Evening star., 1928-06-11
TRADING IS LIGHT
|NL0CAL. MARKET
Prices Practically Unchanged
in Wholesale Foodstuff
Dealings Today.

Dealings Today.
Business was about normal for the
first market day of the week. buyers not
being out in especially large numbers,
and receipts were as light as usual
for Monday morning. very few nearby
shippers starting supplies toward the
city on Sundays.
Fairly good shipments of strawber-
ries were received. however, the berries
being perishable and growers realizing
the ripe fruit would not hold over until
tomorrow 1t is expected that the peak
of the crop of nearby fruit will be
reached not later than Thursday.
Other Berries Coming.
Raspberries, dewberries and black
berries will come next. A few home
grown cherries already have appeared
In market, but the wet and cool weather
prevented the attractive colortng the
fruit usually possesses.
Nearby growers still are sending
quantities OF Spring greens to market.
Asparagus from nearby and Eastern
Shore Of Maryland, Virginia and Della
ware growers is still to be had. IL Is
not Of the good quality OF the early
vegetable, however, but 1t Is finding
ready sale at prevailing prices.
Prices of most commodities this
morning were substantially the same as
prices quoted at the close OF last weeks
market.
TOday's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-One- pound prints, 45a46;
tub, 44a45; store packed, %.
Eggs-Fresh, selected 29a30; hennery,
29a30; current receipts, 28.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 25; fowls,
large, 81; small, 25a26; leghorns, 2Oa
90 roosters, 16; keats, young, 70a75;
old, 80; Spring broilers, large, 44a45;
medium, 40a42; small, SO; leghorns,
broilers, 35a38. Dressed turkeys. 80;
Spring broilers, large, 48a50; medium,
45a46; small, 42a43; leghorn broilers,
40a45; fowls, large, 29a30; small, 27a28;
leghorns fowls, IS; capons, large, 44a45;
small, 30a35; ducks, 20a25; keats, l.00a
1.10.
Meats, fresh kilIed--Beef, 1sa22; veal,
top, %; lamb, 35; pork loins, 26a27;
hams, 23a24; smoked shoulders, 14a15;
bacon, 20a2l; lard, 13al3l2; calves, IA:
Spring lambs, H.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics says:
Cantaloupes- moderate: de-
mand moderate, market firm: Cali
fornia, Imperial Valley jumbos, 36s,
salmon tints, 3.75a4.00; few low as
$50; jumbos ass, 4.00a4.25; standards,
36s and ASS, 3.50a3.75; few ASS. high as
400; ponys, 54s, 3.00a325; standard
flats, es, 1875; lis, 1.40al so; mostly
LAO. Honey dews, no sales reported.
Lettuce-SuppIies light; demand mod
crate, market firm; California, crates,
iceberg type. AS doz., mostly around
500.
Onions-Supplies light; demand light,
market steady; Texas, standard crates,
yellow Rermudas and crystal white wax.
u. S. No !. l.50a1 65; few, Its; Cali
fornia, standard crates, yellow Ber-
mudas. u. s., No. !, l.60a1.75, mostly
around 1.65.
Potatoes-New stock; supplies liberal,
demand moderate: market slightly
weaker; North and South Carolina and
Norfolk section Virginia, cloth-top,
stave barrels, Cobblers, U. s., No. |,
3.00a3.25; mostly around 500: Florida.
no carry sales reported Old stock
Supplies light, too few sale to establish
market.
Strawberries Firm.
Strawberries Homegrowns supplying
market: demand light. market firm;
homegrown 32-quart crates, various va
rieties, wide range prices, best 400a
4.50: fair quality, small size, some soft,
2.50a3.50.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
n,and moderate, market steady; Florida,
skies ripes and turning, wrapped. good
quality and condition, fancy, 200a2 80;
fair to ordinary quality and condition,
fancy count, 2.50a3. so; choice count,
l.50a2.50; some poor quality and condl-
ton lower.
Watermelons-Supp moderate: de-
mand light, market steady: Florida,
Tom Watsons, 32-pound average, l.00a
Ito: 20-22-pound average. so.
String beans-Supplies heavy: de-
mard moderate, market dull; South
Carolina, bushel hampers green, l00a
lbs: some ordinary condition lower,
some refused; North Carolina. bushel
pers green, I.75a2.00. few 2.25.
Cabbage -- Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady; East
Shore Virginia, barrel crates, approx
nately 100 pounds net. pointed type,
mostly around 200; Norfolk section
Virginia, 1h-bushel hampers, pointed
type, mostly around rs.
Asparagus -- Supplies light; demand
light, market firm; East Shore Mary
land, 2-dozen-bunch crates and l8-
bunch crates, green. large size, 3.50a
4.50; small size, 2,00a3.00; Delaware,
doZen-bunch and l8-bunch crates,
green and partly green, large size, 250a
$50: small size, l.50a2.00.
Peas -~ Homegrown practically sup
plying the market; shipped-in stock
no sales reported.
Cucumbers Weaker.
Cucumbers-S moderate: de-
inand moderate, market slightly weak
er: South Carolina, bustel hampers,
No. ! and square blislel crates, No. /,
2.80; Florida, square bushel crates, No.
!, $50.
Peppers--SuppIies moderate; demand
light, market steady; Florida. pepper
crates, fancy, 400; choice, 2.50a3.00.
Eggplant~~5uppIies light: demand
moderate. market steady: Florida, pep
per crates, fancy, few sales, 3.B0a4 90.
6quash~-Suppiies light, demand light,
market steady; South Carolina, bushel
hampers. i.26aI so.
Okra-Supplies light; demand slow,
market weak: Florida, M-bushel ham
perg, few sales, 200aa.00.
Carrots Supplies light; demand
light. No early sales reported.
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