Evening star., 1928-09-26
VIRGINIA POTATOES
ARRIVE AT MARKET
Large Shipments Received
by Boat From Eastern
Shore Region.

Local wholesalers have been receiv-
| ing large shipments of potatoes from
| the Eastern Shore of Virginia, a country
where potatoes enough to supply large
territory are grown each season. While
| some of the supplies reach here by
way of Baltimore, other shipments come
direct from that section Of Virginia
by boat.
! tween Onancock. Va, and this city
| since the harvesting of the Eastern
Shore potato crop was begun, some OF
the boats, it is stated, making the trip
in 16 hours.
Many of the potatoes brought here
are from immense farms on the ocean
front between Cape Charles and Chln.
Colleague Island. They are transported
/ overland to Onancock in motor trucks
| to the power boats.
Sweet Potatoes Arrive.
Others reach here through Baltimore
| merchants. being shipped to that city
bv steamers or trucks river steamers
of the Pennsylvania Railroad carrying
as many as 2,500 barrels OF the veg
etable on single trip.
Large quantities of sweet potatoes are
now Included in shipments to TINS
city, growers being anxious 10 get tner
sweets to market before treezlng
weather so long as prices are not too
| low. White potato prices went SO low
a short time ago that shippers held
| back their stock. Prices advanced ana
| shipping was resumed.
| East Shore Virginia whites, or round
potatoes, as they also are called, sold at
| $2.25 and $3.50 today, the conditions OF
the market being reported strong,
| l50-pound sacks selling at 81 and $2.25
Sweet potatoes this morning brought
3.00a3.25 a barrel bushel baskets selling
at 1.25a1.50.
Prices of other vegetables-corn,
beans, tomatoes, kale, spinach, onions,
okra beets, carrots, squash and other
varieties-were the same as prices
quoted yesterday. Meat, butter, egg
and poultry prices also were the same
as those quoted yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-One- pound prints, 50a5l;
tub, 48ha491h; store packed, 30a32.
Eggs-Fresh, selected, 40a42; hen
merry, 48a5O; current receipts, 38a40;
storage, 35a36.
Poultry-Alive, turkeys, 3oa35; fowls,
3d. Spring chickens, large, 33a34; me-
dunn, 32a33; small, 32a33; Leghorns,
28a30; roosters, 19a20; keats. young,
6Oa80; old, 80 Dressed, turkeys, 40a45;
chickens, large, 38a40: medium, 38a40;
small, 50: Leghorns, 81; capons, large.
42a45; small, 30a35; ducks, 28a3O;
keats, young, 80a1.00.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 22a27; veal.
20a28; lamb, 26a29; pork loins. 34a36;
fresh hams, 27a28; fresh shoulders, "a;
smoked hams. 28 smoked shoulders,
22a23; bacon, 24a26; lard, 1512a16.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Compiled by the Market News Service,
Bureau of Agricultural Economicso
Sales to jobberS except where other
wise noted.
Sales to 8 am, September 26, 1928:
Apples-Supplies liberal; demand,
moderate, market steady; barrels, Vir-
ginia. u. S. No. /, 2R inches up, Deli
cious, 4.50a5.00; bushel baskets: Vir-
ginia, U. S. No. /, 21a inches ", Grimes.
l.25al so; unclassified, ;;'c@e'y around
100; Delicious 2A Up, 2.00a2.25, mostly
200; u. S. No. l, 2la inches up. Deli
cious, 1.50a1.75: U. S. No. 1, 2!2 inches
up, Romes, l.25.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady: New York,
90-100-pound sacks, domestic round
type, 2.25a2.50; bulk per cwt., Copen-
hagens, $50.
Celery-Supplies moderate: demand
light, market steady; New York, 2-3
crates, 2.00a2.50.
Grapes-Supplies of Western stock
liberal; demand moderate, market dull.
California, lugs, Flame Tokays, 1.35a
$50; lugs, Malagas, 1.25a1 .35; Zinfan-
dels, 1.15a1.25; Muscats, coal 90; East
ern stock, supplies liberal; demand
70 orIot ohot1t ctaQdU. T1aIa.
ware, 12-quart climax baskets, Con-
cords, 55a60; New York. 2-quart climax
| baskets, Concords and DelawareS, 1920.
Le.tuce-Supplies moderate; demand
| light, market steady; California, crates,
Iceberg type, As dozen, mostly 600;
/ New York, 2-dozen, crates, Big Boston
| type, 1.25a1 so.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; Indiana, Michigan,
1OO-pound sacks, Yellows, U. S. No. l,
| medium to large size. 3.75a4.00; New
No. /, medir.-- - large size, $50; Wash
ington an : n, 100-pound sacks,
Valencia =, y. S. No. /. large size,
| 3.50a3.75.
Peaches and Pears.
Supplies liberal demand
light, market dull; New York. bushel
baskets, Elbertas, U. s. No. l, large size,
| 1.75a2.00.
Pears-Supplies light; demand light,
market steady; New York, bushel bas-
kets, Seckels, No. /, large size, 250a
275; medium size, 2.25a2.50; small size,
| $50; Oregon and Washington, boxes,
Bartletts, fancy. medium to large size
mostly $50, ripes, low as 800
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; Pennsylvania,
| 150-pound sacks round whites, U. S.
No. /, 200a2.15; 10O-pound sacks round
| whites, U. S. No. /, $50; Virginia cloth
top stave barrels Cobblers, U. S. No.
/, 2.25a250.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies light; de-
mand light, market dull; East Shore
Virginia. cloth-top barrels yellows, No.
/, 300a3.25; nearby Maryland, bushel
baskets Nancy Halls. No. l, 1.25a1.50.
Lima beans-Supplies moderate; de-
mand slow, market slightly weaker;
East Shore Maryland bushel hampers,
| 400.
Carrots-Supplies light; demand light,
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