Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-06
PRICES ARE FIRM
IN Center MARKET
Veal Still Lo Low,
Light After Fourth Eggs
Unchanged.

Trading WAS not very brisk this
morning. Business was about the
same as on Mondays, dealers report
ed, receipts being light and the de-
mand correspondingly light.
Shippers, their Fourth OF July hoi-
iday over, today viii start commodi-
ties moving In order to set their
shipments here in time for tomcr.
rows market.
Meat dealers reported probapie
better condition Of the veal market.
Last weeks receipts were far too
great for the demand, making the
worst week on veal ever experienced
in the local market.
Prices remainded low this. morn
ing, dealers reported. A top price
of Is cents prevailed, medium quail
ity selling at is cents and poor at
12M cents.
Good beef was in depaand at top
price Of is cents. although sales were
not especially heavy. There were
ample supplies of all foodstuffs to
meet demand, prices of most com.
nodities being substantially the same
as those reported at the close OF last
weeks market.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter Fancy, 1-pound prints. asa
a.: tub, 45a46.
Eggs-Fresh, selected, 31a32; hen.
merry, Ssas4; current receipts, 2sa2s.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 30; spring
broilers, 4oa45: Plymouth Rock broil.
ers, III to pounds, IS; smaller, Ssa
90: white Leghorns, s5a36; fowls. 80;
ROSTERS, %; ducks, young. 20; old, 10;
keats, young, 70aS0; old, ISAAC, Dress.
ed-Turkeys, 35a3s; broilers, 4saS0;
keats, young, 9oa1.00; old, 4Oa50.
Live stock-Calves, choice, 10; me.
dunn. g.; thin, Sat: hogs, heavy ana
medium, 1871; light, choice, 10; lambs
Meats-Beef, 17a1s: lamb. 30; veal.
IS. 15a12; dressed pork, heavy, ~:
{ pork loins, S5a36; Western, SOaSZ;
hams, Sc; shoulders. 24a25; fresh
hams, s2a34; fresh shoulders, 20.
Fruits and Vegetable Prices.
Today,s market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service, Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics) says:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. liberal; de-
mand good for good stock, market
steady: California Imperial Valley,
salmon Tints, standards. ass. 3.5Oa
400, some soft.ripe low as 2.50s jun
hos. 36s and 27s mostly, $50; ponys,
ASS and 54s, Honey Balls, 3.1Sa4 90.
few higher; standards. 4bs, 4.b0a4.1b,
few higher; Arizona, Salmon Tints.
junbos, ass, 5.50a6.00, mostly 500;
mostly 400; flats, lis and 15s, 2.0O.I
Lettuce-Supplies light; demand
light, market steady: New York. dog.
crates. Big Boston type, 9Oaf1.O0.
poorer low as IS.
Onions-SuppIies light: demand
Hight, market steady; South Carolina,
standard crates, Australian Browns.
ungradAd, 1.5Oa1.76; Texas, standard
crates, Yellow Bermudas. y. s., No. !.
2.O0a2.2s.
Peaches-supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market slightly weaker;
Georgia, IS. Garmans. medium %
bushel baskets Rileys. 3.O0a5.2b,
mostly 500.
Potato Market Steady.
Potatoes Supplies moderate: de.
mand moderate, market fairly steady:
North CaKolina. cloth-top stave bar
rels, Cobblers, u. s. No. !, 4.50aA.76s
few high as 500; some badly de-
cayed. 2.50a3.50.
Tomatoes Supplies liberal. demand
moderate, market about steady; Mis-
eissippi, Texas and Tennessee, fours,
ripes and turning, wrapped No. /,
f5a90; few high as 100.
watermelons - Supplies heavy, de-
mand moderate, market slightly
weaker; Georgia and Florida, Tom
watsons, 2S-30-pound average, mostly
rs; Thurmond Grays, 30-32-pound av.
erage, S0a90 each.
Cucumbers - Supplies liberal; de-
mand slow, market weak; Virginia,
Norfolk section, hotbed stock, IS
bushel hampers, fancy, 1.50.
String beans - Supplies light: de-
unand moderate, market steady; home
grown, barrels, various varieties, ESQ
a3.00.
Corn - Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market steady; louisiana,
busheI baskets, fair quality, 1.00a
l.5O: North Carolina, crates, 1.25a1.50.