Evening star., 1928-10-16
POULTRY DEMAND
IS REPORTED GOOD
Meat Sales Slow in D. C.
Wholesale Market, Deal.
ers Report.

Continued warm weather has not
been the means Of increasing whole
sale business, according to reports of
dealers this morning There was slow
demand for meats, dealers reported,
while poultry dealers reported. fairly
good demands for chickens, ducks and
keats
Fruit dealers continued to have at
tractive displays of all varieties of fruits.
Peaches are getting scarce. and deal
ers expect they will be virtually off the
market before the close of the week
Grapes, pears and apples continue
in heavy supply, prices quoted being
what dealers term cheap to moderate.
Dealers had fairly large quantities of
late vegetables to offer the trade, prices
being quoted as reasonable.
Firm conditions of the butter and
egg market were reported, prices con-
tinuing unchanged. Prices of most COM
modities this morning were practically
the same as prices quoted yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-One pound prints, 4Sha
4912: tub, 47l2a4a12; store packed,
Eggs-Fresh selected 4oa42; hem
merry, 5oa52; current receipts, 40 cases;
storage. 35.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 35a40; Spring
chickens. 23a30; fowls, 28a30; Leg
horns, 28a30; roosters, 1sa20; keats,
young, 6oa80 old, 80. Dressed-Tur-
keys, 40a45; Spring chickens, large,
38a40: small So; fowls, large, 33a36;
small. 30a32; Leghorns, 81: capons
large, 42a45; small, 3Oa35; ducks, 29a30:
keats, young, 80a100.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 22a27; veal.
25a26; lamb, 25a26; pork loin, .26a2S;
fresh hams, 25a26; fresh shoulders, "a;
smoked hams, 27a28; smoked shoulders,
2la22; bacon, 22a24; lard, 1872.
Live stock-Calves, Is; lambs, 13.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market reports on. fruits
and vegetables, compiled by the Mar
ket News Service Bureau of Agricul-
tural Economics, says:
Apples - Supplies liberal: demand
light market about steady; boxes,
Washington extra fancy Delicious, me-
dium to large size, $50; fancy Delicious
medium to large size, 3.00a3.25; COM
bination extra fancy and fancy Winter
bananas. medium to large size, $50;
small size, some ripe, 1.25a200: bushel
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No. !, 21a inches up, Grimes, 125; few
higher; Delicious, 1.50a2 90; unclassi-
fed, Delicious. az inches up, LOCAL .25;
mostly 100; Delaware U. S. No. I, 2a
inches up, Jonathas and Staymans,
100; few higher.
Cabbage Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; New York,
90-100-pound sacks, domestic round
type, 2.25; few, poor condition. 1.00a
1.25; Wisconsin, bulk or ton, Danish
type, 45.00.
Celery Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market firm; New York, two
thirds crates. best mostly 500; some
small size, 2.50a2.75.
Grapes Supplies Of Western stock
LIBERAL demand moderate. market about
steady: California lugs, Flame Tokays.
.45al.60; lugs Muscats, IS: Carignanes.
soa90: Eastern stock, supplies liberal,
demand moderate, market slightly
weaker; New York, 12-qt. climax bas-
Sets Concords, 50a55: 2-qt. climax bas=
lets Concords, Niagaras and Delaware,
.7als.
Lettuce - western stock. supplies
moderate; demand light, market steady.
California. crates, Iceberg type; As
Onions Supplies light; demand
light, market steady. Michigan and
Indiana, 100-pound sacks, yellows,
o. s. No. l, medium to large size, 400;
Michigan, 100-pound sacks, yellows,
U. S. Nc. l, small to medium size, $50.
Pears-Supplies light; demand light,
market steady. Washington, boxes,
Batletts, fancy, medium to large size
3 3.25a350; New York, bushel baskets,
Seckels, No. /, 2.00a2 So
Potatoes-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate, market steady. Pennsylvania
and New Jersey, 150-pound sacks
round whites, U. s. No. /, 2.00a2.25;
mostly 200a2.15.
Sweet potatoes Supplies moderate:
demand slow, market dull few sales
Nearby Maryland cloth-top barrels, yel-
lows, No. /. 2.25; bushel baskets, Nancy
Halls. No. /, 100.
Carrots-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market about steady. California,
Western lettuce crates, punched, 3.25a
$50.
Grapefruit-Supplies. light; demand
light, market steady. Florida, boxes,
BrightS, 6.35a6.5O.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market dull. Califnr-
mia, lugs, ripes, wrapped, 250a2.75; few
sales high as 3,00 nearby Maryland,
12-bushel hampers, ripes, unwrapped,