Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-29
POULTRY SUPPLIES
N LARGE RECEIPT
Attractive Displays Are Of
ferdd at D. C. Market.
Vegetables Plentiful

rearaftce suggestive of the approach
81 ths. Thanksgiving holiday season
while stn the farmers line there were
displays of pumpkins and Autumn
tiawerf and leaves to supply the Hal
loweer5 demand.
turkeya we're In splendid condition, in
creasek receipts of the king of the
barn-yArd fowls meeting correspond
ing Increased demand. Young hens
and TONS alive we're quoted around 40
cents n pound this morning. old tur-
keys, 9essed, selling at 40 and As cents
young sbnes selling at 48 and so cents.
Dea5rs in poultry continue to have
plentitsll supplies of chickens, ducks
and keats to offer at prices they termed
cheap 20 reasonable. Receipts OF such
poultrys from nearby Maryland and
Virgin& continue fairly heavy.
Halloween Offerings.
Halloween offerings this morning
were reported specially attractive. Most
of the big show pumpkins, however,
were cia display in Center Market by
retailel@. dealers along the farmers line
handliNg only the general run of the
vegetable. Show pumpkins were priced
as higl as SIS.
Fruit displays of commission mer-
chantsk continued attractive, their re-
ceipts bf vegetables, while not so at
tractiv claiming much attention of re-
It vi S said by vegetable dealers that
receipts of large quantities of products
Of eaEby Maryland and Virginia have
continAed heavy much later this sea-
son than usual. Splendid quality to-
matoesx included among the receipts
present4d the attractive red coloring of
the vet.etable received in hot weather.
Top q2ality tomatoes this morning
brought as much as $1.25 for 2-peck
baskets
LimaIb beans, mostly from the Eastern
Shore Dc Maryland and Virginia, not
quite 81 plentiful, were quoted around
$3.50 aNoushel basket, string beans SELL
ing frtXh 1925 to S2.75. Dealers had
plentifN supplies of several varieties of
greens from nearby to offer the retail
trade.
CoolE weather was reported by deal
ers In marine products to have in
creased the demand for oysters, and
wholesalers had supplies more than
equal to the demands. 1t was reported
that demands for practically all COM
modities were increased, possibly as a
result 9f lower temperature. Prices of
most commodities today we're the same
as prices quoted yesterday.
Toddy's Wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Buttir-One-p pound prints, 46a47;
tub, 45iza 46; store packed, 30a32.
Eggsl- Hennery, SIS; fresh selected,
%8a50 1current receipts, As.
Poul .ry, alive-Turkeys, young, hens,
20; to41s, 40; hens, old, 35a36; young
35a38; Spring chickens, large, 27a28;
broiler 80; Leghorns, 22a23; fowls,
28a29; yLeghorn fowls, 20a21; ROSTERS,
60 n. 4kr noH
old, Sc Dressed-Turkeys, young, 48a
so; OLE, 40a45; Spring chickens, large,
35a36;: medium, IS; broilers, 37a38;
mediulh, 35a36; broilers, 37a38; Leg
horns, s35; ROSTERS, 24a25; ducks 2sa3o;
keats, seae0
Mea:s-Beef, 2oa23; veal, 24a2s;
lamb, s6a27; pork loins, 80; fresh hams,
22a25f fresh shoulders, 20a23; smoked
hams, 26a2s; smoked shoulders, 1920;
s SaconI %; lard in bulk "a; in pack
12lzaAs.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
TheHDaily market report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the Market
News kService, Bureau Of Agricultural
Econosnics, says (sales to jobbers except
where otherwise noted:
Apt es-Supplies moderate: demand
model lite, market steady; boxed, Wash
ingtolt extra fancy Delicious, medium
to large size, 375a4.00; fancy Delicious,
medium to large size, $50; extra fancy
Jonathans, medium to large size, 3.25;
bushef baskets. Virginia, U. S. No. /,
pa riches up, Delicious, ITS; U. S. No.
!, 2l4 inches up, Delicious, $50; U. s..
No. lf224 inches up, staymans, 400; 8
inchek up. 2.25; 8 inches up, Black
Twig3 zoo: U. S. No. /, az inches up,
Crimes 200a2.25; U. S. No. /, ga inches
up, YbTks, 400; unclassified, various va
rietie1 LOCAL rs; poorer, low as so.
CaHoage-Supplies moderate; demand
light, snarket dull; New York, 90-pound
sacks; Danish type, 1.40a150.
CeN1y-Supplies light; demand light,
gsIasso steady; New York, 2-s crates,
Le4uce-supplies liberal; demand
lights market steady; Western stock.
California, crates, Iceberg type, AS
dozet, 3.00a325, few higher, few fair
condition, ATS.
Grapes Eastern supplies light; de-
man9 light, market steady; New York,
l2-qYart climax baskets, !Concords, u.
s., NJ. /, mostly so.
OrSons-Supplies light: demand light,
MARKET steady New York and Michiga n
100-Gound sacks yellows, u. S. No. /,
medalm to large size, 200a2.25.
Posatoes-Supplies liberal; demand
mod4rate. market steady. New York
and | Pennsylvania 150-pound sacks
rounN whites. U. S. No. /, 450a4 go.
Maine, 150-pound sacks Green Noun
tain U. S. No. l, 4.50a4.65 some poor
como tion lower; 120-pound sacks, Green
MOI ktainS. U. S. No. /, 3.75a4.0O.
street. Potatoes-Supplies moderate
demand slow, market steady. z. S. Vir-
ginic cloth-top barrels yellows, No. /,
as: some ordinary quality, $50. E. S.
Maryland, bushel hampers yellows, No.
], 85a1.o0.
String beans-Supplies moderate; de-
mahd moderate market steady Norfolk
section Virginia, bushel hampers green,
f1ne; quality and condition, 200a2.25.
3. 2. bushel hampers green, fair quail
1ty and condition, LOCAL so.
Lima beans-Supplies light; demand
mocerate, market firm. e. S. Mary
lane bushel hampers, good quality and
condition. 4.25a4.50, mostly 4.25.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
rnand moderate, market steady. Near
by Maryland, Y -bushel hampers, 75a
100; California. hugs, ripes and turning,
wrapped, 6x6 and larger, mostly, 200.
auliflower-Supplies moderate; de-
mand light, market steady. New York,
LoAg Island crates. 290a3.00. Colorado,
pory crates, few sales, 200
Oranges-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market about steady. Florida
boxes, Parson Browns, medium size
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