Evening star., 1928-10-01
VEGETABLE SUPPLY
IN D. c. IS LIGHT
Fruit Stocks Also Scanty.
Prices Are Near Sat-
urday's Level.

Receipts of fruits and vegetables from
nearby Maryland and Virginia were ex-
ceptionally light this morning. accord
ing to wholesalers, and prices were
practically the same as those quoted
Saturday. There was some holdover
stock from Saturday, dealers reported,
more than ample to supply the light de-
mand.
Tomatoes were offered at a wide
range of prices. common stock selling
as low as 81 and fancy stock bringing
as much as $3.50. Practically no sugar
corn was received during the early
morning and dealers said the choicest
OF the vegetable would readily bring
more than 40 cents dozen.
Lima beans continued in moderate
supply, Shelled, stock selling at 10 cents
a quart pod stock selling at 43. String
less beans were very scarce, the few re-
ceived selling at So and $3.50 bushel.
White potatoes were quoted at $2.25 and
$3.50 a barrel, sweet potatoes selling at
81 a bushel or So barrel.
Fancy Fruits Plentiful.
Country apples were offered at 81 a
bEshel. small common stock selling as
low as so cents. Seckel pears were
plentiful at $3.50 bushel, keiferS SELL
Ing at SO and IS cents.
Peppers were plentiful at 81 bushel,
beetS sold at and cents a bunch,
carrots at and 5 cents, parsley at
and radisheS at cents bunch.
Fancy fruits of all varieties were
plentiful There were few Virginia
beaches offered at $1.75 bushel, fancy
stock selling as high as $2.75.
A continued firm condition of, the
butter and egg market was reported,
Beef prices continue high and prices OF
other meats and poultry remain
unchanged.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-One-pound prints, 49a50; tub,
48a49: store-packed. 30a32.
Eggs-Fresh, selected, 40a42; hennery,
4Sa5O: current receipts, 38a40; storage,
35a36.
Poultry, alive-TurkeyS. 30a35: fowls,
2Sl Spring chickens, large, 33a34; me-
dunn. 32a33: small. 32a33; Leghorns,
2Sa30; rsosters, 19a20; keats, young, 6S
a80 old. 80. Dressed-Turkeys, 40a45;
fowls, large, 33a35; small 3Oa32; Spring
chickens, large, 38a40; medium, 38a40;
small. 49, Leghorns. 81: capons, large,
42a45; small, 30a35; ducks, 28a30; keats,
young, 80a100.
Meats. fresh killed-Beef, 22a27 veal,
25a26: lamb. 2ea29; pork loin, 30a32;
fresh hams, 25a26; fresh shoulders, 22a
"a: smoked hams, %; smoked shoulders,
32a24; bacon. 24a26: lard, 1512a26.
Live stock-Calves, 16a16I5; lambs,
Halls.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits
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ket News Service Bureau of Agricul-
LOCAL. .25; unclassified, various varieties,
tural Economics) Gays:
AppleS-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market steady; barrels, no
sales reported; boxed, too few sales re-
ported to quote; bushel baskets, Mary
land and Virginia, U. S. No. /, 212
inches up, Grimes. 1.25a1.35;- 234 inches
up, $50; few, inches up, Its; U. S.
NO. l, 2l2 inches up, various varieties,
2I2 inches up, 60a75.
Cabbage-Supplies moi-arate: de-
mand moderate, market -tady; Vir-
ginia, barrel crates, rh.d,,. and fiat
types, 2.60a2.75; New YorKS~ pound
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market about steady; New
York, 23 crates. 1.75a2.25; Michigan,
Highballs, 75a90.
Grapes-Western stock: supplies lib
eral; demand moderate, market steady;
California, lugs, Flame TokayS, LISA
lao; MalagaS, 1.25; Red MalagaS, 1.25;
Black Cornichons, lbs; zinfandels, 1.25;
Muscats, 75a90; Eastern stock; supplies
light demand moderate, market steady;
Delaware, 12-quart Climax baskets, Con-
cords, 60a621a.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; California, crates,
Iceberg type, AS dozen, 525a5. so, most
ly $50; New York, 2-dozen crates, Big
Boston type, LOCAL 25, few 1.35.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; Indiana and
Michigan, 100-pound sacks, yellows, u.
S. No. /, medium to large size, 3.75a
AGO. New York, 100-pound sacks, yel-
lows, U. S. No. /, medium to large size,
3.25a350; Washington and Utah, 100
pound sacks. Valencia type, U. S. No. !,
3.60a375.
Peaches-Supplies light; demand light,
market firm. New York, buShel baskets,
Elbertas, U. S. No. /, medium to large
size, 1.50a1.75; few best, 200, mostly
around LIS.
Pears-Supplies limited; demand light,
market steady; New York, bushel bas-
ketS, SeckelS, large size, 250a275; me-
dium size, 200a2.25; bushel baskets,
Bartletts No. l, few sales 500; Oregon