Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-13
Fruit and Vegetable Review.


The daily market report on fruits and
News Service Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics says (saleS to jobbers except
| where otherwise noted:
Cabbage - Supplies light; demand
| slow, market dull; nearby Maryland
and Virginia, barrels. pointed type,
mostly 100.
Cantaloupes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market about steady:
California, Imperial Valley jumbos, SOS,
salmon tints, 450aA.75; few ripe, soft,
low as 500; jumboS. ass, mostly 500;
| fed ripe, soft, low as 400; standards,
ass, 4.00a4.50; standard fats, 12s and
| 15s and lis, 1.75a2.00; standard fats,
las and lis, 1.5oa1.75: es, 1.25a1.5o
Lettuce-Supplies very light; demand
light, market steady; California, crates,
Iceberg type, AS dozen, 5.50a5.75; fair
to poor quality and condition, wide
range prices, 2.00a5.0O.
light, market steady; California, stand
ard crates, Yellow Bermudas, U. s. No.
| /, 2.00a2.15.
Peaches - Supplies light; demand
moderate, market slightly weaker; North
Carolina, IS, Early Rose, unclaSsif1ed,
medium size, 3.00a3 so; small sizes, 2.75a
800; buShel baskets, Early Rose, I'M
classified, small size, 2.75a3.25; bushel
baskets, Red Bird, unclassifled. medium
size, considerably spotted l.Soa2.5o;
mostly around 400.
Potatoes-Supplies Of old stock light;
demand light, market about steady.
Michigan, 150-pound sacks RusSet Ru-
rails, u. S. No. /, 225; some fair condi-
ton, 400. New stock: Supplies liberal;
demand light, market steady. North
Carolina and Norfolk section Virginia
cloth-top stave barrels, Cobblers, U. s.
No. l, S.75a4.00, mostly 400.
Watermelons-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady. Florida
Tom Watsons, 1880 pounds average
55a65; 20-22 pounds average, So; 81
pounds average, 75aS5, mostly IS;
Thurmond Grays, 80 pounds average
S5a65.
Tomatoes-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate, market slightly weaker. Mis-
sissippi Is, green, ripes and turning
wrapped, No. /, 1.40a1.50, few low a.
125. South Carolina 6S, green, ripes
and turning, wrapped, fancy count, 400
a4.50: choice count, 3.00a3.50. few Low
as ESQ.
String beans-Supplies liberal; de-
mand moderate, market slightly weaker
North Carolina, bushel hampers, green
1.25a1.75, mostly 1.5oa1.75. Norfolh
section Virginia, 5-peck hampers. green
i A.UUA<.OU. 1l6Ch 4sOO64s ~
Nearby Maryland, bushel baskets. green
fine quality and condition, assaults.
Cucumbers-Supplie moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady. North
Carolina, bushel hampers, fancy. 1.50a
200. Norfolk section Virginia, x -bushel
hampers, green, hotbed stock, 200.
SquaSh-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady. North Carolina,
buShel hampers, white, 1.25el so. Nor
folk section Virginia, bushel hampers
white, 1.50a1.75.
| Peppers Supplies light; demand
light, market steady Florida, pepper
crates, fancy, 3O0a3,25.
| Eggplant - Supplies light; demand
light, market steady. Florida, pepper
crates, fancy, high bush, 3o0a3.25.
Carrots-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady. California, West
ern lettuce crates, punched, few sales
3.75; Norfolk section, Virginia, half-bar-
rel crates. punched, 1.25al.60.
Corn-SupplieS moderate; demand
light, market steady. Texas, Western
lettuce crates, mostly 2.5o: Alabama,
crates, 2.S0a2.75; North Carolina, bushel
hampers, 1.50al.75.
Oranges-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market arm. Florida, boxes,
No. 1, medium size, S.50a4.00.
Grapefruit-Supplie light; demand
moderate, market slightly stronger.
Florida, boxes, No. 1. medium to large
sire, 4.o0a450.