Evening star., 1926-10-02
P|CKL|NG SEASON
SPURS FRUIT TRADE
Vegetables Also in Good Sup
ply in Local Market for
Preserving.

Season for putting up pickles for
the coming Winter is on, according to
statements of dealers this morning,
and the wise housewife, they added,
will do we'll not to postpone her buy
ing. Small onions, so much desired
for picking are scarce, but other
vegetab bles used with them. with the
possible exception of caulifiower, are
reported plentiful and cheap.
A whole bushel of peppers may be
had for 81 or a single dozen for ~
cents. The small onions are offered
By weight at the rate Of two pounds
for 25 cents or 20 and % cents a
quart box.
Tomatoes were a trifle higher this
morning, choicest slicing stock selling
at 81 and SIPS. some not so good
selling as low as so cents. String
beans are more plentiful and cheaper,
selling at 81 and $1.25 bushel.
Corn Supplies Heavy.
Dealers had plentiful supplies of
sugar corn on hand today, offering the
best quality at $125 a sack of five
low as so cents.
Carrots and heets are much more
plentiful than they We're a few days
ago, and dealers report they find ready
sale at prevailing prices Carrots
were quoted At cents. while young
Fall beets brought 80 cents a dozen
lunches.
Elephants were much more plenti-
full and cheaper, $3.50 a bushel basket
being the price quoted today, the bas-
ket holding approximately two dozen.
Cucumbers and cymblings are scarce
and higher.
Pumpkins are to he had for $3.50
barrel. They soon will he in de-
mand by young people celebrating
Halloween and later for the Thanks
giving pie. There is no likelihood that
they VIII become scarce and high be-
fore the Halloween season, dealers
state.
Crabapples Plentiful.
There is a plentiful supply of crab
apples on hand for jelly and preserv-
ing purposes, according to dealers. but
the supply probably soon will become
much smaller and prices higher.
Dea lerS say the peach season Is a.
most at an end, especially the nearby
stock, but some October ClingS for
sweet picking are expected the COM
ing week. There were some of the
clings in market this week. prices
quoted being only fairly reasonable.
Apples continue plentiful and rea
sonable. a limited demand for a lib
eral supply of the fruit has made the
market dull Dealers report wide
range Of prices, size and quality de
ternining them.
North ("oroljpa nd
land growers are shipping sweet po-
tatoes to this city in quantities great
enough to more than meet demands.
and the demand is so slow that the
market is dull. Prices quoted today
were $3.50 and SO a barrel.
Dairy Products Unchanged.
Only moderate supplies of pota toes
are being received. Il moderate demand
making Il steady market. Spinach,
kaIe and cabbage are reported plenti-
ful and cheap.
The butter and egg market con
tinued steady throughout the week,
with but little change in prices, and
the same is true of the meat and poul-
try markets.
Municipal Fish Market offered fish
at comparatively cheap prices during
the week and there was a good de
mand for oysters. Dealers report the
bivalves in much better condition than
usual for SO early in the season, and
prices. they state. are cheaper.
Today's prices of most commodities
were substantially the same as those
reported at the close OF yesterdays
market.
TOday's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy. 1-pound prints, 81;
tub, 49a50; store packed 80.
Eggs Fresh selected. AZ; hennery,
As; current receipts, 38; storage. SO.
Poultry, Turkeys, 35; Spring
broilers, 2Sa30: white Leghorns, 24a
%; fowls, 2Sa29; roosters, 20: ducks,
young. 20; old, 10: keats. young, 50a
60: old, 34a4O. Dressed-Turkeys, 40
a42: broilers. 33a35; keats, young, S0a
80; old. 40a50
Meats-Beef 1Sal9 veal, %: lamb,
26a30; fresh ham. 30a32; shoulders,
22a24; loins, 33a34; smoked hams, 34a
80; smoked shoulders. 22a23.
Live stock -- Calves. choice, IA;
medium, l1a12; thin. las; lambs. IA.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics. says:
Apples-Suppies liberal: demand
light, market steady; boxes. Washing
ton. medium TO large size. extra fancy
Delicious. 325a3.75; mostly $50;
Jonathans. o.50a2.75; Winter Bananas
mostly $50; combination, extra fancy
and fancy, 2,0Oa2.25; bushel baskets
Maryland and Virginia. Grimes, No. l =,
212 inches up. 80; various varieties,
medium size, mostly 75; small size,
40a50.
Cabbage - Supplies moderate: de-
mand slow market steady; New York,
bulk. per ton, domestic round type,
24.0Oa25.00; Pennsylvania, bulk per
ton, Danish type. mostly around 5000.
Celery-Supplies light; demand
light market steady; New York, %
crates. mostly 200.
pes-Ea stern supplies light: de-
mand moderate, market steady; New
York. 2.quart climax baskets, Con-
cords 20a22.
Lettuce-Supplies light; demand
moderate. market firm; New York,
2-dozen crates. big Boston type. fair
quality, 1.50a1.75; California. crates
Iceberg type. As dozen, 500a5.25;
Colorado, crates Iceberg type, As
dozen. 4.75a5.00.
Onions-Supplies light; demand
! light. market steady: Michigan and
Indiana, 100pound sacks yellows. T..
S. No !. mostly 200; New York
100 pound sacks yellows. I. S. No,
/, 1.75a2.00.
Peach Market Steady.
Peaches Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate. market steady; New
York, bushel baskets Elbertas. mostly
SO: few higher; New Jersey. bushel
baskets Elbertas. ordinary condition,
l.25a1.50