Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
TRADING IS SLACK
IN CENTER MARKET
Prices in Wholesale Prod
ucts Generally Unchanged
in Today's Dealings.

Prices at Center Market wholesale
stands remain generally unchanged
since yesterday. Trading today /:
slack with slight fractional reduction.
in top prices throughout the list. The
live stock market remains practically
stationary from last week.
TOday's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy 1-pound prints, 55s
Sc: tub. 53a54; store packed, 80.
Eggs-Fresh, selected, AZ; hennery
As; current receipts, 40; storage, 36a37
Poultry--Alive: Turkeys, 40a42
chickens 30a32: White Leghorns, 20a
%; fowls. 26a27; ROSTERS, 18; ducks
20a26; keats, IS; old, 27a2S. Dressed
Turkeys, 47a4S; poor and crooked
breasts, 30a35; old toms, So; capons
fancy, heavy, 37a40; smaller. 30a32
chickens, 3oa32; fowls. 2sa30; keats
young, S0aS5; old, so; ducks. 2SaS0
rabbits, No. /, IS; No. 2. 15a20.
MeatS-Beef, 15a17; veal, 22a2S
lamb, 25a27; fresh hams. 26a2S: shout
ders. 21a22: loins. 26a2s; smoked hams
28a30; smoked shoulders, 20.
Live stock-Calves, choice, 14al5
medium, 12a13; thin, CAT; lambs, lS.
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
moderate, market steady: barrels
Pennsylvania, No. l Yorks, ~ inches,
800: Virginia. No. ! Staymans, 2R
inches up, 3.00a3.5O; Grimes. inches,
ripe, some scalded, 1.50a2.50: boxes,
Washington, medium to large size, eX-
ira fancy, Delicious, 3.75, few higher:
bushel baskets, no sales reported.
Cabbage-Supplies liberal demand
moderate. market slightly weaker;
new stock, Florida, / II -bushel ham
pers pointed type, 200; Texas, bulk
per ton. round type, 1000; old stock,
New York, sacked, per hundredweight,
Danish type, 1.60.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market fairly steady; Cali
fornia, crates, medium size, mostly
500; large size, 5.50a5.75; Florida,
10-inch crates. some green, 3.00a3.50.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; Arizona and
California, crates, Iceberg type, doz-
en-. 3.50a3.75; 5 dozen, 3.O0a3.25; mostly
S.25.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady: Michigan
end Indiana, i00-pound sacks, yellov's,
X. S. n. 1, medium to large sizes, 3.0oa
8.25.
Potato Market Weaker.
Potatoes-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market slightly weaker;
Michigan, 150-pound sacks, Russell Ru-
,ais, u. s. No. /. 4.20a4.35: mostly ASA
4.35: Maine, 120-pound sacks. Green
Mountains. L. S. No. 1, as: 120-pound
sacks, CoblIlers. U. S. No. / size. fair
quality. $50.
Spinach-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, Texas market firm: bushel
baskets, Savoy type, 1.25a1.4O; South
Carolina, cloth-top veneer barrels,
Savoy type. quality generally good
3.75a4. 90.
Peppers-Supplies very light; d.
mand moderate; market STEADY
Florida. pepper crates. fancy stock,
few sales, 400.
String beans-Supplies very light;
demand good for good stock; market
steady: Florida, u -bushel baskets,
green. best, 1900: ordinary quality
and condition, 75OaS.50; wax, 6.OOa
100.
rawberries-Supplies light; DE-
mand limited, market steady: Florida,
pony refrigerators. missionarys, best,
6Oa65: poorer, 50a55 per quart.
Carrots-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market slightly weaker;
Texas, bushel baskets, 1.9Oa2.Oo.