Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-31
PRODUCE TRADE HIT
HERE BY.DRY SPELL
Vegetables Soar in Price as
Heat and Drought Cut
Nearby Harvest.

Producers, dealers and consumers are
being hard hit by the dry weather pre-
vailing in this and other sections.
, And unless rain comes to their relief
In the near future" observed a dealer
this morning, 1.-THE situation promises to
become serious in short time"
Prices of commodities affected by the
dry weather have advanced in leaps
and bounds. Cabbage, sold as low as IS
scarce this morning at $l.75, few sales
being made at So.
Potatoes, offered at this time last sea-
son around 50 a barrel, were quoted
from SIS to Sc this morning, and in sew
eral instances, according to reports, mer-
chants in the sections where the vege-
table is largely grown made purchases
here.
Tomatoes prices also are keeping up.
Common stock this morning sold as low
as 50 a bushel, while primes found ready
sale at $50 and 81. Lima beans, prod
uct Of the Eastern Shore Of Maryland
and Virginia. pods not especially well
filled, were quoted at $3.50 and 81.
Squash Are Plentiful.
New York peas were offered around
$3.50 and 81, some not in such good
condition selling at $50 and 50. Squash
were
and stringless beans, not SO plentiful,
brought around $3.50 bushel.
Dealers this morning had water
melons of the Tom Watson variety,
first of the season from North Caro-
lima. They were reported of exceptional
quality, the fruit, 35-40-pound average,
selling at SIPS. Stone Mountains,
product of Georgia, 28-30-pound aver
age, were quoted at so and rs cents;
x,,I,iIa T11aInnc Nsprn offered
as low as 35 cents.
Spring chicken prices continued to
descend while egg prices were reported
going upward. Hennery eggs. scarce,
were in demand at SO and 40 cents,
fresh selected were quoted at 81 and
38 cents and current receipts at 81
cents. There Is very light demand
for current receipts, merchants re-
ported. because of heavy losses in
Gambling.
TOdays Wholesale Prices. Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One- pound prints, 44!a45;
tub, 42!a44!; stree packed. 2Sa30.
Eggs-Hennery, 37a38; fresh selected,
36a37: current receipts, 80.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, hens, IS;
medium, %; small, 27a28: Leghorns,
25a26 fowls 28a30; ROSTERS, %; ducks,
28a3o; keats. young 6Oa65: old, 35a40;
dressed turkeys, 38a40 Spring chickens,
large, 38a40; medium, 37a38: small, 35;
Leghorns, 33a35; fowls, 35a36; ROSTERS,
26; ducks. 28a30; keats. 90a1.0o.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 24i2; veal,
%; lamb, 27a28; pork loins, "a; fresh
hams, 30a32; fresh shoulders. %;
smoked hams, 80; smoked shoulders.
%; bacon, 28a30; lard in bulk, Is; in
packages, 16.
Live stock-Calves, 1872; lambs, 1919.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics, quotes:
antaloupes-AriZona, supplies light;
demand limited, market dull; jumbos.
36s and ASS, Salmon TintS, 2.50a3.OO;
jumbo, fats, 9s and Us, LOCALS;
mostly 100: North Carolina. Ridgeway
section, supplies liberal; demand good,
market steady standards, 36s. Salmon
Tints, 1.25a1 so: mostly 1875; stand
ards. ASS, Salmon Tints, LOCALES;
mostly / 90: poorer low as rs; n1iscel-
laneous melons, supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market firm; Califor-
MIA, Imperial Valley, and Arizona.
standard crates, Honey Dews. IS to Us,
Z.UUdZ.Go, % " o. A''o"~'oo'
mia, Honey Balls, no sales reported.
Lettuce-Western supplies light: de-
mand moderate, market steady; WASH
ington, crates, Iceberg type, AS dozen,
$50; some fair quality and condition,
$50; Eastern stock, New York, supplies
moderate; demand moderate, market
about steady: 2-dozen crates, Big Bos-
ton type, 75a1 90; mostly 90al.O0.
nnion Market Steady.
Onions-Supplies light; demand mod
crate, market steady; Pennsylvania, So
pound sacks, yellows, U. S. NO. l, oOa
rs: mostly 1.60; Washington, 100
pound sacks, Valencia type, U. S. No. l.,
few sales, 3.75.
Peaches-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market slightly weaker;
North Carolina, bushel baskets, Ell