Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-03
ADVANCE OF 5 CENTS
| FOR TOP.GRADE EGGS
Shipments Of Berries Appear as
Center Market Trading Picks
>Up-Seckel Pears Here.

| Another boost in the steadily climb
Ing price of top-grade eggs. a revival
of shipments of blackberries, buckle
berries and raspberries, and the ar
rival of two new delicacies featured
the opening of Center Market today.
| With the return to Washington Of
Summer vacationists there has been
noticeable pickup in business at the
market. and commission men are lay.
ing in larger stocks.
| Eggs Of the best grade are selling
today for from so to so cents, a scent
increase over last week. Good fresh
eggs of not select grade are bringing
as high as As cents. The egg price
scarcity Of good eggs, which always is
noted at this season of the year.
Blackberries of good quality now
| coming from Florida are selling for
| 20 cents a quart Raspberries are so
cents a quart, and huckleberries are
quoted at SO cents a quart. Goodly
| quantities Of these berries are on the
| market, but are not available in as
large amounts as earlier in the season.
Peaches still are special feature,
selling at 25 cents for baskets of 10
| and so cents for baskets of 25 and 80.
Another feature is the arrival at the
market of large quantities of seckel
| pears, which are offered at rs cents a
J pan. They are from North Carolina.
| A second delicacy offered are Persian
melons. nearly as large as pumpkins
| and said to be as sweet as honey dew
melons. They sell for rs cents and 81
each.
Canteloupes are bringing 20 and rs
cents each. Honeydew melons are
slightly higher than last week, now
selling for so and Is cents each.
Pears are 35 cents for a pan Of 10.
/ Alligator pears are 35 and so cents
each. depending on the size.
Grapes are offered at 25 cents a
pound and plums are IS cents for a
box of 20.
Bananas are 40 cents dozen
lemons IS cents dozen.
Watermelons, large size, are quoted
at Is cents each.
! Tomatoes today are selling for 20
cents a pound, boost from last
weeks level.
Caulif1ower, which recently entered
the market. is offered at from 80 to
SO cents each. according to size and
quality. Summer squash remains at
10 cents a pound, egg plant, 10 to rs
cents each. and cabbage is steady at
cents a pound.
Celery is 20 cents a bunch, lettuce
Is and 20 cents a head and cucum
bers 5 cents each.
| Sweet corn sells for so cents dozen
Beets are 10 cents a pound, as are
carrots. Peppers are two for 5 cents
and Spanish onions are 5, and 10
cents each.
Cooking apples are three pounds
for % cents; white potatoes, six
pounds for rs cents and sweets are
three pounds for rs cents.
California peas are offered at 25
cents a pound.
The chicken market has picked up
but the prices remain about the same
Fowl. stewing, are 40 cents, fryers
and bakers, so cents.
Ample supplies of fish are on hanG
and prices remain steady. Salmon
and halibut bring 40 cents pound
mackerel, 25; butter, %; cod, %; bass
80; trout, 20 to 80, and crab meat. &C
to 80 cents a pound. Hard shell
crabs are 81 a dozen.
| Butter of the top creamery brands
remains at so and SIS cents a pound
with country brands at lower levels
Meat prices are steady though
there has been some fiuctuation in
! wholesale prices.
| Pork chops are 45 and SO cents a
pound. lamb chops, so cents, and veal
chops. SO cents. Round steak Is 40
and As cents: porterhouse, so and 60
and sirloin, As and 80.
Beef roasts range from rs cents for
| chuck to 30 cents for three-corner
cuts. Rump roast is 80 and IS cents
Calf liver. scarce, Is 20 cents a
! pound and beef liver, 20 cents.
Legs Of lamb are 40 and As cents