Evening star., 1926-10-08
|BUTTER AND EGG
| PRICES ARE FIRM
Dairy and Hennery Products
Are High-0ther Food
stuff Unchanged.


A decidedly firm condition Of the
butter market was reported today. ad
vices from the big butter centers tell
ing of a slight advance in prices yes
terday.
Buyers are taking a firm hold. it Is
reported, and much storage stock Is
appearing on the market. the storage
stock bringing within cents pound
Of the freshly churned stock.
Local dealers see practically no
hope of cheaper prices in the near
future. They believe prices are in
clined to further advance and to re
main high until after the Christmas
holiday season.
Dealers also reported a firm condi
ton of the egg market. eggs contin
uing scarce and high. Packers are
selling large quantities of storage
eggs. carload lots bringing 36 and 3S
cents. not much less than the price
Of fresh stock.
Last year and the year before. 1t is
stated. packers lost money on eggs
put in storage. There seems to be
no such possibility this year, how
ever, according to local dealers.
Meat, poultry, fruit and vegetable
prices today were substa ntially thu
same as those reported yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy. 1-pound prints. 81
tub. 49a50: store packed, IS.
Eggs-Fresh, selected, 40: hennery,
45: current receipts. 40; storage. 3S.
Poultry, a,live-Turkeys. 35; Spring
broilers. 2Sa30: white Leghorns, 24s
25: fowls. 2Sa2s; roosters, 20: ducks
young. 20; old, Is: keats. young. 50a
so; old, 34a4O. Dressed-Turkeys. AZ
a42 broilers. 33a35; keats, young. s0a
90: old. 40a50.
Meats Beef, 1sa1s; veal. %; lamb
26a3O; fresh ham, 30a32: shoulders
22a24; loins. 34a35; smoked hams. 34a
35; smoked shoulders. 22a23.
Live stock-Calves, choice, 141a;
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits
and vegetables. compiled by the Mar
ket News Service, Bureau of Agri-
cultural Economics. says:
Apples-Suppies liberal: demand
moderate. market steady; boxes,
Washington, medium to large sizes,
extra fancy Delicious. mostly around
1925; Jonathans, 2.25ac.50: fancy iona
thans. 2.15a2.25; extra fancy Winter
Bananas. mostly $50. Rushel baskets,
Maryland and Virginia. No. /. 2i2 inch
Grimes, LOCALS: various varieties,
medium to large sizes, 75a1.00; small
size. mostly around SO.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; de-
mand light. market steady; New York.
bulk per ton, domestic round type
mostly $500.
Celery-Supplies light; demand
light, market steady; New York, %
crates. 20Oa2. 25; mostly 200.
Grapes-Eastern supplies light
Western supplies moderate: demand
moderate. market steady: Michigan
l2quart climax baskets Concords. 10a
80: California. crates Flame Tokays
l.30a l.75: some ordinary condition
l.ooa l.25; lugs Muscats. l.00al.15.
Iettuce~E Eastern supplies light
demand light. market duh; New York
mostly ordinary quality and condition
2doZen crates. Big Boston type
mostly around 100; Western supplies
liberal: demand moderate. marke,
slightly weaker: California. crates Ice
berg type. 4-5 dozen. 4.00a4.25. mostly
around 400; Colorado. crates Icebers
type. As dozen, fair quality and condi
ton, 3.50a4.o0.
Onions - Supplies light: demand
light, market steady; Michigan, Indi
ana and New York 1oo.pound sack
yellows. L. S. No. I. 1.75a2.o0.
Peach Market Dull.
Peaches-supplies moderate; de
;rl 1S.l- I,,ll
bushel baskets, Elbertas. medium tt
some medium size. some fair condi
ton. l.25a1 80: New Jersey. bushe
baskets lGlbertas. fair quality and
condition. 1.25a1.50: Virginia. bushe
baskets Bilyeaus, good condition, few
sales 200.
Pears Supplies light: demand mod
crate. market steady: New York
bushel baskets. Bartletts. No. l, 2.5t
a2.75 Seckels. No. l, large size, few
"a les. 400
Potatoes-Su Supplies moderate: de
mand moderate. market slight,
stronger; Maine. 150,pound sacks
Cobblers, L. s. No. ]. mostly 4.25
Michigan. 15o-pound sacks. Russo
Rurals. L. s. No. !. 425a435.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies liberal de
n1and light, market dull: Virginia
East Shore and North Carolina mostl,
Virginia. East Shore. cloth top stavt
barrels. yellows. No. I, 2.75a3.oo. most
Iy 2.75.
Supplies moderate: dema NJ
good for good stock. market steady
homegrown, sacked. per dozen. sugar
corn nOstly 20a25.
Tomatoes-Supplies light. demant
moderate, market firm: homegrown
half-bushel hampers, 1.50a1.75. few
200.
String beans-Supplies moderate
demand moderate. market steady
homegrown, bushel baskets, LISA 80
mostly 1.25.
Supplies moderate. de
mand moderate, market steady: New
York, Long Island. crates. 3.00a3 so