Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-01
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IN LOCAL MARKET
Better Demand for Spring
Chickens Expected, With
Meats Still High.

further decrease In prices OF
Spring chickens was the interesting
feature of todays market reported by
wholesalers, and dealers anticipate an
increased demand because OF the con-
tinued high price of meats. There has
been a steady demand for chickens
throughout the Summer season, re-
ceipts early in the season being light
enough TO continue high prices several
weeks
Later receipts from Maryland ana
Virginia and still later from more dis
tant States furnished supplies more
than equal to the demand. Receipts
the past week have been fairly heavy,
while the demand, with so many con-
sumers away on their vacations, was
not great enough TO enable the dealers
to clean up.
Meat dealers reported no change IN
prices today. Lamb continued tne
cheapest meat offered, beef, veal ana
pork continuing at prices quoted the
first of the week. 1t is the belief OF
dealers that prices will not change to
any material extent for some time.
Peaches and ('antaloupes Abound.
Peaches and cantaloupes continue In
quantities more than equal to the de-
mand. the peaches coming from sew
eral States in the South, wfiie the
cantaloupes are from nearby. southern
and Western States. Dealers reported
weakening OF the market on DOM
fruits.
Moderate supplies of honey dews and
money pals are being received. accord
ing to reports. and the demand for them
Is fair The demand for the two va
rieties of melons Is kept down because
of the large supplies and cheap prices
of cantaloupes. t
nearhv farms were as plentiful TINS
morning as earlier in the week and
prices we're reported low. Butter ana
egg prices continued unchanged.
Todays wholesale Prices.
Butter-One-pound prints. 471za4812;
tub 45lba4sl,: store packed, %.
Eggs - Fresh, selected, 3la32: hen
merry 3oa33: current receipts, 2sa30.
poultry. alive --- Turkeys. Is; fowls,
large IS; small. %; Leghorns.. 10;
sprinp chickens, large. SASS: medium,
s5a33: small, 80; Leghorns, 27a2S:
ROSTERS. l6: keats, young. IS; old, 80
Dressed-Turkeys, so; Spring chickens
large 4Oa42; medium. 38a40; small. goa
az. Ieghorns, IS: fowls, large. 2oa2r'
small. IS; capons, large, 44aao. Sman'
30a35: ducks, 20a25; keats, l.OOal ~.
Meats. fresh kiiled-Beef 22a24: veal
2oao4: lamb, 26a3o pork IONS, 33aSe.
fresh hams. IS: fresh shoulders. ~
smoked hams, 28a2s' smoked Siio"'''e'''
10. bacon, 24a26 lard. IA.
A' live stock - Calves. 13Ia; Spring
lambs, 13al3l2.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
rosav,s market report on fruits ana
| ,asstahles compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau OF Agricultural
Economics says:
cana moderate, market steady; Ar
IONA salmon tints, Jumbos. S6s ana
ass and standards As. ordinary quality
/ asal So: fats, all sizes, 5Oa7S. North
Carolina. Ridgeway section, salmon
tints standards, 36s. ASS and 24s. LOO
IT'S. few high as 200; Irregular SIZE
ordinary quality. LOCAL .2S: miseeAane,
Gus melons, supplies moderate; demand
light. market steady; California, Honey
Dews, standard crates. IS. rs ano Us,
50a2 90: Honey Balls. Jumbos, sos ana
ASS, 3.00a3.50: standards, 36s ana 4os'
2.25a2.75. 49,,
mand moderate, market steady; Call
& 3sa5.50: Eastern supplies light; de-
mans; light, market steady; New YORK,
2-dozen crates, big Boston type, l.oOa
90. some poor conditions low as 100,
Onions-Supplies light: demand mod
crate, market steady: Iowa, 1OO-pouno
sacks, yellows, United States NO. j,
9.25: South Carolina. 100-pound SACKS.
Australian. Browns, United states NO.
/. AIS.
Peach Market Dull.
Peaches-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market dull; Georgia. SNes,
EIbertas. u. S. No. /. medium 10 large
size, / .5Oa1 rs, mostly $50; busnel pas
kets, Elbertas, y. 8. No. !. medium 70
large size. 1.5Oai. rs: few higher: North
Carolina. bushel baskets, Bellies. y. >.
No. /. medium size, las. Sixes, Hileys.
u. 8, No /, small size. rs, medium si1e,
LOCALS.
potatoes--Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market firm; Eastern Snore.
va: Eastern. Shore, Md, cloth top,
stave. Cobblers, u. s. No. !, l.Ioai.so,
few low as 1865.
Supplies moderate, de-
mand moderate, market steady; brokers
carlot sales delivered, washington,
Georgia, 4 tiers. Dixie Bellies 26-pound
average. 262.50: South Carolina, tiers,
Tom WatSons, @-pound averages, 22e.
String Homegrown supplying
market,
Lima supplies light; demand
moderate. market Arm; Eastern Shore.
Md, bushel hampers, fair quality and
condition, 1.75a2.00.
Apples--Supplies light demand SLOW
market steady: Virginia, bushel baskets,
Williams. U. s. No. ], large size. l:Ioa