Evening star., 1926-04-07
MARKET REFLECTS
! VISITORS TRADE
Crowded Hotels Mean Brisk
Business-Poultry Demand
SemainS Steady.

Business continues fairly brisk al
Center Market. There are thousands
of visitors In the city for Easter
week. crowding hotels, and they have
10 he fed. 1t is the extra demand
for the feeding of the visitors tha,
is being reflected in the markets.
There is a steady demand for all
kinds of poultry, and poultry prices
have fiuctuated during the pas;
mouth, depending wholly upon the
size of shipments and demands OF
buyers.
Dealers report fairly steady de.
mand for turkeys since the Christmas
holiday season. F'resh-killed turkeys
are not SO plentiful. dea lers report,
and there is a demand for the frozen
stock
Live turkeys were quoted al As
cents for hens and 40 cents for toms,
dressed stock selling at 50 and 80
cents. Spring broilers are always in
demand at this season, and dealers
report receipts of some especially fine
stock
Butter prices in New York ad-
Nanced l cent yesterday. Local
prices lave not changed. however
dealers reported. but a firmer condi-
ton of the market prevails.
Market Prices Today.
Butter-Fancy, 1-pound prints. 40
a50; tub. 47a4S; store packed. 80.
Eggs-Fresh selected. 3Ua32: hem
merry. 33a35; current receipts, 2ea3 80.
Poultry alive--Turj;eys. hens. As:
toms, 40; Spring broilers. 50a5o: Ply
mouth Rock broile:s, IL to pounds,
SIS; sma' 'ler 40a45: White Leghorns.
40a45; Winter chickens. pounds
and over 40a45; fowls. 80; roosters,
\
young. ,S0a90: old. 4Sa50. Dressed
Turkeys, hens. 55; toms. so: broilers,
60a65: fowls, 33a35; keats. young.
90a1.00; old. 50a60.
Live stock-Calves. choice. IA me-
dium, 1la12; thin. 7aS; hogs, heavy
and medium. 1872; light. choice. 10:
lambs, 20.
Meats-Beef. 1e; lamb. 25a2S: veal.
22a24, dressed pork. heavy. 49,.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables tcompiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economicsl says:
.Apples-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate; market steady; barrels.
Maryland and Virginia, A Pa inches
up Yorks. many scaled, 3.0oa4.0e:
Pennsylvania. A 212 inches up Yorks.
mostly ground. 800; New York. A ga
inches up Spys and RoAbury Russets,
400 Boxes-Washingto medium to
large size. fancy Delicious, 3.25a3.50:
extra fancy Winesaps, mostly 2.75:
fancy Romes. $50; Oregon. medium to
town. 800. Bushel baskets--New
York, A 2ia,inch Baldwins. A and B
ga inch Baldwins, 1.10al.25: few S1.50.
Asparagu agus-Supplie liberal; de-
nand light market weaker: California,
dozen bunch crates, large size, 4.6Ja
4.75: loose. large size, 400; medium
size, 300a3 so; small size. 2.50a3. 90;
South Carolina. dozen bunch crates,
white, very large size. 3.a0a4.00; most
~ $50: large size, -e.50a3.00; small to
medium size. l.50a2. 90: few =. 20.
Cahha age-Supplies liberal; dema nd
liroi:rd r""rket steady: Florida. IIa-
bu-t, naEr,ets. pointed type mostly.
> 80; barrel crates. pointed type. l.o0a
$50
Celery - Supplies light: demand
moderate marker steady: FLORIDA. TO-
inch crates. AS dozen 3.60a3.o5: s
dozen, fair quality, $50: 8 dozen, most
ly 800
Iettuce-Supplies limited: demand
limited. market steady: California. I'M
perial valley. crates Iceberg type. 4-5
dozen. mostly 5 dozen. hest, 500: fair
TO ordinary quality and condition,
40oa45 dozen 3.00a350: Florida.
~ .bushel hampers. Big Boston type.
best, 3o0a3.25; small size, fair quail
ity, 200.
Onions--Supplies light; demand mod.
crate. market dull: New York and
Michigan, 100lb. sacks Yellows. L. S.,
No. I. 3 50a3.15.