Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07
BUTTER IS HIGHER
IN MARKET TODAY
Trading Is Quiet in Whole
sale ProduCe-Egg Val
ues Are Unchanged.

Usual quiet conditions for the first
market day of the week prevailed this
morning. Receipts were about as light
as usual and the demand was anything
but heavy. 1t is believed that continu-
uance Of the Snappy weather will result
in putting life in the market.
Dealers in all commodities had sup
plies more than ample to meet the de-
mandS at prevailing prices. Few re-
tailerS were out during the early morn
ing hours, and the number increased
later in the day, but the volume Of
business was not great.
Dropping of the temperature made it
necessary for fruit and vegetable deal
erS to take extra precaution against
freezing, although most of the supplies
in front of the B street business houses
were fairly well protected with cover
ings or fires in stoves located on the
pavements.
A slight advance in the price of but
ter was the principal change in prices
reported, prints advancing to SO and 81
cents, and tub to 40 and so cents. Egg
prices were the same as prices quoted
Saturday, and prices of most other
commodities also were the same as
Saturdays prices.
TOday's Wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One- pound prints, 50a51; tub,
49a50; store packed. 3Ga35
Eggs-Hennery, AZ; fresh selected. 81
a38; current receipts, IS; storage, 30a32
Poultry, alive-TurkeyS, 35a36; Spring
chickens, 30a32; Leghorns, rs; fowls,
%; ROSTERS, 19a20; ducks, rs; geese,
18a20; keats, young, 50a60; old, 30
Dressed-Turkeys, 40a45; Spring chick
ems, 35a36; Leghorns, 28a30; fowls, goa
81; capons, large, 45a48; small, 38a40;
ducks, 80; geese, 80: keats, 8Oal0O.
Meats-Beef, top. IS: medium. 21ba
%; common, 17a18; veal, 25a27: lamb,
%; pork loins, 24a25; fresh hams, 23a
"a; fresh shoulders, 18a19; smoked
hams, 25a27; smoked shoulders, II:
bacon, 20a22: lard, in tins, 1914; in
packages, 1872.
Live stock-Calves, 15a16; lambs, ia
IA.
Game-Rabbits, No. grade, IS; No.
2 grade, 15a20.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics, says:
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; barrels, Vir-
ginia, u. S. No. l, 234 inches up, Stay
mars, 5.50a6.00 boxes, Washington.
medium size, extra fancy. Delicious,
3.25a3.50; Staymans, 2.50a2.75; Romes,
2.25a2.50: bushel baskets, Virginia, u. S..
No. l, 21a inches up, Staymans, l GOA
LIS; 234 inches up, Staymans, LISA
200; U. S. No. /, 21a inches up, Grimes,
small lots, 1.75a190.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market about STEADY; New York,
sacked, per hundredweight, Danish type,
2.75; South Carolina, barrel crates.
pointed type, 4.00a4.5 so; fair quality and
condition, 365a3.75; 1h-bushel ham
pers, pointed type, mostly 225.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market firm; California, crates,
7.00a7.25; some fair quality and condi-
ton lower.
Lettuce-Supplies of Western stock
moderate: demand light, market steady;
Arizona crates, Iceberg type, As dozen,
3.00a3.50; Southern stock, no sales
reported.
Onions-Supplies light; demand light,
market steady; Michigan and Ohio,
100-pound sacks, yellows, U. S. No. /,
medium to large size, 4.75a5.O0.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market firm; New York, 150-
pound sacks, round whites, u S. No.
sacks Russell Rurals, U. S. No. /,
mostly 225.
Spinach-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; Texas, bushel
baskets Savoy type, best, mostly 1.25;
fair quality and condition, 100; Nor
folk section Virginia, no early sales
reported.
String beans-Supplies light; demand
light, market stronger; Florida, r.
bushel hampers, green, 7.0OaS00; few
high as 900.
Peppers-supplies light: demand
moderate, market steady; Florida, pep
per crates, fancy, 9.0Oa10.00; mostly
900.
Squash Supplies Light.
Squash-Suppliesl light; demand mod
crates, white, wrapped, fancy, 500; fair
quality and condition, 450a5.00
Cucumbers-No supplies on market.
Peas-Supplies light; demand mod
crate, market steady; Mexico, 45-pound
crates, 100; Florida, B-bushel hampers,
fancy, 400.
Strawberries-Supplies light; demand
light, market steady. Florida, pony re-
frigerators Missionarys, 65a70, few high
as rs per quart.
aulifiower-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady. Cali
fornia, pony crates Snowballs, 2.00a225.
Pearls, fair quality and condition,
1.25a1 so.
Carrots-Supplies light; demand light.
market steady. California, Western let
tuce crates, punched $50.
Beets-Supplies light. Too few sales
reported to quote.
Oranges-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady. Florida, boxes
No. l, medium size, 3.75a4.25; small size.
3.50a3.75; fair quality medium size, 800
a3.50: small size, 2.50a2.75.
rapefruit-Supplies liberal; demand
light, market slightly weaker. Florida
boxes, medium size, No. !, 3.50a400;
small size, 3.00a3.25.
Tomatoes-Supplies light; demand
light, market steady. Repacked: Florida,
sizes, ripes, wrapped, fancy count, 5.00a
$50. Unknown origin, threes, ripes,
wrapped, fancy count, 2.25a2.50.