Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-07
MEATS ARE HIGH
IN LOCAL MARKET.
Heavy Trade Over Holiday
Reported by the Local
Wholesale Dealers.

PASSING Of The Fourth Of July holiday
season has been followed by dealers get
tins business back 10 normal. Fairly
heavy trading for the holiday season Is
reported. especially dealers in picnic
celicacieS, Cheese. cooked meats. cam
ned goods and other similar conlniodi-
ties found ready. sale during the several
GAYS preceding the Fourth, and che
dealer said sales Of cheese were heavier
the day before the Fourth than he had
made during single week the past
few years.
Fruit dealers made heavy sales for
the holiday. and poultry. especially
Spring chickens, were IN good demand
Meat sales possibly were NOT SO heavy
or account Of high prices. The butter
and egg markets continued firm
throughout the week. prices changing
but little. while receipts nj homegrown
vegetables have increased 10 the extent
Of lowering prices,
Early Tomato Crop.
Chief interest in the vegetable market
centcred about tho early tomato crop.
the vegetable gathered this season being
larger and 0t better quality than during
most preceding years, Prices two weeks
ago went as high as so cents 8 pound.
while This morning It was possible 10
act two~peck baskets for 81 so or 50.
Marine products we're plentiful and
cheap moss Of the week. Soft crabs
were a trifie higher. bat crab meat
continued cheap. L0hsters were
cheaper. while shrimp. not so plentiful.
was higher.
Prices of most commodities today
we're approximately the same as prices
quoted early in the week.
Wholesale Prices To-day.
pound prints. 46a47: tub,
45a46: store packed. rs.
Eggs~-Fresh selected. 30a3i: hennery
S0a3i: current receipts. %.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys. 35; fowls.
large. 25a26, small. 23a24, Leghorns
20 Spring hroilers. large. 40 medium,
S7ass; small, 35; Leghorns, 30a32;
roosters, I6: keats, young. rs: old, 30
DresSed-Turkeys, 80; Spring hroilers
large. s2a45; medium 40a42, small. 40;
Ieghorns, 50. fowls. large. 27a2S, small
25a2e. capons, large. 44a45. small 3os
So, ducks, 1oa25; keats. i00ai10.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, ID. veal.
20a24; lamb. 50. pork loins, 27a2a;
fresh shoulders. l6ai1. fresh hams, 23a
IS. smoked hams. 15a26: smoked shout
=
calves. IA Spring lambs, 12al4.
Attractive displays OF fruits continue
20 interest retailers, the fruits coming
from nearby and distant points. Flor
ida watern1eionS, various sizes and Of
snlendi1 quality. are being received
almost daily. Receipts are reported
moderate. demand slow and market
dull Few spotted melons sold as low
as Is cents this morning. the pick OF
supplies bringing as much as 81,
Cantaloupe Supplies Moderate.
CantalouDes are coming in moderate
supplies from California and Arizona,
the quality Of many Of them, II is
stated not being as good as that OF
the general run Of the fruit last year,
Honeydews continue in plentiful supply
and dealers report slightly increased re-
ceipts of iloneyhalls. The former were
quoted al So and s2s25 a crate. few
selling as high as $3.50, while the
latter brought $3.50 ard SIS,
Three varieties of peaches are beng |
received from North Carolina and |
Georgia receipts being light the past /
few DAYS. Prices, according to size and /
rslafifv. ranged from SITS to S. for /
busfaeI baskets. Only moderate supplies /
being received.
North Carolina growers are supplying
the local market fairly large quantities |
OF bgackberries and hucklebeTTies. the
former selling al $3.50 and So for good
stock. the latter bringing from 20 70
80 cents q quart. RaspberTies are more
plentiful and cheaper. while receipts
Of cherries have been light this week.
Bananas continue in plentiful supply
and cheap. receipts having been ex~
ceufianally heavy the past few weeks.
Il Is believed the cheap price Of bananas
has been q means Of making other
fruits cheaper. Oranges end pine
sppEes. among the favoriteg III the fruit
market, are reported only fairly pienti-
fuL
Home Grown Tomatoes.
Home grown tomatoes arc practically
supplying the market, although dealers
continue 10 receive ghipped-in stock
from Mississippi and Florida Tomatoes
fran nearby Maryland and Virginia
farms this season are reported much
better than usual Two-peck baskets
this morning we're quoted at from 81
10 $3.50
Lighter receipts Of potatoes are re-
ported The supply Is fully equal to
{he demand. however. and prices
range from ST. 50 10 So. mostly 81. Few
sweet potatoes are being received. but
receipts hare been too light to quote
prices the past few days.
string beans. squash and other yege-
tables from nearby farms are getting