Evening star., 1926-03-26
PRICES OF POULTRY
| FURTHER REDUCED
Spring Chickens and Tur-
keys Continue Dear.
: Eggs Unchanged.

A further decrease in poultry price!
was the interesting feature of today:
market A drop to 80 and 81 cents OF
live poultry and 33 and "a on dressed
stock yesterday was followed today
ny a further drop to 2S and 80 for live
fowls and 81 and 33 for dressed stock
No increased demands for anything
in the line OF poultry or meats is ex
pected until the close of the Lenlel
season. Spring chicken and TURKEY
prices continue high. the demand fol
the king bird this season being great
er than usual.
Butter and egg prices continue the
same as those quoted yesterday ant
there We're slight CHANCES in irult ane
vegetable prices quoted.
Wholesale Prices Today.
Butter-Fancy 1-pound prints. aga
30: tub, Haas: store packed, 30. d,
F.egs-Average receipts. p: candled
oSa29. hennery. 30a32.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys. top, 4oa4o
Spring chickens, 38a45: fowls, 2Sa5o
Leghorns. 2S; ducks, 80; geese, loaZo
keats. Young. Soaa0; old, 35a4o. Dress
ed-Turkevs. 4Sa52: Spring chickens
4oa45; fowls. 32a33; Leghorns. 30
ducks. 32a35: geese, 20a25; keats
young. GOAL 90.
Live stock-Calves, choice, IA; me
dium, Hale: thin, 7aS; hogs, heavy
and medium, 1872; light, choice, 10
Neats-Reef. 16; lamb, 25a2S; veal
o2a24; dressed pork. heavy, 10; me
dunn, 81; light. 22a23: lolns. 32a34
shoulders. 23a25: fresh hams. 3OaS5.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Todays market report on fruits ano
vegetables Compiled by the Market
News Service, Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics) SAYS:
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market steady: barrels
Pennsylvania, Romes, A pa inches
I x50a600: A 212 inches, 5.00a5.5O; Nir
ginia and Pennsylvania. Staymans
A o1s inches. 4.50a5.00; A 2& inches
b.O0a5.50: few higher; A PA inches
3.50a4 90; a 21a and A pa inch Yorks
5.0oa575: mostly around $50. Boxes
Washington, medium to large size, eX
ira fancy Delicious. 4.00a4.25: few
higher: extra fancy Winesaps and Vel
low Newtowns, 2.75a3.00; mostly 800
extra fancy Staymans. 2.15: fancy
Romes, 2.50. Bushel baskets, New
York, A 12-inch Baldwins, mostly
$50.
Asparagus - Supplies moderate;
demand limited, market steady; Cal
ifornia. dozen bunch crates. very
large size, 650a7.00; large size, most
" 600: medium size, $50; small
size. 500; loose, small to medium
5.50a600; South Carolina and Geor-
gia, dozen bunch crates, mixed sizes
5.00a6.50.
Cabbage-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate. market steady; new stock
Florida, p -bushel hampers, pointed
and round type, 2.40a2.65.
Celery - Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market slightly
weaker; Florida. 10-inch crates. At
dozen, mostly 3.75: 3 dozen, 3.5Oa3.75;
washed, preceded, 40 dozen, mostly
400.
Lettuce Market Firm.
Lettuce-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market firm; California.
Imperial Valley, crates, Iceberg type,
as dozen, 4.50a4.15.
Onions-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market steady; New
Lork. 100- pound sacks, yellows, L. ).
No. !, mostly $50; Michigan and
Massachusetts, 100-pound sacks, yell
lows, u. S. No. l. mostly 3.75.
Potatoes-Supplies liberal, demand
moderate, market firm; Michigan, 150,
pound sacks, Russet Rurals, United
\ States, No. /, 725a7.40; Maine, 150-
pound sacks, Irish Cobblers, United
States. No. /, mostly $50.
Spinach-Supplies moderate, de-
mand light, market slightly weaker;
Texas, bushel baskets, Savoy type,
mostly 1.25; some fair quality, LOO;
South Carolina, clothtop veneer bar
rels, Savoy type, sales direct to re-
tailers, 3.00a350.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies limited: de-
mand good for good stock, market
firm: Tennessee, bushel hampers,
Nancy Halls, No. /, 2.75; North Caro-
lima, cloth-top stave barrels, Porto
Ricans, No. /. 5.50aG.00; White Vans,
No. /, 4.00a5.O0.
Caulitiower-Supplie liberal. de-
mand moderate, market slightly weak
er: California. crates, mostly 1.15;
some fair quality, 1.50.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate, de-
mand moderate, market steady; Mex
| leo, 6s, ripes, wrapped, choice count,
Tepacked, 4.00a5.00; lub boxes, ripes,
wrapped, originals, 5.00a5.50; some
poor condition low as 800; Cuba, g.
pan cartons, ripes, wrapped. choice
count, 2.50a3.00, according to condi-
tion.
Carrots-Supplies light, demand
moderate, market steady; Texas.
bushel baskets. 1.75a2 90, mostly 200.
Beets-Supplies light, no sales re-
ported.
Strawberry Market Steady.
Peas-Supplies very light; demand
moderate, market slightly stronger;
Mexico, crates, 7.50aS.00.
Peppers-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market steady; Cuba, pep
per crate, fancy, fair quality, 700;
choice, 600.
Eggplant-Supplies very light; no
sales reported.
Squash-Supplies light; demand mod
Tate. market steady; Florida, pepper
crates, 600a6.50.
wberries-Supplies light; de-
mand limited, market steady; Florida,
pony refrigerators, 45a50; few 55 per
quart.
String beans-Supplies light; de-
mand moderate, market slightly
Weaker; Florida, 7sbushel hampers,
green, 6.0Oa6.50; wax, 4.00a5.00
Cucumbers-Supplie moderate; de-
mand light, market fairly steady; H.
.linois, dozen cartons. hothouse fancy,
a.25; No. l, 400.