Evening star., 1927-10-07
MEATS co HIGHER
IN CENTER MARKET
Beet and Ham Advance,
While Butter and Eggs
Are Steady.

of vegetables were quoted by whole
sale dealers in food commodities today
Fresh Killed beef is selling at from
Is to IL cents pound, ! cent higher
than Yesterdays top price. while
smoked hams are selling at from - tc
26 cents a pound, the top price being
the same as yesterdays. but the mini
mum price today cents higher than
yesterdays low price.
Butter and egg prices remained
steady today.
TOday's Wholesale Prices.
Meats, fresh killed.-Beef. 1Sa21
veal. 22a2S: lamb, 25a9S; fresh ham
2+a25; lons, 35a36; shoulders, 19a2o
smoked hams, 25a26; smoked should
ers. IS; strip bacon, 25a26; lard, l'a
151a.
Calves. live. Is cents pound, and
live lambs, 1oa13 a pound.
Rutter-Fresb, 1-pound prints, oS
tub. 5na5f: store packed, 30a31.
Eggs-Fresh selected, 40; henner}
soa53; current receipts, IS.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 81; fowls,
small and medium, 24a25; large, ia
26: Spring chickens. 2Sa30; roosters,
15a16: ducks, isaac; keats, young, GOA
IS; old, 35.
ressed.-Turkeys. 40a42 Spring
chickens, 35a3S; roosters, lSa20; ducks
1Sa20: capons. fancy. heavy, 3Sa40i
smaller, 80; ducks. 25; keats, S0a90.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service. Bureau of Agriculture
Economics, says:
Apples-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate. market steady: boxes,
Washington. combination extra fancy
and fancy Winter bananas, medium
to large size. 3.00a3.25; few ripe, low
as 2.75: fancy delicious. large size,
few sales, 4; bushel baskets, Della
ware, 2l2 inches up; Jonathans Dela
ware commercial grade, 1.65; No. >,
Staymans, 212 inches up, 1.25a1.50:
unclassified 3 inches, 1.75: Staymans,
Delaware grade, No. >. inches. 1.50;
21a inches, 1.25: Maryland, United
States, No. l. 21a inches up, Jona'
thans. 2.o5; Virginia, unclassified fair
quality and condition. PA inches up,
Jonathans. 1.35; 21a inches up, Jona'
thans, $50: pa inches, 1.75.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate: home
grown, mostly supplying market;
New York. no early sales reported.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady: New York.
% crates. e.0Oa2.25; some ordinary
quality. 1.50a1.75.
Grapes--Supples Of Eastern stock
moderate; demand good. market about
steady; New York. 2-quart climax bas-
kets, Concords, 20a22: Niagaras. 20;
Delawares. IS: Delaware. 2-quart eli
max baskets. Concords. very poor con-
tition, 4: Michigan, 12-quart climax
baskets. Concords, 75aSo.
Lettuce--Supplies moderate: demand
good, market steady; New York. ,
dozen crates, big Boston type, 50a15:
California. crates, Iceberg type, 40
dozen. 3.25a3.75. mostly around $50
Colorado. crates. Iceberg type, As doz-
en-. 3.O0a325, few $50.
Onions--Suplies light: demand light,
market steady: New York and Ohio.
100-pound sacks, yellows. L. S., No. |,
medium to large size. 1.65a1 IS; Michi-
gan. 1O0-pound sacks, yellows. L. s.,
No. /, large size, 1.S5. few higher.
Pears-Supplies of Eastern stock
very light; too few sales reported to
quote; supplies of Western stock mod
crate; demand limited, market slightly
weaker; Oregon, boxes Bartletts, ASA
AS; boxes Bose, few sales, 4.50.
Enthusiastically no supplies on
market.
Potatoes-Supplies liberal: demand
fair, market about steady: Pennsylva-
mia, 150-pound sacks, round whites, Z.
s., No. 1, 3.25a340: Michigan, 150-
pound sacks, Russet Rurals, L. S., No.
j, $50: Maine. 150-pound sacks, Cob
blers, U. s., No. /, 3.35a3.40.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies moderate
demand good, market steady; Mary
land, East Shore cloth-top barrel, vel
lows, 2.25, few higher; South Carolina,
cloth-top barrel. Porto Ricans, fair
quality and condition. 1.75a2,00.
Tomatoes-Supplies liberal; home
grown, y -bushel hampers, various va
rieties mostly around so.
Cauliflower-Supplies moderate: de-
mand light, market slightly weaker
New York, Long Island, crates, lao
a1.65.