Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-06
POULTRY DEMAND
IN MARKET GOOD
Attractive Displays of Fish
Meet Early Buyers.
Turtles Offered.

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mand for marine products at Municipal
Fish Market this morning. Many of
them were on hand early.
Market dealers had attractive dis
plays of fish, crabs and crab meat to
offer retailers. Hard crabs, not yet
very fat, according to reports. were in
fairly good demand at SIS barrel most
buyers taking smaller quantities, how
ever, at about so cents dozen.
Soft crabs sold around 81 and $125
a dozen. while crab meat prices we're
30, 40 and so cents pound In adj
dition to supplies of choice fish, deal
erS had supplies Of swapping turtles to
offer the trade. Frogs were scarce
Meats and vegetables lid not move
so fast this morning. the market being
slightly draggy. There was much
better demand for poultry, however, the
demand for Spring chickens being par
ticularly good.
Wholesale Prices Today.
Butter--One-pound prints, 46a47; tub,
45a46; store packed, %.
Eggs-Fresh selected, 30a3l; hennery.
30a31; current receipts, 20.
Poultry. alive--Turkeys, Is; fowls,
large. 25a26; small, 23a24; Leghorns,
90; Spring broilers, large. 40; medium.
37a38; small, IS; Leghorns, 30a32;
ROSTERS. Is; keats, young, rs; DID, 80.
Dressed-Turkeys. 80; Spring broilers.
large, 42a45 medium. 40a42; small, 40;
Leghorns. So; fowls. large, 27a28: small.
25a26: capons. large 44a45: small goa
&c. ducks, 20a25: keats, LOCAL 10.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, "a: veal
20a24; lamb, 80; pork loins, 27a28:
fresh shoulders, 16al7: fresh hams. ga
IS; smoked hams. 25a26 smoked Shout
ders, 17al8; bacon, 22a24; lard. l3a131a:
calves, IA; Spring lambs, 13al4.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the Bureau of
Agricultural Economics of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, says:
Cantaloupes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand good, market strong; California.
salmon tints, jumbos, 36s, 4.OOa4. so:
jumbos, ASS, 4.25a4 So standards. 36s,
400; standard flats. Us and I5s. some
ripes, 1.25a1.50: jumbo fats. 9s, $50;
Arizona. salmon tints. standards. 36s,
4.00a4.25; jumbos, ass, 4.50: miscel-
laneous melons, California, honey dews.
standards and jumbos, 36s and ASS, 4.5O
a5.00 honey dewS, jumbo crates, all
sizes, 2.00a2.25.
Lettuce-Western stock; supplies
light: demand moderate, market steady;
California, crates: Iceberg type, AS
dozen, 6.50a7.50. Eastern stock, supplies
light; demand moderate: market
steady; New York, 2-dozen crates, big
Boston type, $50.
Onions--Supplies light: demand
light, market steady; California, STAN
dard crates, yellow Bermudas, U. S. No.
/, LOS; few sales. ITS
Peach Market Steady.
Peaches-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; Georgia. skies
Carmans u. S. No. l. 2.25; Hileys, medi-
UNI size. 2.50-300; North Carolina skies,
Eary Rose. medium to large siz, 225a
$50: small size. 200; bushel baskets,
Early Rose, medium to large size, $50
a3.00; small size. 400.
Potatoes-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market steady: new stock,
Virginia, and East Shore. Virginia, cloth
top. stave barrels, Cobblers, u. S. No. /.
200.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies light: de-
mand light, market dull; very few sales;
North Carolina, bushel crates, yellows,
No. /. $50.
atermelons-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady: brokers
earlot sales delivered Washington,
Florida, bulk. per car, Tom Watsons,
four-tiers, one car. 24-pound average.
400; one car. 26-pound average, fair
condition, irregular sizes, 425; one car,
32-pound average, 525.
String beans--Supplies heavy; de-
mand moderate, market steady; home
crowns. bushel baskets, So
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market dull: very few sales; North Car
DINA, bushel baskets, ordinary quaiity,
150.
Eggplant Supplies light; demand
slow, market dull; Florida, pepper
crates, very few sales, $50.
Peas Are Steady.
Peas-Supplies light; demand mod
crate, market steady; New York. bushel
baskets. L.axtons, 2.50a2,75; Telephones,
3.25.
Apples-Supplies light; demand light,
market steady: Virginia, bushel baskets,
early varieties, No. /, very few sales
2.00a2.25.
Lima beans--Supplies light; demand
light. market steady, North Carolina.
bushel hampers. fancy, 4.00a4.50. fair
quality. $50.
Corn-Supplies heavy: demand slow
market dull; North Carolina, crates fair
quality and condition. i.50al.75; Ala
bama. crates, 200.
Tomatoes--Supplies liberal demand
light, market steady; Mississippi As,
ripes, wrapped. best. 85a90; few, 100;
leaky. 50a75; Tennessee, As, ripes and
turning wrapped, GOAL 90.
Celery--Supplies very light; demand
light, market steady; Virginia. crates,
= dozen dollhouse, fancy, 450; choice,