Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19
Market Report.

Yesterdays daily market report on
fruits and vegetables compiled by the
Market News Service Bureau OF Agri-
cultural Economics said;
Cantaloupes--Supplies moderate. de-
mand hight, market dull North Caro-
Tina. Ridgeway section and Eastern
Shore Maryland. juinbos. 36s, various va
| ties, i50a1.75, mostly $50; few extra
| iumbos high as 200; fats. all sizes,
mostly around rs: miscellaneous melons.
supplies light; demand light. market
steady: California honeydews, all sizes,
| / .50a200.
Pears-supplics light. demand mod
crate, market firm: California. boxes
Bartlets fancy, mostly 32s.
! Potatoes-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market about steady, Eastern
Shore Maryland and Eastern Shore Vir-
! ginia. cloth top stave barrels, Cobblers,
! United States No !, 200a2 IS; mostly
| 200.
Peaches $3.50 Supplies light demand
| moderate. market steady; North Caro-
lima, hushel baskets, Elbsrtas. United
States No. /, medium 10 large size. 5oa
| IT'S: some fair quality. l.25ai so;
/ bushel baskets, Bellies United States No.
| /, medium size, l.25al so: skies, Elhertas,
| United States No. t. medium To large
size. 1.50ai.7a, mostly $50; Virginia
bushel baskets, Hileys, United States
! No. /. medium size, 1.25al so: few very
/ fine quality and condition, l.75a2 90 !.
bushel baskets. Carmans. United States
/ No /. medium 10 large size. 90, few
higher: bushel baskets Carmans. small
size, 75a85; Maryland, bushel baskets,
Carmans, United States No. /. small to
| medium size. 75al 90 few higher; Slap
| pegs. small size, 75a90.
| CnionS-Supplies moderate demand
moderate. market steady: Iowa. l00-lb.
sacks. Fellows, United States No. /,
| 2.35a2.40; Massachusetts,. i00-ih sacks,
| Fellows. United States No. /, $50.
| Iettuce--Western supplies moderate
| demand moderate. market steady: Cali
| fornia crates, Iceberg type, As dozen.
/ 475a5.00: Colorado crates Iceberg type,
! As dozen, ordinary quality and condi-
/ ton, 400. Eastern supplies moderate.
! demand moderate, market Arm, New
( York, 2-dozen crates Big Boston type,
/ 200a2.25
( Wstermelons-- Supplies moderate, de-
! nland limited, market steady; Georgia
and South Carolina. bulk, per 100
melons. Thurmond Grays. 3i-pound
! average, few sales. 50.00aS5. 90.
| String beans-Nearby Maryland truck
receipts light Maryland, bushel has
kets, stringless mostly around $50
| Lima beans--Supplies liberal; de-
mand light market dull; North Caro-
| lima, hushel hampers, cSal so. mostly
so: Eastern Shore Maryland, bushel
| hampers, i50a200, mostly ITS; few
ordinary condition, clean-ups. low as
| so cents.
Sweet potatoes--Supplies light; de-
mand moderate, market steady; North
Carolina, clotfi-top barrels. yellows, No
/, 5.50a600; ordinary quality and cond-
| ton, 4.00a4 so.
Cabbage--SuppIies moderate; demand
| light, market dull. Virginia, Rural Re-
treat section barrel crates, round type
mostly rs.
| Apples--Suppltes moderate; demand
! light market dull. Maryland h,IaheI
! baskets, GravensteiRs. u. a. No. /, "a
| To 81 inch. 1.2S; Maryland and Vtr-
| ginia. bushel baskets, various varieties
! medium 10 large size, unclassified. 76A
/ l25 few Wolf Rivers, high as $50;
| Virginia husl1el baskets. pippins, II. q
No /. 2iz 10 ga inches. i25ai so !;
u. s. No. L. 2a4 to . inches. s0ai u.s.