Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-20
CRABS IN DEMAND
|NLOCAL MARKET
Fruit and Vegetable Receipts
Continue in Volume to
Meet Buying.

There was the usual Friday morning
demand for marine products at Mu-
nicipal Fish Market, retailers being on
hand before the heat of the day, real
izing the necessity for handling supplies
without sub1ecting them to much heat.
Hard and soft crabs we're in demand
dealers having plentiful supplies of
both varieties Losses in shipment were
reported heavy. Hard crabs we're Offer
ed at IS barrel while the soft crabs
brought 81 and 50 dozen, according
to size and condition.
Sales of meats for the weekend re-
tail trade we're fairly heavy. weather
conditions considered, and there was
the usual fairly good demand for
pountry for the weekend trade
Fruits and vegetables continue in
quantities equal to the demand, and
no changes in butter prices were re-
ported. A slight stiffening of the egg
market was reported, current receipts
selling at % and 30 cents.
Wholesale Prices Today.
Butter-One pound prints, 46a47 tub,
45a46: store packed, g.
Eggs-Fresh selected, 3Oa31; hennery,
30a31; current receipts, 29a30.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 25; fowls,
large %; small. 23a24: Leghorns. l8a
.
dunn, 35a36; small. 32a33; Leghorns,
28a30; roosters. 16; keats, young. rs
old. 80. Dressed-Turkeys, 30; Spring
broilers, large, 42a45; medium. 4oa42;
small 40; Leghorns, 80: fowls large,
27a28; small. 25a26: caponS, large, 44a
as; small, 30a35; ducks, 20a25; keats,
100a1.10.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef. 22a25: veal.
20a25 lamb, 28a32, pork loins, 30a32;
fresh shoulders. 1920; fresh hams. I'd
a25; smoked hams. ct; smoked shout
ders. 49,, bacon, 24a25: lard, IA; calves,
IA; Spring lambs. 13a14.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
TodayS market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market News
Service Bureau of Agricultural Econom-
les says
Cantaloupes-Supplies heavy: demand
moderate, market slightly weaker: Ari-
8ona salmon tints, jumbos, ASS. 350a
3.75. mostly $50; overripes. wide range
in prices, 1.50a3.00; jumbos. 36s. 3.00a
$50: standards, ASS, ripe 250a300: few
higher: North Carolina, % crates.
Hearts of Gold, 1.75a2 90; miscellaneous
melons supplies liberal, demand light,
market about steady; California, stand
ard crates, l.75a2.25. according to size
and condition; honey balls, jumbos. ASS
4.00a4.25. standards, ass, ats; ponys,
ASS and 54s. 200a2.50.
Lettuce-Western supplies light; de-
mand moderate. market steady; Cali
fornia. crates, iceberg type As dozen
5.00a5. so; few high as 500; Eastern
supplies light; demand slow, market
dull; New York, 2-dozen crates, big Bos-
ton type, good quality and condition,
l.75al 90: ordinary quality and condi-
ton. no sales reported
Onions-Supplie light: no early sales
reported.
Potato Market Dull.
Potatoes-Supplies liberal. demand
light, market dull: North Carolina,
cloth-top. stave barrels. cobblers, u. S.
No. |, l.50. few Its; east shore. Viz
ginia, cloth-top. stave barrels. cobblers,
U. S. No. /. $50
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS LIBERAL de-
mand moderate, market about steady:
brokers carlot sales, delivered in Wash
ington; Georgia, tiers. Tom watsons
3o-pound average. $4,000: 2s-pound
average. 225.00: 26-pound average ir-
regular size, waSty. 1880; 4-tier. Tom
Watsons, 24-pound average immature,
decayed, 1880. South Carolina. 4 tiers
Tom Watsons, 32-pound average, / car
$50 90: 2S-pound average. 2 cars, ATS 90
Peaches-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate. market steady. Georgia,
bushel baskets, Gov Hogg. u. S., No. l.,
medium size, 100: bushel baskets,
Hileys. U. S. No. |, small size, l,50al. rs: .
medium size, i,TSa2.0o, ripe. soft, low
as 100: IS. Hileys, small size, $50; me-
dunn size, It's. 6s Bellies. medium size.
l-75a2,00: North Carolina, hushel bas-
kets, Hileys, medium size, lis.
String Beans.
String Homegrown receipts
moderate, supplies moderate, home
crowns supplying market; homegrown.
bushel a lskets. stringleSs. l5oa175.
CucumberS-No early sales reported:
homegrown supplying market.
PeaS-Supplies light: demand mod
crate, market about steady: New York.
bushel baskets, Telephones. mostly
around l.50. few higher.
Apples-Supplies heavy: demand
slow; market weak Virginia and Della
ware. bushei baskets, TranSparents. y.
S. No. l, 5oai.0o; very small size low
as IS.
Corn-Homegrown receipts light:
supplies liberal: demand moderate,
market about steady; North Carolina,
crates. early varieties. GOAL so. ordi-
nary quality and condition. so.
Lima bear=-Supplies liberal: de-
mand light; market slightly weaker:
North Carolina. bushel baskets. 2.00a
$50; some heated. Soai50