Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-06
RAIN IS HANDICAP
TO GROWING CROPS
Downpour Hampers Farmers
in Nearby Sections-D. c.
Market Receipts Light.

ports received by wholesalers this morn
ing. The land, already soaked. was
badly puddled as result of the pre-
vailing storm, making it difficult for
farmers to gather crops, and dealers
this morning predicted possible Short
age of vegetables for the week end
market.
Light receipts of vegetables this morn
ing resulted in slightly advanced prices,
although most merchants had some
holdover stock to offer the early morn
ing trade. Haulers who brought sup
plies of vegetables to the local market
this morning explained that their re-
ceipts had been gathered before the
heaviest of yesterdays downpour.
Corn Receipts Small.
Corn was received in exceptionally
small quantities, dealers offering. the
choice stock at So and $2.25. Lima
beans. also scarce, sold as high as 5O
and SIS cents, retailers selling them at
so cents a quart Holdover supplies OF
tomatoes and small quantities of the
vegetable received this morning sold
from SO cents to 81 a basket, mostly
around IS cents.
Elephants were quoted at $1.50 a bas-
ket. Shipped-in dry onions sold at S4.oO
a sack of 100 pounds; potatoes sold from
So to $3.50 a barrel, stringless beans
selling at 81 25 and $275 bushel basket.
Peaches continue in fairly large re-
ceipts, good quality fruit selling from
SITS to So, some small fruit selling as
low as $3.50 Rock Ford cantaloupeS.
- Ca1 do in CFqtn were
quoted at $3.50, cantaloupes from the
surrounding country, getting scarce,
selling according to size and condition
Business Fairly Good.
Dealers had fairly large quantities OF
large cucumbers received from Long
Island N. Y, growers, to offer the trade
at So a bushel basket. They also had
quantities of small cucumbers from
nearby growers for picking purposes.
Both green and red peppers continue
plentiful and cheap, and nearby grow
ers furnished wholesale quantities OF
beets, carrots and other small vegetables.
While sloppy weather conditions kept
some buyers from market this morning,
it is stated, business was fairly good, the
improvement reported earlier IN the
week having continued. Prices of meats,
UuJJSl, CSSS dIlO ROdAOAJ OAAAo -~A-~O
were substantially the same as those
quoted yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-One- pound prints, 50a51; tub.
49a50; store packed, 3Oa32.
Eggs-Fresh, selected, 37a38; hen
merry, 40a42; current receipts, 34a35.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 30; fowls,
large, %; Spring chickens, large, 34a35;
medium, 33a34; small, 32a33; Leghorns
30: roosters, 1919; keats. young, 5Oa6O;
old, go Dressed-Turkeys, 40a42; fowls,
large, 32a33; small, 28a30; Spring chick
ems. large, 42a43; medium, 40; small, 80;
Leghorns, 81; capons. large. 44a45;
small, 3Oa35; ducks, 20a25; keats, young
8Oa1 90.
Meats. fresh killed-Beef, 22a26; veal,
22a25; lamb, 25a28; fresh hams, 28a29;
fresh pork loin, 40; shoulders. 2Oa2l;
smoked hams, 26a29; smoked shoulders,
1920; bacon, 24a26; lard; 15al512
Live stock-Calves, 1612al7; lambs,
Halls.
Fish Market Offerings.
Municipal Fish Market offerings this
morning were not numerous, merchants
reported, due to the northeast winds
preventing big catches. Higher prices
resulted.
Hard crabs, fairly plentiful, were not
much in demand. Dealers had fairly
large quantities of soft crabs, but they
are likely to be scarce and higher Tor
the Friday trade.
Rockfish, many of them from the
lower Potomac and SolomonS Island,
were quoted at 80 cents Norfolk spots,
also scarce, were quoted at % cents
a pound, $50 a barrel. White perch
we're 20 cents, croakers and buttertlsh
selling at lower prices.
Haddock were offered at 6 cents, cod
at IL, fillet of haddock at Is, and Bos-
ton mackerel at % cents. Dealers had
small shipments of oysters from west
River that brought SITS and some bar
much higher prices.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits
and vegetables, compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics, says:
Apples moderate; demand
light, market dull; bushel baskets Vir-
ginia and Maryland, mostly Virginia,
U. S. No. /, "a inches up, Wealthys,
/ GOAL rs; SmokehouSe, 1.25a1.5
antaloupes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand light, market about steady; Colo
RADIO, Salmon Tints and Pink Meats,
flats, Us, 1875; 9s, Its; Sal
mon Jumbo Tints, no sales reported;
Turlock section, Salmon
Tints, ass, 400: standards, ASS, $50;
standard flats. lbs and 15s and 9s, Its;
nearby Maryland, tomato crates and
bushel baskets, various varieties, mostly
Salmon Tints, mostly around $50. Mis-
cellaneous melons-Supplies moderate;
demand light, market steady; Cali
fornia, Turlock section, Honey Dews,
standard crates, medium size, PTS; Per-
sian melons. jumbo crates, 800; stand
ard crates, ESQ., pony crates, 15Oa2.OO,
few 2.25.
light; demand light, market dull; New
York, 2 dozen crates, Big Boston type,
poor to ordinary condition, 75al.5O
Western stock: Supplies moderate; de-
mand light, market dull; Colorado and
crates, Iceberg type, As
dozen, 400, few, $50.
Onions-Supplies light; demand light,
market firm; Indiana, 1O0-pound sacks,
Fellows, No. l, 4.00a AIS; few high as
$50; mostly AIS
Peaches-SupplieS liberal; demand
market about steady; MARI
land and Virginia. bushel basket, Ell
bertas, U. S. fancy. No. 1, large size,
.25a2.50; u. S. No. l, large size, lisa
2 25; mostly around 200: Maryland.
bushel baskets. Hales, u S. fancy. No
/, very large size. 250a275; large size,
mostly around 225; U. S. No. l, large
size. 200. few higher; pale color, fair
quality. 1.50al.75.
Pears-Supplies moderate; demand
market about steady: Cali
fornia and Oregon, boxes, Bartletts,
fancy, 3.00a3.50. mostly around 3.25.
Potato Prices.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; demand
market steady; east shore
Maryland and Virginia, cloth top stave
Cobblers, u. S. No. l, 210a2 Is. !
Sweet potatoes-Supplies light; de-
nand slow, market dull North Carolina,
,loth-top barrels, yellows, No. /, some
lair condition, 2.50a3.00.