Evening star., 1926-04-12
BUTTER IS LOWER
IN CENTER MARKET
Price of Calves Also Drops
Cent-Eggs and Poultry
Are Unchanged.


ported the usual quiet Monday morn
ing condition of the market, prices of
most commodities remaining un-
changed.
Butter prices have decreased, fancy
one-pound prints quoted at 49 and so
cents last week dropping to 46 and
II cents. Tub butter was quoted at
- and 46 cents, while the store-pack-
I'd product was quoted at 80 cents.
Price OF calves also dropped l cent,
today's price for choicest calves being
l3 cents, IA being last weeks price.
Egg prices remained the same, as
did prices for most vegetables, fruits,
meats and poultry. Increased re-
ceipts of some commodities tomorrow
may be great enough to reduce prices,
Market Prices Today
Butter-Fancy. 1-pound prints, 4647;
tub, 1915: store packed. 80.
t1ggs-Fresh selected, S0a32; hen
merry, 33a35; current receipts, 29a30.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, hens, As;
toms. 40; Spring broilers. 50a55; Ply
mouth Rock broilers, Y to 2 pounds,
80; smaller 40a45: White Leghorns.
40a45; Winter chickens, pounds and
over. 40a45; fowls. 32a34; roosters, %;
ducks, young, 80: old rs: keats, young.
S0a90: old, 45a50. Dressed--Turkeys
hens, 55: toms. so; broilers, 60a65;
fowls. 35a36; keats, young, 90a1.oO;
Did. 50a60
Live stock-Calves. choice. a.. me-
dunn. 1la12; thin. 7aS; hogs, heavy
and medium, 131a; light, choice, 15;
lambs, 20.
Meats-Beef. 16; lamb, 25a2S; veal,
22a24; dressed pork, heavy, 19.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics. says:
AppleS-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; barrels,
Maryland and Virginia, A21s inches
up. Yorks, 4.5eaJ. 90; some poor con-
dition. scalded, 3.00a4.00; New York,
A2i2 inches, Baldwins. some scalded.
best. 3.50a4.00: poorer low as $50;
boxes, Washington, medium to large
sizes. extra fancy, Winesaps, mostly
rs; fancy, $50; bushel baskets. New
York, A21a inch, Wageners, mostly
1.25.
Asparagus - Supplies LIBERAL de-
mand moderate. market steady; South
Carolina, dozen bunch crates, white,
very large size, 350a4.00; large size
mostly 800; small to medium size,
l.50a2.50; long green, fine quality and
condition. very large size. 500; large
size. 700; medium size, 5.00a6.00;
small size. 400.
Cabbage-Supplies heavy; demand
moderate, market dull; Florida, / Il
hushel hampers, pointed type, 2.00a
2.25; few $50; South Carolina, 112
hushel hampers. pointed type, small
size. leafy,s 1.75a2 90; Texas. barrel
crates, round type, 4.ooa4.75; mostly
4.25a4.50.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market steady; Florida, 10
inch crates, q dozen, 3.25a3.50.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate market steady; California,
Imperial Valley, crates, Iceberg type,
4-5 dozen, 425a4.50: few higher; s
dozen, 400; III dozen, 800; North
carolina, 5-peck hampers, Big Boston
type, best, 2.50a2.75.
Onions-Supplies light; demand mod.
crate. market steady; New York and
Michigan, 100-pound sacks, Yellows,
u. S., No. /, 3.50a3.75; some medium
size, 3.25.
Potato Market Firm.
Potatoes-Supplies liberal: demand
good, market firm; old stock, Michi-
gan, 150pound sacks, RuSset Rura1S,
z. S. No. /, 8.50a9.00 new stock,
Florida. double-head barrels. Spauld-
ing Rose. u. S. No. /, 1850.
Spinach - Supplies light: demand
light. market dull Texas, bushel
baskets, Savoy type, 50a1 90, accord
ing to condition; Virginia, Norfolk
section, cloth top veneer barrels,
Savoy type, 1.00a1.50.
wberries-Supplies light; de-
mand good. market steady; Florida,
pony refrigerators, 50a65, mostly 55a
SO per quart.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies light: de-
mand slow, market dull; North Caro-
lima, cloth-top stave barrels, Porto
Ricans, fair to ordinary quality and
condition, 4.00a5.00; white yams, wide
range quality and condition, 3.00a
80: Tennessee, bushel hampers
Nancy Halls, No. /, mostly around
$50.
uliflower-Supplies light: demand
moderate, market steady; California,
rates mostly around 2.4o.
Tomatoes-SupplieS moderate; de-
mand moderate, market firm; Florida,
6s, ripes and turning, wrapped, orig
inals, fancy count, 700; choice count,
6 90; Cuba. Span cartons, ripes, wrap
ped. repacked. choice count, 800.
String beans-Supplies moderate;
demand moderate, market steady;
Texas. bushel hamper green, 4.25a
$50: Florida. = -bushel hampers green,
wide range quality and condition, 800
a4.50.
Iggplants-No supplies on market.
Peppers-Supplies light; demand
good for good stock. market firm:
Florida, pepper crates choice, 4.50.
Squash--Supplies light: demand
moderate, market steady; Florida pep
per crates. fair condition, 450; Cuba,
pepper crates large. fair condition,
4.00a4.5O.
Beets-No sales reported.
Carrots-Supplies light; no early