Evening star., 1927-05-18
! CHICKEN DEMAND
Y GOOD IN MARKET
Dealers Report Increased
Sales All Along Line.
Berries Cheaper.


pounds and over were in demand thi'
morning at 10 and AZ cents, while th'
demand for smaller stock was slow a
50 and "a cents. Leghorn chickens
4not much in demand, sold at 10 cent:
a pound or more lower than other
Varieties. Old roosters were not much
in demand at 16 and II cents.
Receipts of eggs were not SO liberia
Monday and yesterday as during the
past three weeks, dealers reported, but
they were more than ample to meet
demands. Last week dealers had more
eggs than they could handle, and few
sales were made as low as 81 cents
Today's price was - cents for current
receipts.
Dealers reported increased sales all
along the line. Cheaper prices for
strawberries from North Carolina and
Virginia were reported this morning,
moderate demand making u steady
market. Increased supplies of the
popular berries from nearby growers
are selling at prices slightly in ad-
vance of those quoted for the berries
from a distance.
Dealers reported ample supplies Of
all foodstuffs at prices substantially
the same as those reported yesterday.
I0days wholesale Iflces.
Butter-Fresh, one-pound prints.
45a46; tub, 80: storepacked. 30.
Eggs-Fresh, selected, 24a25; hen.
merry, %: current receipts, %.
Poultry-Alive, turkeys, hens. so;
old toms, -: fowls. IS; roosters, 16a17;
ducks, 20a25: keats, young, So; old,
30a35; Spring chickens, 42a45.
Dressed turkeys, 30a35; Spring
chickens, 45a50; capons, fancy, heavy,
3Sa40; smaller. 80; ducks, 2Sa30;
keats, young. 60a70; old, 2Sa30.
Meat-Beef 1Sa19: veal, 20a22; lamb
T1Sa20; ioins. 28a30; smoked hams,
25a26; smoked shoulders, 1Sa19.
Live stock-Calves, choice. y; me-
dium, Sale; thin. 7a8; Spring lambs, Il.
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 light; demand
light, market dull; too few sales re-
ported TO quote.
Aspara gus-Supplies moderate; de-
mand good market steady; Delaware
and Eastern Shore of Maryland. crates
green, very large size, 3,00a3.50; me-
dium to large size, 2.50a3.00; small
size 1.75a2.00. few higher.
bage-Supplies moderate; de-
mand fair, market slightly weaker;
Eastern Shore of Virginia, barrel
crates, approximately 100 pounds net,
pointed type, 7.50aS.50; Virginia. Nor
folk section boat stock not all un-
loaded. half-barrel crates, few early
sales 800.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market slightly weaker; Cali
fornia, crates Iceberg type. fair condi.
ton, dozen, 4.75a5.00, few low as
400.
Onions-Supplies light; demand
good. market steady; California and
Texas, standard crates yellow Ber-
mudas, II. S. No. i, 3.25.
Potatoes-Old stock: supplies limit
ed; demand good. market firm; Michi-
gan. 150-lb. sacks Russet Rurals, L.
S. No. /, SIS; few low as $50; new
stock, demand good, market firm;
South Carolina, cloth top stave bar
rels, Cobblers. U. S. No. /, 7.50a7.65
few higher: Florida, double-head bar
reis Spaulding Rose. u. S. No. l, 7.50a
500.
Potato Market Weaker.
awberries-Supplies liberal: de-
mand moderate; market weaker; East
ern Shore, Va, 32-quart crates, vari-
GUS varieties. 4.00a5.00. mostly around
$50; Virginia. Norfolk section, 32-
quart crates. few 60-quart crates, vari-
Gus varieties, 4.00a4.50, mostly 400:
few low as 3.75; North Carolina, 32-
quart crates, various varieties, 3.50a
400, few high as 4.50.
Watermelons-Supp light; de.
mand slow, market dull; Florida, Tom
Watsons. 3032-lb, average; sales direct
TO retailers; few sales 1.50a1.75.
String beans-Supplies liberal: de-
mand fair, market steady; South Caro-.
lima, bushel hampers, green, Valen-
tines, 150; stringless, 1.75a2.00, mostly
1.75.
Peas-SuppIies moderate; demand
good, market about steady; North
Carolina, bushel hampers, mostly
around 1.30: few higher; 5-peck hamp-
ers, 2,00a2.50, mostly around 200; Vir-
ginia, Norfolk section 5-peck hampers,
large pods. 2.25a2 so; small pods, 1.25a
$50: California, bushel hampers, good
quality and condition, 500.
Toma matoes-Suppies liberal; demand
just fair. market about steady; Flori-
da skies, ripes and turning, wrapped,
fancy count, best mostly $50: fair
quality and condition, 2.75a3.25;
choice count, .. 2.50a2.75; poorer, 1.75a
2.25.