Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-20
TRADING IS SLOW
IN MEAT MARKET
Hot Weather and Cheap
Produce Factors in Draggy
Sales Now.

4 draggy condition of the meat
market was reported this morning.
There is always a fairly good demand
for choicest meats, dealers report
and prices usually continue steady.
Cheaper quality meats are not SO
much in demand, however, low prices
falling to attract buyers.
Hot weather and cheap vegetables
is the combination that is said to be
responsible for light meat sales Ike
cent rains proved a boon to farmers
in the matter of increasing supplies
of fruits and vegetables, according to
reports, and consumers are taking ad-
vantage of cheaper prices.
Prices of foodstuffs today were
practically the same as at the close or
yesterdays market.
TOday's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy, 1-pound prints, Asa
Al tub, 45a46; store.packed, %.
Eggs-Fresh. selected, so; hennery,
30a31. Current receipts, 81.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 3S; Spring
hroilers 3Sa45: White Leghorns, 30a
So; fowls, 80; roosters, %; ducks,
Young. 20; old, 16; keats, young, 1Oa
so; old, 35a40. Dressed-Turkeys
40: broilers, 40a4o: keats. young, goa
100; old, 40a50.
Live stock-Calves. choice, =; me
dunn, 8; thin, 6a7; hogs. heavy and
medium, 1872; light, choice. 10; lambs,
13a14.
Meats-Beaf. 11alS; lamb. 80; veal.
IS; dressed pork, heavy, 10; pork loins.
35a36: Western. 30a32; hams, 32a34;
shoulders, 24a2o: fresh hams, 32a34;
fresh shoulders, IS.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
Economics) says:
Apples-Supplies heavy demand
very slow, market dull very few sales
Virginia, bushel baskets various va
rieties, large size, 100; small to me-
dunn size, 50a75.
Cantaloupes = Supplies liberal,
demand light, market weak; Arizona,
Salmon Tints, standards ASS, 3.0Oa3.50:
iurnbos ASS, 3.50a4.00; ponys 45s and
54s. 2.50a3.00: flats IFS and 15s. 1.00a
1.25. South Carolina, Green Meats.
standards PTS and 36s best. 1.50a2. 90;
mostly 1.5Oa1.75: poorer. 1.25; flats Us
and 15s, 90a1.00. California. Turlock
section, Salmon Tints. standards ASS.
0.UU, pOnyS 40S ana 09S, &VVI HdtS LIS
and los, 1.25.
Lettuce-Supplies liberal; demand
light, market weak; New York, =
dozen crates, big Boston type, 50a75;
few sales 90.
Onions-Supplies moderate: demand
slow market dull; Texas. standard
crates. yellow Bermudas, L. S. No. l,
200 Virginia, East Shore, bushel
hampers, yelloWs, L. S. No. /, 1.00a
1.25.
Peaches-Supplies liberal; demand
slow market weak; Georgia, skies.
Hileys, medium to large sizes, 1.50a
IFS: few sales 200: some wasty, 100;
bushel baskets Hileys. medium to
large size. 150a1.75 small size, LIS.
bushel baskets Bellies, medium size,
very few sales, $50.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market steady; North
Carolina, cloth-top stave barrels, Cob
blers, L. S. No. /, $50; poorly graded,
800. Virginia. Norfolk section. cloth
top Stat barrels, CobbleI's, L. S. No.
] 3.25a350.
Waternelons-Supp heavy; de-
inland slow. market weak; Florida,
Georgia and South Carolina bulk per
100 melons, Tom Watsons, 1892
pound average. 40.00a50.G0.
Corn Supplies liberal; demand
slow, market dull; North Carolina,
crates, best, 1.50a1.75; poorer. 75a1.00.
Lima Beans = Supplies moderate;
demand light, market dull; South Caro-
lima, bushel hampers; fancy, 2.o0a3 90;
poor quality and condition, 1.00a1.50.
Cucumbers-Suppnes liberal; home
grown supplies increasing: demand
light, market dull; North Caro-
lima, bushel hampers; fancy, few sales,
LOCAL so; poorer, 50a75.