Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-16
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Wholesale Market Men Hear
California Crops Suffer
Storm Damage.

Local dealers are interested in reports
of damage sustained by growing crops
In California as . result of the recent
frost that Is said to have spared nc
particular section OF the State. Nuts
grapes, peaches and apricots were
hardest hit, according to early reports
All fruits suffered. it is reported, ap-
pies faring better than the others.
Indications were reported as suggest
ing there will be less than so per cent
normal crop this season, the frost hav-
ing wiped out approximately $50, 100000
worth of fruits and nuts.
.'The reports from California would
make the situation appear alarming, "
remarked q local merchant, but usu-
ally when such reports come early in
the season the result Is not so serious
after ALL
Oranges and grapefruit were in plen-
tiful supply in the local market this
morning The heaviest receipts were
from Florida, however, and the juicy
fruit from there was reported reason
able TO cheap. Many small oranges
continue to reach the local market, the
smallest selling at retail as low as 10
cents q dozen.
Apples Are Scarce.
Grapefruit, especially the small size
were plentiful and cheap today, whole
sale prices depending entirely upon
size and quality of the fruit. Eight fol-
a quarter was the cheapest retail price
quoted for small fruit, the larger fruit
selling around Is. cents.
Apples were scarce this morning, the
season for the popular fruit being about
over. Dealers had only small quantities
of them to offer at 50, $3.50 and So .
bushel, and they were not much ir
demand.
Light receipts and a corresponding
light demand for tomatoes, product OF
Florida growers, continued the market
steady. Many Of the tomatoes are small
and crooked, such stock selling as low
as So and $3.50. Choicest stock sold al
from S. to $3.50.
Only moderate receipts of asparagus
from Virginia and South Carolina me'
a light demand and steady market
Prices this morning ranged from So iol
small ungraded stock to Sc for the
choicets receipts. Arizona lettuce, Ice
berg type, continues scarce and high
choice stock selling around 81 a crate.
Peas continue in liberal supply, while
peppers, string beans, eggplant, cucum'
bers, beets and carrots from the South
are coming in quantities just about
suticient 70 meet demands. Limited
supplies 4 !. old stock potatoes are ir
light denny 4, while fairly good de-
mand for new stock is reported.
Prices of most commodities THU
morning were substantially the same a.
prices quoted yesterday.
Tesisy's Wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Autter-One- pound prints, 45laa46
tub, 45a461a; store packed, 28a29.
Eggs-Hennery, 28a29; fresh selected
27a28; current receipts, IS.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, IS; Winter
chickens, 42a45; Spring chickens, 5oa55
fowls, SO: Leghorns, 32a33; ROSTERS, 80
ducks, IS: keats, young, s60a75: old
35ato. Dressed-Turkeys, 40; Winter
chickens, 45a48; Spring chickens, SIS
go; fowls, 35a36; Leghorns, IS; capons
large. 50a52; small, 45a47; ducks, 32s
80; keats, GOAL. 90.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, %; veal
24a25; lamb. 2Sa30; pork loins, 80;
fresh hams, 20; fresh shoulders, II;
smoked hams. ~; smoked shoulders, IT;