Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-14
.HONEYDEW melon
GROWN IN VIRGINIA
Farmers Report Success In
Experiment--May Extend
Efforts Next Year.

IL came 1TOIm tine vlcln1ty Oh CTe0eEiCAo~
burg. Va, in the form Of a message:
honeydews on q farm not many miles
distant from that city.
It was reported by persons who SAM
pied them, that they were unusually
sweet and highly satisfactory In every
way, with the possible exception that
they were tribe smaller than the
general run of the fruit from California.
Ofncials Of the Department Of Agri-
culture failed to get excited or espe.
received from the Fredericksburg neigh.
borhood, recalling that honeydews had
been grown In nearby Maryland a
number Of years ago, but not in SUM-
cient quantities to give them q COM
mercial value.
May Extend Crop.
A long dry and warm season is re-
quired to successfully grow the melons
oficials Of the Department Of Agri-
culture, and the fruit is taken from the
vine at maturity and ripened indoors.
Numerous nearby farmers, having
heard Of their successful growing In
Virginia. 1t Is stated. have declared
they viii do q bit Of experimenting
next Summer. While they do not ex-
pect to raise fruit large enough to
| enable them to compete with Califor-
mia growers, 1t Is stated, they are willing
| to make the effort.
1T we fail" remarked farmer who
intends to experiment with the fruit
| next year, I'VE win have lost little, and
II we succeed 1t will mean much to both
| growers and consumers"
Honeydews from California this sea-
son are OF large size and splendid quail
1 hn fNV
| them has been good. Heavy receipts
Of honeyballs also have been reported
| from time to time and they also were
in demand. They are much smaller
than the honeydews, however, and deal
erS say 1t Is next to impossible to find
one that does not possess the sweet
| ness that Is desired.
| Wholesalers have been in receipt Of
! immense quantities of most foodstuffs
this week, and expect to wind up q
| successful weeks business at the close
OF today'S market. Changed weather
| conditions proved O boon to business
dealers reported, and put more life in
buyers. Few changes In prices of COM
modities were reported during the week.
stationary during the six-day period.
Butter prices advanced about cent,
according to reports, dropping a day
later, and meat dealers reported q de-
crease In the price of lamb, the two
principal changes announced. Fruit
and vegetable prices, changeds being
governed by the supply and demand.
Poultry prices also were slightly af-
fected, but prices Of most other COM
| modities remained unchanged.
Dealers at Municipal Fish Market are
displaying an interest in the prospects
for the oyster season. already. opened,
and poultry dealers are looking ahead
to the prospects for the THANKSGIVING
turkey market.
It is yet too warm for the oyster
market to display much activity Con-
sumers seldom demand oysters so early
| in the season, it Is stated, especially
| when warm weather continues, and the
slow sales thus far make the condition
| pated. NO.
Prospects for Bivalves.
Reports from shippers tell of bright
prospects for the quality Of the bivalves
expected this season. Oysters already
| ity, it Is stated, possessing "a degree
I'of fairness much better than during the
early days Of the average season.
Calamity howlers are always ready to
tell Of poor prospects," said an interest
| ed dealer. They seem anxious to give
| the impression that there is certain to
be q scarcity of the bivalves and that
prices will soar.
"But, he added, "the story is such
an old one that it Is given no credence."
It Is said by dealers that shell stock
| probably will not be so plentiful and
may be high, Q condition that has pre-
vailed the past few years, shipment OF
| the bulky and heavy stock naturally In
creasing their price. Consumers, 1t is
stated. are perfectly satisfied with the
shucked stock.
Dealers say that most of the oysters
| shucked for shipment to cities are
| shucked under proper sanitary condi-
/, lions and are shipped in containers that
have to be thoroughly sterutzed. IN
spectors in both Maryland and Virginia,
it Is stated, require the shucking and
!! shipping Of oysters under conditions
which mean their reception in cities in
the best condition.
The question Of turkey supplies for
the Thanksgiving holiday usually gives
local dealers some concern, and nat
Is a possibility Of a shortage and high
prices.
"And when receipts are SLOW" COM
mented q dealer, land 1t is necessary to
demand high prices there Is no salts
faction to either dealer or consumer
High prices usually mean low profits"
It is reported in both Maryland and
Virginia that there is every prospect
Of ample supplies to meet all demands
for birds for the Thanksgiving holi-
day season. Turkey raiSerS In both
losses, something that almost invaria-
bly, happens, but the losses this year
| have not been as heavy rs usual. Local
dealers have received no reports from
Texas and other States In which a
large proportion Of turkeys for the local
market are raised.
There has been no scarcity Of food
stuffs Of any variety reported during
| the week, wholesalers having been able
| to supply all demands ct prevailing
prices. Commission merchants con-
| tinued to have quantities Of show fruits
| 10 attract the attention Of retailers,
most varieties Of vegetables continued
| In plentiful supplies and only slight
changes in few commodities were re-
ported. ="
Early this morning retailers were in
evidence about wholesale market places
| looking for the first pick Of perishable
commodities, continued early closing Of
| the departments requiring them to be
| able to respond to demands Of con-
sumers who planned outings to start
soon after the completion Of the half
| day service. Prices of most commodi-
ties were substantially the same as
prices quoted yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-pound prints, 46a47; tub,
| 45a46; store-packed. 30a32.
Eggs-Hennery, 43a45; fresh selected,
S0a4O; current receipts, SO.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys; hens, IS;
| toms, 50; Spring chickens, large, 3ia32;
medium, 80; small, 80; Leghcrns, 26a
az; fowls, %; Leghorn fowls, 22a23;
ROSTERS, az; ducks. 15a20; keats, young
60aTo; old, 35a4o. Dressed-Turkeys.