Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-21
BUSINESS IS SLOW
IN CENTER MARKET
Rain Has Dragging Effect.
Prices Are Practically
Unchanged.

Wholesalers experienced their ac
customed dull Monday morning trad
| ing. Business was reported as being
exceptionally draggy during the early
| morning hours, and the appearance
of rain did not tend to improve con
ditions.
Receipts were about as light as
| usual. They We're great enough tC
| fill demands, however, merchants re
ported. Tomorrow morning they ex
pect to have another story to tell
expecting increased receipts and a
better demand by that time.
Prices this morning were SubStan
TALLY the same as those reported Sat
urday. The market was glutted with
Strawberries late Saturday, according
to market reports, some inferior stock
selling as low as 81 for whole crate
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresh, one-pound prints, So
a56; tub, 55a56 store packed, 26.
Eggs-Fresh, selected, 25a26; hen
merry, 27; current receipts, "a
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 40; chick
ems, 40; white Leghorns, 24a25; fowls
25a26; ROSTERS, 20; ducks, 20a25; keats
young, IS; old, 30a35.
Dressed-Turkeys, As; old toms, 40
fowls, 24a30; capons, fancy, heavy, 35
smaller, 30a32; fowls. 25a27; keats
young, 60a7O; old, 25a30; ducks, 28a30
chickens, isaac.
Meats-Beef, 17a1712; veals, 23a26
lambs, 2Sa30: fresh hams, 26a2S; shoul.
ders, 20a21; loins, 28a30 smoked hams
28a30; smoked shoulders, 1Sa20.
Live stock-Calves, choice, IA; me-
dunn, 11a13; thin, 7a8; lambs. 1914.
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 liberal; demand
light, market dull; few sales; barrels
Virginia No. Winesaps, 21a inches
up, slightly scalded, 4.00a4.50; boxes
no sales reported.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; de
mand light, market dull; new stock
Florida, 11a-bushel hampers, pointed
type, 1.50a1.75; Texas barrel crates
approximately 100 pounds net, round
type. 3.00a3.25.
Celery - Supplies liberal: demand
light, market dull; Florida, 10-inch
crates, 4-6 dozen. 3.00a3.25.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market firm for good stock;
Iceberg type, 4 dozen, 3.25a3.50; poor.
er, wide range of prices, 1.50a2.50;
Arizona, crates, Iceberg type, 4 dozen,
fine quality and condition, 4.00a4.5O.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market dull; Michigan, 100.
pound sacks, yellows, u. S. No. l,
few 400; some sprouted, $50; Ohio,
100-pound sacks, yellows, U. S. No. l.
medium to large size, ordinary condi.
ton, 2.50a3.00.
Potato Market Weak.
Potatoes - Supplies heavy; demand
moderate, market weak; Michigan.
150-pound sacks, Russet Rurals, U. s.
No. l, 3.75a3.85: New York, 15O-pound
sacks, round whites, u. S. No. /, $50;
Canada and Maine, 120-pound sacks
Green Mountains, U. S. No. 1, 3.40a
$50.
Spinach-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market firm. Virginia, Nor.
folk section, bushel baskets, Savoy
type, 1.15a1.25, mostly lis.
Strawberries - Supplies light: de.
nand moderate, market firm for good
stock; Florida. pony refrigerators,
Missionarys, 35a40 best, mostly 35; or.
binary to poor quality and condition,
wide range of prices, 10a25; Louisiana
24-pint crates, Klondikes, best, mostly
4.50; ordinary condition, low as 800.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies moderate;
demand slow, market dull to slightly
weaker; North Carolina, cloth top bar
rels, yellows, 2.25a2.50; white yams,
200: Tennessee, bushel hampers,
Nancy Halls, some decayed, 1.00a1.25.
Asparagus-Supplie liberal; de-
mand moderate, market slightly weak
err; South Carolina, doZen-bunch crates
green, very large size 500a5 so: