Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-30
TRADING IS DULL
IN CENTER MARKET
Fish Supplies Attractive.
Few Changes in Prices
Are Reported.

ing. Local merchants have been try
ing to get rid of their surplus Christ
mas stocks this week, according TO
reports, and the demand has been
anything but great.
Marine products were in greatest
demand this morning for the Friday
trade, and dealers at Municipal Fish
Market had attractive supplies Of
numerous varieties Of fish and oysters
to meet demands.
Meat dealers, reporting quiet
market, said they never expect much
Of an increase in business until the
first week in January. consumers usu-
ally making heavy purchases just be-
fore Christmas.
Practically no changes in prices
have been reported this week.
Wholesale Prices Today.
Meats, fresh killed.-Beef, 20a25;
veal, '24a26; lamb, 26a27; fresh hams.
1Sa20; loins, 18a20; fresh shoulders.
16a17; smoked hams, 20a22; smoked
shoulders, 16; strip bacon. 22a24; lard.
12ha13: calves, alive, Halls; lambs,
alive. 10.
Butter--One-pound prints, 54a55;
tub, SO: store packed, 81.
Eggs.-Fresh selected, Haas; hen
merry. as: current receipts. 40.
Poultry, alive.-Turkeys, 3Sa40:
fowls, small and medium. 20a21: large.
22a23: Spring chickens, 24a25; ROSTERS,
Is: ducks. 1Sa20: keats. young. 70a75:
old, IS. Dressed.-Turkeys 40a42;
Spring chickens. 27a2S: ROSTERS, 1s;
capons, fancy, heavy, 45a4s; small, asa
40; ducks. 25a30; keats. s0a90.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics. says:
Appies-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; barrels, too few
sales reported to quote: boxes, Wash
ington. medium to large size extra
fancy Delicious. 4.0oa425; extra fancy
Spitzenbergs. 3.5Oa3.75; Romes and
Staymans. 800; Jonathans, some large
size, ripe. 2.50a300. extra fancy
Winter Bananas. 2.25a2.50 mostly
$50; bushel baskets. Virginia. U. S.
No. l, "a inches up Yorks, 200;
%. inches. 2.25; Pennsylvania, u. S.
No. /. 2is inches up Staymans, 2.25a
$50: mostly 2.25.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate: de.
mand slow. market dull; South Caro-.
2.25; Norfolk section, Virginia, bar.
rels. Savoy type, 1.50: New York.
sacked, per hundredweight, Danish
type. 100: few low as 75c.
Celery - Supplies light: demand
light, market steady: New York, %
crates. 2.00a2.25: few higher. fair
quality and condition low as ITS:
California, crates. fair quality and
condition. 4.50a5.00: fancy, mostly
$50: few higher.
Lettuce About Steady.
Lettuce-Western: supplies liberal:
demand moderate. market about
steady: Arizona, crates Iceberg tyne
40 dozen. 3.25: few high as $50;
Eastern. supplies light: demand mod.
crate. market steady: Florida. 2-dozen
crates. big Boston type. 2.25a2 so:
few higher: 1i3-bushel hampers. big
Boston type. wide range prices, .50a
ESQ: best mostly 225a2.50.
Onions-Supplies light: demand
moderate. market firm: Michigan and
Ohio. 1o0pound sacks, yellows. u. S.
No. /, medium TO large size. 2.40a2.50
Potatoes-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate. market about steady;
Michigan. 150-pound sacks. Russell
Rurals. u. S. No. /. 3.25a3 IS: Maine.
Green Mountains. Y. :. No. /. 12o-
pound sacks. 2.75a2 so; 120-pound
sacks. 3.60a3.65: mostly $50.
Spinach-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate. market slightly weaker
Virginia. Norfolk section. bushel
baskets. Savoy type. 1,25a1,4o: mostly
IS; Texas. bushel baskets, Savoy
type. few sales. $50.
Sweet potatoes-~Supplies light: de-
mand moderate. market firm: North
Carolina, cioth-top barrels. Porto
Ricans. 350a3.75: Virginia. Norfolk
section. cloth top barrels. Porto
Ricans and Nancy Halls. fair quality
and condition. 500.
Tomato Market Duh.
Tomatoes-Supplies light: demand
light, market dull: unknown origin,
repacked in New York City. threes.
ripes, wrapped. fancy count, 250ae.75;
choice count. 2.0oaa. rs; poorer. low as
$50: Ohio. 10.pound baskets. dollhouse
stock. medium size. 9.T5a3.00: few
higher: small size. a.25ae.5o: few
higher.
String beans~Supplies light: de.
mand moderate. market slightly
stronger for good stock; Florida. II
| bushcl hampers. green. few sales.
| best, H. 90; Black Valentines. holdevers.
| ordinary quality. 1.T5a2.o0.
Peppers--Supplies light: demand
light, market steady: Florida, pepper
crates. fancy. 900; few higher.
Eggplant--Supplies light; demand
light. market dull: Florida. peppcg
crates. fancy. wide range prices, 1.50a
2.25: best. mostly 200.
C.ucumbers-~S Supplies light: demand
light. market about steady; Texas.
Western, lettuce crates. 300aS.2S; few
$50
aulirower-~-Suprlies light. demand
moderate. market steady; California.
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