Evening star., 1927-11-09
EGGS TO co LOWER,
DEALERS BELIEVE
String Beans From Norfolk
Section Feature of TO.
days Receipts.
Annearance of snow in nearby Vir.

Appearance Of snow in nearby Vir.
ginia yesterday morning gave farmers
a suggestion Of the approach OF the
Thanksgiving holiday season, when
turkeys will be in demand. The
ground soon lost it's white coating
when rain followed the snow, however.
and evidences Of Winter soon disap.
peared.
Dealers continue to display interest
in the prospects for the Thanksgiving
turkey market. Few turkeys are com
ing from day to day, but no heavy
shipments are expected until about
10 DAYS before the opening OF the sea-
sons trade.
Receipt Of liberal shipments OF
string beans, some representing tne
late crop in the Norfolk, Va, section
was surprising feature of the Vege'
table market the past few days:
Five-peck hampers of the beans
from growers in the Norfolk sectlon
sold at So and $2.25 this morning
bushel hampers Of the South Carollna
product selling at $3.50 and S1.15
some poorer selling as low as Sl.2o'
Florida beans, 7s-bushel hampers
were quoted at $3.50.
Dealers reported n continued firm
Ol lIiC DutlCL diANk Nt5S AAAI.-
ket. Receipts of eggs are gradually
increasing, according to reports, and
dealers anticipate lower prices before
the Christmas holiday season.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresh, 1-pound prints, "a;
tub, 51a52; store packed, 30a31.
Fggs-Fresh selected, 47a48; hen
merry, 55a60; current receipts, As.
Poultry, alive - Turkeys, 40a42;
fowls, small and medium. 22a23; large,
24a25; Spring chickens, 25a26; roosters,
16a17; ducks, 1SaG0; keats, young, 70a
IS; old, 35. Dressed-Turkeys, 45a50;
Spring chickens, 30a32; roosters. 1Sa
20: ducks, 1Sa20; capons, fancy, heavy.
40a45; ducks, 25; keats. S0a90.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 1Sa20;
veal, 25a37; lamb, 25a27; fresh ham,
21a22; loins, 21a23; shoulders. 18a19;
smoked hams, 24a25; smoked shoul'
ders, 1S; strip bacon, 25; lard, 14ha
Is; calves, 16; lambs, 13.
Fruit and Vetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics, says:
Apples-Supplies' moderate; demand
moderate, market steady. Boxes
Washington. medium to large size
extra fancy Delicious, mostly 400, few
higher: extra fancy Staymans, 3.00a
3.15: Jonathans. 3.00a3.25. Bushel bas
kets: Pennsylvania, unclassified Yorks
ang Staymans and Black Twigs. 21a
inches up. windfalls, $50; 2A-2h
inches, windfalls, 1.25; unclassifieG
Grimes, 21a inches up, good quality
but russeted. 2.25.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; demand
light. market dull; New York, sacked
per. hund adweight, Danish type, few
sales 1.00a1.25.
Celery - Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market about steady; New
York. 23 crates, mostly 2.25, few high
er; ordinary quality and condition
1.75a2.0 90.
Grapes-Supplies Of Western stock
moderate; demand moderate. market
steady. California, lugs Flame Tokay
1.50a1.75; fair quality and condition
1.25. Supplies of Eastern stock limit
ed; demand moderate, market dull
few sales. New York. 2-quart Climax
baskets Catawbas, IS; 12-quart Gil
max baskets Concords. 75a80.
Lettuce-Supplies of Western stock
limited; demand moderate, market
strong: California, crates Iceberg type
40 dozen, 4.0Oa4.50, mostly around
400.
Onions-Supplies light; demand light
market dull: New York and Ohio, 100
pound sacks, yellows, United States
No. l., medium to large size, some
fair condition, 1.50a1.75; best, mostly
1.75; Michigan, 100pound sacks, yel
lows, United States No. /, medium tc
large size, 1.75a1.85.
Potato Market Steady.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de
mand moderate, market steady
Idaho. 110-pound sacks, Rurals. United
States No. /, 2.50a2.65; Pennsylvania
150-pound sacks, round whites, United
States No. /, 3.25a3.40; Michigan, 150
pound sacks, Russet Rurals, United
States No. /, mostly $40; Minnesota
150-pound sacks round whites, United
States No. /, 1926.
String beans-Suppfies moderate; de.
mand light. market steady; Virginia
Norfolk section, 5-peck hampers
green, 2.00a2.25: some ordinary con
dition. low as 1.50: few fancy, few high
as ESQ; California, bushel hampers
green, wide range, in prices, 1.00a1.75
AoHidloeS-ouppileS moderate, de-
mand good, market steady; California
lugs ripes, wrapped, 2.25a2.50; some
ripe soft, 1.0Oa2.00 according to condi.
ton.
Squash-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady: Florida, pepper
crates, fancy wrapped, 2.50a2.75.
Cucumbers-Supplies light; demand
light, market steady; Florida square
bushel crates, No. L. best, mostly 500;
fair quality, 4.00a450.