Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-27
RECEIPTS SMALL
AT D. c. MARKET
Usual Slow Monday Demand
in EvidenCe-PrlCeS
Are Quoted.

Iisht receipts and slow demand
proved the usual Monday handlcap IN
wholesale market Dealers IN fruits
and vegetabicS are advising housewives
that it is time for the canning season
to be under way. fruits beng fairy
plentiful and prices @what they term
reasonable TO cheap.
Bartlett and Sec6le pears from near
hv Maryland and Virginia, good SIZE
ana in splendid condition, we're OF
fere6 the retail trade this morning, The
forner. at 81. so and the latter n Sl.o0
and So a buShel CrabappleS were Of
feved AT 81 a buShel Country apples
were offered at 50 cents and 81
buShel
Lima beans were scarce at 45 and 50
cents Quart hlSrel baskets OF un-
shelled stock selling AT $3.50. GOOD
tomatoes were IS cents and 81 for two
peck baskets corn sold AZ - and 50
cents dozen and peppers at IS cents
and 81 a huSilel basket.
Cantaloupe Prices
Csntalouncs from the nearby country
we're offered at 81 so 9 crate, Shippeo-in
stock selling according To size and con-
ciition. White onions from nearby were
Quoted at $3.50 basket. and home
grown potatoes sold around 500 a par
rel.
Dealers had fairly plentiful supplies
of white and yellow squash to oilef al -
3 buShel. and carrots were quoted at
S. IS a buShel.
Very light receipts OF poultry were re-
ported this morning, but dealers mad
holdover stock enough 70 meet demands
Both the poultry and meat markets we're
reported dull TO draggy this morning,
and the same was true Of the butter ana
egg market.
Prices Of most commodities today
we're substantially The same as prices
quoted at the close of last week S mar
ket.
Teday's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-one-pound prints. AZ 2a5o;
tub. 47i2a4Sio store packed, so.
Eggs-Fresh. selected, SASS; hennery,
GRASS: current receipts, 81.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys. IS; fowls,
large. 26a27; Spring chickens, large
37a3s; medium. 34a35; small, 81; Leg
horns, 3Oa32: roosters, 18al9; keats,
Young 5Oa60: old. so DreSsed-Tur-
KEYS. 80: fowls. large, 30a33; small. 27a
%: Spring chickens, large. 43a4o; me
dun, 4oa42: small. 38a40 Leghorns, So
capons, large. 44a45: small 30a35;
ducks. 20a25; keats young, 80al 90.
Meats fresh killed-Beef. 22a26; veal,
22a25. lamb. 25a28; fresh pork Ions,
20: shoulders. 2Oa2l; smoked hams, 2oa
%: smoked shoulders, 1920; bacon Z4a
IS: lard, IA. -,
Halls.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits and
vegetables. compiled by the Market
News Service, Bureau OF Agricultural
Economics. says:
Supplies moderate; de-
mand light. market duh Maryland,
Eastern Shore. few sales various yarle-
ties; fats. all sizes, 75a90: standards,
all sizes. LOCAL IS. few higher; Junbos,
mostly around $50. extra Junlbos, lisa
200. Miscellaneous melons-SupplIes
limited: demand moderate market
steady; California, standard crates
Honey Dews. best, 2.25a2 35, ordinary
quality and condition, some decayed.
50a1 so
Lettuce - Eastern stock. Supplies
fight; demand light. market firm. New
York 2-dozen crates Big Boston type.
best, mostly $50; some ordinary quality,
400. Western stock: Supplies m0der-
ate: demand moderate. market about
steady: Colorado. crates Iceberg type,
As dozen, 4.5oa4.75: California, crates
iceberg type. AS dozen. mostly 500
Onions-Supplies light; demand light,
market stronger Massachusetts,, 100
pound sacks. yellows. fair quality and
condition. few decayed. 500
Peaches Supplies moderate: demand
tight. market dull Maryland, bushel
baskets. Elbertas, q. S. fancy No. /,
large size, 225; Virginia. bushel bas-
kets. Elbertas. Z. S. No. /. medium TO
large size, mostly around It's; fair
quality and condition. some brown rot,
T5aI .25: bushel baskets, Bellies. medium
size. $50. SKIES, Bellies. large size, few
sales, 1.T5a200.
Pears-Supplies moderate, demand
limited, market slightly weaker. Cali