Evening star., 1929-07-02
POULTRY SUPPLIES
IN LARGE RECEIPT
Dealers at D. C. Market Pre-.
pare for Big Pre-HoIiday
Business.

Anticipating an extra heavy demand
for the Fourth of July holiday, when
thousands Of persons 60 out Of the city
on picnics or to their country and wa
ter-front Summer homes, poultry haul
ers from Maryland and Virginia
quantities Of various varieties Of poul-
try. Dealers reported an easing Of
the market. insuring slightly cheaper
chickens for the holiday trade.
Dealers also reported an easing Of
the butter market. prices taking q
slight drop, while the egg market con.
tinues unchanged, with the exception
that hennery and fresh selected eggs
were IN greater demand, and retailers
willingly paid 35 cents q dozen for
them. Current receipts were not in
ding in many instances resulted In
loss.
Fruit Supplies.
Fruit dealers had immense quanti-
ties of all varieties Of fruits to offer
the retail trade for the Fourth Of
July holiday patrons, fruits usually be-
ing In demand BY persons planning
holiday outings.
increased quantities Of watermelons
were on the wholesale line this MORN
ing, mOBC O1 tklGxu 4LOnl &SOABA1! ~aAs
prices ranged from 30 TO IS cents for
24-pound melons to go and 20 cents for
the 32-34 pound fruit. Medium size
melons, weighing around 28 pounds,
were quoted ct Is and SO cents.
Cantaloipes continue in fairly heavy
RECENT. Dealers are not receiving more
than consumers are demanding, how
ever. and the market continues f1rm,
with prices not cheap. Some fruit, not
Of the best quality, Is selling at fairly
cheap prices, but the demand Tor 10 Is
slow.
Apricots and plums, California fruits.
are in demand, the former at $3.25 and
s.5O and the latter at $2.75 and %
box. Cultivated blackberrtes were not
plentiful at 90 q crate. the Wild berries
being more plentiful at $3.50 and %.
California cherries were cheaper this
morning, good stock selling low enough
to enable retailers to sell them around
35 cents q pound. Other fruits whole
salers had to offer the retail trade this
morning were apples, peaches, bananas,
wholesalers are expecting increased
business tomorrow. as very few business
houses win be open on the Fourth. Re-
tail markets viii remain open tonaor-
row later than usual to supply the
wants Of consumers to last over the
holiday. Prices Of most commodities
today were substantially the same as
prices quoted yesterday.
Todsy's wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-one-pound prints, 4sa4l;
tub, 421aa43: store-packed. 80.
Eggs-Hennery, 34a35; fresh selected,
3la35: current receipts, 30.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, hens, 81;
toms, 81; Spring chickens, large, 42a43;
small, 35a3s; Leghorns, 30a3S; fowls,
2sa30; roosters, n; ducks, Is; keats,
young 60a66; old, S5a40: Dressed
Turkeys, 3Sa4O: Spring chickens, large,
fowls, { y soas2: ducks. 2saso; keats soa
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 2oa2s; veal.
23a26: lamb, 2Sa27; pork loins, 81;
fresh hams, 26a27: fresh shoulders, 1Sa
10; bacon, 22a2s; lard. In bulk, -; In
packages, II.
Lave stock-Calves. Is; lambs. 12h.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits and
News Service Bureau Of Agricultural
Cantaloupes-supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market slightly weaker;
California Imperial Valley, Jumbos, 36s,
salmon tints. 4.25a4.50; Junbos, ass, few
sales, mostly 500; Jumbos, ATS, mostly
400; standard, ASS, 4.0Oa4.25: pony, ass
and SIS, mostly $50: ponys, 16s, 2.50;
Jumbo, fats. lis. Its; 9s. $50: Honey
Dews, standard crates, ss to 12s, ATS;
Jumbo, crates, 6s, 500.
moderate, market slightly weaker: Cali
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