Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-02
WEATHER AFFECTS
MARKET ACTIVITY
Demand for Meats and PouI-
try Continues Good--Eqq
Prices Firm.
Slow trading this week is believed by

Slow trading this week is believed by
wholesalers to have resulted from
weather conditions, the fruit and vege-
table business having suffered more
than other branches of the market
business While cold weather affected
the handling of fruits and vegetables;
dealers say freezing losses were neg
ligible.
Retailers were not out so early in the
morning while the temperature con-
tinued low, nor were they out in such
large numbers as usual. One or two
mornings during the week the pave
ments were slippery, making the going
uncomfortable, dealers say, and this
condition probably caused some of the
early-mornlng buyers to delay their
trading.
In anticipation of severe weather and
increased business for the inaugural
period, Workmen the past few days were
erecting more substantial housing places
for dealers along the B street line west
of Tenth street, a space set aside for
haulers from Maryland and Virginia
and a few retailers.
Butter Prices Advance.
Several increases in butter prices were
reported during the week. the increases
being great enough to induce slight in
crease in retail prices. The egg market
has continued firm throughout the
week, hennery stock selling around 40
and AZ cents, fresh selected stock at SO
and 40 cents and current receipts
around SO and 33 cents.
Poultry dealers are continuing to re-
ceive fine quality turkeys, chickens,
ducks, geese and keats, and poultry
always is in fairly good or brisk de-
mand, according to the season and quail
ity of the supplies.
Demands for meats this week were
in keeping with the demand for other
commodities, dealers reporting an in
crease after so many consumers re-
ceived their pay checks Thursday and
yesterday. Dealers at Municipal Fish
Market were well able to meet demands
for marine products throughout the
week, although fish from the Potomac
River nets were not SO plentiful. They
had supplies from the North and South.
however, and occasional shipments of
whitefish. and pickerel from the Great
Lakes to satisfy demands of whole
salers.
Increased business yesterday and this
morning was reported. such increases
invariably being shown about the 1st
and 18th of the month. Dealers realize
that the increased business for the in
augural period should make itself felt
in the next two or three weeks, when
visitors start reaching here.
Dealers this morning had attractive
supplies of all commodities to meet de-
mands of retailers, prices of most COM
modities being substantially the same as
those quoted the past two days.
Today's Wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-pound prints, 51a52;
tub. 50a5l; store packed, 30a35.
Eggs-Hennery. 40a42; fresh selected,
38a40; current receipts, 37a38; storage,
30a32
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 36a37; Spring
chickens, 35a36; LeghoPns, 30: fowls,
28a30; ROSTERS, 19a20; ducks. Is: geese,
20: keats. young 56a60, old 3d. Dressed
Turkeys. 40a45; Spring chickens, 38a
40; Leghorns, 30a32; fowls. %; capons,
large 45a46, small 38a40; ducks, 32a33;
geese, 25a30; keats, 60a1.00.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 16a21: veal,
24a28 lamb. 80; pork loins, 24a25;
fresh hams, 23a24: fresh shoulders lea
IT; smoked hams, &c: smoked shoulders,
16; bacon, %; lard, in tins 1872, in
packages IA.
Live stock-Calves, 17a17l2; lambs,
13a14.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Fruit and vegetable dealers felt the
strain of weather conditions this week
more than any other class of dealers.
Cold weather drove them to cover and
prevented the usual attractive displays
OF both fruits and vegetables from near
and distant places.
Attractive displays always attract at
tention." observed dealer, land usu-
ally mean heavier sales. It's a case of
persons seeing the unusually attractive
commodities and Immediately becoming
interested"
Honeydews, first received from Argen-
tina this season, proved attractive, and
are always in demand when in season.
Because of the express charges, how
ever, prices were not cheap and sales
were so few that wholesale prices were
not quoted. Retailers sold the fruit at
81 .50 each.
Florida persimmons claimed much at
tention this week. being fully ripe and
possessing the delicate flavor of the
fruit when ripened on trees. The at
tractive fruit, 10 to 20 to box. sold
at 81 and $3.50 box. retailers quoting
them at 10 and Is cents. Papaya. an
other Florida fruit, said to possess medi-
clnal properties, was received in small
quantities during the week.
"Papaya IS comparatively new fruit
In this market" commented dealer,
and 1T is a case of educating the people
In the matter of its worth. Were it
not for heavy express charges, it could
be sold at very reasonable price"
Another fruit to claim the attention
OF consumers this week was the pine
apple. Cuban shippers furnished fairly
large shipments to local dealers that
were quoted around Sc a crate. They
will not hold up we'll when the tenn
perature is low, according to dealers,
and during such time quick sales have
to be made.
Apples, always in demand, have been
received in moderate supplies this week.
dealers reporting light demand and
steady market. New York. PennSyl-
vania and Virginia shippers supplied
quantities of barrel and bushel basket
stock. Most of the box stock was from
Washington.
Strawberry receipts have been fairly
liberal this week, the demand not being
Disk. Shippers experienced no diff
Guilty getting the fruit here in good
sAi"PS' uCei0lS lcpOlIe IloS1 VI IIic
fruit being large and possessing the
genuine flavor of berries ripened on
vines and freshly gathered. The choic-
est of the berries sold around 40 cents
quart box most of the week, some of
the best quality selling as low as 33
cents.
Shipments Plentiful.
Oranges continue plentiful and rea-
sonable, small fruit retailing as low as
IS cents dozen. Big fruit is in de-
mand at fancy prices. dealers report.
Average stock, as to size, was quoted
from $3.50 to $3.75. Grapefruit, in
moderate supply most of the week, was
quoted from $3.50 to $3.50 a box. some
fancy fruit selling slightly higher.
Massachusetts, cranberries, slightly
cheaper than last week. were offered in