Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-07
MARKET DULLNESS
IS CONTINUED HERE
Weather Conditions Cause
Draggy Situation-VegetabIe
Supply Is Ample.

Weather conditions continue to ham
per market business. according To re-
ports of dealers this morning the mar
ket continuing dull and draggy. Deal
ers say they look for very little i'm
provement in buying conditions until
cooler weather and return of Summer
vacationiStS.
Yesterdays rain is expected to assist
growing crops of vegetables in nearby
Maryland and Virginia, especially the
corn and tomato crops. There were
fairly large quantities Of both vegetables
Co offer the trade this morning. how
ever. but better quality products are eX-
pected later i'll the week.
Watermelons From South.
There was no scarcity of vegetables
this morning receipts being more than
ample to meet demands. Continued
heavy receipts of cantaloupeS and
peaches were reported. prices being far
below prices usually quoted at this
season.
Dealers are receiving moderate sup
plies of watermelons from Georgia and
sSouth Carolina. prices being reported
very cheap Lima beans and peas are
being received in small quantities, Very
few ome-grown peas are being offered.
supplies coming chiefly from New York
and Colorado,
Teday'S Wholesale Prices.
Butter~One- pound prints. Ar 2a4si2.
tub 45lsa46i,; store packed. %.
EggS-Fresh. selected, 31a32: hennery,
s2a33: current receipts, cease
Poultry, alive-Turkeys IS: fowls,
large, Is. small. %. Leehorns. IS;
Spring chickens. large, 34a35; medium,
S2a33: small. 80. Leghorns, 27a28;
ROSTERS, 16; keats. young, rs; old, 80.
Dressed Turkeys. 80: Spring chickens,
large, 40a42. medium. 38a40 small,
S5a36; Leghorrs, IS; fowls, large 27a28s
small. IS: capons. large. 44a45: small,
20a35: ducks, 20a25: keats. ! .00a1.1o.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 22a24: veal.
a0a24. lamb, 26a30; pork loinS, 33a34;
fresh hams. IS: fresh shoulders. 10;
smoked hams. 2Sa2e: smoked shoulders.
10: bacon, 24a26; lard, IL.
Live Stock-CalveS, 13l2al4; Spring
lambs. 13a1312.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on, fruits
and vegetables, compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics. says:
Cantaloupes-Supplies cleaning up;
demand moderate, market steady,
North Carolina. Ridgeway section, sal
mon tints standards. Sos and 27s, 1.00a
1.25; mostly LIS: ripe. soft, irregular
sizes. rs: Eastern Shore Maryland. vari-
Gus varieties, extra jumbos. l.50aI.75;
few higher: jumbos 36s, various varie-
ties, I.25a1 so; miscellaneous melons,
supplies moderate: demand limited,
market steady: California honey dews,
standard crates. small to medium size,
$50: large size, Its.
Lettuce-Supplies Of Western stock
light: demand light, market steady,
California crates, iceberg type. 4a5
dozen, 600 Colorado crates, Iceberg
type, 4a5 dozen. fair quality. so.
Onions Supplies moderate: demand
light, market steady: Iowa, 100-pound
sacks, yeIlows, United States No. i. 2,25.
Peach Supplies Heavy.
Supplies heavy; demand
moderate, market steady: Georgia and
North Carolina, skies, and buShel bas-
kets, Elbertas, T. S. No. /. large size,
1.5oa1 IS: medium size. 1.25aI. so; North
Carolina busheI baskets, Bellies, q. s
No. /, medium size, lo0al.25; large
size, mostly 1.25; few l.5o; Virginia