Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-30
BUSINESS IS QUIET
At D. c. MARKET
Cold Weather Keeps Gus
toners at Home-Fruit
Supplies Large.

Continued cold Weatfler tIlS morning
was not conducive to brisk trading, &C
cording to reports of merchants, ano
business was reported quiet. Merchants
had ample supplies of all commodities
to meet demands at prevailing prices,
however, and higher temperature is ex-
pected to increase trade.
HoneydeWs grown in Argentina have
appeared IN the local market IN small
quantities. Sales have been so few ana
prices so high, however. that whole
sale prices are not quoted. Retailers
this morning were asking Sl.o0 LOT
them.
Papaya, a Florida fruit, reputed to
possess valuable medicinal properties, Is
being received from Florida growers, IL
is being received in small quantities,
however, and prices depend upon size
and quantity of the fruit.
Pneapplee received from Cuba. ar
rived in SPLENDID condition. They VIII
not stand much cold weather, however,
according to dealers, and soon begin
to decay under low temperature. Deal
ers quoted them around Sc crate TINS
morning.
One small lot of cantaloupes has been
received here from California. The
| fruit was in only fair condition, II IS
stated, and was not in demand at high
| prices.
Dealers are without information as to
early fruits from South Africa coming
here this season. 1t is stated that
such shipments may not be made or
may be lessened by early shipments
from Argentina.
Florida persimmons. 10 to 90 to box,
were quoted at 81 and $3.50 this morn
ming. They axe full ripe and In fairly
good demand retailers selling them
/
Oranges, grapefruit, tangerines,
strawberries, pears, apples and bananas
we're among other fruits offered the
| trade this morning. Dealers also MAD
plentiful supplies of vegetables to otter
at prices about the same as prices
quoted yesterday.
Butter prices advanced to so and 81
cents for prints and 40 and 90 Genus
! for the tub butter The egg market
Continued firm. while meat and poultry
prices remained unchanged since
yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices-JObbers'
| Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-pound prints, 50a51; tub,
! 49a5O store packed, 30a35.
Eggs-Hennery, 40a42; fresh, selected,
38a40; current receipts, 37a3o; storage,
! 30a32.
/ Poultry alive-Turkeys, 36a37; Spring
chickens, 35a36; Leghorns, 30; fowls,
| 28a3O: roosters. l9a20 ducks, IS; geese,
| 90: keats, young 50a60; old, 80. Dressed
| turkeys, 4Oa45; Spring chickens, 38a
! AZ. Ieghorns, 3Oa32; fowls, 30a32; ca
mons, large, 45a46; small, ISAAC; ducks,
32a33; geese, 25a30; keats, 80al 90.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 18a2l; veal,
! 24a28 lamb, 80; pork loins,. ~; 1resn
hams, 21a22; fresh shoulders, 10,
| Chn1ll6nrS.
I bacon, %; lard in tins, ID; IN pack
"e Live stock-Calves. 1612a17; lambs,
13a14.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits
and vegetables, compiled by the Market
| News Service, Bureau OF Agricultural
| Economics, says:
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
| light, market steady. Barrels, lew safes
| Pennsylvania, U. S. No. !, 212 inches
up. Yorks, scalded, 3.75a40O. Boxes :
Washington, medium to large size eX-
ira fancy Staymans, 2.50a2 90; Dell
ginia, u, S. No /, ga inches up. Stay
mans, 1.65al .85; U. S. No. 2, 2l2 inches
up. Grimes, 1.35a1 40; Pennsylvania, U.
S. No. /, 212 inches up, Black Twigs
| locales.
Cabbage - Supplies liberal; demand
| light market steady. New stock: FLOR
| ida, / y -bushel hampers, pointed type.
best, mostly 200; fair quality, small
size, 1.5Oal75; South Carolina, 112-
bushel hampers, pointed type, poor
quality and condition, soft, very few
sales LOCAL so. Old stock: New York,
sacked, per hundredWeight, Danish
type, 2.75a300
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; California, crates
best, 550a6.00; fair quality and condi-
ton, 500; Florida, 1o-inch crates, As
| dozen, $50.
Lettuce, Western stock-Supplies
moderate; demand light, market steady;
Arizona, crates, iceberg type, As dozen,
fair quality and condition, 3.00a3.50;
| California, Imperial Valley, crates, ice
| berg type, as dozen. 4.00a425; mostly
| 400; Southern stock, supplies light;
demand light, market dull; Florida,
| 1h-bushel hampers, big Boston type,
| best, $50; fair quality and condition,
| 75a1 90; bushel baskets big Boston type,
| fair quality and condition, rs.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady: Michigan and
Ohio, 100-pound sacks, yellows, U. S.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; Pennsylvania, 150-
pound sacks, round whites. U. S. No. 1,
225; New York, 150-pound sacks, round
| whites, U. S. No. l, 2.35a2. 40.
Spinach-Supplies moderate: demand
light, market dull; Texas, bushel bas-
kets, savoy type, 90al.00; poorer, low
as rs.
Tomatoes-supplies light; demand
light, market steady; originals. Florida,
skies, ripes and turning, wrapped, fancy
count, 300a350: choice count, 2.00a
$50; repacked. unknown origin, threes,
ripes, wrapped, fancy count, 250a2.75.
String beans-Supplies light; demand
light, market dull; Florida, 7s-bushel
hampers, fiat type, best, 3.50a4.00; ordi-
nary quality and condition, 500; Is
bushel hampers, green, round type, 400
a450.
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