Evening star., 1927-04-04
TRADING IS DULL
! IN MARKET TODAY
Receipts Light, However, and
Prices Remain About
Unchanged.

Market dealers this morning expert
enced their usual duh early morning
business. Receipts of foodstulfs from
nearby places were light, according to
reports, and market prices remained
practically unchanged.
There was a fairly good supply Of
eggs on hand this morning, and IN
certain quarters it was hinted that to-
morrow's receipts may he great
enough to force prices down cent
OF two.
Spring lambs are in demand at this
season, but receipts are not yet very
liberal. Dealers this morning quoted
price of 20 cents OH them. Dealers
say continued wet weather hurts
trade.
TOday's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fresh, one-pound prints, 54
ass; tub 52a53; store packed, 80.
Eggs-Fresh, selected, 25a26 hem
merry, 2I; current receipts. 24a24la
Poultry. alive-Tukeys. 35: chick
ems, 40; Spring chickens, 45a50; fowls,
2Sa29; roosters, is. ducks. 20a25; keats,
young, 65: old 30a35.
Dressed 3Sa39; old toms,
S9a36; fowls, 30; capons, fancy, heavy,
S5; smaller, 30a32: keats, Young, Goa
10: old, 25a3O; ducks, 2SaaO; chickens,
Meats-~Beef. 17a17la; veal 2ga25:
lamb, 30. fresh hams, 26a28: shoul-
defs, 20a2l; loins, 2Sa3o: smoked. hams,
2SaS0; smoked shoulders, fSa20
Live stock-Calves, choice IA, me-
ddium' sa10; thin, 7aS; lambs, 1ola;
Spring lambs, 20.
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 dun; barrels, Vim
ginia, No. ] Black Twigs. 2la inches
up, best. e.00a2 80; scalded. LOCAL So
boxes, Northwestern extra fancy
Winesaps, medium to large size.
mostly around 300
abbage-supplies liberal; demand
moderate, S9market slightly weaker
South Carolina, ~ -bushel hampers
pointed type, 1.75; barrel crates, ap-
proNimateiy 100 pounds net, pointed
type, 3.25, round type fair quality,
ESQ Florida, 1a-bushel hampers
pointed type, $50.
gus-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady; South
Carolina, dozen-bunch crates green,
very large size, 6.00a650: large size,
1.50a5.00; shlau-size Strings, 3.00a4 90.
Eeiery-Supplies light; demand mod,
erate, market steady; Florida, 10-inch
crates. 4-6 dozen. 3.00a3.25
Lettuce - Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market firm; Caffor-
mia, crates Iceberg trpe, As dozen,
4.00a4.25, few higher Arizona, crates
Iceberg type, 4 dozen, 4.50a4,75; South
Carolina, crates Iceberg type, 4 dozen,
400.
Onions Supplies light: demand
Hight; no early sales reported.
Potato Market Firm.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de.
mand moderate; old stock, market
firm; Michigan, 150-pound sacks Rus
set Rurals, United States No /, 3.s5a
400; New York, l50-pound sacks,
round whites, United States No. /,
fair condition, $500 Maine, 120-pound
sacks Green Mountains, United States
No. J., mostly $50, few low as $50;
new stocks; market steady; Florida,
double-head barrels. Spaulding Rose,
United States No /, mostly 900; few
s75,
spinach-supplies light: demand
moderate. market dull; Texas. few
SAFES, DhsHel Ddsk6lS savoy type Lou.
awberries-Supplies light; de-
mand moderate, market firm for good
stock; Florida, some ordinary condi-
tion pony refrigerators, Missionarys
best, 60ae5: ordinary condition, S5a40;
few higher.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies light; de-
mand light, market dull; Tennessee,
bushel hampers Nancy Halls. No. ],
1.35a1 40; North Carolina, five-peek
hampers Porto Ricans, LOCALES.
String beans-Supplies moderate;
demand moderate, market firm; Flori-
da, 7s-bushel hampers green. string
less, A00a4.50, other varieties, 350a
4.00i poorer, low as 800
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate; de,
mand moderate; market firm; Florida,
skies, ripes and turning wrapped,
fancy count, best, AGO. fair quality,
353a3.75; choice count, 2.50a3.00.