Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-30
BUSINESS IS SLOW
IN LOCAL MARKET
Beef Continues High--Light
Buying of Ample Stocks
Prevails.

Usual Midsummer conditions pre-
vailed in the local wholesale market
today, business being slow, with receipts
more than ample to supply demands.
1t is a condition that Is expected at
this season. however and merchants
make every effort to prevent overStock-
ing.
Meat dealers are experiencing no
difficulty to prevent overstocking. ac-
cording to reports, meats not being
plentiful and most of them being high
priced. Beef prices continue high, and
a further advance in prices Of pork
and pork products was reported
Smoked ham prices advanced to %
and % cents, shoulders to 10 and bacon
TO "a and 30 cents Lard was quoted
at IA cents this morning. Fresh-killed
uork loins this morning were quoted at
33 and "a cents, several cents higher
than the Western stock Fresh hams
we're 25 and fresh shoulders 10 cents
pound. .-..-
tinue about the same as reported sew
eral days ago. Dealers reported con-
tinued plentiful supplies OF water
melons cantaloupes and vegetables,
tomatoes being exceptionally plentiful
and cheap.
Todays Wholesale Prices.
Butter-One- pound prints. 46a47;
tub. isaac: store packed, %.
Eggs-Fresh. selected, 3la32: hem
merry. 32a33: current receipts, 20.
Poultry. alive--Turkeys, IS; fowls,
large, IS; small %; Leghorns, l8;
Spring hroilers. 36a37; medium, 33a34;
small, 32a33; Leghorns, 28a3O; ROSTERS;
is, keats young. rs; old, 80. Dressed
Turkeys. 80; Spring broilers, large.
A0a42: medium, 37a38; small. 3oa3d'
Terhorns. 81; fowls, large 26a27; small,
%: eapons. large, 44a45; small, 30a35;
ducks. 2Oa25: keats, 1.00al.i0.
Meats. fresh killed---Beef. 22a24;
veal, 1924; lamb, 26a30; pork loins,
33a34. fresh hams, IS; fresh shoulders.
10: smoked hams, 28a29; smoked
shoulders. 10: bacon. 24a26, lard, IA.
Live stock--Calves. 1915; Spring
lambs, 13al3l2.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report ON fruit and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service, Bureau of Agricultural
Economics says
Cantaloupes-Sup heavy; de-
mand moderate, market weak; Arl-
IONA. salmon tints, 1umbos S6s ana 4oS
al "a fats all sizes 50a75, North Caro-
lima Rideeway section salmon tints,
Standards 36s and Ass and ats, good
quality and condition. l.T5a2.00; smah
irregular size some ripe, soft, l.l2laa
so: miscellaneous melons, supplies
liberal. demand light, market slightly
weaker; California. standard and jumbo
crates honey dews, 6S, IS, 9s, LOU
AZ 90 honew balls best jumbos 36s and
45s. $50. standards 36s and ASS, 2.75,
nonvs 36s and ASS, 225. fat all sizes.
25al IS; some ripe soft jumbos, 50
and Ass, 2.50a3 90; standards Abs, 2O0
az so: fiat, all sizes, 75al 90
Lettuce--SupplieS OF western StocK
limited; demand moderate, market
steady: California, crates, iceberg type,
4 .0Oa5. 90 dozen, mostly around o.oo'
sunnlies of Eastern stock moderate; de-
mand light, market about STEADY re"
York, 2-dozen crates big Boston type.
50a2 90, some poor condition low as
100.
Onion Market Dull.
Onions~-Supplies light: demand light,
market dull, too few sales reported 10
quote.
Peaches-Supplies liberal; demand
light, market weak; Georgia, os, 81
bertas, u S. No. /, medium TO large
size. 1,5Oa1 rs; u. S. No. and q. 5.
No, ,. small to medium size, l.25al 90;
hushel baskets Elbertas. U. s. No. !,
medium to large size. l,75a200; North
Carolina, bushel baskets Bellies, U. S.
No. |, medium size. l.50al.75; bushel
baskets Hileys. u. S. No. /, medium
size mostly $780, IS Hileys, U. 5. NO.
/. medium size, l25al so; mostly l.2o;
small size, S5ai25; mostly around LOO.
potatoes-iSupplies moderate; demand
slow. market firm; East Shore OF VIZ
ginia and East Shore of Maryland,
cloth-top stave barrels Cobblers, U. s.
No. /, branded, l.60aiT5.
Melons Are Steady.
Watermelons--Su liberal: de-
mand moderate, market steady; South
Carolina, 4 tiers, Excelis, 34-pound
average. slightly decayed, 10000; 81
pound average, 10000; 28-pound aver
age 4 tiers Tom Watsons, 225.00; 20
pound average, 10000; 22-pound aver
age. 10000.
String ns--Homegrowns supplying
the market.
Lima beans--Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market firm; North
Carolina, bushel hampers. 2.00a2.25.
Apples-Supplies light; demand slow,
market steady: sales from storage, Vir-
ginia bushel baskets TransparentS, U.
g M I Medium size I0ai 25