Evening star., 1927-12-08
PORK PRICE DROPS;
POULTRY HIGHER
Easier Tone in Egg Market
Also Reported by Whole
sale Dealers.

Reductions In the prices OF Whoie'
sale pork products and increases in
nonItry prices. since the first of the
week were noted in quotations at
Center Market today.
Fresh hams. which were selling at
from 20 to 81 cents pound, are bring
ing top price of only 20 cents and
are selling az low as 19 cents pound,
while smoked hams. quoted several
days ago at % and % cents pound,
are bringing only from 20 to - cents
a pound now The same general
scale of reductions is noted in quota
tions on shoulders, smoked shoulders
bringing only IA and Is cents a pound
in place of II and is for which they
were selling several days ago and
fresh shoulders are bringing from II
to Is cents pound in place of IS
and 10. LOins are q and - in place
of % and "a.
Large fowls. alive. are quoted at
from "a to % cents a pound in place
Of straight price of % cents a pound,
at which they sold several days ago.
while live Spring chickens are quoted
at 26 and -.
A tendency toward a reduction in
one grade of eggs also is noticed. hem
merry heing quoted at so cents a dozen
~
ton of so to 55 cents A dozen.
Wholesale Prices Today.
Butter-Fresh. 1,pound prints, 54;
tub 51a52: store packed, 30a31.
Eggs-Fresh selected. 47a4s; hem
merry. so; current receipts. a..
Poultry. alive-Turkeys, 43a45; fowls.
small and medium. 2la22; large. 2ia25;
Spring chickens. 26a27; roosters. l5a
l6; ducks, 1sa20: keats young, 7oa75;
old, 35. Observation-Disclosures, 5oa53;
Spring chickens, 2sa30: roosters, 1Sa20;
capons. fancy. heavy, 45a4S; sma II
3Sa40: ducks, 25: keats. S0a90.
Meats. fresh kiled-Beef. 1saoO:
veal. 25a27; lambs. 25a27; fresh hams,
19ao0; loins. 21a22: shoulders. 17a1S;
smoked hams. 20a22; smoked shouI-
ders, 14a16: strip bacon, "a: lard. IA;
calves, alive, Is; lambs. alive. 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 moderate: demand
light. market steady: barrels. Virginia
Z. S. No. /. Yorks and Staymans, "a
inches up, fair color, 400: boxes,
NdSHtiStOit. fteuittbt " idl St size, SN-
ira fancy Delicious. 400a4.25; extra
fancy SpitZenbergs, mostly 400; extra
fancy Staymans and Romes, 300a3 25,
mostly 800; extra fancy Jonathans,
mostly ripe. 2.60a2.75 bushel baskets.
Virginia. L. S. No. /. Staymans. 21a
inches up, 2.0oa2.25 few higher;
Grimes, "a inches up, 1.75: Pennsyl-
vania, "a inch Yorks and Black
Twigs. unclassified. 1.75a2.0O.
Cabbage - Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market steady; New
York. sacked. per hundredweight.
Danish type. 75a1.00: South Carolina.
barrel crates, pointed type. 2.25.
Celery-Supplies light: demand light,
market dull and slightly weaker; New
York, 2/3 crates. 200a2.25. mostly $500;
fair quality and condition. 15Oa1.7 rs.
Lettuce Supplies light; demand
light. market dull: California. crates.
Iceberg type. As dozen. 4.5Oa5 90;
Florida, ! u .bushel hampers. Big Bos-
ton type. 1.50a2 90. few higher.
Onions Supplies light; demand
light. market dull: Michigan, 100
pound sacks yellows. u. S. No. /, me-
dunn to large size. 90.
Potatoes - Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market steady; Mchi.
gan, 150pound sacks, Russet Rura1s,
U. 8. No. l, 3.25a3.40; Maine. 150-
pound sacks, Green Mountains, u. S.
No. l, $50; 120-pound sacks. Green
Mountains. 2.90a3.00; Idaho, 1o0-pound
sacks, Round Whites. 260a275
String beans-Supplies. light: de-