Evening star., 1928-03-24
TRADING IS SLOW
IN CENTER MARKET
Storing Of Eggs Engaging
Who'esaIers--Spring Touch
Now in Vegetables.

Storing eggs for next Winters trade
already is claiming the attention of egg
dealers here and elsewhere 1t Is be-
lieved by local merchants that the sue
cessful storage business last year prob
ably will induce packers all over the
country to make efforts to store in
creased quantities this year
Sale of storage product of the hem
merry the past Winter was 50 brisk that
the supplies were cleaned up much
earlier than usual according to reports,
and the margin between the storage and
fresh stock was very narrow. more es-
pecially when prices were high.
Ordinarily 1t is stated, packers seldom
put away eggs before the early part Of
April. realizing that eggs that are
slightly frosted soon viii prove valueless
and incur losses. It Is reported that In
a few instances western packers already
have begun the work OF storing and it
may mean that taking Of so many eggs
for storing will be followed by increased
prices.
Slight Increase in Eggs.
A slight increase in prices already had
been reported this week. current receipts
selling at %. fresh selected at % and 30
and hennery stock at 80 and 81 cents
this morning. It is deemed probable
that some of the local dealers will begin
putting away eggs next week unless
there is decided advance in prices re-
ported before that time.
Dealers hardly expect there will be
any decided advance in prices next
week. This weeks slight advance is be-
lieved to have resulted from decreased
VEL lY4n fN flnA r,f ca
many eggs for Settingspurposes
Slight fluctuations in butter prices
were reported during the week. The
changes were chiefly in wholesale prices,
retail prices not having been much af
fected. Store packed. as country butter
is termed. is not very plentiful. Its
scarcity is believed to be due to farmers
diSpoSing of their cream at creameries
rather than bother making butter
Much Of the butter from the country is
said by dealers to be of low grade and
not much in demand 1t was quoted a:
80 cents. a pound this morning.
Banana Prices Cheap.
Banana prices continue cheap, the
fruit being plentiful, partly due, ii Is
stated, to the rivalry between competing
growers and shippers of the popular
fruit. Retail prices this morning were
as low as 10 cents dozen for the small
fruit TO 35 for the choicest.
Moderate receipts of apples. chiefly
from Virginia, met light demand and
steady market most of the week. Vir-
ginia WineSaps we're quoted at from So
to 50 barrel, bushel baskets selling al
So and 1925. Fancy box apples from
Washington sold at 81. $3.50 and S5
box
Dealers reported moderate supplies OF
grapefruit and oranges and light sup
plies of strawberries this week Oranges
were reported plentiful and cheap earl.
in the week. Oranges, as to grade. were
quoted at from $3.50 to Sc, some fancy
fruit selling higher. Ordinary run OF
grapefruit sold at prices ranging from
$3.50 70 $5.25. few extra fancy ones
selling higher. Florida Strawberries were
quoted at so to rs cents a quart
Rhubarb, much in demand during
the late Winter and early Spring sea-
son. is gradually becoming plentiful
Nearby truckers. supplying most of
1t, grow the vegetable in their
cellars, the growing stock presenting
much the appearance of so much candy.
growers state. Dealers offered supplies
this morning at from Sc to sI5 per
100 punches.
Tinge Of Spring 81 Show.
Hotbed parsley. mint and radiShes,
| and Spring onions grown in the open
| are among the vegetables attracting
| attention OF buyers and giving a tinge
OF Spring to the market. Parsley and
mint were quoted at rs cents a dozen
punches this morning. radishes were
81 and S. per 100. and onions sold as
low as 50.
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large quantities of potatoes from near
by Maryland and Virginia, other sup
plies coming from Idaho. Pennsyl-
vania, Michigan and Pennsylvania
Green Mountains, a white potato, were
quoted at $3.50 and SITS bushel. the
Dakota Reds. a good cooker. selling 8,
81. rs, Sweet potatoes. not SO plenti-
ful, were quoted at Sl.25.
TurnipS, yellow and white. are plenti-
ful and cheap. The white vegetable.
in greatest demand. sold this morn
ing at rs cents a bushel. the yellow
stock selling at 20 and SO cents Par
SHIPS were plentiful at 81 buShel.
kale. product Of Norfolk. Va, grow
ers, sold as low as $3.50 a barrel or ST
bushel this morning. while spinach
received from Texas growers. was quo
ted at 81 and $l3S a barrel. Cut-off
carrots were offered at 81 and Sl,25 a
bushei.
Tomato Supplies Light.
Light supplies of tomatoes. string
beans, peppers. beetS and caulifoweT
were reported. while receipts Of squash
were reported very light Dealers re-
ported moderate receipts of cabbage.
asparagus and lettuce. Many Of the to-
matoes from distant places are repackeo
In Pittsburgh. Pa, and distributed
throughout the country.
Municipal Fish Market receipts this
week continued light, due. IL Is stated.
to stormy conditions along the Atlanta
Coast. Catches of fish in the Potomac
River fell otf 20 practically nothing
dealers reported. and small catches
elsewhere resulted in increased prices
Herring sold u week ago at 5 cents
pound. sold the past few DAYS at double
that price, and roe Shad prices increased
TO IS cents. Bucks are selling as low as
~ cents and shad roe found ready sale
for the Friday trade at 81 a set.
oysters continue plentiful and in
splendid condition, selects selling al
$a.aa and standards at 81 a gallon. A
scarcity of shrimp this week sent prices
above those quoted a week ago and lob
Sters were reported scarce yesterday al
IS cents a pound
Dealers reported generally slow
market, expecting improved conditions
| about the beginning Of the Easter hol-
oay season. Prices today We're suhStan-
ually the same as prices quoted YES
terday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.