The Washington times., 1929-12-16
Baltimore Produce

Summary Of Baltsmore's fruit. yege-
table, egg and live poultry markets for
the week ending December a. 1929:
Fruit-Florida oranges moved slow At
practically unchanged prices. the de-
mand being centered ON medium and
small sizes. The first car Of the 1879
crop OF California Navels sold at auc-
ton on Wednesday at range Of $500
OTIS per box. Grapefruit and tan
gerines held steady on the best Grades:
| Apples moved moderately at unchanged
prices. Strawberries declined from
S1.25 per at. to 60Q65c ON Saturday.
Vegetables--The demand and move-
ment Of potatoes was rather slow, with
the market holding steady on y. 8.
No. ! stock. Sweet potatoes were
rather draGgy, with no price changes.
Onions were unsettled, with weaker
tendency at the close OF the week. New
York state Danish type cabbage was
lower, with South Carolina Pointed type
advancing to So per hampers on Thurs
day. Western Iceberg lettuce held
firm on good stock: Florida Big Boston
sold at s2@2.ss per IN -bu. hamper:
bn. basket. Nearby stock ranged from
6c@$L25, closing at Use % $1.10 per
basket. Arrivals Of Southern peppers,
beans. cucumbers, tomatoes. eggplants
and squash were lighter. with prices
higher on beans. Receipts Of nearby
commodities continued fairly liberal,
with most lines hare to move.
II Eggs-Under lighter receipts the mar
ket on fresh-gatlered firsts closed firm
Live Poultry Turkeys moved slow At
around CSC per pound for the best birds,
all the week. closing with . better
feeling. Chickens ana ducks were very
prices. Guneas and geese held steady.
Dressed Poultry--Arrivals were light
ana the demand limited, most lots SELL
ing on par with live stock.
II ~ NNHm
very dull selling ct low prices. With
the market advanced sharply on Friday
and saturday, the best rabbits reach.
ing $3.6006 per dox.
FRUIT
Appies-One Washington arrived; Z
cars on track including broken. Western
Maryland. Pennsylyania. Virginia and
nearby truck receipts moderate. Sup
plies moderate. Demand moderate:
market steadE inch Tao1 ~ e 9orss Os sissG
LIS. fancy sIs5 @1.So: o. s.. Il, ~
inch mp. Yorks. $l,25@1.sS; ungraded.
SOC o s1.1O; Y: 9. u; ~ inch up.
as; Romes. si.so 400 fancy. 1s.aS.
Boxes: washington. fancp staynans.
medium to large size. ez66 02.7ki &C.
grade. medium to large size, &2.26@
2.4o; small size. $40 q 2;2s. Extra fancy
l = S--Nsl
Cranherries--s upplies moderate.
Massachusetts 4 -barrel boxes. Early
Blacks, $500 @3.6O; Late Howes. $500
@4.5O; few, $4.75.
Grapefruit Supplies moderate. Florida,
boxes, U. s. Is, as to size. Ss.sS9
i AIS; few higher. !
/ Oranges Supplies moderate. Florida.
boxes, U. 8. IL, as to size. 32,S0@4.Oo;
/ few higher.
Strawberries Florida, express receipts
light. Supplies light. Demand very
1 limited; no early sales reported.
Tangerines-Supplies moderate. Florida
/ M-boxes, u. 81 ~, as to size, $3.50
i ais: few higher; u. s. Is, $500 o $50.
VEGETABLES
Beans-No car-lot arrivals; no cars
1 on track. Florida express receipts,
| light. Supplies light, Demand moder-
ate; market firm. Florida, bu. hamp.
/ Bonntifuls. ss.50@2,75; few higher.
Round Stringless, S3.00@s.25.
eetsSupplies light. Texas crates,
Brussels sprouts-supplies moderate.
New York. per at, best 2o@2sci
Cabbage Eight New York; / south
Caroline arrived; 1S ears % track