Evening star., 1928-06-08
PRICES UNCHANGED
INLOCAL MARKET
Attractive Supplies of Marine
Products Offered by Whole
sale Dealers.

Retailers were on hand at Municipal
Fish Market early this morning look
ing for supplies Of marine products for
the Friday dinner trade, and dealers
were able TO offer them an unusually
attractive assortment
Grabs, Holsters, shrimp frogs. seal
lopS and numerous varieties OF FISH
we're in demand. Shad, both roes and
bucks. were on the last call Of the
season, and retailers bought large num-
bers Of them at reduced prices. June 10
ends the season
Wholesalers in Farmers Market and
vicinity found early morning business
fairly good. retailers being on hand
early TO get first pick OF commodities.
Meats and poultry were in demand for
the week end trade, and fruit and vege-
table dealers made fairly heavy early
morning sales.
Fruit displays continue unusually at
tractive. practically every variety OF
fruit being offered, Spring vegetables
also were plentiful this morning, and
prices Of most commodities were the
same as. prices quoted yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Ons-poun prints. 45a46;
tub, 44a45. store packed, %.
Eggs-Fresh selected, 29a30: hen
merry. '29a30: current receipts, %.
Poultry alive-Turkeys, 25 fowls,
large, d: small. 25a26; Leghorns, 20a22;
reoSters~ I6 keats, young, 70a75; old,
30. Spring broilers, large. 44a45. me-
dunn. 40a42; small, 38; Leghorns broil-
ers. 35a3s. Dressed turkeys, 80; Spring
broilers. large 8Sa50; medium. 45a46i
small 42a43s Legf1orn broilcrs. 40a45;
fowls, large, 29a3o. small. 27a28: Leg
horn fowls, IS; capons, large, 44a45;
small, 30a35; ducks, 20a25; keats, l.0oa
LILO
Meats fresh killed-Beef. 1ea22; veal,
top, %: lamb IS: pork loins. 26a27;
hams, 25a24, smoked shoulders. l4ai5:
bacon, 20a21; lard. l3al3i2; calves, ID;
Spring lambs, IT.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau OF Agricultural
Econonics) says:
Cantaloupes-Su liberal: de-
mand moderate, market steady; Cali
fornia salmon tints. jumbo Sos, $50
a4o0, mostly 3.75; jumbos ASS. 4.00a
425: standards ass. 3.50a3.75: stand
ard fats all sizes. l.25ai 40. few $50.
Iettuce-Homegrow Receipts mod
crate; Western supplies light: demand
light. market slightly stronger; Cali
fornia, crates, iceberg, As dozen, 375
a400, few fine quality and condition,
425.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
light market slightly weaker; Cali
fornia and Texas. standard crates, yell
.ow Eermudas. r.. s. No. ]. l.60al75
mostly around i60: Texas. standard
crates, crystal white wax, U. S. No. i,
.50a1 65.
potatoes-Old stock Supplies light;
demand light. market dull; Maine. 100
pound sacks. green mountains, U. ..
No !. 2 l0a2 25. few higher. New stock
Supplies moderate: demand moderate
market firm; Florida, double-head bar
reIs. gpaulding rose, U. s.. No. !, mostly
4o0 North Carolina, South Carolina
and Norfolk section. cIoth-top staVe
barrels. Cobblers, y. S. No. ], 3.2oa3 80.
mostly 8 50: few best Virginia. 3.75;
some medium size South Carolina, 800.
Strawberries in Good supply.
strawberries-H -Homegrowns; receipts
liberal; supplies liberal. homegrowns
practically supplying market; Delaware
/ n 2~onlaYt crates, various varieties me
dlrn1 sizn fair quality and condition.
/ , 25a2 so. honegrowns, 32-quart crates
various varieties. vide range TN prices
/ 2. .75a3.75. some small size low as Zoo'
/ Tomatoes Supplies moderate DE-
/ Yaand moderate. market nfms most
stock ordinary quality and cooditloil,
/ Florida SKIES ripe and turning, wrapped
/ fancy count. ordinary quality ana @coiI- @
dtllon 300a3 50, few best, 4O0a4,oo'
/ choice count. 2O0a2 so, few best, 3O0a
a2S. poorer both sizes. low as I.3u-
/ Waiernelon8- Supplies light; demand
moderate. market steady; Florida TOM
! Wats0n&, 22-24-pound average mosly
around IS each.
/ String beans-5upplies heavy, de-
/ rnand moderate, market weak SouLh
/ Carolina, busfel hampers, green, Qua
/ 50. mostly 90, some refused; Fofth
/ Carolina. bushel hampers, green, loOa
! IT'S 5~peck hampers green, 20Oa2.oO'
mostly 200a225; Eortolk section D
9eck hampers green 00a22a, lew Z.oo'
+ Cabbage Homegrown receipts iln-
! eraI. SUPPLIES liberal; demand modef-
ate. market about steady East 5noIf
virginia. barrel crates, approHimateiy
/ 100 Vo1adg net, pointed type, flne quaI"
iy and condition. 200, homegrown
/ BtgSnei baskets. mostly 30
/ Asparagus Supplies moderate DE-
yssp5 light market steady, Delaware,
/ 32-buch crates ana le~bnnch crates,
green and partly green large SIZE, ZOO
| ~ 2s, fair quality low as $50 Eastern
Shore NayYl8nd. i2~bunch crates ana
/ IN bunch crates, green aud long, 26oa
! 8 50 few low as 200,
peas Supplies liberal. demand mod"
crate market slightly weaker; home
grown biishel baskets. mostly l.b0.
Cucunbers Steady
| Cucumbers gupplies moderate; de
m8nd moderate. market about steady.
Florida. p. bIslei baskets, fancy. 800.
South Carolina. bushel hampers snd
| square bilghei crates. fancy, wide range
| in prices. 2 50a3 so, mostly around 800
Peppers Supplies moderate; demand
/ llRht market steady, Florida, pepper
crates, fancy 4o0a4 so, choice, so0s
$50
Squash Supplies light, demand
SLOW market about steady South Caro-
Ina nustle hampers and busnei crates
wrapped 5Oal 75 mostly ! so
Carrots Supplies moderate, demand
siGW, market weak. California, crates
mostly 325, Norfolk section Virginia
60-qusrt stfaNbffry crates, 800 bushs
hampers. rs
Reefs IiomegrgNns mostly guppiyinl
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