Evening star., 1926-09-27
PRICES UNCHANGED
IN CENTER MARKET
Traders Welcome Cool
Weather-BusinesS Expect.
ed to Show Improvement.

Cool weather this morning was well
coined by both dealers and patrons at
the wholesale markets. Hot weather
last week made business sluggish, and
while dealers said they noticed no ma
terial Improvement in trade this morn
ing 1t is confidently expected that the
change in temperature will help busi.
ness.
There was the usual slow Monday
morning trading, dealers reported.
consumers usually putting in supplies
the last day of the week to run them
over Monday.
Attractive displays OF fruit claimed
the attention OF buyers this morning.
more particularly those who are 60
ing to do canning and preserving.
Cling peaches. very scare the past few
years. are on hand in the local market
and are In demand for sweet picking.
Prices of practically every COM
modify this morning were the same
as those quoted at the close Of Satur-
days market.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, 1.pound prints. 81;
tubs 49a5o store packed. 35.
Eggs-F'resh selected. AZ: hennery.
45; current receipts. IS: storage. SO.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys. 35: Spring
hroilers. 3s; White Leghorns, 24a25;
fowls. 27a2S: roosters, 90; ducks.
young. 20: old. Is; keats. young. 50a
60; old. 35a40. Dresscd--Turkeys, 40a
~: broilers, 33a35: keats. young. SGa
80; old. 4oa so
Meats-Beef. 1Sa19: veal. %: lamb.
26a30; fresh hams. 30a32: shoulders,
22a24: Inins. 33a35: smoked hams. 34a
35; smoked shoulders, 22s23.
Live storl--Calves. choice. 1872; me-
dunn. Hale; thin 7aS: lambs, II.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables. compiled by the Market
News Service. >ureau Of Agricultural
Economics. says:
Apples Supplies liberal: demand
moderate, market steady: boxes,
Washington. medium tn large size
combination extra fancy and fancy
Iona hans and Grimes. n,"r:lv -:
Winter hama mas, 2.5a; EXTRA fancy
Winter bananas, 2.7': bushei ba skets,
Maryland and Virginia various vari-
cites. large size. GOAL few Grimes.
1.50: small to medium size. o0a75
Cabbage = Supplies light: demand
light. market steady; New York. bulk,
per ton, domestic round type, "o.00a
5000
y
moderate, market steady: New York,
% craTcS 'irr Ia, =. " ..Ua.
Grapes-Eastern supplies moderate:
demand light, market steady: New
York. 2-Quart climax baskets Con
cords. 2U;' 49, mpStl ': talifnr;l!:i, :,
supplies moderate: demand moderate.
market steady; crates and Jugs Mala-
gas. mostly 1.35; flame Tokays, l.75a
200.
Lettuce - Supplies moderate; de
mand moderate. market slightly
stronger: New York. 3-dOZen crates
Rig Boston type, ordinary quality ana
condition l.23a 30. mostly Lao; Colo
RADIO, crates Iceberg type. 4 to >
dozen. host. mostly It's; some ordi-
nary quality and condition low as Ace.
Onions - Supplies light: demand
light: market dun: Michigan ana In
diana, 10o.pounl sacks yelloWs, L. s.
No. ], mostly 100
Peaches L. supplies moderate; de
mand moderate. market firm: Penn
sylvania. bu@hel baskets sf;'bertas,
very large size. mostly 80. few 20;
medium to large sizes. ..o0aa,25: New
Jersey. hushei baskets E'hertas. large
to very large sizes, fair condition
.60a2 90, most around i.15; New
York, bushel ha&tcts Elbertas, me-
dunn TO large size. mostly LIS; Roches-
terS, large size. l.Ioa2.0O.
Pears-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market steady: New York,
bushel baskets. BartsettS No |, large
size, 2.25a25U; few higher; some ripe,
200.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, me rket about steady;
New Jersey 150-pound sacks, cobblers,
L. S No. /. mostly 4.25: Maine. loO'
pound sacks. cubblers. L. :. No. L,
mostly 400 some fair condition. low
as 3.S5; Michigan. l50-pound sacks,
Russet Rurals, L. $. No. /, 4.0Oa4. 10.
Sweet potatoe&-Suppiies light; de
mand slow, market dull: few sales:
North Carolina. cloth-top staVe bar
rels, yellows No. l. some medium
size. $2Saa3.0o
Supplies light: demand mod
crate, market firm: home grown
sacked. per doZer, sugar corn. loa2o,
mostly 20.
Peas-Supp;ies very light: 100 few
sales reported to quote.
Tomatoes-Supplie light; demand
moderate, market firm: home grown
half bushel hampers. 7oal.0O, few 10"
as so.