Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-23
PRICES UNCHANGED
IN LOCAL MARKET
Dealers Have Ample Supplies
for Light Monday
Trading.

Early morning bushes today was only
normal. Business usually is quiet Mon
day mornings and heavy trading Is not
expected.
Receipts Monday mornings also arc
light. dealers report. because shippers
do not do much shipping on Sundays.
Dealers had ample supplies of all COM
moditics to more than meet demands
OF retailers. however. and supplies on
hand we're as attractive as usual
Prices today remain unchanged.
Butter-One-pound prints, 5la52 tub.
48a49, store packed, 80; storage, 44l2
a45
Eggs-Fresh. selected. 47a4s; hen
merry 47a5O; current receipts, IS.
Poultry-Turkeys, alive, 40a42: Spring
chickens. 30a32; fowls. 24a25; ROSTERS
l6al7; ducks. 18a20: keats, young. 7Oa
IS; old, 49, Dressed turkeys, 4Oa45;
Spring chickens, 32a34; ROSTERS, 10:
capons. fancy. heavy, 45a46; small, asa
40: ducks. 25a3O; keats, 3Oa9O
Meats. fresh killed-Beef, 20a25; veal,
24a26; lamb. 26a27; fresh hams, 19a
20; loins. 19a20 fresh shoulders, 15al6;
smoked hams, 22a23; smoked shoulders.
13a14; strip bacon. 22a23; lard, l21aa
10; calves alive, Is: lambs alive. ID.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics. says;
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market steady; barrels,
Pennsylvania. u S. No /. 81, inches
up. Yorks. few sales. $50: Virginia
u S. No l. Yorks. inches 100: boxes.
Washington. medium to large size, ex-
ira fancy. Delicious. mostly 425: RomeS
and Staymans. 3.o0a325; bushel bas-
kets. Pennsylvania. u. S. No. /. 2is
inches up. Staymans, 2.25a250: "a
inches up, l.50al.75.
Cabbage-Old stock. New York. sack
ed, per hundredweight, Danish type.
GOAL .25: new stock. Texas. barrel
crates. approximately 100 pounds net
| round type. $50; Florida. IL -bushel
hampers. pointed type, 2.00a2.25.. most
~ 200.
Celery-Supples liberal; demand mod
crate. market steady; California, crates.
| 5.00a5.5 fair quality, ATS.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
| moderate. market steady: Arizona.
crates. Iceberg type, AS dozen. 3.50a
3.75. mostly around $50; California.
Imperial Valley. crates, Iceberg type.
4 dozen. mostly around 400.
Onions-Supplies limited; demand
light. market dull: Michigan and Ohio.
l00-pound sacks yellows, U. S. No.
medium to large size. mostly 2.1o.
light. market about steady: Michigan
l5O-pound sacks Russet Rurals. U. S
No. l, mostly 3.25: Maine. l20-pound
sacks yellows. u S. No. l. 2.75a2 80.
Spinach-Supplies moderate: demand
light, market firm: Texas. bushel has.
kets Savoy type. 2,00a2.25.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies liberal: de-
mand light. market weak; North Caro-
lima. bushel crates Porto RicanS. l0oa
l.25: cioth-top barrels Porto Ricans
2o0a2 IS. few higher: South Carolina.
5-peck crates Porto Ricans. las.
Tomato Market Dull.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand slew. market dull: unknown
origin, repacked in New York City
IS. ripes, wrapped. fancy count. ass.
choice count. ZOO: few higher: Florida,
originals IS, green. ripes and turning
wrapped. fancy count, 5.0oaS.S0.
String beans-Supplies increasing:
demand moderate, market slightly
green. best mostly 5.00a6 90. few higher.
ordinary TO fair quality and condition.
35oai5o
Eggplant-Supplies increasing: de-
mand moderate. market dull; Florida
pepper crates. fancy mostly around
400; few high as $50; choice count,
3S0a31S
Peppers-Supplies moderate. demand
moderate. market steady: Florida. pep
per crates. fancy. $50; fair quality and
condition. 400.
Supplies light: demand mod
crate. market about steady; Florida.
pepper crates. fancy. wrapped. small
size few sales. 500
Cucumbers-No supplies on market
Carrots-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market steady; Texas. West
ern lettuce. crates. punched. 335; bushel
baskets, punched. 2s5a2,S0. mostly $50
Beets-Supplies light: demand med
crate. market Arm; Texas. oushel
baskets, punched, $50,
Caulifiower liberal, demand
light market slightly weaker. Califoy-
MIA. pony crates l,9oa2 90.
trawberries-Suppites moderate: de-
mand light, market slightly weaker:
Florida, per quart, MiSSionarys. Az.
AGO.