Evening star., 1928-08-24
MARINE PRODUCTS
DEMAND IMPROVES
Reasonable Prices Obtain at
D. C. Market-Quota-
tions on Produce.

There was nothing about market con-
ditions this morning to indicate much
of an Improvement in business, warm
weather and absence. from the city Oh
thousands OF vacationists were given as
the reason for the slow to draggy mar
ket.
Marine products were in fairly good
demand at Municipal Fish Market, but
the demand was not great enough 10
enable dealers to clean up recelpts.
Reasonable and cheap prices we're re-
ported by merchants.
There was no scarcity OF fruits TINS
morning, wholesalers having suppleS
more than ample to meet demands, the
display being unusually attractive.
Few Cantaloupe Receipts.
1t was reported by dealers that very
few sweet cantaloupes were received
the past few days, many of them being
so tasteless that haulers found 1t neces-
sary to take them back to the country.
Good quality cantaloupes this morn.
ing sold from 81 to $1.75 a crate, ana
dealers found 1t comparatively easy 10
get rid of sweet stock. Some OF the
cantaloupes are still coming from across
Chesapeake Bay, others. coming from
nearby Maryland and Virginia,
AnnIes were especially plentiful this
morning the fruit coming from the
nearby country selling at rs cents ano
81 a bushel, windfalls and culls selling
trifle lower.
Sugar corn was not SO plentiful, deal
ers easily disposing of good quality
corn at 81 and $150 a 5-doZen sack,
Potatoes we're S2.25 and $3.50 barrel
Lima beans, not yet very plentiful, were
quoted at 80 and 35 cents quart: un-
shelled stock was selling at $2.25 a
| bushel.
Stringless beans slightly more plen-
| tiful. were offered at So and $3.50
bushel Two-peck baskets Of cucum-
| bers were quoted at 81 and 81 20
Spinach sold at $3.50 and kale at 81
| a bushel and beets and carrots were
quoted at SO and 81 per 100 punches
Meat, poultry, butter and egg dealers
reported normal business tor TINS
season of the year, prices OF most com
modities being the same as prices quot
ed yesterday
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-One-p pound prints. 4e12a5O;
| tub. 471aa48ia; store packed, 80.
| Ecgs-Fresh, selected, 34a35; hennery
| 37a38; current receipts, 81.
| Poultry. alive -- Turkeys, %; fowls
large. 26a27; Spring chickens, large
| 37a38 medium, 34a35, small. 81; Leg
| horns, 30a32: roosters, l8al9; keats
Young, 5oa60; old, 30. Dressed-Tur'
KEYS. 30; fowls, large. 30a32; small
27a28; Spring chickens, large. 43a45
| medium. 40a42: small, 33a40: Leghorns
38. capons, large, 44a45; small, 30a35
ducks, 20a25: keats. young. 30a1.0O.
/ Meats. fresh killed - Beef. 22a26
veal. 22a25 lamb, 25a2S; shoulders
20a2l: smoked hams. 28a29; smoked
shoulders. 19a20: bacon. 24a26: lard, IA
Live stock -- Calves. 15l2a16; lambs
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Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruit:
and vegetables, compiled by the Markel
News Service Bureau OF Agricuitura
| Economics, says:
| ntaloupes-Supplies liberal; de-
mand moderate market steady; nearp!
! Maryland and Virginia. open tomato
crates. LOCAL so; East Shore Marylanu
| j1mbos. 36s, various varieties, l.75a2.OO
| fiats. all sizes. 90al00; miscellaneous
melons, supplies limited demand light
| market steady: California, Honey Dews
| 6s to l2s, some overripe, i.50a2.O0 rev
! higher: East Shore Maryland, Jumnt
| cantaloupes. crates. i2S, ordinary quaiitJ
| and condition, l.25.
/; Iettuce-Supplies moderate, demanc
| light. market firm: Colorado. crates
| Iceberg type As dozen, 4.50 California
1 crates. Iceberg type. AS dozen, mostly
| s 90. some ordinary condition low as
| 4 90: New York. 2-doZen crates, Big
| Boston type. 2.25a2.5 90.
Onions--Supplies light; demand light
! market slightly stronger. MASSACHUSETTS,
/ 1O0-pound sacks yellows, U. S. NO. /
some ordinary condition. 2.o0a2.to.
Peaches-Supplies moderate, denaile
moderate, market steady; Nortn Car0'
| lima and Virginia, bushel baskets; FL
bartas. u. S. No. !, medium 10 mret
| size. .75a2 90; fair condition l.o0s VII
pinia. blshel baskets, Bellies. U. S, NO
| !. large size. i.75a2 90; mostly ITS; me-
dunn size. l.25ai so: few higher; Mary
! land, bushel baskets. Elbertas. Q. 5. NO
| |. small to medium size, l.2Sal,5o; iargt
| to very large size, 2.0Oa2 20:
Pears-SupplieS light, demand nent
market dull; California, boxes, Bart,
| let's, fancy, large size, 3.7oa4.OO; small
| to medium size, 3,25a3.oO.
Potato Prices.
Potatoes-Supplies light: demand
| light. market tirm, East Shore. Mary
! land and East Shore. Virginia, clotn-
| ton. stave barrels. CobblerS, U. 5. NO. i
l.i5a2 90: few higher.
| Sweet potatoes-Supplies moderate,
demand light, market weaker, EaS'
/ Shore, Virginia, cloth-top parIet, aeI-
, lows. No. /, 4,S0a4.75.
termelons-Supplies moderate ae-
| mand moderate. market steady; VIZ
ginia bulk per 100 melons, Thurmond
Grays, 2sa3O-pound average 4o'ooa
| 5000
| String beanS-SupplieS light; demand
moderate. market slightly weaker; near
| by MARYLAND and Virginia. ouSnei
| baskets. green, stringless, 2.45a2.o0' EAST
shore Maryland. b,ishel hampers, green
| stringless. 400,
| Cabbage-Supplies limited. demand
| light. market firm. Virginia. Rural Re
treat section. barrel crates, round type
| 400
Celery--Supplies light; demand slow
| market dull: New York, 2-S crates
| 2.25a2.50.
Blackberries-Su Supplies light, demand
| light. market steady: New Jersey, SZ-
! quart crates. $50.
Appies-Supplies moderate; demand
slow, market slightly weaker. Virginia.
| bushel baskets, Bellfiower. u. ;. NO. !.