Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-12
TRADING IS DRACGy
|NLOCAL MARKET
Butter Prices Advance Sharp.
y-Meats and Poultry
Are Unchanged.

The usual Monday depression in the
wholesale market again was in evil
dence today Very little buying was re-
ported although the supply of most
commodities was plentiful. Prices III
butter took decided jump. Meats
and poultry remained unchanged in
price over the week end.
Quotations today were:
Butter-One-p pound prints, 52a52 a:
tub. 5oa5I store packed, 80.
Eggs-Fresh selected. IS; hennery'
IS: current receipts. -.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys, 37a4o;
Spring chickens. 35aSs: fowls, 27a2S:
ROSTERS. 17a1s: ducks. 24a25: keats,
young. 70a75: old, IS. Dressed-Tur-
keys. 3sa45: Spring chickens, S5a4o:
fowls, large. $3.50: small. 25a26;
boosters. 20a21: caoons. fancy, heavy,
42a43; small, 30a35; ducks, 21a2S;
keats. Soa90.
Meats. fresh killed--eef, 2oa22: veal,
22a24: lamb, 2Sa30: fres'l hams, l8al9;
loins, 1sal9: fresh 81 ..ders, l2al3:
smoked hams. 20a22: smoked shoulders,
2i,alS, calves, alive, Sai4.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables. compiled by the Market
Economics. says:
Apples-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate. market steady. Barrels: Viz
ginia u. s. No. !. ga inches up, Wine
saps. mostly e00ao,50 Boxes: Wash
:ngton, medium to large size extra
fancy Delicious, few sales 500: extra
fancy WineSaps, 400. Bushel baskets:
Virginia. u. S. No. /. 2i2 inches up.
S:avrlans, 325: unclaSSlfied StaymanS,
%. inches up. 500.
Cabbage - Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate market slightly strong
er. New stock: Florida. li2- bushel
hampers pointed type. 2.00a2.25, mostly
c.o0a2 IS: Texas, bulk. per ton. round
type, 1000, few higher; barrel crates
round type, $50, few higher. Old stock:
New York, sacked, per hundredweight,
Danish type, 1.25.
Celery-Supplies light: demand mod
crate, market steady: Florida, 10-inch
crates, 6-S dozen, 3.25a3.50; ga dozen,
3o0a3.25.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate, market about steady; Cali
fornia, crates Iceberg type. AS dozen,
3o0a3-25.
Onions-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate. market steady; Michigan and
Ohio, 10o-pound sacks, Yellows. q. S.
No. /. medium TO large size, 4.50, few
higher: Massachusetts,, 100-pound sacks,
Fellows, q. S. No. !, small size, 400.
Potatoes Are Steady.
Potatoes-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate. market steady: Michigan.
I50-pound sacks, Russell Rurals, U. S.
No. /, mostly around 4.25; Pennsyl-
vania, 150-pound sacks, round whites.
y. S. No. /. mostly around 400; few
low as $50.
Spinach-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market slightly weaker:
Texas. bushel baskets, Savoy type. goa
100. mostly 100: South Carolina, bushel
baskets, Savoy type, 75a90.
Strawberries-Supplies liberal: de-
mand moderate. market weaker; Flor
Ida. pony refrigerators, Missionarys. IS
az0. few best high as so. poorer low as
80 per quart: 32-cuart crates Mission
arys. 30a35 per quart.
Tomatoes-Supplies light; demand
moderate. market stronger: repacked In
New York city. Florida, IS, ripes. wrap
ped. fancy, count. 4.75a5.00: repacked
In Pittsburgh. Florida, IS, ripes, wrap
ped. sales direct to retailers, fancy,
count, 1900; choice. count, 100.
String Beans-Supplies light: demand
44soANA1bEs A1alhck SLcdCF. EIOElQ6, IN -
bushel hampers. green, 450a6.50: best
mostly 900: wax, some ordinary quality
and condition, 3.00a5.00.
Squash-Supplies light: demand mod
crate, market steady; Florida, pepper
crates, fancy whites, 6.00a6.5o: bushel
crates. yelloTs, $50.
Cucumbers Are Steady.
Cucuinbers-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market steady; In
diana, dollhouse stock, 2-dozen crates,
extra fancy. $50: double extra fancy,
400.
Peppers - Supplies. light: demand
moderate. market steady; Florida, pep
per crates, fancy, 500.
Beets-EuppIies light; Texas. busheI
baskets. punched. 2.00a225.
Carrots-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate, market steady; Texas, busheI
baskets. punched, 225,
Caulif0Ter-Suppiies light; demand
moderate, market steady; California.
pony crates, 2.25a2.40; few $50. most
~ $40
Oranges-Supplies limited: demand
moderate, market steady: Florida. boxes.
medium size, 6~50a7.00: large and small
sizes lower: California, boxes, medium
Size. 6.00as25 large sizes lower.
rapefruit-Supplies limited. demand
moderate, market steady Florida, boxes,
medium size. $50.