tomorrow. Todays
prices on most commodities were
practically the same as those report
ed at the close of last weeks market.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy. 1-pound prints, 5la
So: tub. 49a50; store packed, S5.
Eggs-Average receipts. 80: candled.
5oa31; hennery, 34a35: storage, 20a2l.
ry-Alive-Turkeys. top, 4Oa
43; Spring chickens, S6a40; fowls, 2S:
Leghorns. 25; ducks. 25a30; geese, 15a
%. keats, 4OaS0. Dressed-Turkeys
45a50 Spring chickens. 3Sa42; fowls,
80: Leghorns, 25: ducks, 2SaS0; geese.
2na25 keats, 90al.00.
Live stock-Calves. top. 14al5:
hogs. heavy and medium. 1872; light,
choice. l4la.
Meats-Beef l6: lamb. 2Oa25: veal.
%; dressed pork. heavy, 14al4l7: me-
dunn 16; light. II: loins, 30a32: shoul-
ders, 22a23; fresh hams, S0a3e.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service, Bureau of Agricultural
Economics says:
Appes-Suppies moderate: demand
moderate market steady Barrels
Virginia and West Virginia, A 2l2-
inch Staymans 5.5Oa6.0 go: some fair
quality. 50Oa5 50: A i5-inch Yorks.
mostly around 800: 4 ~ inch. 400;
2l2 inch Black Twigs. 5.00s5.50;
PENNSYLVANIA, A PA inch Staymans,
4.50a475; few best 500; A ~ inch
Fomes, 6.00a6.50. Boxes-Wa Washington,
medium to large sizes Extra Fancy
Delicious, 3.75; Fancy Winesaps, 500
Extra Fancy Staymans, 2.75.
Cabbage = Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate. market steady: Flor
ida, ! y bushel hampers Round type.
270a2.S5.
Celery light; demand mod,
crate. market steady: Florida. 10-inch
crates. all sizes. 5.OOa5.5O, mostly 5.e5;
washed, wrapped. doz.. $50; doz.,
s 90.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate: demand
good for good stock, market firm; Cali
fornia. Imperial Valley, crates Iceberg
type 4 doz., 400a4.25; doz., 375a
400.
Onions-Supplies light: demand light.
market fairly steady: New York and
Michigan. 100-lb. sacks. yellows. U. g.
No. I, 2.75aS00 New York fair con-
dttion. frosted. 225a2.50.
Potato Market Steady.
Potatoes - Supplies moderate: de.
nand moderate, market steady: Mich. +!
gan. 150-lb. sacks. Russet Rurals. u. S.
No. l, 6,40a6.75; Maine, 150-lb. sacks, |
Irish Cobblers, L. S. No /, mostly
725.
Spinach-Supplies heavy: demand
moderate, market fairly steady: Texas.
hushel basket, Savoy type, 5Oa1 90.
mostly 15: South Carolina, cleth-to
Veneer barrels, Savoy type, 225a25O.
mostly $50.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies light: de.
Tand moderate, market steady; North |
Carolina, cloth-top stave barrels. Porto |
Rlcans, ordinary to fair quality and
condition, 4.50a5.o0; South Carolina |
e.25. " - ''' -'OVd
aulifiower-Supplies moderate; de. |
mand moderate, market steady; Cal |
norma. crates, 2.25; few high as $50. |
tomatoes - Supplies moderate: de- |
mand moderate. market steady: Cuba |
repacked ripes. wrapped 3-pan car. |
TONS. cholce count. running small |
;. 2.'aa2.S3; Mexico. lug boxes ripes |
wrapped 4.50a4.75: repacked SKIES. |
flpeS. wrapped, choice count, 6.50a 90. !
Other Prices Today.
Canots-Supplies moderate: demand |
good, market firm; Texas, bushel bas- |
kets. mostly 200.
Beets-Supplies moderate; demand |
moderate. market fairly steady; Texas. |
bushel baskets. 2.75.
String beans-Supplies very light: |
demand good, market firm: Florida |
2s.hushel hampers, green. 1900: wax. |
7.5Na s 90
Peppers Supplies light: demand |
moderate, market steady: Cuba, pen |
per crates. fancy 500
ECcnla Supplies very light: de. !
mand moderate. market steady: few |
sales. cuba, pepper crates. fancy. 500. |
ucumherS-Suppies very light. de. !,
ma nd limited. market slightly weaker: |
Illinois. dollhouse stock. 2-dozen car. |
tons, fancy. 350a4.0O: extra fancy,
4 0oa4.25
Okra, quash-Supplies very light; |
no sales reported.
Peas-Supplies very light: demand |
moderate. market firm: Florida. q. |
hushel hampers, fair quality. 800.
raWherrieS-Supplies liberal: de. |
mand moderate, market slow weaker:
Florida. pony refrigerators, 35a50 per |