Evening star., 1928-03-23
TRADING IS SLOW
IN MARKET HERE
Eqqs and Sea Food Are in De-
mand-FoWIs Reported
to Be Higher.

Marine products and eggs were in de-
mand by early Friday morning buyers
The demand was not especially brisk,
however. according to reports of deal
ers. Fish were not so plentiful, and
higher prices ruled while oysters were
as plentiful as usual and no higher. Egg
prices showed slight advance.
Dealers reported only fair demand
for poultry, meats, fruits and vegetables
the market continuing slow to draggy
The only change in poultry prices was
in the price of fowls, dealers reporting
an advance of 2 cents.
Prices of practically all other COM
modities remained unchanged.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-One-p pound prints, 52a52l5;
tub. 4934a5034; store packed, 80.
Eggs-Fresh selected. 29a30; hennery.
30; current receipts, %.
Poultry alive-Turkeys. 37a40; Spring
chickens. 35a38; fowls %; roosters, Tia
l8. ducks. 24a25; keats, young, 70a75,
old, 35. Dressed-Turkeys. SSa45; Spring
chickens. 35a40: fowls, large, 28a30;
small. 25a26; roosters, 20a2l: caponS.
fancy. heavy, 42a4S; small, S0a35; ducks.
27a2S: keats. 80a90.
Meats. fresh killed-Beef, 20a22: veal,
22a24; lamb. 28a30; fresh hams, l9a20;
loinS, iTa1S; fresh shoulder, 12al3,
smoked hams. %; smoked shoulders.
1212alS; calves, l3al4; lambs, l3.
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. Vir-
ginia, u. s. No. L. 2l4 inches up. Wine
Saps. a50a900, boxes, Washington,
medium to large size. extra fancy De-
licious, 450a500; WineSaps. 400; Vir-
ginia, fancy Delicious. medium TO large
size mostly 400; bushel baskets, few
sales: Virginia, u S. No. 2, Ga inches
up. WineSaps, 300a325.
Cabbage-New stock. supplies mod
crate; demand moderate. market firm;
Florida, l y -bushel hampers, pointed
type. mostly $50. few higher; Texas,
bulk. per hundredweight. fiat type, 500:
old stock, supplies limited: demand
light. market steady; New York. sacked,
per hundredweight, Danish type, 1.25.
Asparagus-Supplies moderate: de-
mand light market slightly weaker:
California. dozen-bunch crates, green,
medium size. 6.00a650: large size, 7.00a
$50; very large size. 800a8.50
Celery-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate. market slightly weaker: Flor
ida, l0-inch crates. 4-8 dozen, 3O0a
3.25; "a dozen. fair condition. ATS.
Lettuce-SupplieS of Western stock
moderate: demand moderate, market
steady: California. crates Iceberg type,
As dozen, 3.25a350, mostly $50; S
dozen, 3.00a3.25. Supplies of Southern
stock light; demand moderate, market
steady. Florida, ! Il -bushel hampers
Big Boston type, 2.50a3,00.
Onion Market Firm.
Onions Supplies light: demand
light, market firm: Michigan and Ohio.
lO0-pound sacks, yellows. u. S. No. /.
medium to large size mostly, 500; some
sprouted 4.50; Massachusetts, 100
pound sacks, yellows, u. S. No. ], small
size. 400a4.25.
Potatoes-Supplies of old stock lib
eral: demand moderate, market about
steady: Michigan, l5o-pound sacks Rus
set Rura!s, U. S. No. /, 410a425, Penn
sylvania, l50-pound sacks, round whites,
u. S. No. l, mostly 400: few higher
Idaho, li0-pcund sacks, Rurals, U. S.
No. /, 3.5oa3.75 Maine, I50-pound
sacks, Cobblers, u. S. No. /, 4.25a4. so.
Spinach-Supplies liberal: demand
light. market steady; Texas, busheI
baskets, Savoy type, GOAL 90: some or
binary condition, rs: Norfolk section
Virginia, bushel baskets. Savoy tvpe.
95a90. South Carolina, busheI baskets,
Savoy type. mostly as.
Strawberries-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market firm: Florida, pony
refrigerator Missionaries, 70a75 per
quart.
Tomatoes 49, Supplies light: demand
light, market about steady: repacked
in Pittsburgh, unknown origin, threes,
ripes, wrapped, fancy count, $50: skies.
rlpes. wrapped, choice count. 800a8 so:
repacked in New York City, threes,
ripes. wrapped fair quality and condi-
tim fancy cNlinf 4 90. choice cnlnr,f