Evening star., 1928-03-09
TRADING IS DULL
ON LOCAL MARKET
Wholesalers Report Light
Buying-Egg and Poultry
Prices Steady.

market continued quiet today. The week
has been unusually dull, merchants
state, which is attributed to the Lenten
season. Buying is usually brisker on
Friday than any other day, but today
was Just as quiet for the wholesale
dealers
The egg and poultry prices remained
as steady throughout the week as other
produce prices. following slight reduc-
tions on both at the close of last week.
Quotations today were:
Butter-One-p pound prints, 47i2a4S'2 ::
tub 49a5o store packed. %.
Eggs-Frcsh selected. 27a2S; henncry
27a26: current receipts, 26.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys. 37a40: Spring
chickens, 35a38: fowls. 27a28: ROSTERS.
l7al8: ducks. 24a25; keats. young, 70a
IS: old, 35. Dresssd-Turkeys, 38a45;
Spring chickens. 35a40; fowls. large,
2Sa30: small, 25a26: roosters. 20a2l:
capons. fancy. heavy, 42a43: small. 30a
IS; ducks, 27a2S: keats. S0a90.
Meats. flesh killed-Beef, 2oa22: veal,
22a2i; lamb. 28a50: fresh hams. lSal9:
loins. lSal9, fresh shoulders. l2al3:
smoked hams. 20a22: smoked shoulders,
l2ieal3: calves. alive, Sal4.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market News
Service, Bureau OF Agricultural Econom-
ice. says:
App!es-Suppiies moderate: q >mand
moderate. market steady; barrels. Vir-
ginia. U. S. No, !, 2il4 inches up. Yorks.
V.00a7 so: U. S. No. i. Delicious. 2-2ia
inches, 75oa8.o0: U S. No. /. 81, inches
up. Romes. S00aS.S0: unclassified
Romes. 2i2 inches up. 100; boxes.
Washington, medium TO large size. eX-
ira fancy Winesaps, 400; Romes, $50:
Delicious. 450a4.75: Virginia. medium
to large size. extra fancy Delicious. 400
a4.25: buShel baskets. New York. un-
Virginia, u. S. No. !, Staymans and
2| inches up. mostly around 800:
Pennsylvania. u. S. No. l. Romes, 234
inches up. 800: U, S. No. /. pa inches
up. Winesaps. c.75.
Cabbage-Supplies limited; demand
moderate, market firm: new stock,
Florida. lis-buShel hampers pointed
type. l.75a2 no: Texas, bulk per ton
round type, 65.00a7000; old stock. New
York. sacked per hundredweight Danish
type. l.00al25.
Celery-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate. market steady: Florida. 10
inch crates. 6-3 dozen, mostly around
3.25; ga dozen. 3.00a3.25.
Lettuce Is Weaker.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate: derand
moderate, market slightly weaker; Cali
fornia. crates Iceberg type. 4 dozen,
3.2Sa3 so: 5 dozen, 500: few higher
Onios-Supplies limited; demand mod
crate. market firm: Michigan and Ohio,
l00-pound sacks yellows. U. S. No. /.
medium to large size. 4.50; MaSsachu-
sets. l00-pound sacks yellows. U. S.
No. /. small size, 3.75a4.00, mostly 400.
Potatoes-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate. market Arm; Michigan, l50-
pound sacks Russet Rurals. u. S. No. /,
mostly around 425: Pennsylvania and
New York, l50-pound sacks round
whites, U. S. No. i, 3.90a4.00: Idaho,
l10-pound sacks Rurals. U. s. No. !.
$50
Spinach-Supplies liberal: demand
light. market steady: Texas, bushel
baskets Savoy type, 75ai.00, mostly 85a
LOO; South Carolina, bushel baskets
Savoy type, 80.
Strawberries-Supplies moderate: de-
nnand light. market dull: Florida, pony
refrigerators, Missionarys. 50a55: few
ordinary condition. 42t2a45 per quart.
q. -oupPiASo AkHt, ueInauo
light. market firm: repacked In New
York City. IS. ripes. wrapped. fancy
count. few sales, ATS: choice count,
390a400
Sweet potatoes-Suppiics moderate;
demand moderate. marxet steady: North
Carolina, sacked, per ewt.. Porto Ricans,
fair quality and condition, 200: bushel
baskets, Porto Ricans, 15oal so; cloth
top barrels, Porto Ricans. fair to ordi-
nary quality and condition. 300a325.
String beans-Supplies light; demand
light. market steady; Florida. 7a-bushel
hampers. best. 6.00a7 90; poorer low as
500; wax. 3.00a5 90.
Peppers-Supplies light: demand
moderate. market steady: Florida, pep
per crates, fancy. 4.5oa5.00: low as
400.
Cucumbers Steady.
Eggplant and squash-Supplies very
light; too few sales reported TO quote.
Cucumbers--Suppiies moderate; de-
mand light, market steady: Indiana.
hothouse stock. 2-dozen crates, double
extra fancy. 3.35a3.50; extra fancy.
3.25a3. so: fancy. 800.
Carrots-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate, market steady: Texas. West
ern lettuce. crates. mostly around $50;
bushel baskets. punched, mostly 2.25.
Beets-Supplies light: demand light.
market steady: Texas, Western lettuce,
crates. 3.00a325.
Peas--Supp,ies liberal: demand mod
crate. market about steady: Mexico.
crates. mostly around 4.50: California,
crates. 5.00a525.
Caulifiower--Suppiies moderate; de-
rnand moderate. market steady; Cali
fornia, pony crates. 2.25; fair TO ordt-
nary quality and condition, l.50a2 90.
Oranges-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate. market steady. Florida. boxes.
medium size. 650a7.00. mostly $50:
California. boxes. medium size. 600a6. so,
mostly 600
rapefruit~~Supplies moderate: de-
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