Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-18
D. c. MEAT MARKET
GAIN IS REPORTED
Improvement During Last
Few Days Noted by Deal
ers-WeekIy Review.

A decided improvement in the condi-
ton of the meat market was reported
by dealers the past few days said by
them to be an apparent direct result Of
high prices and vacationiSts returning
10 the city.
1T usually is the case that high
prices bring greater demands for meats,
especially the best quality" suggested q
wholesaler When the meat is cheap,
he added. consumers do not register
great demands"
Park Prices Increase.
1t was reported by dealers that the
great demand is for meat Of the dry
fed fancy yearlings. they never having
been turned out on the grass.
Increased prices of pork and pork
products also we're reported the past few
days. the butter and egg market con-
tinuing firm Most fruits and vegetables
have been cheap although last week s
storm played havoc with growing vege-
tables especially corn, tomatoes and
lima beans
Retailers were out early this morning
10 get first pick Of commodities for
their early week end trade. and whole
salers we're able to supply demands at
prevailing prices. most prices being the
same as those quoted yesterday.
Todays Wholesale Prices.
Butter-One- pound prints, 49l2a50;
tub. 47l2a4812; store-packed, %.
Eggs--Fresh. selected, 33a34; hennery,
IS. current receipts, 28a30.
Poultry, alive--TurkeySs IS; fowls,
large 25, small %; Spring chickens,
large 34a35 medium 32a33. small 30,
Leghorns, 27a28; ROSTERS, Is, keats,
young rs. old 30 Dressed-Turkeys,
80; Spring chickens. large 40a42; me-
dunn 38a40, small 35a36; Leghorns, 35
fowls. large 27a28; small IS: capons.
large 44a45. small, 30a35; ducks, 20a25;
keats, GOAL 10
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 22a26; veal,
22a25. lamb, 25a28; pork loins, 35a37;
fresh hams, 26a27, fresh shoulders 19a
20: smoked hams, 28a29; smoked Shout
ders, 1920: lard IA: bacon, 24a25.
Live stock-Calves. l5l2al6; lambs,
14aI5.
Effects of Storm.
Recovery Of the vegetable market
from the effects OF last weeks storm
did not come as quickly as dealers had
anticipated 1t Is true that many OF
the small vegetables. such as beets,
carrots. squash, peppers and cucum-
beers. not so hard hit, have continued
TO reach the market in fairly large
quantities and with but very little
change In prices, but tomatoes and
corn, always in demand in season, did
not fare so we'll.
In view Of reports from the surround
Ing country telling of the fattening of
so much corn. dealers today expressed
surprise that receipts were as large as
they were Fairly large quantities of
real sugar corn are being received,
prices depending entirely upon the size
and sweetness of the vegetable.
Splendid quality corn, received in
FIVE dozen sacks. sold as low as IS cents
and as high as S125 early in the week,
prices the past two days going as high
as So. Dealers believe prices will go
lower the coming week. Numerous
grades and varieties of the corn have
been offered this week. some being al
most worthless. Very little shipped-in
stock is being received, most supplies
coming from nearby farms and truck
gardens.
While tomatoes have been scarce and
higher since the storm. dealers report
having received some especially fine
specimens Of the vegetable The to-
mato crop was especially hard hit by
the storm. according to reports.
Tomato Prices.
In some sections of nearby Maryland
and Virginia, according to reports of
growers. hundreds of bushels Of green
tomatoes we're washed from vines. most
Of them not having been far enough
advanced to ripen in the sun. In some
instances. it is stated. efforts to save
III 10 xt,t4 ID
in other cases the washed-ofT tomatoes
were fed to hogs.
Growers not so hard hit reaped a
harvest Price of tomatoes last week
dropped as low as so cents a two-peck
basket. the price just week later
going as high as SO. II is probable that
the late crop will be all that growers
and consumers can reasonably expect.
dealers state. and prices probably will
drop back to normal.
Lima beans. although seriously af-
fected by the storm. are gradually be-
coming more plentiful and cheaper.
some of the shipped-in stock possibly
not so good as the home grown variety.
being cheap enough to keep down prices
Of the latter variety. Early IN the week
the home grown beans were in demand
at $3.50 a bushel. later the price drop
ping. and the shelled stock, also in
demand became cheaper While the
output Of the nearby growers is not SO
heavy. it is stated. the increased price
probably means as much In the long
run.
Only moderate supplies of potatoes
were reported the past few days. much
of them coming from the Eastern Shore
of Maryland and the Eastern Shore of
Virginia. There was only a moderate
demand for the vegetable Sales the
past few days were made mostly at
S2.2s.
Light receipts Of sweet potatoes from
North Carolina this week met n light
demand that made the market dull
the demand for such potatoes seldom
becoming heavy until the Fall and
Winter seasons, Yellows, No. /. this
week sold at SIS and $3.50 barrel
poorly graded stock bringing 81 and
$3.50
Onions and Lettuce.
Iowa and Massachusetts SINNERS arc
furnishing local merchants supplies Of
onions, chiefly yellows. that have been
selling at So IS and $250 most of the
week. Spring onions are too scarce To
quote prices. small sales being chiely
TO consumers.
More plentiful supplies OF lettuce
have been received this week. The de.
mand has been SLOW, however, accord
ing 10 reports, and the market weak.
Bcets, carrots and squash continued
plentiful most of the week
Displays Of fruits throughout the
week have heen especially attractive.
Fancy box stock Of grapes. pears and
plums from California have been more
plentiful than usual. According 10 deal
ers, and The banana supply has con-
tinued large enough to affect the mar
ket on other fruits.
Receipts Of cantaloupeS continued
heavy throughout the week Some of
the stock came all the way from Cali
fornia and other States in the West,
while Maryland and Virginia growers
contributed very heavy shipments.
Many Of the cantaloupes from Mary
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