Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
FOWLS co LOWER
IN CENTER MARKET
Current Receipt Eggs at
20 1-2 Cents Today and
Supply Is About Normal.

Price of fowls in the local market
dropped from 81 and rs to rs and 26
cents this morning, one of the few
commodities offered at a reduction in
price. Fowls are much in demand at
all seasons, it is stated many of them
used for making sandwiches.
There was only a fair demand for
all lines of poultry this morning, ac-
cording to reports, and the meat mar
ket continued lifeless, although very
firm.
A price of 231a cents was quoted on
current receipts in the egg market
this morning, the lowest price de
manded, and the supply was about
normal. Receipts are about heavy
enough to fill demands.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresh, 1,pound prints, 55a
DO; tub. 55a56; store packed, 30.
Eggs-Fresh. selected. 25a26; hen
merry, 81; current receipts, 23Aa24.
Poultry, alive--Turkeys, 40; chick
ems 40; white Leghorns, 24a25; fowls.
25a26; ROSTERS, 20; ducks, 20a25; keats,
young, 65 old, 30a35.
Dressed-Turlzeys as; old toms. 40;
fowls, 24a30; capons, fancy, heavy,
35; smaller, 30a32; fowls, 25a27; keats.
young, 60a70; old, 25a30, ducks, 2Sa30;
chickens, ISAAC.
Meats-Beef, 17a17Ia; veal, 23a26;
lambs, 2Sa30; fresh hams, 2Ga28:
shoulders. 20a21; loins, 28a30; smoked
hams, 2Sa30; smoked shoulders, 1Sa20.
Live stock--Calves, choice, 14a141a
medium, 11a13; thin, 7a8; lambs, 10.
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 liberal; demand
moderate, market steady; barrels,
Virginia. No. /, Yorks. az inches,
2.50a2.75; poorer, scaldcd, low as 100;
Grimes. 2b inches up. some scalded.
1.50a2.00; few $50; Black Twigs, "a
inches, 2.00a2.59: poorer, Scalded. low
as 1.00 boxes, no sales reported.
Cabbage-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate. market steady; Texas, bar
rel crates. approximately 100 pounds
net, round type, 3.10a3.25; few higher,
few low as 800.
Celery-Suplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; Florida, 10
inch crates, 1926; few low as 800
Lettuce-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market slightly weaker;
California. crates, Iceberg type, AS
dozen, 300a3.25, mostly 800, few low
as 275.
Onions--Supplies moderate: demand
moderate, market steady: Michigan,
100-pound sacks, Fellows, United
States No. /, large size, 375a4. 90:
Ohio, 100-pound sacks, Fellows, United
fr 1o e,fx
3.25a3.50; ordinary quality and condi-
ton, 2.50a3.00.
Potato Market Steady.
Potatoes-SuppIies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market fairly steady;
Michigan, 150-pound sacks, Russet
Rurals, United States No. /, 400;
Maine, 120-pound sacks, Green Noun
tain, United States No. /, 3.50a3. IS,
few 3.75.
Spinach - Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market dull Virginia.
Norfolk section, bushel baskets, Savoy
type. best, mostly rs; poor to ordinary
quality and condition. 40a50; Texas,
bushel baskets, Savoy type, few
sales. LOCALES.
Strawberries-Supp moderate; de-
mand moderate, market slightly weak
sionarys, best, mostly 32!; few poor
condition low as 20 per quart; 32-quart
crates Missionaries, fair quality and
condition, 7.50a9.00 per crate.
String beans-Supplies light; de-
mand light, market dull and slightly
weaker; Florida, y -bushel hamperes,
green, 400a4.50; few low as $50.
Peas-Supplies light; demand mod
crate, market steade, California, %
crates, 100.
TomatOes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market fairly steady.
Original Florida, 6s, ripes and turning,
wrapped, fancy count, 5.00a5 so, best
mostly, $780, choice count, 4.0Oa4 so;
best mostly 4.50; repacked, Mexico, IS,
ripes, wrapped. fancy count, 3.00a3. 25;
choice count. 2.75a3.00 Florida, IS,
ripes, wrapped, fancy count, 7.00a7 g ;
choice count, $50.