Evening star., 1926-05-27
BERRIES ABOUND
IN CENTER MARKET
Prices Decrease Materially.
Bumper Crops at Nearby
Farms Expected.

Strawberries from gardens of near
by Maryland. Virginia aud District
growers are leading the local fruit
market. Prices have materially do
creased, dealers report. but the cheap
est prices probably will not rule until
the latter part of next week.
Bumper crops in the two States and
the District are anticipated. accord
ing to information obtained by deal
ers. and 1t Is expected that prices will
drop +" '''"at they were before the
World War.
Berries ...e still coming from North
Carolina, although thf season there
is almost ended. Growers in the Nor
folk Va, section soon will finish
gathering their crops and local con-
sumers will then have to depend upon
Eastern Shore of Maryland and near
by growers.
Prices today covered ID comparative
ly wide range. some berries of poorer
quality selling at prices far below
those quoted for good stock. Highest
price of nearby berries was 81 for
a crate of 80 quarts, Eastern Shore
fruit bringing 81 and So. while
North Carolina and Norfolk, Va. ber-
ries were quoted at 81 and s..
More libe raj supplies of cantaloupes,
tomatoes and numerous other fruits
and vegetables are reported. Prices
, OF meats. poultry. butter and eggs
we're about the same as those quoted
yesterday.
Market Prices To-day.
Butter-Fancy. one-pound prints,
46a47; tub. Asa 46: store packed. %
Eggs Fresh. selected. 3Ia32: hen
merry, 33a3i; current receipts. 29a3n.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys. so: Spring
hroilers. 45a5o; Plymouth Rock broil-
ers, l% to 2 pounds, 80: smaller. 40a
45: White Leghorns. 35a40; fowls. 30a
80: roosters. 90: ducks. young. 20: old
Is: keats, Young, 70aS0: old. 45a50:
dressed turkeys. s.; broilers. 55a60;
keats. young. goa 90; old. 50aG0
Live stock--Calves. choice. -: me-
dunn. l0all; thin. 7aS: hogs. heavy
and medium. 1879; light, choice. is;
lambs, l6
Meats Beef. l6a17; lamb. 2sa35;
veal 20a23: dressed pork. heavy. 19:
pork ioins. 34a35, Western. 30a32;
hams. 3la34; shoulders. 22a23.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables tcon1piled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agriculture
Economicsl SAYS:
Apples - Supplies light; demand
light, market steady: barrels, Mary
land and Virginia. A 2Ia inch Wine
saps, 5.50a600: f,w. $50; \ 2I2 inch
Ben Davis. 300a3.5o: boxes. Washing.
ton, medium 70 large size. extra fancy
WinesapS. 81 .1Ja3.00.
Cantaloupes--Supplic liberal; de-
mand moderate market weak; Cali
fornia. Imperial Valley. Salmon Tints,
standards, 45s. mostly 3.75; few, 400;
jumbos, ASS, 50a5.00: ponys, 2.50a
800; some overripe 50a1 90 lower;
flats. 12s and 15s. 1.50al.75.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market firm for good stock;
California. northern district. crates.
Iceberg type, As dozen. 5.00a5. so:
mostly 800: ordinary TO fair quality
and condition as low as $50: North
Carolina. 5-peck hampers. Big Boston
type. ordinary quality and condition,
50a1 90: few higher.
Onions-Supplies moderate: demand
limited ma rket fairly steady; Tevas.
sta andard crates: Yellow Eermudas,
U. S. No. |, ..2ja9.40.
Potato Market Firm.
Pota toe"-Old stock; supplies light;
demand limited, market firm: Michi-
gan, i50-pound sacks, Russet Rurals.
y. S. No. !, 500; new stock; supplies
moderate: demand moderate. market
barrels. Spaulding Rose. L. S. No. /,
10.50a11 90: South Carolina, cloth-top
stave barrels. Cobblers. L. S. No. l,
9.00a9.25.
Strawberries-Suppli liberal; de-
mand moderate. market steady: North
Carolina. 32-quart crates. Missionarys.
ordinary quality and condition. 3.00a
400; Maryland. Eastern Shore, 32-
quart crates, various varieties. 5.00a
$50: few Gandys, 500.
String beans-Supplies liberal: de-
mand moderate. market steady; South
Carolina. bushel hampers. green, 200
ao50: few. 500; Florida. 7s-bushel
hampers. green. l.50a2.00.
Tomatoes-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate, market steady: Texas. fours.
pink. wrapped. 2.50a3.00: some fair
condition, 2.25; Florida. skies. ripes,
wrapped, some fair quality and condi-
ton, fancy count, 6.50a7.O0; choice
count, 5.50a6.00.
Cucumbers-Supplies moderate: de.
nnnd moderate, market steady: Flor
ida, q bushel hampers and square
bushel crates. fancy, $50; choice, 1.50.