Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-18
EGGS DROP AGAIN
IN CENTER MARKET
Storage Product Selling for
as Low as Fl Cents Whole
sale Today.

Egg prices took drop all over the
country yesterday. The price mere
dropped to IS cents. some being ofer
ed as low as II, cents, while prices In
other cities were reported at 70 ana
81 cents, and reports on the line TINS
morning had it that eggs were bought
in Baltimore yesterday as low as 20
cents.
Packers this morning offered .stor
age eggs as low as 81 cents accoru'
ing TO local merchants, but no orders
We're placed by those in BUSINESS mere.
Dealers say is it possible that some
of the storage stock is findlhg an
outlet with the supplies OF iresh eggs.
The butter market continues very
firm according TO this morning re-
ports, with no indication of an early
break. Meat, fruit and poultry prices
Wis morning were substantially the
same as yesterdays prices.
Today's Wholesale Prices. j.
Rutter-Fresh, 1pound print, oea
Sc: tub, 5Sa54; store packed. 80. -
Eggs-Fresh, selected, 81; nenheiS'
IS; current receipts, 2S. an.
Poultry. alive - Turkeys, 4Va4Z
chickens, 32a35: white Leghorns. 24a
%: fowls. 27a2S: roosters, 20 ducks
GOA %: keats, young, %: old, goa 30.
Dressed-Turkeys 4Sa4S: old toms, ~;
fowls. 2Sa30: capuns. fancy. heaFy' 90
smaller, 3na32; fowls. 2Sa3o; keaeS'
young. 60a7O: old, 25a30; ducks, 2SaSo;
chickens, 32aS5.
Meats-Beef. 15a17; veal. 2Sa26'
lambs. IS; fresh hams. 26a2s; shoul'
ders, Glaze; loins, 25a26; smoked hams'
2sa30; smoked shoulders, 1Sa2o.
rn1, 81
dunn, 1lal3; thin, 7aS; lambs, Is.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits
and vegetables, compiled by me
Market News Service Bureau of
Agricultural Economics. says:
Apples-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate. market steady barrels,
Virginia, No /, Staymans, 2l2 inches
UP, 250a3.00: No. /. Works, IN
inches. $50; "a inches up, 800; few
higher; Pennsylvania, No. /, Yorks
and Black Twigs, Pa inches, 800; box
es. Washington, medium to large size,
extra fancy Delicious, 3.75a4.00 ex-
ira fancy Winesaps, 300; fancy
Winesaps, 2.75a3.00.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady; new
stock, Florida, l " -bushel hampers,
round and pointed types, 1.5eaf.fo;
few higher; Texas barrel crate APP
proximately 100 pounds net. round
type, 2.5Oa3.00; old stock, New York,
sacked per hundredwelght, DANISH
type, 1.40a1.50.
Celery-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate. market firm: Florida, 10
inch crates, 2.25a2.50; California,
crates, 5.00a5.50.
Lettuce-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market slightly weaker;
California, crates, Iceberg type,
dozen. mostly. 2.75: dozen, ESQ.
Onons-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market fairly steady; ONO,
I00-pound sacks, yellows, U. S. No.
/, medium to large SIZE, 2.75a3.0G,
Potato Market Steady.
Potatoes-Supphes moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady; Michi-
gan. 150-pound sacks, round whites,
L. S. No. /. 390a4.00: mostly, 400;
Maine, 120-pound sacks, Green
Mountains. Z. S. No. /, 3.4Oa3.50;
$50 pound sacks green, U. S. No. L,
fair condition. 3.15.
Spinach-Suppiies liberal: demand
moderate, market steady; Texas,
hushel baskets, Savoy type, LOCAL 10;
South Carolina, cloth-top barrels;
Savoy type, LIS: few. 200. =
Sweet potatoes-Supplies moderate:
demand light, market dull; North
Carolina. cloth top stave barrels. vel
lows, fair to ordinary quality and con-
djt:on, 2.25a2.50 East Shore Maryland,
bushel hampers, yellows, good quality
and condition, 1.S5a1.50. :.
rawberries--Supplies light; demand
light. market duh; Florida, pony
refrigerator missionary. 50a55' per
quart; come poor condition low as
%: few best. go per quart
Stringe beans-Supplies light. de-
mand moderate: market steady;
Florida. "a -bushel hampers, green.
6.50a70n. -
Tomatoes-Supplies light; demand
moderate. market steady; Florida, 6s,
ripes and turning, wrapped, fancy