Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-15
EGGS ARE HIGHER
|NLOCAL MARKET
Spring Chickens Shaded, but
Other Prices Are Reported
About Unchanged.

quotations today. Fresh selected eggs
are selling at 40 cents straight in
place Of yesterdays prices prices of
3Sa39: hennery at IS, cents above
yesterdays top price, and current re-
Ceipts at 31a3S, a cent higher than
yesterdays top price.
Other wholesale market prices re-
main generally the same. exceptions
being prices quoted on Spring
chickens. selling today from - to 2S
cents a pound in place of yesterdays
straight price of IS, and fresh-killed
beef selling 1Sa21 today in place of
1Sa20
The slump is reported to continue
on the vegetable market, with the va
rious grades of vegetables continuing
to sell much below what is said TO be
a normal price for this time of the
year. An exception is noted. however,
in cucumbers, which are quoted at
So bushel, or about double the nor
mai price. according to the dealers.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Other wholesale market prices are
quoted as follows:
Carrots. 50a75 bushel; green
peppers. IS bushel; shelled lima
beans, 15a20 a quart; lima beans in
inc Dou, 1.bUd l3U a buSiei, plu sly ic
spinach, SO a crate; New Zealand spin
ach, 25 a crate: good tomatoes. 25a15
a bushel; string beans. scars a hushel:
egg plant so crate: radishes, 100
100 punches, and apples, LOCALES a
bushel
Pork loin, 3+a35: smoked hams. 25a
rs; smoked shoulder. IS; fresh hams,
24a25; live lambs. IS; live calves, IA:
veal, dressed 22a24 a pound. and
lamb dressed. 24a27.
Fresh butter. one-pound prints. 1919
a47; tubs, 45ai6 store packed. 2Sa29.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys. hens, 80;
toms. %; hens, small to medium. ga
"a; large, 25a:6; Spring chickens, rs:
ROSTERS, 15a16: ducks, Isaac; keats,
young, 65: old, IS.
Dressed fowl - Turkeys. ISAAC;
Spring chickens. 32a33; capons. fancy,
heavy, 39a40; smaller, 35; ducks, rs;
keats, 80a90.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits
and vegetables. compiled by the Mar
ket News Service Bureau of Agricul-
tural Economics. says:
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
slow, market very dull; bushel has,
kets, u. s. No. ], Virginia, 21a inches
up, Northwestern Greetings, LIS;
Summer Rambos and Smokehouse.
2l2 inches up, lis; Delaware and
Maryland, 21a inches up. Grimes. lis
az 90; Virginia, Delaware and Mary
land, various varieties. ungraded. 50a
les. few higher; boxes, Washington.
combination extra fancy and fancy,
Winter Bananas. very large size. 1915
a4.00: Virginia, fancy Delicious. L. S.
No. /. very few sales, 400.
Cabbage-Supplies of homegrown
moderate and supply the market.
Cantaloupes - Supplies moderate;
demand good. market steady: Colo
RADIO jumbos, 36s, salmon tints, 2.00a
$50: iumbos, 36s. salmon tints, 200:
standards, 36s. salmon tints, 90;
fair quality and condition, $50; poor
err. 125; jumbo flats, 12s, salmon tints,
l.O0a1.15. mostly 100; standard, flats.
1as and 15s. salmon tints, 7oaS5;
Jumbo flats, 12s, pink meats. mostly
100: standard, flats. rs. pink meats,
75aS5, few higher; standard, flats,
pink meats, 75c; jumbo flats, Us,
green meats, 75a1.00: standard. flats,
l2s and 15s. green meats, 75a9O; stand
ard, crates. honey dews. IS and ss,
mostly $50.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady: New York,
2-3 crates in the rough, 2.25a2.50;
mostly 225: full crates, washed, 4.OOa
4 so: few 500.
Grapes-Supplies moderate for West
ern stock: demand fair, market about
steady: California. Jugs Flame Tokays,
mostly 225a2. so; few low as 200; Tugs,
Malagas and Thompson seedless. 1.50a
IFS: Eastern stock, supplies moderate;
demand slow, market dull; Delaware
and Maryland, 12-quart climax bas-
kets. Concords, best. 60a65; ordinary
condition. 40a50; Virginia, 6-basket
crates. Concords, mostly 1.50.
Green peas-Supplies light; demand
light. market dull; Colorado, 45-pound
crates. mostly $50; few higher; fair
to ordinary quality and condition,
250a3.50.
Lettuce Market Dull.
Lettuce-Suppies liberal; demand
slow, market dull: Colorado, crates,
Iceberg type, As dozen, best mostly
800; generally good quality, fair con-
dition, some dirty. 2.00a2.50; poor
quality and condition. considerable
dirty, some Shiny, 50a1.50; New York,
2 dozen crates. big Boston type. 50a60:
few high as IS; ordinary quality and
condition, low as %.
slow, market slightly weaker; Ohio and
New York, 100-pound sacks, yellows,
L. s. No. !, mostly 200; few 2.15;
Indiana. 100-pound sacks. yellOWs,
No. /, 200a2 .25; Ohio, 100-pound sacks,
whites. L. S. No. ], 2.25a2.5O; few
higher.
Peaches-Supplies liberal: demand
and trading slow for good stock,
market dull for ordinary stock; Penn
sylvania, bushel baskets, Elbertas,
large size. best, 2.25a2 50; medium size,
2.O0a2.25; fair quality and condition,
medium size. 1,50a1.75: skies Elbertas
large size mostly, $50, few higher;
Ne~ terse.r. h'lshel baskets Elbertas,
medium 10 large size. 1.25a1.75; ordi-
nary quality and condition, 75a1.00;
poorer low as 80.
Pears-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate, market about steady; Cal.
ifornia boxes Bartletts. No. !, green,
550a3.75: ripes, 2.50a3.25; no Eastern
sales reported.
Potat0es-Supplies liberal demand
slow. market slightly weaker: L.. s.
No. l, New Jersey. 150-lb. sacks cob
blers. 3.75a3.S5; Pennsylvania, 150-lb.
sacks, round whites mostly, 3.75, few
higher: Eastern Shore Maryland and
East Shore Virginia. cloth-top stave
DdIIei t't'oiSiH' ie" SdleS, NV, l@o'ip.
sacks, cobhlerS, 800.
Sweet potatOes-Supplies moderate;
demand very slow, market dull: Vir-
ginia. cloth-top barrel yellows. No. ] :.
2.50a300; ungraded, 1.50a2.00: New
Jersey. bushel hampers big stem Jer-
seys, No. !. mostly 1.25.
ucumbefS-Supplies light: demand
light. market about steady; Now York
bushel baskets, large size, 200a2.56:
mostly around 200; dills. 2.50a3.00;
small size pCklers, $50.
Tomatoes - Home grown, one -half
bushel hampers. 25a50; mostly 35a40
String beans - Supplies moderate;
bushel baskets, 75aS5.
Green corn-Supplies light 5-doZ
aacks mostly 100.