Evening star., 1926-05-22
CROPS IN VICINITY
ARE IN GOOD SHAPE
Fresh Vegetable Stocks H.
creasing at Farmers Mar
ket-Prices Lower.

Interest i'm improved condition of
growing crops following the rain a
week ago is displayed In bulletin
OF the Department of Weights. Meas.
ures and Markets. Reports reaching
the bureau from various portions oi
the country surrounding the District
II is pointed out in the bulletin. indi-
cate that growing crops have been
vastly benefited ny the rains. which
have fallen over nearby Marylan Ind
and Virginia.
Receipts of fresh homegrown
vegetables at the Farmers Market
have already begun to increase over
what they were last week" II is
stated in the bulletin. but are not
quite mp to what they were this time
wear ago. Prices have also shown
some decline.
Continuing the bulletin reads:
Had the drought. which had pre-
vailed for several weeks not been
very short, but IL conditions continue
to improve as they have within the
past few days. the indications point
10 normal production, and Washing.
tNn residents will he able to obtain
the usual abundant supply of fresh
fruits and vegetables at the Farmers
Market directly from the producers.
Supplies Are Increasing.
Nearby truckers are gradually in
rreasing their supplies OF green Vege-
tables such as spinach, kale, onions
asparagus. radishes and other small
vegetables. The price of spinach
dropped TO something like low level
this week.
Local dealers are displaying interest
I'm reports of prospective bumper
crop Of cantaloupes, reports from the
Imperial Valley of California telling
of the prospective output OF consider
ably more than 5000. 900 crates of the
fruit this season. while the lower Rio
Grande Valley OF Texas expects three
times the output OF last season.
1t will he some time before nearby
growers will he able to furnish nta-
loupes to local dealers. and water
melons will come still later. Florida
watArmelons already have appeared
in this section and cantaloupes from
several Southern States will be in the
local market about the middle OF sum-
mer
Nearby dealers promise to pick the
hrst strawberries of the season the
coming week. Strawberries from the
South have been in the local market
from Norfolk came the past few days.
Texas Vegetables Good.
Dealers are more than satisfied
with shipments Of vegetables received
from Texas, including beets. carrots.
onions. potatoes and tomatoes. the lat
est vegetable received heng green
corn The corn. shipped in storage
cars Is said TO he of splendid quality.
Nearby growers delighted with the
changed weather conditions, are hop
ing there will he additional rains in
the near future TO continue the grow.
ing started by the rains a week ago.
Should such rains appear, II is stated,
both growers and dealers are reason
ably certain lower prices will prevail.
Poultry prices dropped a little dur.
ing the week. a drop that was ex
pected, while egg prices took slight
Jump Butter prices remained un-
changed during the week, as did meat
prices. fhe former market being very
firm.
Early morning buyers were out In
fairly large numbers this morning.
getting supplies for the week end
trade. MANY Of the supplies. espe-
ciaIly of products that are not espe-
cially perishable. being brought in
quantities suficiently large to carry
merchants over Monday.
Market Prices To-day.
Butter-Fancy one pound prints,
%ea41: tub, 45a4S: store packed. 2a.
Egss-Fresh selected, 5laS2: hen
rerv. 33a34: current receipts. 29aSh.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys, 1S Spring
hroilers. 45aS5; Plymouth Rock broil-
ers. -, to , pounds, a5; smaller. 4aa
a.: White Leghorns. 35a40; fowls. 32a
80: roosters. 20a25: ducks. young, 20:
old. 1b keats. young. 7"aSO; old, Asa
80: dressed turkeys. 80: broilers, BOA
50: keats young. goa LOO; old. o0aS0.
Live stock-Calves, choice, -: me-
dium. 1Oa1l; thin. 7as; hogs, heavy
and medium, 1Sia; light, choice, ID;
lambs, l6.
Meats-Beef. 1sal7; lamb, 2sa3s;
veal, 2Oa2S; dressed pork, heavy, 10:
pork loins, 34a35: Western, S0a32;
hams, 30a32; shoulders, 22a23.
Fruit and. Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau OF Agricultural
Fconomics) SAYS:
Apples-Supplies light; dema nd light,
market steady; barrels. Maryla nd and
Virginia. a - inch Winesaps. 5.50a
500. few $50: \ 2ia-inch yellow New
towns, 6.ONa6.s0. few 700: A 2I7 inch
Rem Davis. 300a3.50: boxes. Washing
ION. medium to large size extra fancy
Winesaps. 2.75aS.00.
Cahbage-Supplies moderate: de-
rnand moderate. market steady: South
Carolina. Ia .bushel hampers, pointed
type, .4oa1 so; barrel crates, 250a
-75.
Cantaloupes Supplies light; demand
moderate. marker fairly steady: Cali
fornia. Imperial Valley, Salmon Tints.
standards. ASS. 5.5Na6 90: jumbos. ASS.
s.koa7,no; ponys. 54s. 4.5O. Correc-
tion-Yesterdav's quotation, jumbos.
ASS. should have read. ponys. 54s.
Lettuce Supplies moderate: denia nd
moderate. market steady: California
northern district. crates. Iceberg type.
4-s dozen. 4.50a5.00: North Carolina
k-peck hampers. Big Boston type, Or
dinary quality and condition. 75al so.
OniOns-Supplies moderate; dema nd
moderate. market steady; Texas
standard crates, Yellow Bermudas. L.
s. No. /, mostly $50.
Potato Market Steady.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate. market steady: old
stock. Michigan. l50-nound sacks Rus
act Rurais. L. s. No. /, mostly around
400: new stock, Florida, double hea d
barrels SpauldinE Rose. T.. s.. No. /
:..6Oa1l.25: South Carolina. cloth TOP
stave barrels Irish Cohhlers, u. s. No
I. a00a 1000: l.. s. No. 2, 7.00a s 90
No g. mostly, 400.