Evening star., 1928-03-21
BUSINESS DRAGGY
IN LOCAL MARKET
Supplies of Almost All Com
moditieS More Than Equal
to the Demand.

Wholesalers think that delay III
selecting site for Farmers Msrke;
IS one of the reasons for the continued
oraggy condition in the market The
miserable condition % streets in the
vicinity Of Wholesale houses alSe is be-
leVed to be a hm6rance to business
Dealers have been told that the
streets, torn up 10 make way for new
Government buildings, will not again
be put in good condition until after
the buildings are erected.
SUPPLIES of practically every COM
modify are more than equal TO the de-
nlan6s. and prices this morning were
about the same as prices quoted the
past few days
Fruits continue fairly plentiful eSpe-
ctaliy bananas an6 apples. Liberal sup
plies 81 oranges and light supplies Of
grapefruit were reported today, while
receipts of Strawberries continued light.
Florida strawberries were quoted around
IS cents this morning.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-One-pound prints. 52a52I9;
tub. 5oaSl; store packed. 80.
EseS-FveSh selected. 2Sa29; hennery.
c9sS0: current receipts, -.
y. 4 =.
chickens S5a2S: fowls. 26. rooSterS, Tia
IS: ducks. 24a25: keats. Young. 7oa75;
old. SIS Turkeys. SSa45;
Spring chickens. SSa40; fowls, large.
osaS0: small. 25a26; ROSTERS. 2oa2l:
capoils. fancy. heavy. 42a43: small. sea
IS. ducks, cTaoS. keats. S0a90.
Meats fresh kille6-Beef. 20a2c,
veal c2a24; lamb 2Ss3o; fresh hams,
1sa20: lo3nS. 17alS: fresh shoulder, la
1S: smoked hams. -; smoked Shoul-
Gers. = ais; calves, l3aI4; lambs, IS.
Today's market report on fruits and
Vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics says:
Apples-Supplies moderate: demand
Light. market dull; barrels, Virginia.
United States No. !. "a inches up,
winesaps. bet, S.0ose 90; poorer, $50;
boxes washington. medium to large
size. extra fancy Delicious, 4.5oa5 90;
WineSaps. 400: basslel baskets Viz
glnia United States No. ?. 2i2 inches
Up, wiresapS 300a32 IS.
ASpa-a agus-SUpplies very light: de-
raand limited. market steady: few sales.
California. 6oEen bunch crates. green,
large size. $50
Cabbsce-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market steady; new stock.
Florida. 1l2-buSf1el hampers. pointed
type, 200a2 50: mostly 225a2 so: Texas,
bulk. per tor. fat type. few sales 5000;
barrel crates. approximately 100 pounds.
let. round tvyse. fair quality and condi-
ton. 350az00: old stock. New York.
sacked. per cW.. Danish type, $50.
Celery-SuDplies light: demand light,
market steady: Florida. I0-inch crates,
SIS dozen. 325a35o: aa-do7en. 3o0a3-25.
Lettuce Market Steady.
Iettuce-Teste-n stock: supplies
moderate: demand moderate. market
steadT: California crates, Iceberg type,
As dozen 3-25a3.50: some fair cond!-
tloz- 500: Southern stock supplies Light:
demand light market steady: Florida,
11z-b1she2 ! hampers. Big Boston type.
S.s5z3 90. North Carolina. 5-peck
hampers, Big Boston type. few sales.
$50.
Onions-supplies light: demand light,
market steady: Michigan and Ohio.
109-pourd sacks yellow. U S. No. !,
medium 20 ia-Ee size. z75. few higher:
SOME spvouted- $50: Massachusetts,. 100
pound sacks, yellovS. L. 6. no. !. small
size. 400
Po.atoe-Cld stock. supplies mod
crate: demand moderate. market about
stea1y; Michigan. l50-pound sacks.
REsset RuraZz e. s. No. I. some fair
CONDITION. 41oa425: Pennsylvania and
New YORK I50-pound sacks. round
whites, L. s. 70. ]. mostly 400. few
higher: Idaho. iI0-pound sacks. Rurais.
Z. s. No ]. 3-50a375: Maine. l50-
pound sacks. Co5blers, Z. S. No !,
z25az5o.
sp.nsch-supplies liberal: demand
light, market steady: Texas, bnshel
basEets Savoy type. mostly around
%. Virginia. Norfolk section. bashel
baskets Savoy type. mostly S5.
EtTaT'berr.es-Eo supplies on market
Tomatoes Supplies light; demand