Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-02
WEATHER AFFECTS
MARKET BUSINESS
Trading Reported Quiet by
D. c. Dealers in Whole
sale District.

Weather condition this morning
proved a severe handicap to dealers In
the wholesale market district. Monday
morning business usually Is lifeless
under the best conditions, but trading
this morning was much slower than
usual after the sleet formed on the
streets, sales being few and far be-
tween.
There was fairly good sprinkling of
retailers in evidence during the early
morning hours before the starting OF
the Storm some of them managing to
| return to their places of business with
out employment OF skid chains and
without meeting with accidents.
Skid chains were in great demand for
| use on delivery trucks in which orders
were to be delivered, some merchants
not having chains refusing to send their
trucks out until chains could be pro-
| cured or street conditions improved.
Receipts of commodities this morn
ing from the surrounding country were
exceedingly small. The few haulers
reaching the market reported having
made the trips under extreme difficult
ties. Some told of accidents or near
accidents, difficulty having been avoided
only by exercising the greatest care.
Shipped-In Fruits.
There were plentiful supplies OF
Shtpped-in fruits and vegetables to be
found in the commission houses, while
Few haulerS were in evidence on the
farmers line. The few came early.
| reaching the market district before the
starting of the storm.
Most OF the supplies along the farm
ers' line were unprotected from the
weather and freezing of the rain as
soon as it fell resulted in giving the
supplies, chiefly vegetables and a few
apples, a coating of ice.
Early in the day some of these deal
ers abandoned their stands, patrons not
being In evidence or being too few tn
interest the dealers Supplies of vege-
tables, including the several varieties OF
greens, were offered at prices dealers
reported cheap. Much Of the supplies
onered this morning had been carried
| over from Saturday.
product of California growers, we're Of
Tered in bushel lots this morning, an
entirely new method of handling them
IL was not because they had been
shipped in buShel containers. however
but because Of the breaking of crates in
which they had been shipped while In
| transit.
Crates Of the grapes were offered
around $2.25, merchants reported. while
the bushel baskets were offered around
$3.50, merchants making it plain that
tney would not refuse any reasonable
oHer. Poultry dealers this morning were
making efforts to dispose of surplus SUM-
plies OF turkeys carried over from the
Thanksgiving holiday trade, few deal
ers VINO had large quantities of them
on their hands sending their supplies to
| cold storage.
Much Of the carried-over stock. ar
cording to dealers, was not of top quail
W and will not come out of storage
looking any better than when It went
IN. Dealers had plenty good stock on
| hand this morning to supply the trade
| however, and they also had supplies OF
chlckenS, ducks, keats and geese.
Dealers In butter and eggs reported
a continued firm condition Of the mar
Ket on the two products, and suggested
that a continuance Of the bad weather
probably will mean a Temporary hieher
price OF eggs 1t was pointed out that
people IN the country will make prac-
tlcaily no effort to get their eggs TO
market until weather conditions change.
weather conditions have not vet a.
fected the meat market, dealers stated
and there is little likelihood that II
Will be affected. Prices this morning
were the same as prices quoted at the
close of last weeks market.
Today's Wholesale Prices-JObbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-pound prints, 431Sa441s:
tub. 42l2a43l2; store packed, 3Oa32.
Eggs-Hennery, So; fresh selected
57a58; current receipts, 52a53.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, young hens.
28a3O; old toms, 25: Spring chickens,
large, 25a26; medium, Is; broilers, 80
Leghorns, 22a23; fowls, 24a25; ROSTERS,
20; ducks, 15a20 Dressed - TURKEYS,
young hens, 36a38; old toms, 30; Spring
chickens, large, 27a28; medium, 26a27;
broilerS, 35a38; Leghorns, rs; fowls, 27a
%; ducks, 28a30; roosters, %; capons,
40a45: keats, 70a80.
Meats-Beef, 20a22; veal. 24a26;
lamb, 24a27; pork loins, 22a25; fresh
hams, 20a22; fresh shoulders, 1Ba2z;
smoked hams 25a26; smoked shoulders
1920; bacon. 25a26; lard, in bulk, 10;
in packages. IL.
Live stock-Calves, IS; lamb, 121aal3.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits
and vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics) says:
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market dull boxes, Washington,
extra fancy Delicious, medium to large
size, 3.75; extra fancy Staymans, medi-
UNI to large size, 3.00a325; bushel bas-