Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-24
CANNING FRUITS
FEATURE MARKET
Melons, Peaches, Pears and
Other Products Offered in
Attractive ShoWings.

Both wholesalers and retailers are re-
minding housewives that the canning
and preserving season is in full sway
Displays of fruits, some from nearby
and some. from the Pacific Coast sec
ton. we're exceptionally attractive along
street this morning.
Dealers had offerings of peaches
pears. grapes, damsons, prunes, plums
ounces and other fruits for canning
and preserving, while Persian melons
and Rocky Ford cantaloupes also were
much in evidence Persian melons,
some weighing as much as 20 pounds
were offered at from $3.50 to $3.50 a
crate, prices of cantaloupes depending
upon size and condition of the fruit.
For picking purposes, dealers offered
cucumbers, peppers, onions, tomatoes
okra and other vegetables. Tomato
prices continue high, 2-peck baskets
selling from $3.50 to So. Lima beans
also were scarce and high this morning
very few homegrown beans being offer
ed. Most of today's supplies came from
the mountains of Pennsylvania, accord
Ing to dealers, and were offered at So
bushel, shelled stock selling at &c
cents quart.
Long Island cucumbers were quoted
at $3.50 a bushel, caulifower at SITS
and So a crate, California peas at $3.50
a bushel, lettuce at SITS and 81 a
crate, carrots at SITS and So bushel
and peppers at 75c and 81 a bushel
New York peaches were offered this
morning at $3.50 to SO q bushel basket
the stock from nearby gradually play
ing out.
Continued firm conditions of the
butter, egg and meat markets and
higher prices for eggs were interesting
features Of the mornings market
Poultry prices showed slight advance
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-One-pound prints, 50a51;
tub. 481sa491a; store packed, 30a32.
Eggs-Fresh, selected, 40a42. hen
merry, 48a5O; current receipts, 3Sa4O;
storage. 35a36.
Poultry-Alive. turkeys, 30a35; fowls
%; Spring chickens, large. 33a34; me-
dunn, 32a33: small, 32a33; Leghorns
28a30; ROSTERS, 1920; keats, young
60a80; old. 80 Dressed. turkeys, 40a45;
fowls, large, 33a43 small, 28a30; Spring
chickens. large. 38a40 medium. 38a40;
small, SO; Leghorns, 81; capons, large
42a45; small, 30a35; ducks, 28a30;
keats. young. 80a100
Meats. fresh killed-Beef, 22a27; veal
20a2S; lamb, 26a29; pork loins. 34a36
fresh hams. 27a28; fresh shoulders, "a;
smoked hams, %; smoked shoulders
22a23; bacon, 24a26; lard, 151aa16.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Apples = Supplies liberal; demand
light, few sales account holiday; market
dull; bushel baskets. Virginia. U. S. No
/, 21a inches up, Grimes, 125a1 so; un-
classified, 81. inches up, LOCAL .25; U. $
No. /, Delicious, 234 inches up. 2.00a
2.25, mostly 200; U. S. No. /. 21A
inches up, Delicious, 150a1.75.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; New York
90-100-pound sacks, domestic round
type, 225a250; Virginia, barrel crates
approximately 100 pounds net, round
type, 2.75.
antaloupes-Supplies limited de-
mand high. partly account holiday;
market dull Colorado, pink meats
jumbo and standard flats, all sizes, goa
1.25: miscellaneous melons, supplies
moderate. demand light, market dull;
Persian melons. extra jumbos, 2.50a3.0 G;
junbos, 2.25a2.50; standards, 200;
ponys. 1.50a1.75.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
light market dull; New York, two-thiro
crates, wide range quality and condi-
ton, wide range prices, 1.75a2.50.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand