Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-18
MARKET CHANGES
SLIGHT THIS WEEK
Prices Generally Holding Same
levels, with Fed Lower
Quotations.

Prices at Center Market this week
have changed on only a few products,
but the alterations are definite and are
decidedly in favor Of the marketing
| housewife.
Strawberries. which last week in.
| dulged in spectacular acrobatics in
price and quantity, are almost plenti-
| full for tomorrow at prices that are
| little more than half of last week s
| quotations. Seventy-five cents Is the
average price per quart, against 81 40
| for last Saturday.
Fresh green peas also are nearly
| cut to half in price, with rs cents a
pound being asked by most dealers.
! They were 40 cents last week Lima
beans, while still above the average
housewives budget, dropped SO cents
on the quart, tOmorrow'S price being
$3.50. Tomatoes, too, eased down 5
cents a pound to 35 cents.
Asparagus Costly.
Asparagus made timid appearance
yesterday, when dealers were asking
60 cents a wee bunch of not more
than eight stalks, and in army cases
six. They are the first outof-doors
asparagus to reach the market since
they were retired last Fall, and dealers
admit they represent real money"
There were no Brussels sprouts on
the market yesterday, and indications
were that none will arrive in time for
tomorrow's shopping. String beans
are scarce and are slightly higher
than last week, with most dealers
asking so cents a pound for them.
Old potatoes remain at cents a.
pound. six pounds for a quarter, and
no cta
box. French artichokes are Is cents
each, and Jerusalem artichokes are
still % cents a. quart. Spinach costs
Is cents a pound, and mushrooms SO
cents a pound.
Celery holds at Is and 25 cents a
bunch, and beets are 10 cents. Tur-
nips and parsnips are steady at three
pounds for a quarter. while rhubarb
is 20 cents a bunch. French endives
are SO cents a pound, and eggplant
and caulifiower are rs to SO cents
apiece, according to size.
Grapes Reported Good.
Especially Incorporating Tokay
grapes are so cents q pound, the same
price that was charged for them last
week. Oranges remain at so to 80
cents a dozen, and eating apples hold
at S, 8 and 10 cents each. Tangerines
are Stlll 90 cents a dozen. GrdDo1ru1t
are 10 and Is cents each. and alligator
pears are so cents, 10 cents lower than
last week. Pineapples remain steady
at IS and 40 cents. and bananas hold
their own at 40 cents dozen.
Turkeys remain at so cents a pound, |
and chickens hold the same levels they
have held for many weeks-45 cents |
for the bakers. so cents for the fryers
and 40 cents for the stewers. Keats
are $1.25 each, and rabbits have disap-
peared until next year.
No change was noted in dairy prod
ucts. Eggs, which We're lowered a bit
each Of the two preceding weeks, will
hold the same price tomorrow they
reached last Saturday-50 and IS cents
for the best day Odds, and storage eggs
in the upper 40's. Butter remains
.'teady at SIS cents for the best cream
cry and so cents for an under grade.
Cheeses are unchanged.
The only price change noted in
meats is on legs Of lamb. which are 5
cents higher this week. Most dealers
are taking care of Accent increase
on the wholesale price of whole lambs
by charging 40 and As cents for the
legs and allowing the other cuts from
the animal to stand. Beef is un-
changed. as is pork and veal.