Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-06
CONDITION DRAGGY
IN MEAT MARKET
Butter Price Continues Firm.
Egg Values LoW-Top Beef
IT and 10 Cents.

A draggy condition If the meat
market was reported this morning.
Dealers have ample supplies Of top
meat for the trade, it is reported, and
packers are said to be handling some
Of their best meats at a loss.
A price of is cents was quoted for
top beef this morning, IL cents being
the low price. The market on lamb
was firm this morning. the demand be-
ing fairly brisk. Pork products We're
not SO much in demand.
The egg market continues weak,
with top price of 23~ cents quoted,
% cents being the low price. Dealers
are surprised at prices continuing so
low for so long a period. They nope
low prices win continue throughout
the month, however, but hardly expect
their hopes win be realized.
A continued firm condition Of the
butter market was reported. Prices
in New York and Chicago We're slight
~ advanced yesterday, but the ad-
vance was so slight that local prices
were not affected.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresh, one-pound prints, Sd
ass; tub, 52a53; store packed. 30
Eggs-Fresh, selected. 25a26; hem
merry, y; current receipts, 23a23l2.
Poultry, olive-Turkeys. So. chick
ems. 40; Spring chickens, 45a50: fowls.
28a29, ROSTERS, is: ducks, 20a25. keats,
young, 65; old, 30a35.
Dressed-Turkeys 3Sa39; old toms,
35a36; fowls, &c. capons, fancy. heavy.
50; smaller, 30a32, keats, young. 60a
40; old 2oa30; ducks, 2Sa30; chickens, 40.
MeaTs-Beef, 17a18; veal. 23a25:
lamb, 80: fresh hams. 26a28; Shout.
ders, 20a21; loins, 28a30; smoked hams,
2sa30, smoked shoulders, 1Sa20.
Live stock-Calves, choice. IA: me-
dium, Sa1Q; thin, 7a8; lambs. 1872:
Spring lambs, 20a22.
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 liberal. demand
moderate, market steady; barrels, Vir-
glnia, No. /, Black Twigs, 215 inches
up, best, 2.00a2 so: scalded. local so.
boxes, Northwestern, extra fancy
Winesaps, medium to large size. most.
Iy around 800; small size, 2.00a2. rs.
Asparagus - Supplies liberal: de-
mand moderate. market slightly weak.
er; South Carolina and Georgia, dozen
bunch crates, green. very large size,
mostly 500; crooks low as 4.50.
medium to large size, some crooks.
S.50a4.50; small size, 3.00a3.25.
Cabbage-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate, market slightly weaker;
South Carolina and Florida, u busheI
hampers, pointed type, mostly around
1.50; South Carolina barrel crates, ap-
proxilnately 100 pounds, net, pointed
type, S.00a3.25, mostly 500
Celery-Supplies light demand mod
crate, market steady; Florida, 10-inch
crates, IS dozen, 3,0Qa3.25, mostly
3.25
Lettuce-Supplies moderate. demand
moderate, market firm; California
crates iceberg type, as dozen. 4 GOA
4.25; few higher; Arizona, crates ice
berg type, 4-doz.. 4.50a475.
Onions-Supplies light: demand mod
crate. market steady; no change in
prices old stock, New York. Ohio and
Indiana. 100-pound sacks, yelIows. T.
>. No. !, medium TO large size, good,
4.00a4.50; mostly 4.00a4.25. new stock.
Texas, standard crates. yellow Bermu-
das, commercial pack, mixed, No. 1
and No. ?, 3.50aS.75.
ROtato Market Steady.
Potatoes-Supplie moderate: de-
nland moderate market about steady.
old stock, Michigan. 150-pound sacks
Russell Rurals, II. S. No. /, 390a4 90,
Maine, 720-pound sacks, Green Noun
tains, L. S. No ], mostly $50: new
stock, Florida. double-head barrels
Spauiding Rose. II. S. No. /. 8.75a9. 90
Spinach-Supplies moderate; demand
light; Virginia, Norfolk section, no
early sales reported
String beans-Supplies moderate:
demand moderate, market steady.
Texas, bushel hampers, green, string
less, best, mostly 400 fair quality and
condition, $50: Florida u -bushel
hampers, green. stringless, 3.50a3. rs.
few higher; black Valentines. good
condition, and refugees, fair quality
and condition. 500; poorer wide range
prices. 1.50a2.50.
Tomatoes-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market slightly weaker;
Florida, skies. ripes and turning. wrap
ped, best fancy count, 3.60a2. rs: choice
count, 2.50a300.
Peppers-suppIies liberal; demand
moderate, market fairly steady:
Florida, pepper crates. fancy, 2.50a
300. mostly 800
Strawberries-No supplies on mar