Evening star., 1929-07-03
TRADING IS BRISK
At D. c. MARKET
Attractive Supplies of vege-
tables and Fruit on
Display.

on q par WIFI SATURDAY IA0dC' AS0-ANAo
stated, because most wholesale houses
will remain closed tomorrow. There
will be some EXCEPTIONS however, espe-
cially fish and poultry dealers. who real
iZe the necessity of last minute safes
of their perishable products. Few COM
mission merchants also will keep their
houses open during the morning.
This was O great morning Tor safes
of cheese" remarked a dealer To-Day.
"Sales this morning were very heaVy,
making it appear that cheese sandwiches
will occupy prominent place on tables
of campers and excursioniSts tomorrow.
wholesalers this morning had at
tractiye supplies of all commodities TO
offer retailers, fruit supplies proving
especially attractive. Watermelons OF
the Thurmond Gray variety. product OF
Georgia growers, claimed much atten-
ton, being the largest melon thus fa-
received.
Melon Prices.
Sixty-pound melons were offered at
SIPS, the 45-50 pounds stock selllng
at rs, and smaller MELONS selling at
rs cents. One carload OF the melons
received yesterday averaged 46 POUNDS,
said by dealers to be high average;
Melons of the Tom Watson variety sold
at prices ranging from 35 to 70 cents.
Moderate receipts of cantaloupes from
California and the South sold at vari-
Gus prices, according to size and quail
ity, while honeydews not so plentiful,
were quoted around S2.75 and So. Few
l1oneyballs brought So and 81 crate.
Alligator pears continue fairly plenti-
full, selling at So and $40 box. Hiley
Bell peaches, Georgia product, well col
ored and favored, were quoted at So q
basket this morning; Georgia Bells, not
so attractive, selling at $3.50 and $3.75.
Elbertas were quoted at $3.50.
Quantities of grapes, first Of the sea-
son. received from California and
Florida, found ready sale. SeedleSs fruit
from California were offered at $3.75
and "a, while a different variety of the
grapes from Florida sold at SITS and
So. Lemons we're reported cheaper.
while oranges and grapefruit were
quoted at prices that have prevailed the
past few days.
Tomatoes we're not so plentiful this
morning. Shipped-in stock from South
Carolina and Texas continued of splen-
did quality, while much of the nearby
stock Is not so good. The nearby stock
sold at 81 and SIS bushel, while prices
of the Shipped-in tomatoes depended
upon size and condition.
Lima beans, product of North Caro-
lima growers, were offered at $3.50 and
baskets, were quoted at $3.50 and So.
Plentiful supplies Of green corn sold at
$1.50 and SITS, some in poor condition
selling as low as 81.
Hotbed stock Of cucumbers from the
vicinity of Norfolk of exceptional quail
| ity, sold at So and $3.50 q basket
Dealers also had heavy supplies of
numerous small vegetables that sold at
low prices.
Only fair demand for poultry was
| reported this morning, dealers express
| sing the belief that most persons 1eav-
| ing the city for the holiday will do their
| buying elsewhere or will patronize eat
ing places at resorts. Prices of most
| commodities were the same as prices
| quoted yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-pound prints, 43a44;
tub, 42a43; store-packed, 80.
Eggs-Hennery, 34a35; fresh selected,
34a35; current receipts, 80.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys, hens, "a;
toms, 80; Spring chickens, large, 42a43;
small, 35a38; Leghorns, 30a33; fowls.
28a30; roosters, 81; ducks, Is; keats,
young, 60a65; old, 35a40. Dressed
50a52; small, 40a42: Leghorns, 37a38;
fowls. 30a32; ducks, 28a3o; keats, 80a
| 100.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 2oa2s; veal,
| 23a26; lamb, 25a27; pork loins, 81 !;
fresh hams, 26a27; fresh shoulders, 18a
l9; bacon, 22a25; lard, in bulk, 1S; in
packages. IA.
Live stock-Calves. Is: lambs, 121s.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits
and vegetables compiled by the Market
| News Service Bureau of Agricultural
| Economics) says (sales to jobbers ex-
cept where otherwise noted:
Cantaloupes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady; Cali
fornia, Imperial Valley, jumbos, 36s,
Salmon Tints, 4.00a4.5O, mostly 4.25a
4.50: junbos, ass, 4.50a5 90; 27s. 3.75a
400; standards, ses and ass. Salmon
Tints, 3,75a4.00; jumbo fats, lis and
l2s. Salmon Tints, Its; standard
crates. Honey Dews, IS to 12s, 2.50a
ats.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate, market steady; California
and Washington. crates. Iceberg type
As dozen, 4.00a425, few 4.50.
Onions-Supplies light; demand light
market steady; California. standard
crates. yellow Bermudas and 50-pound
sacks U. S. No. /, 2.10a2.15; Norfolk
section, Virginia, bushel hampers, yell
lows, some slightly decayed. 1.50a1.75.
Peaches-Supplies light demand light
market steady; Georgia. 1a-bushel
baskets, Bellies, unclassified, 13z inches
minimum, 1.60a1.75; bushel baskets
Elbertas, unclasSified, 2-inch minimum
some slightly spotted, 3.00a3.50; bushel
baskets, Bellies and Hileys, 1B-inch
minimum, U. s.. No. 2, 325: North
Carolina, 6s, Bellies, small size, U. s.
i hoc ato HNo
unclassified. 17s-inch minimum, mostly
around 200; 2-inch minimum, 225:
boxes, Carmans, unclassifled, medium
size, 2.25a2.75; some slack pack, 200;
bushel baskets, Early Elbertas, 77a-incll
minimum, U. S. No. /, 2.00a2 25; South
Carolina. bushel baskets, Carmans
U. s. No. 1, 2l4-inch minimum, 3.25.
Potatoes-New stock: Supplies mod
crate /; demand light. market steady
stave barrels Cobblers, U. s. No. /, 4.0Oa
AIS. Virginia. Norfolk section, cloth
top Stave barrels Cobblers, U. S. No. /
3.75. Old stock: No sales reported.
TomatCeS-SupplieS moderate; de.
| mand moderate, market firm. South
| Carolina, IS, ripes and turning, wrap.
ped, fancy count, $50; Texas, lug boxes
| ripes, wrapped, 5x6, 2.75a3. 90; Is, ripes
wrapped. 1.15a1.25. Nearby Maryland
k-bushel hampers ripes, unwrapped
2.25a2.50.
Watermelons-Supplie liberal; de.
mand moderate, market slightly weaker
Georgia, Tom Watsons, 30-32 pounds
average, 50a55: 1924 pounds average
80: Thurmond Grays. A pounds aver
| age, GOAL 90 each.
String beans-Supplies moderate; de-
fnand light, market steady. NORTH
Carolina, bushel hampers green, 2.25a
$50; few stringless, ATS. Nearby
Maryland, bushel baskets green string