Evening star., 1926-12-01
PRICES ARE STEADY
IN CENTER MARKET
Lower Poultry Rates Are Still
PrevaiIing-Beef and
Eggs Unchanged.

Receipts Of poultry, butter, eggs.
fruits and vegetables from nearby
States are not very heavy after
holiday season. according to dealers,
and 1t is expected there will not be a
rush until shortly before the begin
ming of the Christmas market season
Heavy receipts of chickens last
week, at a time when turkeys were
in greatest demand, lowered poultry
prices, and the low prices still pre-
vailed today. Fairly large supplies
of turkeys are still being received, and
the demand is fairly good.
A continued firm condition Of the
butter market was reported, prices
in the larger butter centers having
slightly advanced yesterday, but not
to the extent Of increasing retail
prices here.
The meat and egg markets continue
unchanged.
TOday's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, 1-pound prints, 54a
55; tub, 53a54; store packed, 3S.
Eggs-Fresh, selected, So; hennery
55a56;s current receipts, So; storage
40a42.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 40; chick
ems, 25a26; white Leghorns, 22a23
y
20a25: old, IS; keats, young, 60a70
old. 30a40. Dressed-Turkeys, 45a4S
capons, fancy. heavy, 47a4S; smaller
40a42; chickens, 32a33; keats, young
S0a90; old, 35a40
Meats-Beef. 15a17; veal, 22a23
lamb, 25a27; fresh hams. 26a2s; shoul
ders, 23a24; loins, 2Sa30; smoked
hams, 80; smoked shoulders. 1Sa21.
Live stock-Calves, choice, 13; me
dium. II; thin. Cat; lamb, 13.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits ant
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service, Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics( says:
Apples-Supplies liberal: dema nc
light, market steady. Barrels. Virginis
No. Grimes. 2k inches up. 3.50a4 90
mostly $50. Boxes, Northwestern, me
dunn to large size extra fancy De
licious, 3.00a3.25, few very large size
ripe, 275; extra fancy Spitzenburgs
and Staymans, 2.O0a225; extra fame,
Romes. ripe, 1.50a175. Rushel has
kets. Maryland and Virginia, No.
Staymans. 21a inches up, LOO, few
fair quality, so; 2s4 inches up, 1.OOa
1.25.
Cabbage ge-Supplies moderate; de
mand light, market fairly steady; New
York, bulk per ton. Danish type, me
dunn size, 90 O0a28.00; large size, fail
condition, 2O.0O.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady: New York
two.third crates, 2.50a2.75; California
crates, 5.0Oa6.O0.
Lettuce Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market steady; California
crates, Iceberg type, 45 dOZ.. 4.0Oa
4.5O; Idaho, crates. Iceberg type, AZ
doz, 3.75a4.00; Florida. | Y bushe
hampers, Big Boston type, 2.5Oa3.0o.
Onions-Supplies light; demand
light, market firm; New York anc
Indiana, pound sacks yellows, L
s. No. 1. 1.75a2,0O; Michigan, 100
pound sacks yellOws, L. S. No. l
large size, 2.25.
Potato Market Firm.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies light;
demand moderate, market firm
North Carolina. cloth-top stave bar
rels yellows, fair to ordinary quail
itv and condition, 2.25a2.50.
Potatoes-Supplies light; demand
light, market firm; Michigan, loo-
pound sacks round white, L. S. No
4.5oa4eo; New York, $50 pound
sacks round whites, U. $. No. !, 4.4Oe
4.50.
Eggplants-Supplies light; demand
light, market steady; Florida. pepper
crates. fancy, 400a450; slightly de-
cayed, 3.00a3.50.
Squash-Supplies light: demand
light, market steady; Florida. pep
per crates, white, wrapped, 3.00a3.oo;
poorer low as $50
String beans-Supplies light; de-
mand light, market steady; Florida
"a -bushel hampers green, fair to
ordinary quality and condition, LOU
a300.