Evening star., 1926-06-01
NEARBY BERRIES !.
ABOUND IN MARKET
Buying Active Today-HoIi-
day Week End Creates
Heavy Demand.

StfaWhertleS led the frult marke
This morning. They were mostl,
from nearby and Eastern Shore oi
Maryland. the crop in the Norfolk
Va. section being about exhausted
Nearby and Eastern Shore berries
were of about the same quality and
condition. dealers stated. and were
as fine as they had ever seen.
Dealers believe the peak of the
season has about been reached
Prices quoted for good berries ranged
from 81 to $6 a crate. few of the best
bringing as much as 81. Held over
and soft stock brought much lower
prices.
Buying was more active this morn
ing than usual. dealers said. because
= Of the extended holiday season. Only
a. few wholesale houses We're open
for business yesterday. and they
closed about noon.
Both the butter and egg ma rkets
remain steady. and practically no
changes in prices of poultry. fruits
and Vegeta bles were reported. An
easier condition of the market on
Spring broilers was reported and de-
creased prices in the near future an
ticipated.
Market Prices To-day.
Butter-Fancy. one pound prints,
+ea47; tub, 45a4S.
t:ggs-Fresh. selected. 3la32 hen
merry. 33a34: current receipts, 29a3 80.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys 80: Spring
hroilers, 45a50; Plymouth Rock broil
ers. n to pounds. So: smaller. 40a
AS: white Leghorns 35a40: fowls. 30a
80: roosters. 20: ducks. young, 20:
old. Is: keats, young. 70aS0; old. Asa
90: dressed turkeys. 81: broilers. 55a
60: keats. young, goa 90: old. 50a60.
Live stock-Calves. choice. ~: me-
dium. 10a11; thin. 7aS: hogs. heavy
and medium. 13l1; light. choice, IS;
lambs. 16
Meats-Beef. l4aI7; lamb. s5as6;
veal. 20a22; dressed pork. heavy. 10:
pork loins. 34a35: Western. 30a32:
hams. 31aS4: shoulders, 22a23
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits
and vegetables compiled by the
Market News Service. Bureau of Agri
cultural Economics) says:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES liberal: de-
mand moderate. R,rket slightly
weaker; California. Imperial Valley
salmon tints. jumbos. 36s and ass
3.75a4.00: few higher: standards. ASS
mostly 3.25a3.5O: few higher; ponys,
54s, best. mostly 2.50: fats. 12s and
soft, standards. ASS. low as 1.50: jum-
hos. AIS. low as 200.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate. market steady; Cali
fornia, northern district. crates ice.
berg type, 4-5 dozen, mostly around
500: few higher.
Onions-Supplies moderate: demand
light. market steady; Texas, standard
crates Yellow Bermudas. l.. S. No. | :,
2.25a2+0: commercial pack mixed. No
] and No. 2. 200a2.25; mostly around
200
Potatoes-Old stock. supplies light
demand moderate. market steady
Michigan. 150-pounl sacks Russet
Rurals, L. s. No. /. 5.5Oa600 New
stock. supplies moderate: dema nd
moderate. market fairly steady
Florida. double head barrels Spanld-
ing Rose. L. s. No. /. 9.5Gal0.00:
South Carolina. cloth-top scave
barrels. Cohblers. l.. $. No. |. S.OOa-
$50: some badly decayed, 4.00a7 mo
Stra wberries 49, Homegrowns uracti-
cally supplying the market. Mairsla nd.
East Shore. few sales. 3c-qt. crates.
various varieties, 4.5Oa5.oO.
Tomato Market Weaker.
Toma atoes-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate. market slightly weaker.
Texas. fours. pink. wrapped, 2.OOa
2.25; few. $50; Florida. stxes, ripes and
turning, wrapped. best fancy count
5.50a 90; choice count. 4.5Oa5. 90; fair
condition. both sizes, 90 lower
WatermelOnS-No supplies on mar
ket
String beans Supplies liberal: de-
,nsnd moderate: market slightly ueak k
er, Florida. y s-hushel hampers green,
mostly poor condition. refused; Geor-
gia. 7s.bushel hampers. green and
South Carolina, busheI hampers.
green, 1.50a2.5o, according to quality
and condition. North Carolina, bushel
hampers, green. 800.
Asparagus-SuPplie liberal; demand
moderate, InaTkSt steady: Della ware
~ and dozen, bunch crates, green,
large size, 3.50s40U: medium size,
Z,5Oa3.O0; small size 200.
Peas-SuppiiS liberal demand mod
crate, market fairly steady: Virginia.
Norfolk secti9n and Maryla nd. East
Shore. bushel, hampers, 225a2. so: some
Virginia, Norfolk section. hoIdovers
low At 1.5M North Carolina. 5.peck
hampers. ordinary quality. l.50a2 90:
barrels. hor,egrowns. telephones 700
aso0.
Cucumhers Supplies light: demand
moderate. market dull; Florida, r.
hilshel hampers. fancy. 2.00a2.50.
Squasf-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate. market steady; South Caro-.
lima ana Georgia. bushel hampers and
bnshel /crates, white. 2.00a2 so; Florida,
pepper crates, white, 800.
Cahba ge-Supplies light; demand
light. market dull: South Carolina,
bari,eA crates. pointed type. 2.0Oa2.5O.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.