Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-20
TRADING IS SLOW
IN Center MARKET
Drop in Price of Live Fowls
Only Change Reported
in Today's Dealings.

Rain this morning made conditions
about the market unpleasant and prob.
ably affected the trade to some little
extent. Monday trading usually is
slow under the best conditions, accord
ing to dealers, and rain the first morn
ing of the week never Is heartily vel.
coined
Dealers had attractive displays OF
various foodstuffs to offer the trade.
displays Of fruits from distant and
nearby growers attracting unusual at
tention.
A drop in the price of live fowls fea.
tured the morning trading. Fowls al
ways are in demand, dealers state, no
matter whether the price Is high or
low. Prices of other commodities were
about what they were at the close OF
Saturdays market.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresh, 1-p6alnd prints. 44a
As: tub, 42ha43; store packed. 26.
Eggs-Fresh selected, 24a25: hen
merry, 2Ga27: current receipts. 22a22h.
Poultry: Alive Turkeys. hens. 25;
old toms. %: fowls. 20a22; Spring
chickens. 30a35: roosters. 15a16: ducks,
IS: keats, young. IS: old. 20a25.
Dressed Turkeys. 2sa30: Spring
chickens. ISAAC: capons, fancy. heavy
3Sa40: smaller, IS: ducks. 20a35; keats,
young. 60a7O; old 2Sa30.
Meat. fresh killed-Beef. 1Sa19: veal,
1Sa20: lambs. 30a32: fresh hams, %;
shoulders. 1S; 1oins. 24a25; smoked
hams. 26a2S: smoked shoulders. 16a1S.
Live stock--Calves. choice. IL: me-
dunn, Sa10: thin, 7aS; Spring lambs,
14a15.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables. compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics, says:
Cantaloupes-Suppli liberal; de-
mand fair. market slightly weaker;
California, Imperial Valley salmon
tints, standards. ASS. 4.00a4.25, few
4.5O: 36s, 3.75a4 90: Jumbos, ASS. 4.50a
ATS; 36s. 4OOa4. so. mostly around 4.25:
CTS, 350a4. 90: Jumbos, flats. 90 and
12s. 1.5Oa1.75; few soft. 1.25a1.40.
Lettuce-Supplies light; demand un.
settled. market steady: California.
crates iceberg type, to dozen. 6.OOa
$50; homegrown, too few sales re-
ported to quote.
Onions--Supplies moderate: demand
unsettled, market steady; California,
standard crates yellow Bermudas,
U. S. No. /, 3.25a350.
Peaches - Supplies moderate: de.
mand limited, market elightly weaker;
North Carolina, bushel baskets. Early
Rose, large size, best. 3.50a4.00; small
size, 200: skies Arps. large size. ripe,
$50: South Carolina, skies Hileys,
large to very large size. fair quality,
800; Georgia. skies. Carmans. no early
sales reported: bushel baskets Hileys.
medium to large size, 3.25a3.75; smaller
size, 2.50a2.75.
Potato Market Weaker.
Potatoes-Supplies LIBERAL demand
poorer, market weaker; North Caro-
lima and Norfolk section Virginia
cloth.top stave barrels and slat barrels
Cobblers, u. S. No. /, $50; few high
as 800.
Strawberries - Homegrown. few
sales, 32-quart crates various varieties,
6.O0aS.00.
Tomatoes-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate, market slightly weaker
Mississippi. tours ripes and turning
wrapped few green, I.50a1.60 mostly
100: Georgia. SKIES. ripes and turning
wrapped fancy count, $50; choice
count. 2.75.
Watermelons-Supp liberal; de
mand light, market slightly weaker
Georgia and Florida. Tom Watsons
85a90; 24-pound average, 60a65; Thur
mond Grays. 30-32-pound average
mostly 30 each.
String beans-Supplies moderate
demand light. market dull; North Car
DINA, bushel hampers, green, 1.0Oa1.25
few low as Is; 5peck hampers, green
1.75a2 90; poorer low as 1925.
Peas-Supplies light; demand light
market steady; homegrown. bushe
baskets, 1.00a2.00.
Squash-Practically all express stock
refused no sales reported.