Evening star., 1928-02-28
TRADING IS QUIET
IN CENTER MARKET
Wholesale Produce Moving,
but Not BriskIy, and Price
Moves Are Small.

Rejecting the quiet Of the Lcntcn
season. the market showed but Httle
fluCtuation today, prices remaining
practically at the same level as those
reported yesterday.
While not especially brisk. trade was
active enough to keep the produce NOV
ing and fresh supplies were apparent
at the various provision and produce
houses:
Quotations today we're:
pound prints. 4712a48 -;
tub. 49a50 store packed. 81.
Eggs--F Fresh selected, 3la32; hennery,
3la33: current receipts. 27
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 37a38 Spring
chickens, 35a38: fowls. 26a27; rooaters,
17a18; ducks. 1920: keats. young. 70a
73; old. IS: Spring brolers. 40a42.
Dressed Turkeys. 38a45; Spring chick
ems. 33a35: fowls, large, 26a28, small,
%: roosters. 20; caponS. fancy. heavy.
42a43; small, 30a35; ducks, 24a25; keats,
80a90.
Meats. fresh killed Beef, 20a24; veal.
25; lamb, 28a30: fresh hams. 18a19;
lOins. 19a20 fresh shoulders, 13;
smoked hams 20a22; smoked shoulders,
13; calves. alive Ia; lambs alive. 1872.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau Of Agricultural
EConomicS) says;
Applcs~-S,lppiics moderate; barrels;
demand moderate. market steady; Vir-
ginia, u. S. No. /, o. inches up, Stay
mans, 800a900 boxes demand mod
crate, market firm: Washington. me-
dium to large size, extra fancy Wine
saps, 400: extra fancy Romes, $50:
Delicious, AIS; bushcl baskets. demand
moderate, market steady: u. S. No. ! ;.
Romes. inches. 2.75: u. S. No. /,
YOrks. q. inches up. few sales, 800;
Virginia, u. S. No. /, 2l2-nchcs up,
275a300.
Cabbage Supplies moderate: demand
moderate. market about steady; new
stock. Florida, / 2-bushel hampers. point
ed type. 1.75a2 90; ordinary quality and
condition, $50: Texas. sacked per hun
dredWeight, round type. 6000: old stock.
New York, sacked per hundredWeight.
Danish type, 100.
Celcrr~-Supplics moderate: demand
moderate, market firm; Florida. l0-inch.
crates, SO dozen. 325
Icttuce--SupplieS moderate; demand
moderate. market about steady: Cali
fornia, crates Iceberg type, 4-5 dozen,
3,25a350; poor quality and condition,
l50a2 25
Supplies light; demand mod
crate, market slightly stronger; Mchi-
gan. New York and Ohio. 100 pound
sacks yellows, u. S No. !, medium to
large size 300a3,25.
Potato Market Steady.
PotatocS-Supplies moderate. demand
moderate. market about steady; Michi-
gan, l50-pound sacks Russet RuraiS, u.
S. No. l, 3.75a4.00. new stock, FIoRiCia
>-bushel hampers Spaulding Rose. L
S, No. ]. dark, mostly 800: bushel
crates Spaulding Rose. u. S. No /. few
sales bright. 3.15.
Spinacil~-Supplies heavy: demand
light. market dull and weak. Texas and
South Carolina, bushel baskets Savoy
type, l.00al.l0. mostly 100: few Texas.
ordinary quality and condition. IS
Tomatoes-SupplicS light; demand
moderate, market slightly stronger:
originals. Florida, skies. ripeS and turn
ing. wrapped. fancy count. 70OaY 90,
choice count 650a700; rcpacked in
New York City. unknown origin, threes.
rlpes. wrapped fancy count. $50:
cholce count, 2.75a300. few 3.25.
aWbcTrcS Supplies moderate. de-
mand light, market slightly weaker.
Florida, pony refrigerators. best 5OaG0
quart; holdoVers, ordinary quality and
condition. 30a40 quart.
String beanS-Supplics moderate: de-
mand light, market slightly weaker;
Florida. mostly ordinary quality and
condition, 7s-bushel hampers green. few
pest 5.00a600; poorer. 3.00a400: wax.
few sales = so
PepperS-Supplies very light: Florida
pepper crates, fancy, 500.
SquaSil-No supplies OH market.
Cucumbers Dull
CucumbcrS-Supplies moderate; de-
mand SLOW market dull: Indiana, hot
house stock. > dozen crates extra fancy.
A00a4 So fancy 35Oa4 90.
carrotS~~:5upplics light, demand light.
market dull, Texas. Western lettuce
crates, punched, 800, few. 325.
BcctS- Supplies light demand light.
market about steady. Texas. bushcl has-
ketS. punched. 20Oa2 %. Western let
tucc crates. 3 90.
Peas Supplies Light demand mod
crate. market steady Mexico crates,
1 75a5 90
CaulllIower- Supplies moderate, de
maud moderate. market steady Cali
fornia. pony crates. 90a2 90. fair quail
ity and condition, ] 50.