Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-30
TRADING IS DRAGGY
At D. c. MARKET
Merchants Expect Increase
in Buying to Develop for
Holiday Trade.
There was not the sHap displayed in

There was not the snap displayed in
the wholesale shopping district this
morning that dealers had ANTICIPATED
1t appeared to therN that buyers prob~y
ably are holding back until tomorrow,
to do their heavy buying for the New
Year dinner. ..
Weather conditions, following the
several snow flurries, was regarded as
being perfect, and supplies were ample
to meet any heavy demands retailers
should make upon wholesalers.
Turkey receipts were not heavy, de~s
mands for the New Year trade usually
being light, but dealers had fairly
heavy supplies of chickens, ducks and
geese. which were in fairly good dee
mand, receipts of geese being much
heavier than usual.
Receipts Light. ~
Trading in meats was fairly brisk,ll
meats usually being in demand for the
New Year dinner trade. An easing Of
the butter and egg market was rea
ported today, dealers predicting a SUBJ
stantial drop in egg prices In the near
future.
The egg market is due for q good
drop" remarked a merchant. There
has been drop Of 2 or cents
dozen In New York and Chicago, and
the local market is bound to follow" ~
Receipts on the farmers line thiSiT
morning were about as light as the
average Monday receipts, growers In
nearby Maryland and Virginia gather,
ing practically no crops on Sunday ex-.
cept during the Summer season, when
sunday work Is necessary TO save crops.
Few people were on the line with
small quantities Of poultry, chiefly
chickens and ducks, very few Of them
having any turkeys. -
In the commission house district -
dealers had their accustomed attractive
displays Of fruits and vegetables to
claim attention of retailers. They had
small quantities of strawberries from :,
Florida, the fruit being about as large
as any ever received in the local mar. :,
ket, but because of light receipts and :
higher prices in Florida, prices here 90
were higher. The berries today were =
quoted at SIS and go cents. ~
Pears, apples, grapes, oranges, grapes
fruit, tangerines, persimmonS and cram
berries were among the attractive fruits
offered the trade.
Shipped-in and nearby vegetables
were offered in large quantities by conr~sr
mission merchants, supplies including z.
string beans, lima beans, peas, carrots,
beets, potatoes, lettuce and celery. .-se
Lima beans, stringbeanS and peasyyg .iJ
as the same vegetables received from
nearby during the Summer season, somaoi
coming from Mexico, Cuba, California.
Florida and other States in the South. :" s,trs
"And the astonishing part Of It," he's
added, "is the cheap prices at which
they are sold here" -
Retailers in the local markets this >
morning had their supplies Of fruits -
and vegetables attractively arranged to =
attract attention Of consumers. Pouls'I
try dealers also had attractive displays u
reporting retail turkey market of SO q
cents.
Prices of most commodities this
morning were about the same as prices.
quoted Saturday. ,5s
TOday's Wholesale Prices-JObbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-poun prints, 4ll2a.55
AN; tub, 40l5a4l1a; store-packeC. 30ns
a32. o"A
Eggs-Hennery, 54a56; fresh selected, g,
53a54; current receipts, 48a50. "a
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, young, 32a35; ~
old toms, 27a28; Spring chickens, large, 9
28a30; medium, 28a30; broilerS, S0a32; z.
fowls 27a28; Leghorns, 20a23; roosters, ="
90 ducks, 15a18. Dressed: Turkeys; .
young, 40a42; old, 35a36; Spring chick.
ems, large, 34a35; medium, S4a35; broil-
ers, isaac; fowls, S3a34; Leghorns, asa -
capons, 35a40; keats, 50a60.
Meats-Beef, 20a22 veal, 26a2S;a.;,...
lamb, 26a28; pork loins, 24a2e; fresh .
hams, as; fresh shoulders, %; bacon,
25a26; smoked hams, IS; smoked shout, -. :
ders, 20; lard, in bulk, 12h; in pack y.
ages, 1917. .
Live stock-CalveS, IS; lambs, 13a14..s" ".
The daily market report on fruits and
vegetables Compiled by the Market r.
News Service Bureau of Agricultural W
Economics) says: Sales to jobbers except :
where otherwise noted. C
AppleS-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; barrels, no
sales reported; boxes, Washington me-
dunn to large size extra fancy Spitzen-
burgs, 3.50a3.75; Staymans and RomessoJ
mostly 500; some very large size, ass ac
a275; bushel baskets, Virginia, U. 8. No..
|, 21s inches up Grimes, 200; Yorks, ~
1.50a1 .65. -
Cabbage-Supulies moderate: demand <.
light, market dull; New York, 100-pound .
sacks Danish type, 190a2.00; South .
Carolina, Ia bushel hampers, pointed ,
type, 1.75a1.85; poorer low as $50. -.
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