Evening star., 1927-10-28
TRADING IS DRAGGy
IN MARKET TODAY
Sea Food Demand Heavy.
Spring Chickens Lower,
While Butter Advances.

Dealers at Municipal Fish Market
this morning experienced their uslla
Friday morning heavy demand for
marine products. They had ample
supplies of numerous varieties of fish
and oysters to meet demands, prices
being what they termed fairly reason
able or cheap.
Sturgeon was the leader Of the
mornings market. This particula,
nsh has been exceptionally scarce the
past few months. and its appearance
this morning proved interesting tc
consumers.
Dealing in most commodities this
morning was not exceptionally brisk
the market being inclined TO drag
Prices were substantially the same as
those reported Yesterday.
Spring chickens were slightly low
er, however. due. If is stated to heavy
receipts. and a slight advance in but
ter prices was reported.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-F'resh. 1-nound prints, "a
tub. ala52: store packed. 30a31.
Eggs--Fresh selected. 47a4S hen.
merry, 55as0; current receipts. A..
Poultry. alivc--Turkeys, 50; fowls
small and medium. 24a25: large. 25a
26: Spring chickens. 25a26; roosters
10: ducks, isaac; keats, young, 10a15
old. 3D.
Turkeys. 40a45; Spring
Ch 'tkens. 3Sa35; roosters. 21a23; ducks,
1sa20: capons, fancy, heavy, 3Sa4O;
smaller. 35: ducks. 25; keats. S0a90.
Meats fresh killed-Beef. 1Sa20:
veal, 25a27; lamb. 25a27; fresh ham.
24a25: 1ofns. 35a36 shoulders. 19a2o;
smoked hams, 23a26; smoked shoul-
ders. is: strip bacon, 25a26; lard. 15a
15i2; calves, Is; lambs, l3.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled hy the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics. says:
Apples--Supplies moderate: demand
moderate, market steady; boxes, Wash
ington, medium to large size. extra
fancy Delicious, 400; Staymans. 2.15;
Romes, 800: bushel baskets. Virginia,
United States No. /, 2ia inches up,
Grimes, 2.00a2.25: pa inches up,
Grimes, 1.65: unclassifed Yorks, 2l2
inches up, 1.o5a1.50.
Cabbage - Supplies moderate; de-
mand light market steady; New York,
bulk, per ton, Danish type. few sales,
1000; sacked, per Eundredweight, Dan
Celery - Supplies liberal: dema nd
moderate, market steady; New York,
23 crates, 2.0oa2.25; poorer low as
IFS.
Grapes-Supplies of Eastern stock
limited; demand moderate, market
steady; New York, 2-quart climax
basket. Concords, hest, 17a1S; fair
quality and condition. Is: 12-quart
climax basket, Concords, S0aS5. Sup.
plies of Western stock moderate: de.
mand moderate. market steady: Cali
fornia, lug boxes, Flame Tokays, 1.a5a
$50: Muscats, 1.00a1.10; Zinfandels,
1.50a1 so.
Lettuce-Supplies of Western stock
moderate; demand good. market
steady: California. crates, Iceberg
type, AS dozen. 3.00a3.25: few higher.
Onions-Supplies light; demand firm
market dun: New York, 100pound
sacks, yellows, Z. s. No. i. medium
to large size. mostly LIS: Michigan.
100-pound sacks. yellows, U. S. No. /,
large size, 1.75a2.0
Pear Market Steady.
market about steady: New York,
bushel basket Bartletts. No. /, 2.25a
2.75, according to size; bushe1 basket,
Seckels. 3.00a3.25, poorer ripe, some
small size. 2.00a2.50.
Potatoes-Supplies liberal: demand
good, market steady: Michigan, 150-
pound sacks. Russet Rurals, Z. S., No.
j, 3.40a3.5o; Minnesota, 150-pound
sacks. round whites. u. s.. No. /.
3.25a3.40; Pennsylvania, 150-pound
sacks, round whites, T.. s., No. /, 3.25
Idaho, 110-pound sacks. Rurals. U. s.,
No. 1, 2.65; Maine, 150-pound sacks.
yellows, u. s.. No. /, mostly around
$50: 150-pound sacks, Cobblers, u. s.,
No. ], 3.35a3.50.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies light; de.
mand light. market dull: North Caro-
lima and east shore, Maryland, cloth.
top barrel, yellows, No. /, mostly
2.25.
Tomatoes-Supplies light: demand
limited, market about steady; Califor'
MIA, Jugs, ripes, wrapped, mostly 2.25
Ohio, hothouse stock, 10-basket crates
medium size, 2.00a2.25.
String beans-Supplies light; de-
mand good, market steady: North
Carolina, bushel hampers, green, refu
gees, 900.
Caulifiower-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market firm; New York
Long Island, crates, best. 2.5oa2.65
considerable poor condition, no sales
reported.