Evening star., 1927-12-28
PRODUCE IN GOOD
SUPPLY AT MARKET
Increased Demand for Poul'
try for New Year Seen
by Wholesalers.

Warmer weather today gave the
market more OF Summer appear.
ance. Fruits and vegetables In large
quantities were In evidence on every
side, while meat. poultry. butter ana
EGGS dealers had attractive supplies
of commodities calculated to please all
consumers.
Merchants have about recovered
from the effects OF the Christmas hol'
iday trade, and business is returning
to normal. 1t Is expected that trade
for the New Year holiday will pick
up in n day or two. but dealers DO not
as a rule expect any great volume OF
business the last few days OF the year.
1t Is expected that there will be an
increase demand for poultry for the
New Year holiday. chiefly chickens
ducks and keats, most consumers nav
ing had turkey tor Christmas.
A continued firm condition OF the
hutter market was reported this morn
ing. while the egg market was not so
strong. prices OF most commodities
continuing at about Yesterdays level.
Wholesale Prices To-day.
Meats. fresh kiiled-Beef 20a2o;
veal 24a2e; lambs, 26a27: fresh hams.
1sa1s; loins. 1Sas0: fresh shoulders:
lea17: smoked hams. 20a22; smoked
shoulders. 14al6: strip bacon. .:a:o;
lard. l2ha13: calves, alive, l4alo'
lambs. alive, 13.
Butter-One-pound prints, 54aSS;
tub. So: store packed. 81.
Eggs-F'resh selected. 44a4S; hen
merry, 4S: current receipts, A..
Poultry. alive Turkeys. 3SaAo;
fowls. small and medium. ."a2l; large
,aa23; Spring chickens. 24a2a; roosters'
Is: ducks. Isaac; keats. young, 70a!S,
old. 35. Dressed Turkeys. 4oa -
Spring chickens. 27a2s; r"osters' ~
capons. fancy. heavy. 4Sa+s; small
ssa40: ducks. 2sa30; keats. S0aso.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Mstket
News Service. Bureau OF Agricultural
Economics, says:
Apples-Suppiies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady;
barrels, too few sales reported 10
quote: boxes, Washington, medium
TO large sizes. extra fancy Delicious.
4. 4.00a4.25; extra fancy Spitzenbergs
3.7s: extra fancy Romes. 500:
bushel baskets. Pennsylvania. "a
inches. u. 8. No. /, Staymans. 25"
few ATS: West Virginia, U. =. No.
2Is inches up. Jonathans. ripe. 1.sS
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; de-
mand light, market dull; New YORK.
sacked per hundredweight. Danish
type. 100: South Carolina. barrel
crates, fiat and pointed type. 200
a3.2s. Virginia Norfolk section.
barrels, Savoy. $50: Florida, u
bushel hampers. pointed type. Few
sales $50.
Celery--Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate. market STEADY:
New York. q crates. fair quality and
condition, IFS: California, crates,
fancy. 5.ooas.so. fair quality and con-
dition. 4.00a4.60.
Iettuce-Supplies liberal; demand
light, market dull New York. Il
crates. 1.50a2.00; few. z.2s; best
mostly. 200.
Onions-supplies light: demand
fight, market steady; Michigan. 1eo'
pound sacks, yellows. u. =. No. l.
medium 10 large size, 2..sa240.
mostly around 2.2s.
Potatoes-Supplies limited: de-
mia nd light. market steady; Michigan.
Is0.pound sacks. Russet Rurals, u. q.
No. J.. mostly 3.25; Maine, Green
Mountains. II. g. No. ], l20-pound
sacks. e.7Sa2so; 150-pound sacks,
a.s0a3.ss. mostly $50: Minnesota. 150-
pound sacks. round whites, u. &. No.