Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-10
EGGS ARE LOWER;
POULTRY HIGHER
Turkeys Also Advance in
Probationary Product in
Better Receipt.

Increases in poultry prices and de.
creases in the prices of the various
grades Of eggs are reported by whole.
sale dealers today.
Live turkeys. quoted yesterday at
IS to 40 cents a pound, are bringing
q top price Of AZ cents today and sell.
ing at a minimum Of 40. while fowls.
which sold yesterday at from 26 to
IS cents pound, are bringing the
same top price today they did yester.
day, while today's minimum price
is 81. Dressed turkeys are bringing
the same top price they did yester-
day. IS cents a pound. and Spring
chickens are selling at from 80 to 81
cents a pound. BOOSTERS are selling
at Is to II cents a pound in place Of
Is cents pound straight.
Fresh selected eggs are bringing As
and 46 cents dozen instead Of Al
to So; hennery. II to 4S. in place OF
~ to SO, and current receipts, 43 to "A,
in place Of ~ to As cents q dozen,
the prices quoted yesterday.
The slump in egg prices Is attribut.
ed by dealers to the recent spell Of
warmer weather.
All other prices remain generally
the same,
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef 20a25:
veal. 24ao6: lamb. 26a27; fresh hams.
%; loins. 22a23; fresh shoulders. Is:
smoked hams, 20a22; smoked shout
oers. l6; strip bacon, 22a24; lard, la
122: calves, alive. 10: lambs, alive, 10.
Butter-One-poun prints. 54a55;
tub. So; store packed. 81.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys, 40a42:
fowls. 27a2S: ROSTERS, 16a17: ducks, is
a20; keats, young. 70a75; old. IS.
Dressed turkeys. 40a45; Spring chick.
ems, 1924; ROSTERS. IS: capons. fancy.
heavy. 45a46; small. ISAAC; ducks, 25a
80: keats, S0a90.
Eggs-Fresh, selected. 45a4s: hen.
merry. 47a4S, and current receipts, 43
a44.
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, few
sales. Virginia, L. s. No. /, gig inches
up, Staymans. S.e0as.50; L. s. No. ..
Staymans, ga inches up, good quail.
ity and condition, 6.00a1.00; l.. S.
No. /, 2ix inches up. Black Twigs,
6.00a6.50: boxes. few sales Washing.
ton. medium to large size. extra fancy
Delicious, 4.00a4.25: Romes. 3.00a3.25;
Spitzenbergs, 3.75: bushel baskets,
Pennsylvania, L. S. No. /. 2ls inches
up. Staymans, 2.25a2.50.
Cabbage-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate. market steady: New York.
sacked. per hundredweight. Dan.
ish type, 1.00a12 Texas. barrel
crates. round type. 3.75: Florida. III
bushel hampers, pointed and round
type. $50.
Celery-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate. market firm: California.
crates, 6.00a6.50; New York. 2.3 crates.
2.T5a2.s5; poorer low as 2.25.
Lettuce-Supplies OF Western stock
moderate: demand moderate, market
steady: Arizona. crates. Iceberg type.
As dozen. 3.50a3.75: supplies of East.
ern stock moderate; demand moderate.
market steady: Florida. ita-bushel
hampers. Big Boston type. wide range
prices. 2.00a2.50: 2-dozen crates. Big
Boston type. mostly 2.25.
Onions--Supplies light: demand
light, market Arm; Michigan and
Ohio. 1o0.pound sacks. yelIows, L. s.
No. j. as; few higher.
Potato Market Steady.
potatoes--Suppiies moderate: de.
mand moderate, market about steady:
Michigan. 1g0-pound sacks russell ru.
rails. T.. s. No. !, 3.40a3.50: few high.