Evening star., 1927-10-01
FOOD PRICES SHOW
SLIGHT CHANGES
Wholesale Market Featured
by FIuctuations-Fruitsa and
II Vegetables Plentiful.


watermelons from Eastern Shore, Md.
growers are attracting much attention
in the fruit market. They are re
ported by dealers to be of excellent
quality, possibly as good az any melons
received this season, but the demand
for them is not great, the melon being
regarded as a distinctly Summer fruit.
Dealers quoted rs cents as top price
for the melons.
Receipts of Colorado cantaloupes.
mostly salmon tints, are gradually de-
creasing as the end Of the season for
the popular fruit nearS. 1t is said by
dealers that the Rocky Ford variety
of the fruit has not been up to the
standard this season. Dealers are
still getting some that are sweet, how
ever, and such cantaloupes find ready
sale. Nearby cantaloupes are prac-
tically off the market.
Dealers say cantaloupes from the
nearby country this season were much
better than usual and also much
cheaper. Toward the close of the sea
son, it is stated, the fruit became so
plentiful and cheap that growers
would not gather them. Prices for
Colorado stock today covered wide
range. size. and quality being the de-
termining factors. There are plenty
honeydews in the local market from
Colorado, late crop, and prices quoted
ranged from S1.75 to $3.50 crate.
Oranges and Grapefruit Popular.
Oranges and grapefruit, always in
demand, are among the leaders in the
fruit market. The California fruit has
reached the local market, but not yet
in quantities to bring down prices.
Porto Rican grapefruit has reached
the New York market, according to
reports of dealers, and are quoted at
$3.50 and Sc box. Much of the Cali
fornia fruit is from storage.
Concord grapes, product of Della
ware growers, are plentiful and cheap,
dealers report. selling at 60 and 90
cents for 12-quart baskets. Michigan
grapes soon will be in the local mar
ket, dealers say, and prices may be-
come lower. Tokay grapes are to be
had at a wide range of prices, quality
alone determining the price.
Fairly large supplies of apples are
being received from Virginia, New
Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. Near
by apples (windfalls) were quoted this
morning as low as 81 bushel, better
quality fruit bringing $1.25 and S1.50.
Choicest of the apples sold at So.
Pears promise to be anything but
plentiful, according to reports, grow
ers in nearby States already having
reported short crops. There are some
pears on the market, however, suita-
BILE for canning and preserving. New
York Seckel pears were quoted at $3
and $3.50 basket today.
Dealers are receiving shipments OF
fine ounces from New York growers,
this being the season for preserving
them, and today they were offered at
$3.50 a bushel basket.
Elberta peaches are still being re-
ceived from New York and New Jer-
sey, stock in nearby States being
about played out. Dealers quoted the
fruit today at from $3.50 to $3.50,
some of the peaches still retaining
the genuine flavor of the fruit. White
Heath peaches for sweet picking and
preserving are expected here in
few days.
Farmers Market Site Discussed.
Much interest is being manifested
in the question of location of Farm
ers' Market, not only by growers from
nearby Maryland and Virginia, but
also by persons engaged in the fruit,
vegetable, poultry and other business
in the vicinity of the market that is
slated to go before long.
Just where the new market should
be located, it is stated, is question
upon which interested persons are di-
vided. One merchant this morning
said he had heard SO many reasons
urged for different sites that he had
not made up his mind just which one
would be best.
"It should be, centrally located
however" he said, ''in order that con-
sumers would not have to drive
across the entire city for supplies"
Dealers in fruits and vegetables
from nearby Maryland and Virginia
this week have sold so many vege.
tables at what they term remarkably
cheap prices tthat the question Of
location Of the market probably would
have made no difference.
That farmers have reaped very lit
tie Of a harvest upon much Of their
crops Is evident, one Of the local deal:
ers remarked, but better prices the
past two days gave them hope.
Cabbage at Low Prices.
Cabbages were to be had this morn
ing for SO cents a bushel, or S1.25 a
barrel, a cheap price that is appealing
to persons intending to put up sauer-
kraut for the coming Winter. Spin
ach also was plentiful this morning,
selling at so and IS cents crate for
choicest stock.
Both green and red peppers were
plentiful at so cents the half bushel
or Is cents for a whole bushel. Deal
ers call attention to the proportionate
higher price by the half bushel, due,
they state. to the fact that they
usually have to furnish baskets to
buyers.
Prices Of white potatoes from near
by growers underwent no change the
past week, dealers quoting them at
$150 a bushel. Sweet potato prices