Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-08
INCREASED MARKET
ACTIVITY IS SHOWN
D. C. Wholesalers Report Re-
vieWal of Business on
Larger Scale.

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Increased activity among wholesalers
i'm roodstufs this week was Mccarthy
welcomed by dealers who nave expert
enced Summer trade OF hacllVlly'
since early in the Summer. according TO
dealers. business has been draggy. a
condition that was not unexpected, ana
il was felt that the change would come
with the return of vacationlStS AFTER
Labor day.
The change has come. business has
more life in it and dealers have handled
immense quantities of foodstunS TINS
week. Numerous changes in prices Oh
commodities. more especially fruits ana
vegetables, affected by the storm, have
been registered.
Interest i'm Tomato Crop.
Much interest has been displayed III
the tomato crop. Not only for the cur
rent trade. but in the matter OF can
ming for the trade the coming Winter.
It is reported that Gamers are paying
more for tomatoes this season than for
merly, suggesting the probability OF
increased prices during the coming
Winter season.
The season for cantalOupeS from the
nearby country is practically over &C
cordinS to dealers, although few small
shipments are being received. peaches
and apples continue plentiful, much Oh
the fruit being in the show class.
Continued firm conditions of the but
ter, egg and meat markets are reported
prices not having dropped during the
week. Retailers were on hand early TINS
morning to get first pick of commodities
for their week end trade.
TOday's Wholesale Prices.
pound prints, 5Oa5l; TUB
49a50; store packed, 3Oa32.
EggS-F'reSh, selected, 38a40; ilennery
42a44; current receipts, 35a36; storage
35a36.
Poultry, alive-TurkeyS, 30; fowls
large, %; Spring chickens large, 34a
IS; medium, 33a34; small 32a33; Leg
horns, 80: ROSTERS. 18al9; keats, young
5Oa6O; old 80. DreSScd-Turkeys, 4Oa
AZ; fowls large, 32a33; small, 28a3O;
Spring chickens, large, 42a43; medium
4O small, SO; LcghornS. 81: capons
large, HAAS; small, 30a35; ducks, 20a25,
keats, young, 80al.O0.
Meats. fresh killed-Beef, 22a26; veal
22a25: lamb 25a28; fresh hams, 28a29,
fresh pork loin, 40; shoulders, 20a2l ;
smoked hams, 26a29; smoked shoulders
l9a20; bacon, 24a26; lard, 15al5l2.
Live stock Calves, 16l2a17; lambs
Halls.
Local merchants having interests in
Florida fruit and vegetable cultivation
are anticipating good crops the APP
preaching season. Growers have about
recovered from the effects of the severe
storms last season. Due to the wash
ing away of acre after acre of plants
in the strawberry growing section, it is
stated, much replanting was necessary.
One grower near Palmetto is reported
to have rcplanted 200 acres.
Plants set out since the storm did
SO much damage are reported to be do
ing well, and large crops are antici-
pated. The first of the berries should
reach the local market about the
Thanksgiving holiday season, according
to reports, and the condition of the
plants this week suggests the probability
of heavy crops.
Growers also are anticipating good
crops OF oranges and grapefruit. The
grapefruit Is well advanced. it is stated.
and some of it might be gathered and
shipped at this time were 1t not for the
State law prohibiting the shipping of
undcvelopcd fruit from the State.
Cites Legal Requirements.
at is required by law that the fruit
must contain certain amounts OF sugar
and acid before it can be Sold," said a
local merchant interested in the grape
fruit industry in the Palmetto State.
None of the woody fruit is permitted
to be shipped" he added. Much OF the
Florida fruit already is better than the
fruit coming from Porto Rico, but moi
until it is fit to eat will any OF II be sent
out of the State. Choice grapefruit from
there should be on the market in an
other week.
Wholesale merchants along B stree
this week have had most attractive dis
PLAYS of fruits to offer the retail trade
WatermelonS are still being offered the
trade, many of them coming from
Cown-river sections of Maryland ano
Virginia, while others are fro mthe East
ern Shore of Maryland and Eastern
Shore of Virginia. They sold as low a.
25 and as high as 60 cents during the
week.
The season for nearby cantaloupes is
fast drawing to a close, receipts being
light and quality of most of the fruit not
being so good. Rocky FordS, Colorado:
prize fruit, reached the market this
week, possessing their accustomed sweet.
ness and selling at prices In advance Oh
the homegrown stock. Crates OF q
dozen cantaloupes brought 81 and $2.50
Persian melons, California product
are being received in larger quantities
and are In fairly good demand, the
nrice being the only obstacle in the
way of largely increasing the demand
Dealers quoted them at So a box the
past few days, the boxes containing
from TO & melons.
Alligator Pears.
alligator pears also would be In
greater demand If prices would take Il
drop" observed wholesaler. People
in moderate circumstances do not feel
like paying 35 or 40 cents for one pear.
In Florida they are cheap enough to
be served in salad form with 50-cent
dinners.
Large shipments of peaches from
Maryland and Virginia have been re-
ceivod through the week. At times the
past two or three weeks the market
was fairly glutted with the popular
fruit, good stock selling at as low as 81
a buShel.
Much show fruit, the peaches being
exceptionally large and beautifully
tinted, was included among the receipts
Prices the past two or three days sold
around $1.75 and 81 for the average
quality fruit, the largest selling as high
as SO. 1t is possible that small ship
ments of cling peaches will be received
about the time the present crop becomes
exhausted.
Moderate. receipts of apples the past
week met a light demand that made
the market weak. Bushel baskets. as
to size and quality. have been selling
as low as so cents and as high as $l.75
Dealers are receiving moderate sup
plies of pears from Oregon and Cali
fornia, mostly Bartletts, medium to
large fruit selling at 1925 and $3.50.
Grape Receipts Good.
Grapes have been received in fairly
Iarnn 1nIanIiIinS fancv TnkavS selling