Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-27
POULTRY LOWER
. IN Center MARKET
Eggs Go her-SWordfish
Feature Offering in Ma
rine Products.

wholesale dealers were today featur-
Ing two things that are certain to meet
the approval Of purchasers. One b the
advent here for the frst time this year
Of swordfsh, Friday special that may
be obtained ct D price Of rs cents, whole.
sale. The second and equally important
Is the second drop Of the week IN poul-
try, chickens Of all kinds dropping from
/ TO 2 cents q pound. The demand u
moderate and the supply quite liberal
While chickens are coming down,
however, the price Of eggs was boosted
cent dozen. The raise 10 due to the
small supply and TO the loss that deal
ers must take In goods spoiled By the
unusually long hot spell. Butter sup
plies are liberal and the prices remain
unchanged.
The exceptionally large supplies Of
ca1taloupes have resulted In drop Of
approximately 81 crate on the finer
varieties. The prices Of the more COM
mon varieties remain practically the
same, with almost no demand for them.
Cantaloupes are now coming from North
and South Carolina, Georgia, Califor-
mia, Arizona, Virginia and the Eastern
Shore Of Maryland. The finer types Of
melons that were selling earlier In the
week ut $250 to $3.50 Q. crate are now
$50 to $3.50. This includes all Of the
better melons, except those from Vir-
ginia, the lowest price on which is 81
and the highest $3.50.
Receipts Of peaches are so heavy that
the poorer grades are not covering the
cost Of shipping and the very finest
quality OF Elbertas, Georgia Belle and
Hiieys are bringing only from 81 to 80
-. hnkt. k,.~ts~f t>r~Y~r$s .v.A r,, a.
The market Is giutted.
Wholesale Prices Today.
Butter - One-pound prints, 4sa47:
tub, 45a46; store packed, 20.
Eggs - Fresh selected, 3la32: hem
merry, 3ia32: current receipts 40.
Poultry, alive - Turkeys, as: fowls.
large, IS; small, a.; Leghorns, 10;
Spring broilers, 36a37; medium, 33a34;
small, Sass; Leghorns, 26a30: r0osters.
IS; keats, young, IS; old, 80. Dressed
Turkeys, 80: Spring broilers, large,
4Oa42: medium, 37a38; small, 36a37:
Leghorns, 81. fowls, large, 26a27: small,
IS; capons, large, Haas; small, 30a35;
ducks, 20a25; keats, 1.00a1.i0.
Live stock-Calves. l3a13h: lambs,
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, a2a25: veal,
20a2s: lamb. 28a32: pork loins. 3oa32:
fresh shoulders, iSa20; fresh hams, "a
a25; smoked hams, a.: smoked shoul-
ders, 10; bacon, 24a26: lard, IL. calves,
l4aI4ia: Spring lambs. 13al4.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market News
Service Bureau Of Agricultural Eco
Monies says:
Cantaloupes-supplie heavy; de-
mand moderate, market weak. Arizona,
salmon tints, jumbos. as. 36s and as,
i.75a2 90; mostly 400: standards, as.
i.50: ponies, 45s and SIS, LIS: hats, al
sizes, l.75a2.0O; North Carolina, Ridge
way section, salmon tints, standards, 36S
and 45s, ats best, mostly 400: ripe, soft,
45a6O: other sections, good quality and
condition, jumbo fiats, l2s and 16s. 1.25:
standards, fats, rs and 15s, 75al 90:
ripe and soft, Jumbo hats. las and 15s.
7Sai.00: miscellaneous melons, supplies
liberal; demand moderate. market
slightly weaker; California, standard
crates. honey dews. l.75a2.00: ripe. low
as 1.25: honey dews. tumbos. 36s and
ass. 2.75a3.60: ponies, 45s and 54s, l.5o
a. .25s best. mostly 2.00a2 .26
Lettuce-western supplies light: de-
tItnkt4 AIkOUckAtcs k1AkAGs otCe4Is 1884,
fornia, crates. iceberg type. Is dozen.
mostly S2S; few higher: Eastern sup
plies liberal; demand moderate, market
steady; New York. 2-dozen crates. big
Boston type. 1.75a2.00.
nions--Supplies light: demand Light
market steady: South Carolina, 100
pound sacks. Australian browns. AIS:
a Peach Market Steady.
Peaches Supplies heavy: demand
moderate. market about steady: Geor-
gia and North Carolina, IS, Hileys. u.
5. No. 1, small to medium size. LOCALS
ripeS. soft, IowaS. rs: Georgia. SIS, El-
pertas, medium TO larr. sire. 1.50: bushei
baskets, Elbertas, medium to large size.
$50: hlishel baskets, Elbertas. large size.
l.T5aan0;. IS, Bellies. u. s. No. 3. uri-
classified. small size, good quality and
condition, l.00:. North Carolina. IS,
Bellies. unclassifed. medium size, k5aa
Its: u. s. No. !, medium size. 1.T5a2s00.
Potatoes Supplies moderate: demand
moderate, market fifm: Eastern Shore
Virginia end Eastern Shore Maryland,
cloth-top stave barrels. Cohblers. y. 8.
No. I. branded. i.50al.75.
Watermelons- supplies liberal: de-
nland moderate. market about steady.
brokers carlot sales delivered. washing
ton. Georgia. 3 tires. S0-pound aver
age Dixie Bellies. 225.00. 26-poird aver
age, 10000: 26-pcund average Tom
Watsons, car. some decayed. f28.O0.
String beans Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate. market steady. home-
grown, bushei baskets, green, string
less, i75a2.00.
Lima beans supplies liberal: demand