Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-24
PRICES ARE STEADY
IN CENTER MARKET.
Trading Is Fairly Brisk in All
Sections Today-AppIes
Plentiful.

A steady market generally, despite
few fluctuations in the poultry line
was reported today by wholesale
stands at Center Market. Beef, veal
and lamb prices remained stationary
over the week end.
The rabbit season closes February
!. Trading was fairly brisk in all sec
tons of the market today.
q Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy 1-pound prints, 55a
sc; tub. 53a54; store packed, 80.
Eggs--F'resh, selected, AZ; hennery.
45; current receipts, 40; storage, 36a37.
Poultry Alive: Turkeys. 40a42;
chickens, 30a32 White Leghorns. goa
%; fowls, 26a27 ROSTERS. IS; ducks,
A20a26; keats. 65; DID, 27a28. Dressed;
Turkeys, 47a4S; poor and crooked
breasts, 30a35; old toms. 81; capons,
fancy, heavy, 37a40; smaller. 30a32;
chickens 30a32; fowls. 28a30 keats,
young, S0as5; old, so; ducks. 2Sa30;
rabbits. No. /, So; No. 2. 15a20.
Meats-Beef, 15a17 veal, 22a23;
lamb. 25a27; fresh hams. 26a2S; shout
ders, 21a22; loins 26a2S: smoked hams,
2Sa30: smoked shoulders. 90.
Fruit and Vegetable Review,
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables. compiled by the Market
News Servic, Bureau of Agricultural
Economics. says:
Apples-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market steady; barrels,
Pennsylvania, No. ! Yorks, "a inch,
200; Virginia, No. / Staymans, Fla
inches up, 300a3.50; Grimes, 3-inch,
ripe, some scalded, 1.50a2.50; boxes,
Washington, medium to large size,
extra fancy Delicious, 375; few high
er: bushel baskets, No sales reported.
Cabba ge-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate, market fairly steady; new
stock, Florida n -bushel hampers,
pointed type, 2.10; Texas, bulk per
ton, round type. 7000a75.00; old stock.
New York. sacked per hundredweight,
Danish type, 1.60a1.65.
Celery--Supplies moderate; demand
Snoderate, market fairly steady; Cali
'fornia, crates, medium size, mostly
500 large size, 5.50a5.75 Florida, 10
inch crates, some green, 3.00a3.50.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market firm; Arizona and
California, crates, Iceberg type, four
dozen, 3.50a375; five-doZen, 3.00a325;
mostly 1925.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
kloderate, market steady; Michigan
lows. United States No. l. medium to
large size, 300a3.25.
Potato Market Steady.
Potatoes-Supplies heavy; demand
moderate market about steady; Mich
igan, 150-pound sacks, Russet Rurals,
United States, No. ], 4.25a4.40, few
4.50: Maine, 120-pound sacks, Green
Mountains. United States No. /, 3.75a
400 120-pound sacks, Cobblers, United
States, No. / size, fair quality, $50.
Spinach Supplies liberal: demand
moderate, market firm; Texas, bushel
baskets, Savoy type, 1.20a1.30; broad
Aeaf, LOO: South Carolina, cloth-top
veneer barrels, Savoy type, good quail
ity, few sales, 400.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies moderate:
demand moderate, market steady;
North Carolina, cloth-top stave bar
rels. Fellows, Porto Ricans and Nancy
Halls, No. /, 2.50a2.75.
Peppers-Supplies very light; de-
mand moderate, market steady; Flor
ida. pepper crates, fancy stock, few
sales, 400.
Tomatoes-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market steady; Nassau, re-
packed, SIS, rfpes, Wrapped, choice,
count. 3.00a3.25; fancy, few sales
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