Evening star., 1927-03-09
LOWER
IN CENTER MARKET
Other Prices Are Unchanged.
Egg Receipts Reported
About Normal.

Cheaper fowls was the only appreci.
able change of prices reported In the
local wholesale market this morning.
Yesterdays price was 80 cents, while
today's price was 2S.
other lines of poultry were sold to-
day at prices the same as those re-
ported Yesterday. Receipts Of poultry
were about normal, dealers reported
with limited demand.
Egg receipts also were about normal
1t was suggested by certain dealers
yesterday that another drop in prices
might materialize today, but todays
prices were the same as those re.
ported yesterday, current receipts con-
tinuing at "a cents.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-~Fresh, 1.pound prints, 55a
Sc; tub, 54a55; store packed. 80.
Eggs-Fresh. selected. 25a26; hen.
merry. 81; current receipts, "a.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 40: chick
ems. 40; white Leghorns, 24a25: fowls,
2S: roosters, 90: ducks, 2Oa25: keats.
young, SIS; old, 30a35
Dressed-Turkeys, as; old toms. 40:
fowls, 24a30; capons. fancy, heavy,
35. -smaller, 30a32; fowls, 2s; keats,
young, 60a70; old, 25a30; ducks, 2Sa30;
chickens, 3Sa40.
Meats-Beef, 17a17ha; veal, 23a26;
lambs, 2Sa30 fresh hams, 26a2s;
21a22: loins, 28a30; smoked
hams. 2Sa30; smoked shoulders, 1sa2O.
medium, 1la13; thin. 7aS; lambs, 13.
Fruit And Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetab bles compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics saws:
Apples--Supplies liberal: demand
market steady: barrels, Vir-
ginia, No. /, Yorks, 21s inches up.
2 2.00a2.50; Grimes; 25 inches up, some
scalded, 1.50a2.00; Maryland, No. /,
Winesaps. 2i2 inches up mostly 4.50,
scalded wide range prices. 2.50a3.5 so;
boxes. Northwestern. medium to large
size extra fancy Winesaps, 3.00a325.
Cabbage: Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market slightly
weaker: Texas, barrel crates, approx
mately 100 pounds net round type,
3.50; barrels, packed locally mostly
$50, few lower; Florida, II. bushels
hampers pointed type LIS, few
higher.
Celery-Supplies moderate: demand
market steady; Florida. 10
inch crates, 4-6 dozen, 3.00a3.25, most
ly 800.
Lettuce - Supplies moderate; de.
mand moderate, market steady; Cali
fornia, crates, Iceberg type. As dozen,
3 3.o0a3.25 Florida, II -bushel hampers,
Big Boston type, 2.50a2.75; poorer low
as $50.
Onions-Supplies moderate: demand
mClerate. market firm; Ohio, 100
pound sacks, Yellows, United States
No. /, medium to large size, 3.0Oa3.25;
Michigan, 100-pound sacks. Yellows,
United States No. /, medium to large
size, 3.00a3.25; large size, few sales,
$50.
Potato Market Stronger.
Pctatoes-Supplies moderate: de-
mani moderate. market slightly
stronger; Michigan, 150pound sacks,
Russet Rurals. United States No. 1,
8. 3.75a4.00, mostly 3.s5a3.90; Maine, 120-
pound sacks, Green Mountains, United
States No. /, 3.35a3.50. few low as
3.25; New Brunswick. 120-pound sacks,
Green Mountains, United States No. i,
mostly $50.
Spinach -- Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market fairly steady;
Virginia, Norfolk section, bushel bas-
kets Savoy type. 1.25; cloth-top bar
rels Savoy type. 800; South Carolina.
cloth-top barrels Savoy type, few
sales, 4.50.
Observation-Disclosures light. in
cluding holdover; demand moderate,
market steady; Florida, pony refrig.
orators Missionary, best mostly 40:
some ordinary condition low as 80;
32-quart crates Missionarys, fair con-
dition. 30a32h; some poor condition,
wide range prices, low as 12h per
quart.
Peppers--Supplies light; demand
modeate, market steady; Florida, pep.
per crates, fancy, 900: Cuba, no sales
reported
Tomatoes-Supplies light; demand
market steady; Originals,
no sales reported; repacked Cuba,
three ripes wrapped. fancy count,
$50 choice count, 800.