Evening star., 1928-03-03
EGGS HOLD STEADY
IN LOCAL. MARKET
Increasing Supplies Have Lit
tie Effect on Prices.
Poultry Is Higher.

SCeady In the local WnOIeSdle mdThcI
today There was a noticeable rise in
the prices of large dressed fowls and
Spring chickens, but meats and butter
exhibited no change.
Although there were no live lambs
coming into the market today nor any
to be had. there was an ample supply Of
other meats and poultry.
Quotations today were:
Butter-One-poun prints, 472a
49,; tub. 49a50; store packed. %.
Eggs-Frcsh selected. 27a28; hennery,
28a29: current receipts, 25a26.
Poultry alive--TurkeyS, 37a40. Spring
chickens, 35a38; fowls, 27a28: roosters,
l7al8: ducks, 24a25: keats. young. 70a
49, old. 35. DrcsScd-Turkeys, 38a45;
Spring chickens 35a40: fowls. large,
28a30; small. 25a26: roosters. 20a2l: ca
pons. fancy. heavy, 42a43: small, 30a35;
ducks. 27a28; keats. 80a90
Meats, fresh killed-Beef. 20a22; veal,
22a24; lamb. 28a30: fresh hams, 18a19;
Ioins. 18al9; fresh shoulders. l3; smoked
hams. 20a22 smoked shoulders, 12i2a
13; calves, alive, 8al4.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's fruit and vegetable prices fol-
low:
AppleS-SuDplies moderate; demand
moderate. market steady Barrels: Vir-
ginia, U. s. No. l. 2l2-inch up ROmes
and %, inches, 8O0a8.5O; unclassified
2le-inch Spys, 700: Yorks, 2i2 inches
up, 700a7.50 Boxes: Washington, me-
dium to large size extra fancy Wine5aps,
400: extra fancy Romes, 8 so; Delicious.
ATS: Virginia, medium size. large size
extra fancy Staymans, $50; Wageners,
250a275. Bushel baskets: Pennsyl-
vania. 234-inch up Romes. $50; Vir-
ginia. u. S. No. /. 2N-inch up Stay
mans, 275a300 unclassified Ben Davis.
2la inches up. ITS: New York, unc!as-
sified Baldwins. 2l2 inches up 2.00a2.15.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate, market dull New stock:
Florida. lh-bushel hampers pointed
type, best. mostly IT'S; fair quality and
condition to ordinary quality and con-
ditjon. 25a5O: Texas. barrel crates round
tvpe. 2.90a3 90 Old stock: New York.
sacked per hundredWeight, Danish type,
100.
Celery-Supplies moderate. demand
moderate, market about steady: Florida.
lO-inch crates, 4-8 dozen, 325a3oO,
mostly 325: 2i2-3 dozen, 3.00a32o.
Lettuce Market Steady.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady: California,
crates, Iceberg type. dozen. 3.5Oa3 70.
| mostly $50: dozen. 3.00a35o: Florida.
/ z -bushel hampers. big Boston type,
| 250a275.
Onions-Supplies light: demand mod
crate. market firm: Michigan and Ohio,
| 100 pound sacks. yellows. United States
No /. medium to large size. 325a3 so;
New York. l00-pound sacks. yellows,
United States No. /. small size. 275.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market steady. Michigan.
l50-pound sacks. Russet Rurals. United
States No. ]. 385a400. mostly 400:
Pennsylvania and New York. l50-pound
sacks. round whites. United States No
/, 3.75a400 Idaho. ll0-pound sacks,
Rurals United States No. /. 325: New
Brunswick. l20-pound sacks. Green
Mountains. United States No l. few
sales. 400.
Spinach-Supplies heavy: demand
light. market weak: South Carolina.
cloth-top veneer barrels. Savoy type.
$50: Texas. bushel baskets, Savoy type.
rawberries-Supplies light; demand
moderate. market slightly stronger:
Florida. pony refrigerators Mission
arys. 70a8o per quart.
Tomatoes-Supplies light: demand
light. market about steady: repacked in
New York city. unknown origin. SIS.
ripes wrapped. fancy count $50; choice
count, 500; originals. Florida. 6S. ripeS
and turning. wrapped. some soft. best,
fancy. count. T00a7s0; choice, count.
6o0a6.50 poorer. ripe. soft. both sizes
low as 400.
String Beans Unchanged.
String beans-~Supplies light. demand
moderate, market steady: Florida. "a
oushel hampers, green, 500a700 wax.
3 00a5 90.
Peppers-~Supplies moderate: deman3
light. market slightly weaker. Florida.
pepper crates. fancy. $50: Mexico no
sales reported.
Sauash-Supplies very light Florida,
pepper crates, fancy. $50
Eggplant-Supplies yerv light: too
ieW sales reported to quote
Cucumbers-SupplieS moderate: de-
mand light. market dull. Indiana. hot
house stock. . dozen cartons fancy, 3 90
as extra fancy. $50; double extra
fancy. good condition. 400
Supplies light demand mod
crate. market tirm: Texas, bushel has-
ketS, punched. 225a3 so
beets~~SupplieS light; demand mod
crate, market firm, Texas. bushel baS-
ketS. punched. o35ac5o.
Peas ~- Supplies moderate demand
moderate market steady: Mexico.
crates. 4,75aaO0.
Caulifiower Supplies moderate: de-
inand moderate. market steady; Cali
fornia. pony crates. 200a325
OranRes--SuppheS moderate: de-
mand moderate. market about steady:
Florida boxes medium sizes mostly
around 90 few Indian River district
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