Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-13
POULTRY IS LOWER
IN CENTER MARKET
Wet Weather Cuts Trade
Meat Prices Continue
at High Levels.

Wet weather this morning was not
conducive 10 brisk trading Dealers
hRu ample supplies of all commodities
POULTRY dealers reported fairly
heavy receipts ana slightly lower
prices, while the butter market wa
reported tirmcr with an advance IF
| cent n pound
Meat prices continued high. cspecial-
" on beef. Lamb aud veal prices CON.
tinued unchanged Hccripts Of rcr,s
are gradually increasing. making the
market easier, bot with no change in
prices TODAY
Prices Of live turkeys dropped from
80 and 81 10 rs aud 40 cents. and
Spring chickens and fowls also were
lower. business along all lines was
reported this morning only fair. con.
Sumers holding back for the Christ.
mas holiday season.
Wholesale Prices To-day
Meats, fresh killed Beet. e0a25.
veal, 24a2G; .amb, 2Ga27; fresh hams.
lSal9: ioins. 2la22, fresh shoulders,
l6al1; smoked hams. 20ao2. smoked
shoulders, l4dlG; strip bacon. 22a2t;
lard, 1Sal3l2; calves. alive, Is. lambs.
alive, II.
Butter-Fresh, 1'pound prints. So;
tub, 52ao3; store packed, 31a32.
Eggs-Fresh selected, 47a4S: hen.
merry. 80; current receipts, ~.
Poultry, alive Turkeys. 3Sa40:
fowls, small and medium, 2Oa2l; large,
24a25; Spring chickens 24a25; ROSTERS,
l5al6: ducks, 1Sa90: keats. young. 7oa
-; old, 81. Dressed-Turkeys. 4aa45.
Spring chickens. 2Sa30; ROSTERS. lisa
%; capons, fancy heavy. 45a4S: small.
3Sa4o; ducks, -, keats, S0a90.
Fruit and Vegetable 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; barrels:
Virginia, United States No. |, Stay.
mans, 2l2 inches up, fine quality and
condition. 500; unclassified Staymans,
2i2 inches up, good quality and CON
dition, 6.00a700: poorer low as 500:
Pennsylvania. United States No. ].
Yorks, ~ inches up, ESQ; United
States No. /, black twigs. ~ inches
up, 6,50a 90. Boxes, Washington.
medium to large size, extra fancy
400; Spitzenbergs. 375a4.00; Romes
and Staymans. 3.00a3.25; Jonathans.
some ripe. 2.50a3.00: bushel baskets,
Virginia. unclassified Black Twigs. ~
inches up, LIS; Staymans. 212 inches
up. 200; few. 2.25; United States No
/. Paradise Sweet, 21s inches up. few
sales, 200: pa inches up, few sales,
LIS; Pennsylvania United States No
;, Yorks and Black Twigs, %. inches
1.75.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market about steady;
New York, sacked, per hundred
weight. Danish type mostly 100:
South Carolina, barrel crates. pointed
type, mostly 2.25; lla -bushel hampers,
round type. 10.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market steady; New York
q crates. 2.00a2. -; California, crates,
mostly around 800.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market about steady:
California, crates, Iceberg type. As.
dozen, 350a4.00 few AIS; Arizona,
crates, Iceberg type. 4-5-dozen. 4.25a
$50; Florida, l y -bushel hampers, big
Boston type, 2.00a2.25.
Onions-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market firm; Michigan,
100-pound sacks. yellows, United
States No. J, medium to large size.
1.S5a1.90; few. 200.
Potato Market Steady.
POtatoes-Supples liberal; demand
light. market steady: Michigan 150-
pound sacks Russet Rurals, l.. S. No.
l, 3.25a3.40: Maine, 150-pound sacks
cobblers, 3.25; l50-pound sacks Green
Mountains l.. S. No. /, 3.60a3.75: 120.
pound sacks l.. s. No. !. 80; Penn.
sylvania 150-pound sacks round whites
u. S. No. /, 3.25a335.
Eggplant-Supplies light: dema nd
light, market dull; Florida, pepper