Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-19
WEATHER AFFECTS
WHOLESALE MART
Merchants Well Supplied
With Midweek Receipts.
Meat Prices Same.

Inclement weather today brougnt
business at Center Market to practical
" q standstill. Merchants were well
supplied with the midweek receipts Of
fruits and vegetables of almost every
variety, but the demand left their
stands too we'll filled for comfort.
No further advances were noted to-
day in either poultry or meat prices.
Eggs and butter remained at stand
still also. Wholesalers today did q
greater part of their business with the
neighborhood stores.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
. Butter-One- pound prints, 50a51; tub,
49a5O; store packed, 30a32.
Eggs-Fresh, selected, 38a40; hen
merry. 43a45; current receipts, 37a38;
storage, 35a36.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 30; fowls,
large, 49, Spring chickens, large, 80;
medium, 31a32; small, 30a31; Leghorns,
%: ROSTERS, 19a20; keats, young, 60aS0;
old, 30. Dressed-Turkeys, 40a42; fowls,
large, 32a33; small, 28a30; Spring
chickens, large, 38a40: medium, 38a40;
small, 80; Leghorns, 81; capons, large,
44a45; small, 30a35; ducks, 28a30;
keats, young, 80al co.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 22a26: veal.
20a28 lamb, 26a29: fresh hams, 28a29;
fresh pork loin, 40; shoulders, 22a24;
smoked hams, 26a29; smoked shoulders,
2Oa22; bacon, 24a26; lard. 15a15is.
Live stock-Calves, 16a17; lambs,
Halls.
Celery-supplies light; demand light;
market steady. New York, 2-3 crates,
200a2.50, mostly 200a2.25.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate: demand
light; market firm, Colorado, crates,
Iceberg type, 4-5-dozen, mostly 4.50.
New York, 2-dozen crates Big Boston
type, fair to ordinary quality and con-
dition, !75a1 so.
, Onions-Supplies liberal; demand
light; market about steady. New York,
100-pound sacks, yellows, U. S. No. /,
medium to large size, mostly $50, few
low as 1925. Michigan, Indiana and
Iowa, 100-pound sacks, yellows. U. S.
No. /, mostly 400. Utah, 100-pound
sacks, Valencia type, U. S. No. l, few
sales 400.
Peaches and Potatoes.
Peaches-Supplies moderate; demand
limited; market steady. Pennsylvania,
UuSlicl UdchcVS, GslOCI tco, ". -. A~o. l.,
large size, best mostly 800; fair quality
and condition, 2.25a2. so. New York,
bushel baskets, Elbertas, U. S. Ne. /,
large size, fair color, 2.40a2.50
Fruits and Vegetables.
Apples-Suplies moderate; demand
slow, market dull; bushel baskets Vir-
ginia, United States No. l, " inches up
Jonathans, mostly $50; Grimes and
Smokehouse, 1.25a1 so; various varieties
LOCAL .25; unclassified, various varieties
50al 90.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; Virginia, barrel
crates, Domestic round type, 2.00a2.2j;
ordinary quality and condition, 1.50al rs
Cantaloupes-SupplieS limited; de-
Meats. jumbo flats IS, mostly 100; jun-
DO flats, IS and Us, 125; few, 1856;
standard fats, Us, 1.25; standard flats,
15s, 1.00a1.10; miscellaneous melons:
supplies moderate; demand linc.eed. mar
ket steady; California, Standard crates,
Honey Dews, mostly ESQ; few high as
2.75; Colorado, standard crates, Honey
Dews, mostly green, 1.75a2.00.
Pears-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market stadyS Oregon, boxes
Bartletts, fancy medium to large size,
1926; New York, bushel baskets, Bart
let's, No. l, 2.00a2.25, mostly, 200; No.
2, 1875.
Potatoes - Supplies light; demand
moderate, market dull; North Carolina
cloth top, stave barrels. Cobblers,
United States No. /. 2.00a225, mostly
200; East Shore Virginia, cloth top,
stave barrels, Cobblers, United States
No. 1, 2.15a2.25.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies light; de-
mand light, market dull; North Caro-
lima, bushel baskets, yellows, No. /,
some medium size, LOCAL IS.
Grapes-Supplies of Western stock
liberal; demand light. market slightly
weaker; California, Tugs flame tokays,
Local rs; Tugs malagas, 1.25a1 so; East
ern stock, supplies limited; demand
light, market steady; Delaware, ~
quart climax baskets, Concords, IS: e
quart climax baskets, Concords, 1920.
Cucumbers-Supplies light; demand
light, market dull; New York, bushel
baskets, No. l, 1.50a175.