Evening star., 1928-10-17
VEGETABLE SUPPLY
|S|NCREASED HERE
Tomatoes, Spinach and Kale
Are PIentifuI-Fruit Re-
ceipts Large.

ARE TieIittiul-T uil nC
ceipts Large.
There was no scarcity of vegetables
in the local maSlet this morning. the
heavy receipts giving the market
Sprinctime appearance rather than
suggestion of the Fall season. Dealers
had MANY show tomatoes, homegrown
stock selling at sl50 basket Tor tne
best. culls selling as low as IS cents:
Most of the show tomatoes were from
California. Some came olrect from
growers there. while many others Were
repacks from various cities IN the baSI
and West some of the choicest STOCK
coming from Baltimore. .,.
Ten pound containers OF hothouse 70
matOes from Ohio sold around Sl'to,
three-pan crates of California repacKs
from New York selling at $50. can
fornia 30-pound lugs were offered at
S275. Standard crates, containing SIX
pans OF the vegetable, received from
Boston packers, were quoted at $ooo
and Sc.
Spinach and Kale Prices.
Spinach and kale were o1ereo AT
lower prices this morning. the former at
al and Sl.25 bushel and the latter at
so and IS cents. Stringless beans were
quoted at $3.50 and $275 bushel. and
there were very few lima beans 10 oe
had. 4,e.,
Turnips and potatoes were plentiful
Dealers had light receipts OF pumpKlnS'
and there was some good quality squash
from the South.
Apples and grapes continued very
plentiful and cheap. prices Of apples de-
pending upon variety size ana conoio
lion. Concord and Niagara grapes were
offered at so and So cents for l2-pound
baskets
HoneyballS are about off the market.
There are stlll some hOneydeWs TO De
had, but dealers say the supply VIII De
exhausted in few days. There were
some good peaches to offer the retail
trade, the best of them being from New
York. Casabas, a California melon,
sold at 81 for standard crates.
Slight changes in egg prices and price
of fowls were reported this morning.
prices of other commodities being about
the same as those quoted yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-One-po pound prints, 48i2a49la;
tub. 47l5a48lh; store packed. 30a32.
Eggs-Fresh selected, 44a45; hen-
merry, 5Oa52; current receipts, 40a42;
storage. 35.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 35a40: Spring
chickens. 28a30; fowls, %; Leghorns,
27a28; roosters. 1920; keats. young,
60a80; old, 30 Dressed-Turkeys, 40a
as; Spring chickens, large, 38a40 small
SO; fowls, large, 33a36; small, 30a32;
Leghorns, 81: capons, large, 42a45;
small, 30a35; ducks, 20a30; keats, young,
80al 90.
Meats. fresh killed-Beef, 22a27: veal.
25a26: lamb. 25a26 pork loin. 26a28,
fresh hams. 25a26; fresh shoulders. "a;
smoked hams, 27a28; smoked shoulders,
2la22: bacon, 22a24; lard, l5ia.
Live stock-Calves, 15 lambs, l3.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits
and vegetables compiled by the Mar
ket News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics) says:
Apples - Supplies liberal; demand
light, market steady; boxes, Washing
ton, extra fancy Delicious, medium TO
large size. $50; fancy Delicious, me-
dunn to large size, 3.00a3.25; combl-
nation extra fancy and fancy Winter
Bananas, medium to large size, ESQ;
small size. some ripe, l25a2 90: bushel
baskets. Maryland and Virginia .; s.
No. /. 90 inches up Grimes, 1.25, few
higher: 234 inches up. Grimes, $50;
u. S. No /, 212 inches UP, Delicious,
l.5oal rs; mostly S15c: 234 inches up,
1.75a2.0O. mostly Its; unclassified De-
licious, 2l2 inches up, mostly LOO.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market steady; New York
90-1O0 pound sacks, domestic, round
type, 2.25: few poor condition, l.00a
125; Wisconsin, bulk, per ton, Danish
type 45.00.
Celery-Supplies moderate demand
moderate. market firm; New York, 2-3
crates, 300a325.
Grapes - Supplies of Western stock
liberal; demand moderate. market
about steady; California, lugs, Flame
Tokays, l.45a1.60; lugs, Muscats, IS;
Carignanes, 85a90 Eastern stock, sup
plies liberal demand moderate, mar
ket slightly weaker: New York, l2-quart
climax baskets Concords, 50a55; q
quart climax baskets Concords, Niaga-
ras and Delawares, 17al8.
Lettuce - Western stock, supplies
moderate; demand light, market firm;
California, crates Iceberg type, As doz-
en-. ATS.
Onions-Supplies light; demand light,
market about steady; Michigan and In
diana, l00-pound sacks yellows, U. S.
No /, medium to large size. 400; Ohio,
l00-pound sacks yelloWS, U. S. No. l.
medium to large size 375: Michigan,
100-pound sacks yelloWs. u. S. No. l,
small to medium size. $50; Indiana,
50-pound sacks whites, U. S. No /, 200.
Pears-Supplies light; demand light,
market steady: New York, bushel bas-
kets Seckels, No. /. 2.00a250; bushel
baskets Bartletts. No. /, 275.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate, market steady; Pennsylvania
and New Jersey, 150-pound sacks round
whites, U. S. No. /, 2.00a2.25 mostly
200a2.l5; Michigan. l50-pound sacks
Russet Rurals, u. S. No. 225.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies moderate;
demand slow, market steady East Shore
Virginia. cloth-top barrels, yellows, No.
l, 225; few low as 100.
aulif1ower-Supplies moderate; de-
mand light, market slightly weaker;
Colorado and California, pony crates,
3O0a3.25; mostly 500; Western stock,
New York, bushel baskets. mostly 800,
some ordinary quality. $50.
Carrots-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market slightly weaker; Cali
fornia, Western lettuce crates, punched,
3.00a3.25.
TomatoeS-Supplies moderate, de-
mand moderate, market slightly weaker;
California, lugS, ripeS, wrapped, mostly
$50; few high as PTS; nearby Mary
land, l2-buShel hampers, ripes, un-
wrapped, 1.75a200
CHICAGO DAIRY MARKET.