Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-18
PRICES UNCHANGED
AT CENTER MARKET.
Week Opens With Buying
Rather SloW-Fruit and
Vegetable Review.

Wholesale prices at Center Market
today were unchanged from Satur-
days closing quotations. AS usual
Mondays early trading was rather
slow. Today's quotations follow:
Butter-Fancy 1-pound prints. SEA
Sd: tub. 50a52; store packed, 40a45.
Eggs-Average receipts, 3S; storage,
35a36; hennery, 43a45.
Poultry-Alive: Turkeys, top, 46a
46; Spring chickens, 33a35; fowls. 2sa
Sc; Leghorns, IS; ducks, 25a27: geese.
%; keats, 35a60 rabbits top, IS; rab-
bits, seconds, 15a20. Dressed: Tur.
keys, top, 50a52; Spring chickens, 37a
IS; fowls, 80; Leghorns. 80; ducks, 2Sa
30: geese, 80; keats, 70aS0.
Live stock-Calves. top. IS: average,
IA; hogs, heavy and medium, 1917;
light, choice, IA.
Meat-Beef, Il; lamb. so; veal. ga
%; dressed pork, heavy, Il: medium,
s. light, 16a17: pork loins. 3Oa32;
Western loins, 26a27; pork shoulders,
20a22; fresh hams, 2Sa30.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau OF Agricultural
Economics) says:
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; barrels.
Maryland and Virginia, a 212 inches,
Staymans, A %. inches, 6.25a6.75:
2l2 inches up, Staymans. ia II color,
5.50a6. 90; Pennsylvania, A 2& inches.
Black Twigs, fine quality and condi-
ton, $50; A 2l2 inches, Yorks, 5.O0a
$50; New York, A "a inches, Kings,
6.25a6. so; A 212 inches up Rhode Is
land Greetings, 6.00a6.50; A 21a inches
Baldwins, 4.00a5.00. according to quail
ity and condition; bushel baskets, no
sales reported.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market firm; New
York, bulk, per ton, Danish type.
1O.00a75.00; new stock, Florida. ~
bushel hampers. pointed type, 3.35a
so: Texas, no sales reported.
Celery-Supplies light; demand good
market firm; California, crates, all
sizes, mostly 500
Lettuce Cheaper Today.
Lettuce - Supplies heavy: demand
moderate, market weak; California,
! dozen-412 dozen. 3.75a4.00, mostly
3.75: 5 dozen, 3.25a350; other sec
lions, dozen, poor quality and condi-
ton, 2.00a2 so; Arizona. crates, Ice
berg type, 40 dozen. mostly around
500; Florida, IL bushel hampers, Big
Boston type, few sales. 400; dozen
crates, Big Boston type, ordinary
quality. 2.00a2.50.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady: Michigan and
Indiana, 100pound sacks. Yellows, L.
5. No. l, 3.25a3.40; New York. 100
pound sacks, 1ellowS. L. S. No. |, fair
quality. 800.
Potato, - = Supplies moderate: de-
Inand moderate, market fairly steady:
Michigan, 150-pound sacks. Russell
Rurals. 1.25aI.5O; some fair condition.
6.50a7.00.
Spinach-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market slightly weaker;
IeXas, bushel baskets, Savoy type.
I.zoal.5G, mostly lao.
Sweet Potatoes Lower.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies liberal;
demand moderate, market slightly
weaker; Maryland. East Shore and
Delaware. buShel hampers. Yellows.
No. /, 2.50a2 90: South Carolina. 5. !
peck crates. Porto Ricans, 20Oa2 25: |
North Carolina, cloth-top stave bar
refs, 1ellows, No. l. 4.75a5.25; Porto
Ricans, No. !, 4.5Oa4.75; cloth-top stave
barrels. White Vans, 3.50a4OO.
Caulifiower-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market steady;
California, crates, 2.10a2.25.
pJIItS very iSfl, demand
good, market steady; Florida, 3 -bushel
hampers, 600.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate, de-
mand light, market firm: Cuba, 6s.
ripes, wrapped, repacked fancy count,
6.00a1.50; choice count, 5.0Oa6 so, ac-
cording to quality; originals, fancy
and choice count. 2.00a4.00, according
TO quality and condition.
Carrots-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market steady: Texas,
buShel baskets, 2.25a2 so; mostly 2.40.
Beets-Supplies light; demand mod
crate. market steady; Texas, bushel
baskets, 2.75a30
Peppers-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market steady: Florida.
pepper crates, fancy, 4.50a5. 90; choice,
3.00a3. so.
Squash, string beans, cucumbers,
Strawberries and eggplant-Supplies
very light; too few sales reported to