Evening star., 1928-02-21
EGGS AGAIN DROP
: |NL0CAL MARKET
Butter and Some Poultry
Quotations Are Higher.
Business More Active.

Changes In the market quotations
today were more noticeable than they
have been for the past week. Meats
were steady. EGGS showed most de-
Cided iecline. while butter and some Of
the fowl quotations rose, Current re-
CeiptS on eggs were reported as low as
SlsS2. one dealer setting 80 as the price.
Activity in the market has started to
pick up after dull week end. although
because Of the approach Of the Lenten
season the meat dealers are beginning
to Zee! little dullness in business.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-One- pound prints. 4sa4s;
Tub. 81: store packed. 50.
Eggs-Fresh selected. "a; hennery,
81: current receipts. 3la32
Poultry, alive-Turkeys. s7asS: Spring
chickens, s2aS5; fowls %: roosters, IS:
ducks. lSa2o; keats. young, 70aT5; old,
IS. Dressed-Turkeys SSa45: Spring
chickens. 33a35: fowls. large. 23a24
small. 23' roosters. 90: capos1s. fancy.
heavy, 42a43: small, 3oa35; ducks, 24a
IS: keats Soaoo
Meats, fresh killed-Beef. 2oac4: veal.
2s; lamb. 2sa3o: fresh hams, lsa2o;
toins. l9a21: fresh shoulders. Is: smoked
hams, coa22; smoked shoulders. l4al5:
caves, alive. Is; LAMBS. alive. l3t2.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
To6ay's market report on fruits and
vesetables compiled by the Market News
Service Bureau of Agricultural Econom-
les SAYS:
Apples-supplies moderate: demand
light, market steady; barrels. few sales
Virginia Z. S. No. Staymans. q.
inches up. 6ooa6,5o: few higher: U. S.
No: i, pa inches up. Staymans, S00a
s.2o: few fancy. high as 600: boxes.
washington, medium to large size, extra
fancy Delicious, AIS: Winesaps 375;
Romes, $50; bushel baskets, few sales,
Virginia L. S. No !. 2ls inches I'D,
Stayinans. 375a3oo: Ben Davis, IT'S.
Cabbaee-SupplieS moderate: demand
moderate, market steady: new stock.
Florida, l12-bushel hampers. pointed
type. l.S0a2.00: Texas. bulk per ton.
round type. 55.ooa6o 90: old stock. New
Sork. sacked per hundredweight. Dan
4sh type. soae5.
Celery-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate. market steady: Florida, 10
inch crates, 3-6 dozen. 275a3.00: S-lo
dozen. 2,25a2 so; washed and preceded,
large size. mostly 500: few higher.
Lettuce Market Steady.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market steady: California,
crates Iceberg type, 4-5-dozen. mostly
800. few higher: Florida, li,-bushel
hampers. big Boston type good quality
and condition, So0a325, fair oualitv
and condition. $50
Onions-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate, market steady: Ohio and
New York, l00-pound sacks. Yellow q
.. NO ], medium TO large size, mostly
Potatoes liberal: demand
Moaeraie, market steady: Michigan
NO. !. mostly $50. few higher; Idaho.
1lo-pound sacks Rurals. Z. S. No. i
mostly 800; Maine, 12o-pound sacks
Cobblers. q. S. No. !. few sales. 325.
plrach-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate. market steady: Texas. bushel
baskets Savoy type. looal.l5. few high
Tomatoes-Supplies light: demand
Light. market steady: original. fair quail
fy sno condition, Florida SKIES ripes
e7o turning wrapped, fancy count, 4. 5)a
500. choice count 3.5oa400. few higher:
repacKec IN Baltimore. unknown origin,
Gxes ripes wrapped, good quality and
conc!tion, fancy count. 8. S.00a8.25. choice
count, 7.00a7.50: repacked In New York
City, unknown origin threes r!pes
wrapped fair quality and condition,
fancy count, 3.ooa3.50, choice count,
2.5oa3. 90.
String beans-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market steady: Florida, "a
lar TO ordinary quality and condition,
3-5oa5.o0.
Peppers I'm Market
Peppers-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market steady: Florida. pep
per crates fancy. 4.5oa5.00.
Eggplant - Supplies light: demand
Light. marie. steady: Florida. no sales
reported: Cuba. pepper crates fancy
high bush. 400
Squash and cucumbers-No supplies
Or market
Carrots -- Supplies light: demand
moderate. market steady: Texas. BUSH
e! baskets punched, mostly 200. few
lower: old stock. New YORK, l00-pound
sacks cut. 100.
Beets-suppl.es light; demand mod
crate. market steady: Texas, bushel
bafketg punched. 225a250
CauIaover-SuppIies moderate; de-
r1and moderate. market steady: Cali
fornia. pony crates. l.75a20 90: few low
es $50
Strawberries Supplies light; demand
Esnt. market dull. Florida. pony re-
fr.seyators. Missionarys. 65a30 per
quart.
Peas -- Supplies moderate: demand
Egnt niarke. steady: Mexico. crates,
mostly 500.
Oranges-Suppiies moderate: demand
moderate. rarket steady; Florida. box
e. 17ss 10 2iss. y. s. No. ], 5.50a6. 90,
mostly 600: few higher: small and
large sizes discounted: California boxes
navels medium size. 500.
(srartefTqgffr-~EtsrfYlfieg ru1de-S,s. 1e
Yrznd moderate. market steady: Flor
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