Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-28
VEGEIABLE SUPPLY:
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Dealers Report Trading Quiet
at D. C. Market This
!. Morning.

fruits and vegetables covering, sidewalks
In front OF commission houses on B
street was the interesting scene pre-
sented during the early morning hours.
Buyers were. not out in large numbers
turing the early hours. Monday morning
trading seldom being heavy.
Vegetable displays included almost
every vegetable that is found here at
any time during the year, the list In
GLIDING tomatoes, potatoes, onions, let
tuce, string beans, peas, eggplants, en-
dive, kale, spinach and several varieties
Of green vegetables from the South
\ Fruits, chiefly from California and
Florida. included oranges, pears grape
fruit, papaya, honeydew, Strawberries
and tangerines. Dealers also had. ba-'
nanas, pineapples. and cranberries..
A continued firm condition of the
butter and egg market was reported,
prices Of meats, poultry and other COM
modities. being about the same as prices
quoted Saturday.
Last nights light snow did not inter-
fere with the movements of trucks haul
ing commodities here from Maryland
and Virginia. Very few trucks appeared
here this morning, however, most Of the
early week haulers seldom coming be-
fore Tuesday.
4 Today's Wholesale Prices--JobberS =,
Prices Slightly Higher. WV
Butter-One-pound prints, 49a50; tub,
48a49; store packed, 30a35.
EggS-Hennery, 40a42; fresh. selected,
3Sa40; current receipts, 37a38; storage,
30a32 -,
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 36as7; Spring
chickens, 35a36; Leghorns. 80; fowls,
%; ROSTERS, l9a2Q; ducks. Is: geese.
20; keats, young 50a60, old 80. Dressed
Turkeys. 40a45; Spring chickens, 3Sa
40; Leghorns. 30a32; fowls. 30a32 ca
pons, large, 45a46; small, 38a40; ducks,
32a33; geese. 25a3o; keats. sOa1 90.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef 1921; veal
24a28; lamb 80; pork loins, 90; fresh
hams, 2la22: fresh shoulders, 16;
smoked hams, Is; smoked shoulders
Is: bacon, %; lard, in tins, IS: In pack
ages. 1917.
Live stock-calves, 1slaai7. lambs,
13al4.
Game-Rabbits, 3Oa35.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits and
| vegetables Furnished by the Market
News Service Bureau Of Agricultural
| Economics) says:
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
light. market steady; barrels no sales
reported; boxes, Washington, medium
to large sizes. extra fancy StaymanS.
| 2.50a266; Delicious. 3.25a3.s0: bushel
baskets, Virginia, u. 8. No. 4, 212
inches up, Staymans, 1,65ai S5: 2s4
inches up. 1.75a2.0o; U. 8. No. 2,
Grimes, 2l2 inches UP, 1.S5at.40.
Cabbage liberal; demand
light, market slightly weaker Florida,
a-bushel hampers. pointed type best
mostly 400; fair quality, small size,
l.50al.75, mostly Its. -.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market steady; California
crates, fair quality and condition, 5.00a
$50: few best, 900; Florida, 10-inch
crates, AS dozen. mostly $50, :
| = Lettuce-Western, supplies moderate;
| demand light, market steady Arizona
| crates, Iceberg type, AS dozen, fair
quality and condition. 3.00a350: Cali
fornia, Imperial Valley, crates. Iceberg
! type, 4-6 dozen, 4.00a4.25: Southern
| supplies light: demand light. market
steady; Florida. ii2-bushel hampers
Big Boston type. best mostly i.50al rs;
/ bushel baskets. Bog Boston; type, fair
| quality and condition, 76'
Cnions-Supplies moderate. demand
light, market steady; Michigan and
Ohio, United States, No. I. mostly
around $780,. Holland. 110-pound sacks
| yellows. MOL 1, 5.25a5.50.
Potatoes-Supplies liberal; demand
| moderate. market steady; Pennsylvania
150-pound sacks. round whites, United
States, No I, 2.25; New York 150-
pound, sacks. round whites, United
| States. No. l. '2.35a2.40. =
| Spinach--Supplies moderate: demand
kA. cts eS1TS q
bushel baskets. Savoy type. s0al.15,
| mostly around / 90: poorer Iowas, rs.
Tonlatoes-Supplies light; demand
light market steady; Florida. IS, ripes
and turning, wrapped. fancy count,
3.00a3.50; fair to- ordinary quality and
| condition, wide range in prices, 1.50a2. so,
String beans-Supplies light demand
li~ht, market slightly weaker; Florida.
B-bushel hampers. green, stringless,
5.0oa5.5o: Refugees, 4.00a5.00; fiat type,
some ordinary quality. 3.o0a400. "a.
Peppers-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market slightly weaker; FloriGa.
pepper crates. fancy. 5.00aS.5o; few
Eggplant-supplies very light: de-
mand moderate. market dull. Florida,
pepper crates, fancy, 6.0oa650; few
fancy high as 7.50,
Squash - Supplies light: demand
light. market steady Florida. pepper
crates, fancy white. wrapped, $50. -.
Cucumbers---S Supplies very light; too
few sales reported to quote.
Strawberries-Supplies moderate: de-
mand light, market slightly weaker
Florida, 32-quart crates. various ,varie-
ties, mostly around 35c per quart. Flor
ida. pony refrigerators, 30a40 per quart:
20a22l2 per mint.
Cauiifiower--Supplies liberal; demand
moderate. market steady. California,
pony crates, l.50a2.00. ..s..- Z,
Carrots-Supplies light: demand mod
crate, market steady. Texas, bushel
| baskets, punched, 2,50.
Beets-Supplies light; demand light,
market steady. Texas. Western lettuce
crates. punched, 3.26a3.5o; bushel bas-
kets, 2.60a2,75. Florida, pepper crates.
Oranges-Supplies moderate: demand
light, market steady. Florida. boxes.
No. l. large size, 400a4.25; medium size.
| 3.o0a3.5o; small size. 2.60a3-0o. 49,
Grapefruit-Supplies moderate de-
mand light market steady, Florida,
boxes, No. /. medium size. 3.50a3.75s
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