Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-15
VEGETABLE SUPPLY
IS plentiful HERE
Florida CucumberS Shipped
to Local Market-Fruit
Displays Attractive.

rescue of local wholesalers with supplies
OF cucumberS, the vegetable having been
exceptionally scarce the past two or
more weeks.
Last week they were so scarce that
dealers on the country line were de-
manding as much as 10 cents for small
ones, but the demand at that price was
exceedingly slow.
Bushel baskets of the popular vegeta-
BILE came tp commission merchants from
Florida shippers yesterday, primes and
seconds, and retailers displayed an I'M
usual amount of interest in them
Prices ranged from $3.50 to $45O.
Plentiful supplies of tomatoes, home
grown and shipped-in stock, continue to
reach the local market, and the Cali
foFnia stock, In demand, Is looked upon
IS of the best quality. dollhouse receipts
not so plentiful, sell at higher prices,
while the nearby tomatoes continue
plentiful and cheap.
Other Vegetable Supplies.
Wholesalers also had plentiful sup
plies of numerous other varieties of
vegetables, the list including green to-
matoeS, okra, onions, Spring radishes,
caulifiower, lima beans, carrots, beets,
string beans, both varieties of potatoes,
peas, pumpkins and cabbage. They also
Fruit displays continued attractive,
supplies being greater than the demand.
Colorado cantaloupes, pink meat, con-
tinue plentiful, but the demand for
them is light. Honeydews continue
plentiful and cheap, while there were
very few honeyballs to offer the retail
trade this morning. Persian melons also
were plentiful and cheap.
Mushrooms, much more plentiful,
fod afV1rR &o
to $1.25 a basket. It. was reported by
dealers that this mornings receipts were
not In the good condition Of last weeks
receipts.
Grapes, oranges, lemons, pineapples,
apples, pruneS. pluInS, perSimmons, ALI
gator pears, grapes, papayas and a few
peaches were among the fruits whole
salers had to ofIer the retail trade.
Dealers this morning reported better
trading than was experienced yester-
day. They reported continued fairly
heavy receipts of poultry, with prices
unchanged, while egg and meat prices
also were unchanged.
Butter prices changed fraction of
cent. the change not being great enough
to affect the retail market.
TOdays Wholesale Prices. (Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
SuCeeA ~OLS~pOuAI0 pI1nCS, 4I14h40 a
tub, 46Aa47N; store packed, 30a32.
Eggs-Hennery, 52a55; fresh selected,
4oa50; current receipts, 43a45.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys, hens, IS;
toms. 50; Spring chickens, large, 27a28
brotlers, so; Leghorns, 90; fowls, %;
Leghorns, fowls, 22a23; ROSTERS. %:
ducks, 15a20; keats. 60a70; old, 35a4O.
Dressed-Turkeys, 40a42; Spring chick
ems large: S7aSe; medium, 35aS6; broil-
ers' S7aSS; Leghorns, IS; ROSTERS, 24a
20: ducks, 2sa3o; keats, 80a90.
lamb, 26a27; pork loins, 50; fresh hams,
2Sa26; fresh shoulders, 20a2S; smoked
hams, 26a28: smoked shoulders. 1920:
ages, is.
ais. ''
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits
and vegetables (furrished by the MAJ.
ket News Service Bureau of Agricul-
tural EconomicSl says: Sales to job
bers except where otherwise noted.
AppleS-SupplieS moderate; demand
light, market dull; bushel baskets; Vir-
GINA, u. 8. No. /, az inches up,
Grimes. 2.00a2,25; Yorks, It's; Stay
mans. 1.7oa2.00; 8 inches up. 225: UNI
S@es<sSAA4Gdp az A0CAlcS I'D, NfIILQeS. xOIkS
and Staymans. 1.2Sa1.5o.
Cabbage-SupplieS moderate: demand
light, market weaker; New York, 90
pound sacks. Danish type, 1.e5a1.75:
New York ard Pennsylvania, 100-pound
sacks, Danish type, 1.75a2.Oo.
Celery-Supplies light; demand light,
market steady, very few sales: New
York, rs crates early varieties bess,
2.25; fair quality and condition. 20O.
4oVNMO-CaaVnNNltAa ~ ~A~~S
light; demand light. market dull:
Michigan and New York, 12-quart
climax baskets Concords. U. s. No. /.
55a60; Pennsylvania, containing twelve
2-quart climax baskets Concords, $50.
Lettuce--Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market steady; California
crates Iceberg type. As dozen, 5.00a
5.25; fair quality and condition. ASA
4.50.
Onions Supplies moderate: demand
light, market steady; New York. Mich
igan, Indiana and Ohio, 100-pound
sacks, yelowS, y. S. No. /, medium to
large size, 2.00a2.25.
Potatoes-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market stronger; New York,
I50-pound sacks, round whites, U. s.
No. j, 4.50.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies moderate;
demand moderate, market dull: East
lows, No. ], S.25.
String beans-Supplies light; demand
moderate. market steady; Norfolk Sec
ton Virginia, bushel hampers, green,
fair quality and condition, 1.5oa1.75.
Lima beans-Supplies light; demand
light, market weaker; East Shore Mary
land, hushel hampers, best, S.25; poorer,
800.
Tomatoes-Supplies light; demand
moderate, market steady; nearby Mary
land, h-bushel hampers, best, 100;
poorer, SO.