Evening star., 1927-10-05
PORK PRICE RISES
! IN CENTER MARKET
Other Commodities Are Un.
changed, Dealers in the
Wholesale Section Say.

slight increase in pork loin. sell.
ing at from 35 to SO cents pound, CT
cent higher than yesterdays top
price. is the only change quoted on
wholesale prices of food commodities
today.
Prices on all other food commodities
are the same generally today as they
We're Yesterday. Prices have remained
somewhat lower this year than usual
due to the late Fall. it is stated. hut
dealers predict increases with the first
prolonged spell of cool weather.
Prices are quoted today as follows:
Eggs--Fresh selected. 40 cents; No
7 white hennery. 50a52: hennery. regu'
tar. 46: current receipts. 3S.
Meats. fresh killed-Beef, 1Sa2o:
veal. 23a25; lamb. 25a2S; fresh ham.
c4ao5. loins. 35aS6: shoulders. 19a20:
smoked hams. 23a26: smoked sholl-
ders, is, strip bacon, IS; lard, loai3t2.
Wholesale Vegetable Prices.
Vegetables - Spinach. 1,00al.@5
crate; tomatoes. 7ja1.00 half bushel
ba aSket.
Bunch t,lrnips. heets and carrots,
s00a4O0 per 100 punches; cut OF ca
rots, l.O0a hushel; parsnips. 20 a halt
$50 a bushel: sugar corn. 25 dozen
ears. sold in five-doZen lots. and sweet
potatoes, l.00al rs bushel.
Rutter-- Fresh. one-pound prints. 5S;
tub, 5Oa5l; store packed. S0a3i.
Poultry. aliye-TurkeyS. 35; fowls.
small to medium, 24a25; large. 25a26:
Spring chickens, 2Sa20: roosters, l5a
is; ducks. 1Sa20; keats, young, 6aa'o;
old. 35.
essed-Turkeys. 40a42: Spring
chickens, 35a3S; roosters, 1Sa20; ducks,
1Sa20: capons, fancy, heavy. SSa40;
smaller, 35; ducks, %: keats. SOa9O.
Live stock--Calves. choice, IS;
medium. 13a14; thin. 9al0; lamb, IL.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
getables. compiled ny the Market
News Service Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics. says:
Apples Supplies liberal; demand
light. market steady; boxes. Washing
ton, combination extra fancy and
fancy, Winter bananas, medium t"
large size. 3.00a3.25; few ripe low as
2.15: bushel baskets, Delaware, "a
inches up. Jonathans. Delaware COM
rnercial grade. 1.65; No. 21 Staymans,
oIs inches up, 1.25a1.50; unclassif1ed
3 inches, f.75: Maryland and Virginia
Il. s. No. /, 2l2 inches up. Grimes and
iona thans. 2.00a2.25; L. S. No. J, ~
inches, Delicious. 2.50a2.75.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate: home
crowns mostly supplying market; New
York no early sales reported.
Celery-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate. market steady; New York,
% crates, 2.00a2.25.
Grapes s-Supplies of Eastern stock
moderate: demand moderate. market
about steady; New York, dozen eli.
max baskets Concords and Niagaras.
20a22; Delawares, 1Sa20: supplies OF
Western stock liberal; demand moder-
ate, market about steady; California,
tugs Flame Tokays, 1.75a2.00.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate, market steady; New York,
2-doZen crates big Boston type, T0aSo;
California. crates iceberg type, to
dozen, $50.
Onions-Supp'ies light; demand
slow, market dull New York. 100
pound sacks, yellows. L. s. No. /. me-
dunn size, 1.50al.75; Michigan, 100
pound sacks. yellOws, L. s. No. ]. large
size, 1.9Oa2 90: Ohio and Indiana. 100
pound sacks, yellows. L. s. No. ], me-
dunn to large size, 1.75al.90.
Peach Market Steady.
Peaches-Supplies limited; demand
light, market steady; New Jersey,
hushel baskets, whites, medium size.
400: New York. wide range in prices,
bushel baskets. Elbertas. 2.00a2.50;
few fancy higher; ripe, soft, low as
$50
Pears-Supplies of Eastern stock
light; New York. few sales. bushel
baskets. Seckels. No. !. ripe. 2.50a3.00;
few high as $50; supplies of Western
stock moderate: Oregon, boxes. Bart.
let's. extra fancy. 4.35a4.50.
Potatoes-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate. market steady; Pennsyl-
vania. 150-pound sacks. round whites.
L. s. No. l. 3.25a3.40; Maine, $50.
pound sacks. Cobblers. L. S. No. ].
s.25aS35: Michigan. 150-pound sacks.
Russet Rurals. Z. s. No. l. $50.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies moderate:
demand moderate, market steady; East
Shore Maryland. cloth-top barrel yel-
lows. 225: few higher.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate. market about steady:
homegrown, Il 2-bushel hampers, vari-
GUS varieties. mostly around so.
Caulfower-Supplie liberal: de-
mand light market about steady; New
York. Long Isla nd, crates. 1.e5.
Cantaloupes-No early sales report
ed: honeydews. supplies moderate: de-
mand light. market steady: California,
standard crates, 12s. 225a2.5n: mostly,
225; IS and as, 2.00a2 2.25; Colorado.
STA andard crates, 12s, LISA l.5O; Ss and
9s so: few high as LIS.