Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-12
TRADING IS SLOW
AT MARKET TODAY
Increased Receipts of Fresh
Eggs Responsibilities
Are Unchanged.

Trading this morning was not brisk,
Mondays business usually being slow,
and real active trading is not ex-
pected until the beginning Of the
Christmas holiday market.
1t is expected that turkeys for the
holiday market will begin arriving the
middle or latter part of the week.
Dealers still are unable to forecast
prices, but it is generally believed
prices will be about the same as dur
ing the recent Tha nksgiving holiday
season.
Dealers report increased receipts of
fresh eggs. but prices have not
changed since a week ago. Many stor-
age eggs are being offered at IS cents,
but according to retailers the demand
for them Is not great.
Prices OF most commodities this
morning were substantially the same
as those quoted at the close of last
weeks market.
Wholesale Prices Today.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 20a25; veal,
24a26: lambs, 26a2S; fresh hams, 1Sa
10; loins, 21a22: fresh shoulders, 16a
II; smoked hams. 20a22; smoked Shout
ders, Hale; strip bacon, 22a24; lard.
13a1312; calves, alive, Is; lambs,
alive, 10.
Butter-Fresh. 1-pound prints, 81;
tub, 51a52; store packed, 30a31.
Eggs-Fresh selected. 47a4S; hen
merry. so; current receipts, As.
Poultry, alive Turkeys, 40a43;
fowls, small and medium, 21a22; large,
24a25; Spring chickens. 26a27; ROSTERS.
15a16; ducks, 18a20; keats, young, T0a
70; old, 35. Dressed-Turkeys, 5Oao2;
Spring chickens. 2Sa30; ROSTERS, 1Sa20;
capons, fancy, heavy, 45a4S; small,
isaac; ducks, 25: keats, S0a9O.
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, Vir-
ginia United States No. !, Staymans,
21s inches up, fine quality and condi-
ton, 500; unclassified Staymans. 212
inches up, good quality and condition.
6.OOa7 90, poorer low as 500; Pennsyl-
vania, United States No. /. Yorks, 21a
inches up, $50; United States No. i.
Black Twigs, 212 inches up, 6.50a7.0O;
boxes, Washington. medium to large
size, extra fancy Delicious, 3.85a4.25,
mostly around 400; Spitzenbergs.
3.75a4.00; Romes and Staymans, 3.OOa
1926; Jonathans, some ripe, 2.50a3.O0;
bushel baskets. Virginia. unclassified
Black Twigs, 21a inches up, LIS; Stay
mans, 21a inches up, 200. few, 2.25;
United States No. i, Paradise Sweet,
az inches up, few sales. 200; "a
vania, United States No. 2 Yorks and
oly jnohaS I TX
Cabbage-Supplies liberal; demand
light, market dull; New York. sacked
per cwt., Danish type, S5a1.00; South
Carolina, barrel crates, pointed type,
2.25a2.50.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; New York. %
crates, 2.00a225; California, crates
best. mostly, 500, poorer. 3.50a4.50.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; de
mand moderate, market steady; Cali
fornia, crates, Iceberg type, AS dozen.
mostly 4.00a4.50; some poor condi-
ton, low as $50; Arizona, crates,
few higher; Florida, III -bushel ham,
pers, Big Boston type. 2.00a2.25.
Onions-Supplies light; demand
light, market steady; Michigan, 100
pound socks, yellows, y. S. No. !,
1.75a1.90, few higher.
Potatoes-Supplies liberal; demand
light, market steady; Michigan, 150-
pound sacks, Russell Rurals, U. s.
No. 1. 3.25a3.40: Maine, 150-pound
sacks, Cobblers, 3.35: 150-pound
sacks. Green Mountains, U. s. No. !,
3.6Oa3.75; Pennsylvania. 150-pound
sacks. Round Whites. Z. S. No. !,
3.25a3.35.
Potato Market Firm.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies moder-
ate: demand moderate. market firm;
Virginia, East Shore, cloth-top bar
rel, yellows, No. /, 2.50a2.75; North
Carolina, cloth-top barrel, yellows,
No. /, mostly around $50; Eastern
Shore, Md, bushel hampers, yellows.
No. !, 1.25a150.
String beans-Supplies moderate;
1emand moderate, market firm; Flor
ida, M-bushel hampers, green,
best mostly $50, few 2.75; poorer,
wide range prices, 1.25a2.00.
Tomatoes-Supplies light; demand
light, market dull; Ohio, 10-pound
baskets, dollhouse stock, medium |
size, 2.75a3.OO: large size. 2:25a2.50;
small size, 2.25a2.50; Florida, IS,
ripes and turning wrapped from
ripening rooms, fancy count, $50: |
choice. 5.00a5.50.
Ao-Ho0PPAASS iAoAASt NSAAA1N
light, market steady; Florida. 7s-bush- |
ell hampers, fancy, mostly around 400. |
Peppers - Supplies limited; demand
light, market steady; Florida, pepper |
crates, fancy, 2.25a2.50; mostly around |
$50.
Eggplant - Supplies light; demand |
light, market dull; Florida, pepper |
crates, fancy, 1.50a2.00; best. mostly |
200.
Squash Supplies light; demand |
light, market steady; Florida. pepper |
crates, fancy white. wrapped, 3.00a3.50. |
Beets-No supplies on market; no
sales reported
Carrots-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market about steady; Cali |
fornia. Western lettuce, crates, 2.S5a |
800.
Spinach-Supplies moderate; demand !
light, market steady; Texas, bushel |
baskets Savoy type, few sales 1.25: vir-
ginia. Norfolk section, bushel baskets |
Savoy type 1.25; cloth-top veneer bar |
rels Savoy type, 2.75.
aulifower-Supplies light: demand !
light, market about steady; California,