Evening star., 1928-10-19
TRADING IS QUIET
AT D. c. MARKET
Warm Weather Affects BuSi'
ness of Fish Dealers.
% Vegetables Plentiful.

Inactive trading was reported by
wholesale merchants this morning.
Receipts of most commodities were
fairly large and prices right. according
to reports of dealers, but retailers and
consumers did not appear to take hold
as usually is the case at this season.
Municipal Fish Market was the
scene of increased activity this morn
ing although the warm weather had
its effect upon trading. Dealers had
large shipments of fish. oysters and
crabs, it was reported, and prices were
low.
Greens in Good Supply.
Along the country line this morning
dealers had heavy supplies of most va
rieties of vegetables, with the excep-
ton of corn and lima beans There
were practically no linas on the line,
dealers reported, but the wholesale
houses had some good stock from the
Eastern Shore of Maryland.
The Maryland beans, in pods, were
quoted at SO a bushel, high price
for this season, and only fairly active
demand for them was reported. No
Shelled stock was received.
Dealers had large quantities Of the
several varieties of green's that we're
offered at low prices. The supply was
more than equal to the demand, how
ever, and dealers expected they would
have to carry over some of their stock
until tomorrow.
Continued firm conditions of the but
Ger and egg markets we're reported
prices continuing unchanged. Slight
changes in prices of poultry were
reported, prices of other commodities
being reported the same as prices
quoted yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter - One-pound prints, 4Sa49;
tub, 47a48; store packed, 30a32.
Eggs-FreSh selected, 45a46; hennery,
6oa52; current receipts, 40a42; storage,
IS.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 35a4o: Spring
chickens, 2Sa30; Leghorns, 27a23;
fowls, 2Sa30; Leghorns, 22a23; roosters,
1920; keats, young, 70a80; old, 30.
Dressed-Turkeys, 40a45; Spring chick
ems, large, 38a40; small, So; Leghorns,
27a2S; capons, large, 42a45; small,
30a35; ducks, 20a30; keats, young,
60a1.00.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 22a27: veal,
25a26; lamb, 25a26: pork loin, 25a26;
fresh hams, 24a25: fresh shoulders, 22a
23; smoked ham, 26a27; smoked should
ers, 21a22; bacon, 22a24; lard 1512.
Live stock-Calves, Is; lambs, 13.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics) says:
Apples - Supplies liberal; demand
light, market dull; boxes, Washington
n 10
size, $50; fancy, 300a3.25; conbina-
ton extra fancy and fancy Winter ba-
nanas, medium to large size, $50; bushel
baskets, Maryland and Virginia, U. S.
No. 1, 215 inches up, Grimes, 1.25a1 so; |;
inches, few sales, $50; u. S. No. l,
sJonathans, 2l2 inches. $50; 214 inches,
1.25; unclaSsif1ed, various varieties, 212
inches up, 75a1 90; Pennsylvania, un-
classified Staymans, 234 inches up, rs
a1.00.
Cabbage Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; New York. 90-100-
ID. sacks, domestic round type, 2.00a2.25.
'Celery-Supplies moderate: demand
light, market slightly weaker; New
York, two-thirds crates, 2.75a3.00.
Grapes-Western stock; supplies lib
eral; demand light, market steady:
California, lugs, Flame Tokays, 1.50a
Its: Eastern stock, supplies liberal;
demand light, market dull; New York,
12-quart climax baskets, Concords, so;
2-quart climax baskets, Delawares, Con-
cords and Niagaras, 16a17.
Lettuce-Supplies of Western stock
moderate; demand light, market steady;
California, crates, Iceberg type, As
dozen, 4.50a4.75.
Onions-Supplies light; demand light,
market steady; Michigan and Indiana,
100-pound sacks, yellows, U. S., No. /,
medium to large size, AGO. Ohio, 100