Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-26
NEARBY PRODUCE
SUPPLIES MARKET
Some Shipped.In Vegetables
Being RESPONSIBILITIES
Practically Unchanged.

Numerous varieties of home grown
vegetables are supplying the market, al
though shipped-in stock is still coming
from distant States.
More liberal supplies of cantaloupes
and moderate supplies of watermelonS
were reported this morning, and de-
cided Improvement in the condition OF
receipts of peaches is said by dealers tc
have increased the demand for the
fruit.
First home-grow tomatoes of the sea-
son have appeared in market. The first
picking is said to have been Of much
better quality than usual and to have
brought better prices. One small lot OF
particularly fine tomatoes sold at 4O
cents a pound, retail.
No changes in meat, butter, eggs and
poultry pieces were reported this morn
ing. The pork market continues par
ticuiarly strong. with every indication
of an advance in prices in the near fu-
ture. The egg market also continues
firm.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-One-pound prints, 46a47; tub,
45a46; store packed, %.
Eggs-Fresh selected, 30a3i; hennery,
30a3l: current receipts, 20.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys, 25; fowls,
large, %: small, IS: Leghorlls, 20: Spring
broilers. large 40; medium, 37a38;
small. IS: Leghorns, 30a32: ROSTERS, l6;
keats. young, rs; old, 30. Dressed
Turkeys, 80 Spring broilers, large, An
As: medium. 40a42: small, 40: LeghornS,
So. fowls. large, 27a2S; small, 25a26;
capons, large, 44a45; small, Soa35;
ducks. 20a25: keats. l.00al.l0.
Meats. fresh killed-Beef. 22a23; veal,
20a24; lamb, 23a28; pork loins, 26a27;
fresh shoulders, 16a17: fresh hams. 22a
%: smoked hams, 25a26: smoked shoul-
ders, l7alS; bacon, 22a24: lard, 13a13 y;
calves, 14l2a15; Spring lambs, l3al4.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics, says:
Cantaloupes- Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady; Cali
fornia, salmon tints, some ripe, jumboS,
ASS. 425a475; few 500; jumbos, Sos,
4.OOa4.50; jumbos, 27s. 2.50a3 90: stand
ards. SOS and ASS, best mostly 400:
few high as 450: flats, all sizes, LISA
$50: ponys. los and ASS, 2.75a3.oo.
Lettuce-Western stock. supplies linn
ited demand moderate, market steady:
California. crates. Iceberg type, AS
dozen, mostly around 400: Eastern
stock. supplies moderate. including
homegrowns: demand light, market
slightly weaker; New York. 2-dozen
crates. Big Boston type, mostly 100.
Onions-Supplies light; demand mod
crate. market steady; California and
Texas, standard crates. yellow Bernlu-
das. U. S. No. /, l.60ai.75; mostly l.6oa
i.65.
Peaches Supplies moderate; demand
limited. market slightly weaker; North
Carolina, blsl7el baskets. Red Bird,
pinch minimum, best mostly 500:
spotted, 2.00a2 so: Georgia. skies, Early
Rose. medium size. $50; bushel baskets,
Early Rose, / 8 Inch minimum, 200.
Potato Market Steady.
Potatoes-Supplies limited: demand
moderate, market steady: new stock.
North Carolina and Virginia, all sec
fions, cloth-top stave barrels. cobblers,
u. S. No. /. 200a2. rs.
Tomatoes Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market steady: Mississippi.
Is. rtpes and turning, wrapped, No. /,
i05a1l5. mostly Ito; No. 2, few sales.
loo.
Waternnelons-S Supplies moderate: de-
nland moderate. market steady: brokers
carlot sales delivered washington, Flor
ida. 22-pound average, tiers Tom
Watsons, considerable anthracnose, con-
siderable sunburnt. $500.
String beans-Supplies heavy: de-