Evening star., 1926-04-26
MOVEMENT SLOW
IN CENTER MARKET
Dealers Have Plentiful Sup
plies on Hand, But Buy
ers Are Lacking.

There was the usual slow Monday
morning trading today. Monday
morning market usually is slow. deal
ers say. and today was no exception
to the rule.
Dealers had plentiful supplies of
all kinds of fOodst uffS on hand. buyers
in large numbers being the only thing
necessary to make business more
brisk.
Prices Of most commodities were
practically the same as prices quoted
Saturday.
Market Prices Today.
Butter-Fancy, 1.pound prints, asa
AZ: tub, 4aai6: store packed, 30.
Eggs-F'resh selected, 29a3l; hen
merry. 32a34: current receipts. 2Sa29
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, hens. 33a
4o toms. 35a40: Spring broilers, 55a
go Plymouth Rock broilers. 12 to
pounds. 55aeO: smaller. 4Oa45; White
I-eshorns. 40a45: Winter chickens.
3 pounds and over, 40a45; fowls. 30:
ROSTERS. %; ducks. young. 30; old, 20;
keats Young, S0a90: old. 45a50.
Dressed 40a45' broilers, 6oa
65; fowls. 35: keats, young, goa 90;
old, 50a60.
Live stock-Calves. choice. -; me
dium, 1Oa11: thin. Ia8: hogs, heaNy
and medium, l3l2; light, choice, 49,
lambs. IS.
Meats-Eeef, l6: lamb. 25acS. veal,
22a24; dressed pork, heavy. 1s; pork
loins. 34a35; Western. 3oa32; hams
30a32: shoulders. 22a2S.
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, A 2i2 Inch
Winesaps, mostly 500; fair quality
and condition low as 500: A ~ ina,
Winesaps. 4.OOa450: A 2la-inch Ben
Davis. 3.0Oa3. so; few higher. Boxes
Washington. medium TO large size.
extra fancy Winesaps, 2.15a3oo; !;
mostly 275: fancy Romes. 2.oo.
Asparagus-Supplie moderate; DE-
mand moderate, market slightly
weaker; South Carolina, dozen-buncn
crates green, very large size, mostly
$50: large size, 3.OOa3.o0; small 10
medium size. 2.00a2.50.
bage-Supplies heavy; demand
moderate. market weak; South Caro-
lima. IL a-bushel hampers pointed type.
1.0Oa1.25: barrel crates best. mostly
$50: fair quality and condition low
as 200.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market fairly steady; Art
zona, crates. Iceberg type, to 8
dozen, 4.5Oa4.75: mostly 4.50; Calf
fornia. Imperial Valley. crates. Ice
berg type. fair quality and condition
3.5Oa4.00.
onions - Supplies light; demand
light. market dull; Texas, standard
crates. Yellow Bermudas. commercial
pack, mixed No. ! and No., 2.6Oa2.75.
Potato Market Dull.
Potatoes-Old stock; supplies mod
crate demand moderate. market dull
Michigan. 150-pound sacks Russet
Rurals, U. s. No. /, S.00a8.25; few
$50. New stock-Supplies liberal
demand moderate. market slightly
weaker: Florida, double-headed bar
rels. Spaulding Rose. U. S. No. /.
II .0Oa11 so; mostly 11.50.
Spinach - Homegrowns supplying
the market.
Strawberries - Supplies moderate
demand moderate. market steady
Florida, pony refrigerators. 35a45
mostly around 40 per qt.; Louisiana
crates, WIuC IduSc
condition, 3.OOa5. 90; North Carolina
32-gt. crates Missonarys. wire range
quality and condition, 35a40; mostl!
30a35 per quart.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate; de
mand moderate, market steady
Florida. IS. ripes and turning. wrap
ped, fancy count. 5.00a6.O0; few
higher: choice count, 4.50a5.00.
String beans-Supplies light: de
mand moderate, market steady
Florida, 7s-bushel hampers. green
3.00a4.00, according to condition; few
lower.
Carrots-Supplies light: demand
moderate. market steady; Texas
bushel baskets. mostly $50.
Beets-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market steady: Texas
, bushel baskets, punched. mostly $50
Peas-Supplies light; demand mod
crate. market fairly steady; South
Carolina, bushel hampers. Telephones
small pod varieties, mostly 500; few
low as $50; large pod varieties, poorly
filled, $50.
Cucumbers-.Supplies moderate: de
mand light, market slightly weaker
Illinois. hothot. 2.doz. cartons
double extras. $50; extras, 800; fancy
2.50a3.00; Florida. square bushe
crates, fancy, 6.00a6.50.