Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-05
BUYING IS BRISK
IN MARKET TODAY
Week End Holiday Season
Causes Increased Demand
for Most Products.

Wholesalers today are recovering
from the effects of the week end holi
day season. Most Of the retailers
cleaned up their supplies of perish
able foodstuffs before the closing hour
Saturday night. and increased de
mands were made this morning.
Shippers displayed no unusual
amount of activity yesterday, accord
ing to reports, and there was not the
heavy surplus on hand that had been
anticipated.
Early morning buyers were out in
large numbers, dealers reported, and
buying was fairly brisk. Prices OF
most commodities today were substan-
TALLY the same as those reported Sat
urday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresb, one-pound prints,
44a45: tub, 4212a43; store packed, 26.
Eggs-Fresh selected, 25a27; hen
merry. 27a2S; current receipts, 22a24.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, hens, 25;
old toms, Is; fowls, 24a25; Spring
chickens, 30a35; roosters, 15a16; ducks,
Is: keats, young, 65; old, 22a25.
Dressed Turkeys, 2Sa30; Spring
chickens, ISAAC; capons, fancy, heavy,
38a40; smaller, 35; ducks. ?0a25; keats,
young. 60a70; old, 2Sa30.
Meat, fresh killed-Beef, 1Sa19;
veals, 1Sa20; lambs, 3Oa32; fresh hams,
24a25; shoulders, 17a1S; loins, 24a25;
smoked hams, 26: smoked shoulders.
16a1S.
Live stock--Calves, choice, u; me-
dunn. Sa10; thin, 7aS; Spring lambs,
14a15.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's report on fruits and vege-
tables compiled by the Market News
Service, Bureau of Agricultural Eco
Monies, says:
Cantelopes-Supplies heavy; de-
mand fair, market slightly weaker:
California, Imperial Valley, Salmon
Tints, standards. ASS. mostly 800:
ripe, 260a2.75; standards, 36s, mostly
around 2.75, few 800; jumbos. ASS,
3.25a3.50; ripe. 2.75a3.00: jumbos, 36s.
3.00a3.25; ripe, low as $50; standard
flats, 12s, and 15s, mostly around 1.25s
ripe. low as 100; Honey Balls, stand
ard flats, 12s, 200.
Lettuce-Supplies. western stock
light: demand good, market steady:
Washington, crates iceberg type. As
dozen, 5.00a5.50; supplies, eastern
stock, liberal; demand poor, market
duls NCW IOAh, %-NOZCh SiutCS, bA5
Boston type, mostly 100, few higher.
Onions-Supplies light; demand
light, market dull: California, standard
crates, yellows, Bermudas, u. S. No.
l, 3.00a3.25; Egypt, approximately 100
pound sacks, yellows, U. S. No. 1,
4.00a450; Virginia, no sales reported.
Peaches-Supplies liberal; demand
light, market dull; Georgia, IS, Bellies,
large size, 1.75a2.25; medium size, lao
a2.00; ripe, some decayed. all sizes,
low as 1.25; Elbertas, large size, $50
arts: South Carolina, bushel baskets.
Hileys, fine quality and condition.
large size, 2.75a3.00; small to medium
size, 2.00a2.25; North Carolina, IS,
Carmans, large to very large size, 1.25
a1.35.
Potatoes About Steady.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
nland moderate, market about steady;
North Carolina and Virginia, Norfolk
section, cloth-top Staye and slat bar
rels. cobblers, u. s. No. /, 4,00a4.25;
few higher; mostly around 400.
ermelons-Supplies maderate:
demand limited, market dull; carlot
sales, Georgia, bulk per car Tom Wat
sons, 32-pound average, $575.
String beans-Supplies moderate:
demand good, market steady; home
crowns, bushel baskets green. Lisa
2.25, few higher.
Beets-Supplies moderate; demand
good, market steady; home crowns,
2.25a3.00 per hundred punches.
Raspberries-Supplies liberal; de-