Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-08
TRADING IS DULL
IN MARKET TODAY
Prices About Same as at
Close of Last Week With
the Local Wholesalers.

Market conditions this morning were
about the same as dealers usually ex-
perience Monday mornings. Buyers
were few and demands. not very great.
Dealers in fruits and vegetables are
anticipating heavy receipts Of produce
for tomorrow's market, especially
tomatoes, and 1t is predicted that
prices asked for the stable vegetables
will be cheap enough for canning pur'
poses.
Increased supplies of cantaloupes
from nearby growers also are expected
in the market tomorrow morning, and
few watermelons may accompany
them.
Fairly heavy supplies of the two
fruits of the melon family. as well as
Honeydews and Honeyballs, are antici-
pated. Most of the watermelons will
come from North Carolina and Vir-
ginia, while North Carolina growers
probably will continue to send supplies
Of cantaloupes.
Prices this morning were sub
stantially the same as prices report
ed Saturday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresh, 1-pound prints, 43a
A; tub, 4112a42; store packed, 30.
merry. 80; current receipts, %.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, hens, %;
toms. %; fowls, 24a25; Spring chick
ems, large, 30a32; medium, 27a28;
small, 26; ROSTERS, 15a16; ducks, Is;
keats, young. 50a60; old, %.
Dressed-Turkeys, 28a30: Spring
chickens, 35a3S; capons, fancy. heavy,
ISAAC; smaller, 35; ducks, 20a25; keats.
young, 60a70; old, 80.
Meat, fresh killed-Beef, 18a20; veal,
20; lambs, 20a32; fresh hams, 23a25
| shoulders. 17a1S; loins, 30a32: smoked
hams, IS; smoked shoulders. IS.
Live stock-Calves, choice, 1917
medium, 10a11; thin, 7aS; Spring
| lambs, 13a13h.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics, says:
Cantaloupes-Supplies Of Eastern
stock moderate: demand good, market
firm; North Carolina, green meats,
salmon tints. standards ass, 250a2 rs;
standards 27s and 36s, 3.00a3.50; East
Shore Maryland, jumbos. all sizes
350a3.75; ripe, low as $50; flats all
| sizes, 1.50a1.60; few. It's. Honeydews,
|
ket firm; California. standard crates.
| 2.15a2.25; few 6s low as 200. Honey
balls; supplies light; demand moderate,
! market steady; California, jumbos 36s,
standards Ass, best. 3.75a4.00; jumbos
45s, best, 400; standards 36s, 350a3. rs;
poorer ripe, all sizes, 2.75a3.50.
Lettuce-Supplies of Eastern stock
| moderate: demand good, market firm:
New York, 2-dozen crates big Boston
| type, $50; Western stock, no supplies
| on market.
/ Onions-Supples moderate: demand
fair; market about steady; Massachu-
sets, 100-pound sacks yelloWs, L. S.
No. /, 2.75.
Peaches-Supplies moderate; de-
mand good and market firm for good
stock; North Carolina, storage bushel
| baskets Elbertas and Bellies, fair con.
dition, 3.50a4.00: few best, 450; Hales.
best, mostly $50; Virginia, 6s, Hileys
and bushel baskets Hileys small to
medium size mostly around 1926:
| bushel baskets, Carmans and 6s Car
mans, 2.50a3.25; best, mostly 800:
New Jersey IS, Carmens, mostly 800;
few, 1925.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de.
mand good. market steady; Virginia
Cobblers, L. S. No. i, 325a3 so, mostly
East Shore, cloth-top stave barrel
$50.
Watermelons - Supplies moderate:
demand good, market firm for good
stock: demand slow for poor stock:
car-lot sales, North Carolina, Alters
Excells. 20-22-pound average, ordinary
quality, 200.
Peas-Supplies light; demand fair;
market steady; Colorado, 45-pound
crates. S.50a9.00. mostly 900; New
York, bushel baskets, Telephones, $50.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate de.
mand good, market steady; home.
grown. No. l, u -bushel hampers, Asa
80, few higher; best, 65a75; Sparks
Earliana. 65a75.
Corn--Supplies light; demand bet.
ter; market firm; homegrown. 5dozen
bags, mostly 2.75.
Lima beans-Supplies liberal; de.
mand good; market steady: North
Carolina. bushel hampers. 2.00a2 %
mostly around 2.25; East Shore Mary
land. bushel hampers. 2.25a2 50.
Apples-Supplies moderate; no early
sales reported.
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