Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-17
SUPPLIES OF FRUIT
ARE LARGE IN D. C.
Apples, Peaches and Water.
melons on Display at Cap
itaI Market.

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wholesalers were offering the retail
trade.
Dealers are closing up supplies OF
stock of last years apples, appearance
of this years fruit meaning decreased
demands for the old stock.
Cannons from the Bedford, Va.
neighborhood, presenting very much
the appearance of new stock, were Of
fered this morning at $40 barrel
while fancy Ben Davis stock sold at
$3.50 a bushel.
Wholesalers this morning had North
Carolina peaches TO offer the retail
| trade They we're not very large, but
/ were attractively colored and possessed
| the genuine flavor of the best of the
/ popular fruit.
Watermelon Prices.
Watermelons. 80 and 80 pounds, said
by dealers to be of the finest quality,
were offered this morning at rs cents,
being the choicest of the Florida melon
receipts. Smaller melons brought pro-
portionately lower prices.
Cantaloupes continued in plentiful
supply and dealers had all varieties OF
practically every fruit to offer the trade.
/ Vegetables also were in fairly heavy
supply this morning, Mississippi toma-
! toes claiming a great amount OF at
| tention.
The tomatoes were offered around
Sl.25 and $l40 a crate of four large
pans, Florida Span stock selling at
| So. so and SO. Only small quantities of
asparagus were received this morning.
season for the grass" being almost at
an end
Business was not particularly brisk
| this morning. dealers reported, while
supplies were fairly heavy. Prices were
| of
the close of last weeks market. with
the exception of a slight advance in
butter prices.
Today's Wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter = One-pound prints, 45a46;
| tub. 44a45; store packed 80.
Eggs-Hennery. 33a34; fresh selected,
| 33a34: current receipts, 81.
| Poultry, alive-Turkeys. hens. SO;
toms, 30; Spring chickens, small. 38a
| 40; large. 42a45: Leghorns. IS; fowls,
| 30a32; ROSTERS, 21; ducks, 15a20: keats,
Young. 60a65: old. 35a40. Dressed
Turkeys. 38a40; Spring chickens. 46a50;
Leghorns. 38a4o fowls, 37a38; Leg
horns. 34a35; ducks, 30a32; keats,
| 3Oa1 90.
Meats fresh killed-Beef, 22a25: veal
23a26; lamb. 28a30: pork loins, 31a32;
fresh ham. 26a27; fresh shoulders, 18a
10. Smoked hams, 27a28; smoked
shoulders, 17a18; bacon. 20; lard, in
bulk IL: in packages, 1917.
Live stock-Calves, Is; Spring lambs,
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Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits
and vegetables complied by the Mar
ket News Service Bureau of Agricul-
tural Economics says:
| Cantaloupes-Supplies liberal: de-
mand moderate. market about steady;
| California, jumboS, 27s, Salmon Tints,
3.5oa400; standards ASS and iumbos
| 36S, 450a4.75 jumbo fats IFS and lis,
1.75a1 90: standard flats 12s and lis.
| 1.50a175; Georgia. standards 36s and
| PTS Salmon Tints, some green, 2.25
| a2.50.
Lettuce Supplies light: demand
moderate, market firm; California,
crates, Iceberg type, As dozen, 600
700; New York, 2-dozen crates, big
Boston type, fair quality. 2.25a2.5o;
Onions@Supplies moderate: demand
light, market about steady; California,
standard crates, Yellow Bermudas, u. S.
No. l, 2.15a225.
Peaches-Supplies light: demand light,
market slightly weaker; North Carolina
SKIES, Early Rose and Arps, medium
size, 800; small size, $50; skies and
bushel baskets Early Rose, very small
size, some ordinary quality and condi-
ton, 1.50a2.00; few badly spotted, 125.
Potatoes-Supplies of old stock
moderate; demand light, market about
steady; Michigan. 150-pound sacks
Russell Rurals, U. S. No. /, mostly 2.25;
Maine. 150-pound sacks, Green Noun
tains, U. S. No. /, $50; new stock, sup
plies liberal; demand moderate. market
weak; North Carolina and Norfolk sec
ton Virginia, cloth top stave barrels,
Cobblers, u. S. No. l, 3.50a3.75; few 4 co.
Tomatoes-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market slightly weaker;
Mississippi, fours,' 'ripes and turning
wrapped, No. l, 125a1.50, mostly LISA
lao; South Carolina, skies, ripes and
turning wrapped, fancy count, 350a
400; poorer low as 800; choice count
2.50a2.75; poorer low as $50; few ex-
press receipts ordinary quality and con-
dition, fancy count, 200a225.
Watermelons-Suppl liberal: de-
mand moderate, market slightly weaker;
Florida, Tom Watsons, 32-pound aver
age, rs; 30-pound average, 65; 28-pound
| average, so each.
String beans-Supplies moderate: de-
mand light, market steady; North Caro-
| lima. bushel baskets, green. 200a2.25
| Nortolk section Virginia, buShel baskets
green Bountifuls, $50; some ordinary
| quality and condition, hold-overs. lower.
Cucumbers-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market firm: North
| Carolina, bushel hampers, fancy, lisa
225; few higher
Squash-Supplies liberal; demand
! light, market slightly weaker: North
Carolina, bushel hampers, white mostly,
l.25.
Peppers-Supplies light; demand
| light, market steady; Florida, pepper
crates. fancy, best. mostly $780, poorer,
| low as ESQ.
Eggplant-Supplies light demand
moderate, market steady; Florida pepper
crates, fancy, high bush, 800; fair
| quality and condition, 2.25a2.50.
Carrots-Supplies moderate; de-
| mand light, market steady; Norfolk
section Virginia, barrels, 3.00a350 per
100 punches.
Corn-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate. market steady; Texas, bush
ell baskets, best, 2.25a250; fair quail
ity, 1.75a200; Alabama, crates, 2.25a
$50.
Oranges-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady; Flori-
ia, boxes, No. /, medium size, 3.50a
400.
rapefruit-Supplies very light; de-
many light. market firm; Florida, box