Evening star., 1926-12-06
SLEET NOT LIKELY
TO HURT FARMERS
Trucks Can Negotiate Ice for
Necessary HauIing-Mon.
day Trade Slow.

A covering of hail and snow on the
roads of nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia is not expected to interfere with
the local market. There Is not a
great amount of hauling done on
Mondays, it is stated. and little diff.
Guilty with heavy motor trucks Is
anticipa ed.
Years ago when most of the hauling
was done by horses such a storm
would have played havoc with market
conditions for a short period. but more
modern means of transportation has
made a complete difference in the
matter of hauling, and only par.
ticularly heavy snowstorm will cause
much trouble.
There was the usual slow Monday
trading this morning, dealers report.
ed, weather conditions meaning but
little to sellers or buyers. Merchants
had to take extra precautions to pre-.
vent supplies from freezing.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy. l-pound prints. 55a
56: tub. 54a55; store packed. 3S.
Eggs-Fresh, selected, 55; hennery,
55a56; current receipts, So; storage,
40a42.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys, 43a45;
chickens. 23a25; White Leghorns, 22a
23; fowls. 23a25; roosters, 1S; ducks.
young, 20a25; old, Is; keats, young,
60a70; old. 30a4O. Dressed-Turkeys,
4Sa50; capons. fancy. heavy, 47a48;
smaller, 4oa42; chickens. 32a33; keats,
young. S0a90; old. 35a40; rabbits, No.
!, 35a40; No. 2. 2Oa25.
Meats-Beef, 15a17; veal, 22a23;
lamb, 25a27; fresh hams. 26a2S;
shoulders, 23a24; loins. 28aSO; smoked
hams, 80; smoked shoulders. 1sa21.
Live stock-Calves, choice, 13; me.
dunn, II; thin. 6a7; lamb, 13.
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 liberal; demand
moderate. market steady; Maryland
and Virginia, No. Grimes, 2h inches
up, 3.50a4.00; boxes, northwestern
medium to large size extra fancy
Delicious, 3.00a3.50; Spitzenburgs,
mostly around 2.25: bushel baskets,
Maryland and Virginia No. l Stay
mans, 2l2 inches up, 75al.00; IN
inches up. l.t0al.25.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; de-
rand moderate. market steady; New
York bulk per ton Danish type. $500
a3O.00.
Celery-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market slightly weaker;
New York, pa crates, 2.00a2.50; Cali
fornia, crates, medium size. 4.5Oa
5.50 mostly around 500; large size,
mostly around 400.
Lettuce-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate. market steady; California,
crates, Iceberg type, 4-5 doz., 3.5oa
4.50 mostly around 400; Idaho
crates. Iceberg type. AS doz.. 3.0Oa
3.25: Florida. ~ -bushel hampers.
big Boston type, 2.50a2.75.
Onions-Supplies light; demand
light; market firm; Michigan, 100
pound sacks yellows, L. 5. No. 1,
large size 2.25; New York, 100-pound
sacks yellows, L. $. No. 1, medium
size, 1.75a2.00; best, mostly 200.
Potato Market Firm.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market f. N; Mich
igan, 150-pound sacks Russet Rurals,
u. S. No. /, 4.50a4.65; New York, l50-
pound SACKS Round Whites, L. S. No.
/, 4.40a4.50.
Sweet potatoes moderate:
demand moderate, market firm; North
Carolina, cloth-top stave barrels yei-
lows, No. /, 2.75a3.00; best mostly
800; 15O-pound sacks cloth-top stave
barrels reds, few large size, 250a3.O0.
ucumbers-Supplies liberal; de.
mand light, market slightly weaker;
Florida, square bushel hampers,
fancy, 4.OOa4.5O; few low as $50;
choice, 2.50a3.O0; few low as 200.
ggplant-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market steady; Florida,
pepper crates fancy, 4.50a5.00; few
higher
Squash Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market slightly weaker;
Florida, pepper crates white, 2.5Oa
800; mostly 800
string beans-Supplies liberal; de-
mand light. market slightly weaker;
Florida. 7s-bushel hampers green. 200
300: few high as $50.
Supplies light; demand
light. market steady; Ohio, 10-pound
baskets dollhouse stock. medium size,
275; small size, 1.75; California, re-
packed threes. ripes, wrapped fancy
count. 3.O0a3.25; choice count, $50
AIS.