Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15
TRADING IS QUIET
At D. c. MARKET
Shipments Light Over Week
End-Tomato Prices
Show Drop.


Practically no commodities are ship
ped from nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia on Sundays, according to whole
salers, perishable fruits and vegetables
excepted, and such supplies come in
motor vehicles.
Many tomatoes were gathered by
Maryland and Virginia growers and
brought here this morning, giving the
country line and commission house dis
much attention.
With the increased supplies Of to-
matoes came a dropping of prices,
primes this morning being freely Of
fered at rs cents and 81 for 2-peck bas-
kets, No. quality selling around so
cents.
Other Vegetable Supplies.
Boats from Onancock, Eastern Shore
OF Virginia, are bringing supplies of po-
tatoes landing at Municipal Fish Mar
ket, and the vegetable, it Is stated, is of
top quality. The market was q trifie
firmer this morning. first quality po-
tatoes around S. barrel.
Beets, string beans. carrots and other
supplies, some homegrown and others
shipped in from distant places.
North Carolina growers supplied local
merchants quantities of watermelons of
the Tom Watson variety. Best stock,
34-pound average, brought rs and 90
cents, while Thurmond Grays, Georgia
product. 30-32-pound average, were
quoted at 60 and IS cents.
Dealers had liberal supplies Of peaches
to offer the trade this morning Many
OF them were of inferior quality, how
ever. and dealers accepted almost any
offer for them.
Practically no poultry was received
this morning. Along the line of poul-
try houses were hundreds Of coops
awaiting shipment to the places from
where they were shipped when filled
with poultry.
There were fairly large quantities Of
poultry carried over from last week.
however, and dealers were able to more
than meet the days demand.
Prices Of most commodities were the
same as prices quoted at the close OF
last weeks market.
Today's Wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter - One pound prints, 43a44;
tub, 42a43; store packed. 80.
Eggs-Hennery, 35a36; fresh selected,
34a35 current receipts, 29a30.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, hens, IS;
toms, 80; Spring chickens. 45a46; me-
dunn, 37a40; small, 32a33; Leghorns,
3oa33: fowls. 3Oa3l; ROSTERS, q; DUCKS
Dressed-Turkeys, 38a40; Spring chick
ems. large. 48a50: medium, 45a46; small.
36a38; Leghorns. 37a38; fowls, 35a36;
ducks, 28a30; keats. S0al 90.
Meats. fresh killed-Beef, 24iz; veal.
23a24; lamb, 30a32; pork loins. 81;
fresh hams, %: fresh shoulders, %;
smoked hams, 30a32; smoked shoulders.
1sa2O; bacon. 24a25; lard. in bulk, IA;
in packages. IS.
Live stock-Calves, IS; lambs. 1912
ala.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by Che Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics) says:
Sales to jobbers except where other
wise noted.
Cantaloupes-Supplie heavy: demand
moderate. market about steady; Arizona
and California. Imperial Valley, Jumbos
36s and ASS. Salmon Tints. some ripe,
2 00a3. so; soft as low as 250; standards
36s and ASS, 2.75a3.00, ripe soft, wide
range prices, 175a250; few best both
sizes higher: miscellaneous melons,
California arrived, broken and I'M
broken cars on track; supplies moderate;
demand moderate. market steady; Cali
fornia. standard crates, jumbo crates,
Honey Dews, 1.75a2.25, mostly around
200; standards, 36s and ASS. Honey
Balls, good quality and condition. AQUA
ATS ponys, ASS and 54s, 350a3:75.
Lettuce-Western supplies light; de-
mand moderate, market steady; CAN
fornia, crates, Iceberg type, AS dozen,
4.OOa425, mostly 400; Eastern supplies
moderate; demand moderate, market
about steady: New York, 2-doZen crates,
Big Boston type, few best, las; fair to
ordinary quality and condition, 50al 90
Onions-Supplies light; demand mod
crate market firm; Eastern Shore Vir-
ginia, bushel hampers, yellows, No. !,
2.00a2 rs; mostly 2.25. =.
Peaches-Supplies liberal: demand
moderate. market slightly weaker;
Georgia skies, Elbertas, u. S. No. /, me-
dunn to large size, 3.00a325; few $50;
u. S. No. 2, ESQ; South Carolina, bushel
baskets Bellies u. S. No. /, medium size,
slightly green, 300a3.25; unclassified,
ali sizes, wormy, not wanted; no sales
reported; North Carolina, bushel bas-
kets, Hileys, skies, Hileys, U. S: No. J.,
fine quality and condition, medium to
large size, 3.75a4.0o; bushel baskets
Hileys, unclassified, small to medium
size, green, 2.25a2.50' bushel baskets
Bellies, uHCldSSAlcup A4-hicA
and pinch minimum, mostly ESQ; Viz
einia. bushel baskets Carmans, unclas-
sified, slightly decayed, l.5Oal.7o;, one
half bushel hampers, Carmans, large
size, 1.25. !.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market stronger; Eastern
Shore Virginia. cloth top stave barrels
Cobblers, U. s. No. l, branded 4,75a5.OO;
few unbranded, medium 1ih SIZE 4 Ssnand
moderate. market weaker; nearby Mary
land, one-half bushel hamper Earlianas,
75al 90: Bonnie best. 1.25a1 so.
termelons-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady South
Carolina Thurmond Grays. 1892 pounds
average, 60a65; few rs; North Carolina,
Tom Watsons, 34-pound average, 7Sa8o
each.
na1d moderate, market steady; nearby
MARYLAND, busl1el baskets, green string
less, 2.OOa2.25; Eastern Shores Mary
land, bushel hampers, green fats, LISA
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS moderate; de-
mand light, market steady; East Shore
Md, and North Carolina, bushel
hampers, fancy, mostly $50.
Peppers-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; Florida, pepper
CFaCSS, 1hAGys S'1oaa'So' oeo. 5Ao' D.SI.-A
hampers, fancy, fair condition, 1.25a
$50; North Carolina, Italians, not
wanted, refused.
Corn-Supplies light; demand mod
crate, market steady; North Carolina,
crates, fair to ordinary quality and con-
dition, 1.50a200; Alabama, crates,
mostly hard, 150; nearby Maryland,
5-dozsn bags, 2.25a250.
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market about steady; Viz
eiria. bushel baskets, transparents,
q. s. No. /, inches up, 400;
Oldef,burgs. y. s. No. 2, ripes, fair con-