Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-24
PRODUCE SUPPLIES
| IN MARKET GOOD
HUGE Quantities OF Good
CantaIoupeS and Lima
Beans Received.

| In sharp contrast to yesterday, when
there were practically no fresh Vege-
tables and fruits 10 be had, wholesale
dealers today were overloaded With
iH.4tiety 80 suit every choice and OF
quality that excels any produce received
here within recent years.
DQrsng the night there was steady
lslle OF trucks arriving from both OF The
Carolinas and the Eastern Shore OF
MARYLAND With cantaloupeS and lima
beans. CantalouptS were quoted as low
as 81 and 81 Is a crate, with % to -
melons 70 the crate, Those of the very
best quality are coming from Rldgeway,
n. C.. and are quoted at from $3.50
to $3.50 per crate, q range III price
that is regulated by the quality.
The mere choice lima beans are COM
inr from the Eastern Shore and are
quoted at So 10 S3S0 a buShel. as
against SO 70 $3.50 for the Carolina
beans. The Eastern Shore beans, be-
cause of the short haul. are arriving
almost as fresh as when picked. The
Eastern Shore also Is furnishing
quantity Of CGcumbeTs.
Local truck farmers are furnishing
good supply Of tomatoes, green peppers.
white and yellow squash and roasting
ears. The quality is better and the
prices much lower than at this time
hast year, due TO the large amount OF
rain.
Wholesale Prices To-day.
Butter-one pound prints, 46a47; tub,
45a46; store packed. %.
Eygs-FreSh selected. 30aSl: hennery,
S0aSi: current receipts, 29a3o.
Poultry, alive - Turkeys. IS: fowls
large. IS: small. 23a24: Leghorns. 3Sa
80 Spring broi!ers. large, 37a38; me-
6ium. 35aS6: small, 32a33, Leghorns,
2sa30: rooSterS, 16: keats. young, rs.
old 80. DreSsed-TuYkeyS. 80: Spring
hroilers. large. 42a45: medium, 40a42:
small. 40: Leghorns, So; fowls. large,
2za2S. small, 25a26: caponS, large. Ala
IS; small, 30a35; ducks, 20a25: keats,
1.0oal10
Meats. fresh killed-Beef. 22a25; veal,
3ea25; lamb. 2SaS2. pork loins, 30aS2:
fresh shoulders, l9a2o; fresh hams, "a
s25: smoked hams. 81: smoked Shout
6ers, 10: bacon. 24a25. lard. IA; calves,
l4a14l2, Spring lambs, ISal4.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market News
Service Bureau Of Agricultural Eeonom-
les, says:
Catalogues Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market slightly weaker: Tur-
lock section. salmon tirlts, lumbos, SOS
and ass and 2Ts, 800: standards. 36s
and ASS. $50 jumbo fats, lis. Us, $50;
ponies. los, 200; Arizona. salmon tints,
iumbos. 36s and ass. 2.50a2. rs: stand
ards. 36s and ASS, 2.25a2.5o; North Car
DINA. Ridgeway section, salmon tints.
standards, 36s and ASS 3.00a3 so; few
fancy higher: poorer, soft low as $50;
other sections, salmon tints, standards.
36s and ass, best mostly. 2.00a2.5O,
poorer. all sizes. GOAL rs; miscellaneous
melons. supplies moderate. demand
moderate, market about steady: Cali
folnia standard crates honey dews, l.75
a. 90: jumbos. ass, honey balls. 3.75a
400: mostly 400: standards, 36s and
as. 3.00a3 so: ponies. 2.50a2.75.
Letfuce-W Western supplies light; de-
n1and moderate. market about steady.
California crate, Iceberg type, AS
dozen, 500a5. so: mostly $50: fair
quality and condition, $50; Eastern
supplies moderate: demand moderate,
market steady: New York. 2-dozen
crates. Big Boston type, l-75a2.00.
Onion Market Duh.
Onions-S Supplies light; demand light,
market dull: California, few sales: Cali
10IliH. EAasAAdA0 GLd4Cos sEat0H 0NA AaA
das, u. S. No. /, Its; South Carolina,
f00-oound sacks. Australian Browns.
no early sales reported.
Peaches-SupplieS liberal. demand
moderate. market slightly weaker.
Georgia. skies. Hileys. T. S. No. l. small
size. $50. some decayed. Iowas, so,
bsasneI baskets. Bellies, Z. S. No. l, me-
dunn size, 200: SKIES, Elbertas. medium
10 large size. U. S. No. l. l.75a2 90,
mostly 200: few large size. fine quality
and condition, ESQ: North Carolina,
bssfeI baskets. CarmanS. u. S. No. ].
medium size slightly decsyed. LOCALES: