Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-12
TRADING IS QUIET
AT D. c. MARKET
Dealers Have Ample Supplies
to Meet Slow Demand
Here.

NO heavy trading was reported this
morning. Business usually is quiet the
first market day of the week, con-
sumers apparently depending largely
upon followers from Sunday.
Receipts along the country line we're
very light, few haulers being in evil
dence, but dealers had supplies ample
to meet the slow demand
They had plentiful supplies of vege-
tables from nearby farms and truck
gardens. and country apples also were
plentiful. good stock selling around 81
a buShel. Dealers also had quantities
of cider to offer.
On the opposite side Of B street
dealers had their usual attractive dis
plays of fancy fruits and vegetables.
most OF their stock having come from
Tar distant growing sections.
Inere was no scarcity of other COM
modltles. poultry, meats, butter and
eggs being there in quantities more
IMAM ample to meet demands The but
Ter ana egg markets continued firm,
with Slight advance In butter prices.
Prices OF most commodities we're
ABOUT the same as prices reported Sat-
urday, Jobbers' prices, especially in the
poultry market, being slightly higher
than prices reported
Today's Wholesale Prices-JObbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-p pound prints. 514a
523i; tub, 50A asia; store-packed, 80
a32.
Eggs-Fresh, selected, 4Sa5O; hen
storage, 33a35
Poultry, alive - Turkeys, 4Oa45;
Spring chickens, 30a32; Leghorns. 27a
%; fowls, 27a28; ROSTERS. 19a2O: keats.
young, 60a80; old, 30. Dressed turkeys
45a50; Spring chickens, 38a4O; Leg
horns, 37a38: capons, large, 32a45;
small, 3Oa35; ducks, 30a32; keats, young,
80a1 90.
Meats, esh-killed-Beef, 1sa27;
veal, 22a27; lamb, 20a25; pork loins,
26a27; fresh lambs, 22a23; fresh
shoulders, 18a2Q; smoked hams, 25a27;
smoked shoulders, 21a22; bacon, %;
Live stock-Calves, 15a16; lambs, 10.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits and
vegetables Compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics) says:
Apples - Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market steady; boxes, Wash
lngton, medium to large size, extra
fancy Delicious, mostly around 1926:
extra fancy staymans, 2.50a2.75: COM
blnation extra fancy and fancy Winter
bananas, mostly ripe, 200a2.25: bushel
basket, Maryland and Virginia. U. S.
No: l., az inches up, Staymans. LISA
l.5O; U. S. No. /. 234 inchesup, .5Oa1 go.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; demand
hght, market dull; New York and Penn
sylvanla, 90-l00 pound sacks, Danish
type, l.60a1.75 few higher.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
llgnt, market about steady; New York,
2-3 crate, 2.50a3.00; ordinary quality
and condition, l.75a20O; California.
600.
Lettuce-supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market about steady:
dozen, mostly 500.
Onions-Suppliesl light; demand light,
market firm; Michigan and New York,
100-pound sacks, yellow, u. S. No. /,
mostly 4.25; few higher.
PotatoeS-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady; Penn
Sylvan1a, 150-pound sacks, round whites
q. S. No. l, l.85a200: New York, 15O-
pound sacks, round whites, U. S. No.
l, 1.85a2.00; New York, 150-pornd
sacks, round whites, U. S. No. /, 2.OOa
2.l0; Michigan, 150-pound sacks, rus
set rurals, U. S. No. /, 210a2.25; Idaho.
50-pound boxes, russell Burbanks. bak-
ers, 2.50a2.75; 100-pound sacks, russell
Burhanks, mostly around 800.
Sweet potatoes--Supplies moderate;
demand moderate, market steady: East
Shore. Va, cloth-top barrels, Fellows,
No. l, 265a2.75; Nearby Maryland.
bushel baskets, Nancy Halls, No. /,
125a1.50.
Cucumbers-Supplies very light; de-
mand light, market dull Florida,
square bushel crates, fancy, fair quality,
400.
Squash-Suppties light; demand light.
market steady; Florida, pepper crates,
5O0a5.50.
String beans-Supplies very light de-
mand light, market steady; Florida, IS
bushel hampers green, 400: South Car
DINA bushel hampers green, 450.
Peppers - Supplies light; no stock
shipped on market
Eggplant-No supplies on market.
Cauliflower - Supplies moderate; de-