Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-18
TRADING |SSLOW
At MARKET TODAY
Prices of Most Commodities
About the Same as at
Close of Last Week..

Wholesalers reported the usual
Monday morning inactivity today.
They had supplies of all commodities
in quantities more than ample to
meet demands, but retailers were not
on hand in numbers sufficiently large
to do much cleaning up.
Meats, poultry. butter, eggs, fruits
and vegetables were attractively dis
played. Buyers were not numerous
enough to deplete any of the supplies,
however, but better conditions are eX-
pected tomorrow.
Watermelons, catalogues, honey
dews and honeyballs were leaders in
the fruit market, although some
choice peaches from North Carolina
growers were attractive enough to
claim attention. Prices of most COM
modities were substantially the same
as those quoted Saturday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresh. one-pound prints. '43
a44: tub, 41i2a42; store packed, 20.
Eggs-Fresh selected. 25a27; hen
merry. 27a2S; current receipts. 22a24.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, hens, 25:
old toms. 25; fowls, 26a27; Spring
chickens, 3Oa37; ROSTERS, 15a Is; ducks,
49, keats, young. 65; old. 2Oa25.
Dressed - Turkeys, 2Sa30: Spring
chickens, 35a40; capOns, fancy. heavy,
ISAAC; smaller, IS; ducks, 20a25; keats.
young, 60a70; old, 2Sa30.
Meat, fresh killed---Beef, 1Sa20;
veal, 20; lambs, 20a32: fresh hams %
AIS; shoulders, 17a1S; loins. 2Sa30:
smoked hams. 26a27; smoked Shout
ders. 17a1S.
Live stock-Calves. choice, 10;
medium, Sa10; thin, 7aS; Spring lambs,
Halls.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the Market
News Service. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics. says:
Cantaloupes - Supplies LIBERAL de-
mand good, market about steady;
California and Arizona, salmon tints.
standards, 36s and ASS, 250a3 90; best,
mostly 800; jumbos, 36s and Ass, 800
a3.50; best, mostly $50; flats. all sizes.
1.25a1 so; best, mostly $50: honey
dews, supplies heavy; demand moder.
ate, market slightly weaker: Califor-
MIA, Imperial Valley. standard crates,
1.5Oa1.75
Lettuce-Supples moderate; demand
better, market slightly stronger; Cali
fornia. jacksonville district. crates.
Iceberg type, As dozen. 5.00a6.00; New
York. 2-doZen crates. Big Boston type,
1.25.
Onions-Supplies light: demand light,
market dull; South Carolina, standard
crates Australian Browns, 1.75a2.00.
Peaches-Supplies liberal; demand
good, market about steady; Georgia
IS. Elbertas, and bushel baskets
Elbertas, 6s, Bellies, and bushel bas-
kets Bellies and bushel baskets Hales,
large to very large size, mostly
around $50; North Carolina, bushel
baskets Elbertas and Bellies, 2.25a2.75:
few fancy high as 800.
Potato Market Steady.
Potatoes-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market steady; Virginia,
Norfolk section and Eastern Shore
and North Carolina, cloth top stave,
few Stat barrel Cobblers, U. S. No. /,
3.50a3.75.
Watermelons-Supp liberal; de.
mand good, market steady; carlot
sales; Georgia, bulk per car. Tom Wat.
sons, 24-lb. average, ordinary quality
and condition, $500; South Carolina
| bulk, per car, Wonders, 36-lb. average,
two cars, $500 each.
| String beans-Supples LIBERAL de.
| mand fair, market slightly weaker.
homegrown. barrels. stringless, green,
4.00a4 so; bushel baskets, green string.
less, 1.25a 80.
Peas-Supplies light; demand good
market firm: New York, bushel bas.
kets, Telephones, 200.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate; de.
mand moderate, market slightly weak.
er: homegrown, one.half bushel ham.
pers. 2.75a3,00.
| Apples-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate. market about steady: New
Jersey. bushel hampers. Fourth of
Julys, few, IFS; fair quality, 1.25a1 so.