Evening star., 1927-04-29
| PRICES AT MARKET
INCREASE THIS WEEK
Strawberries, Beans and Lettuce
Soar, While Asparagus and
Endives Drop.

While the marketing housewife
found general reductions at Center
MARKET last Saturday, tomorrow she
viii find several slight increases and
only two or three reductions.
Strawberries, for instance, which
practically dove to 25 cents quart
Ia ast week this week are selling at 35
cents This price, however, is lower
than any other level held by the ber-
ries, with the exception of last week S
price. when the market was nearly
| flooded with strawberries.
Lima beans were selling this morn
| ing at $i25 n quart, which is a
quarter higher than last week. Let
tuce, too. eased upward slightly to sell
at Is and 25 cents a head. String
beans rose cents a pound to sell at
| % cents.
Ofsetting these rises, however, as
paragus. which sold last week at
prices ranging from so cents to 81,
| this week has a lower top price, sell
ing at so, 60 and Is cents bunch.
French endives, too, are slightly
cheaper today, with most dealers
| charging 80 cents a pound.
| Potatoes are unchanged, with the
| new at 10 cents. Tomatoes remain
at 20 cents a pound, while turnips and
| carrots each are steady at 10 cents a
| bunch. Parsnips have gone for the
season.
Texas corn, which came on the mar
ket two weeks ago, is still to be had
at the rate Of three ears for quarter.
Crisp, bright radishes looked mighty
| tempting on the stands this morning.
and dealers were charging 8 cents a
bunch. or two punches for Is cents
| for them. Mushrooms hold at so
cents a pound. Beets remain at two
| punches for a quarter.
Eggplant was selling at 20 to 40
cents apiece, denending upon size, and
that price will prevail tomorrow.
Jerusalem artichokes went the way of
parsnips, and will be seen again next
season.
| Green peppers were selling for
cents and beets at the rate of two
| pounds for 25 cents.
Honeydew melons were 81 apiece
this morning, and this price will con
| tinue until the middle of next week
| at least. Pineapples are 40 and 80
| cents each, depending upon size.
Argentine grapes, both the black and
white variety, are to he had at 90
cents a pound, while grapefruit is sell.
| ing at the rate Of two for 25 cents.
Dressed meats are about the same
| that they have been for several weeks.
| Round steak is 40 cents, sirloin Is 80
cents and porterhouse is 60 cents for
| the best grades Roast beef generally
| is selling at 25 to 80 cents a pound
while the prime rib roasts bring 80
cents with the bone and 40 cents
boned and rolled. Pork chops are 30
| cents and roast pork is 35 cents a
pound. Lamb chops hold up at SO
cents a pound, while the leg Of lamb
| is 48 cents. The breast of lamb, ex'
| cellent for stew, is 20 cents.
Veal outlets are right UP with lamb
chops now, demanding so cents a
| pound. The chops are so cents and
| the roasts are 25 to 35 cents a pound.
Poultry is unchanged, and dairy
products are about the same. The
| best eggs are selling for 35 and 45
| cents, while cheaper grades can be
| had as low as 30 cents. The best
| creamery butter holds up at so and 65
cents, while lesser grades are to be
had at So cents. Mild American cheese
is 40 cents. while the sharp is a
cents Imported cheeses run from 7(
cents to 81.