Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-06
PRICE Of POULTRY
|S|NCREASED HERE
Fruit and Vegetable Receipts
Reported Large at
DC. Market.

This mornings bright sunshine made
the wholesale fruit and vegetable dis
plays along B street show at their best.
Last nights wind had dried the pave
mentS and the temperature was such
that there was no danger Of freezing,
enabling dealers to make the best pos
sible displays of their commodities.
Both fruits and vegetables were piled
high on every side, dealers having
plentiful supplies of practically every
variety at prices they considered cheap
or reasonable. Heavier receipts of
grapefruit, the fruit being of particu-
larry fine quality. found a fairly good
demand.
Fruit Receipts.
Oranges continued in moderate re-
eeipts, meeting a light demand and
steady market. Small oranges have
been very plentiful and cheap, selling
at retail as low as 10 cents a Dozen
and dealers today reported increased
receipts of larger fruit1s
Strawberries have heen very plentiful
the past few days, top fruit selling at
IS cents, soft berries finding slow sale
at Is cents q quart box. Alligator
pears, tangerineS, bananas, grapes and
pears were other fruits dealers had to
offer the retail trade this morning.
Lima beans from Cuba and Florida;
string and stringless beans, squash,
peppers, eggplants and tomatoes were
included among the attractive displays
of vegetables.
A decided decrease in prices of eggs
was the interesting feature of this
mornings market, q condition that has
been predicted by wholesalers the past
month ThA IF dot.
this morning dropped to IS and SO
cents. Fresh selected We're quoted at 81
and SO cents and heanery at SO and
80 cents,
Poultry dealers reported higher prices
for fowls. Live fowls were quoted at
80 and 81 cents, while dressed stock
was quoted at SO and 81 cents. Prices
OF other poultry and butter and meat
prices continued unchanged.
Today's Wholesale Priees-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-pound prints. Sass; tub,
S1a52; store packed 30a35.
Eggs-Hennery, S8a39; fresh selected,
37a38: current receipts. 35aS6.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys, 35aS6: VIM
ter chickens, 36a3S; Spring chickens,
40a42; Leghorns. S0aS5: fowls, 30a3l;
ROSTERS. 19a20; ducks. IS; geese, 20.
keats, young. 5oa60; old, so, Dressed
Turkeys, 40a4S: Winter chickens, 42a45,
Leghorns. 90: fowls, 32a34; capons,
large, 45a46; small, 36a40; ducks, 32a3S;
geese 25a30; keats, 80al.0
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 22a23: veal,
25: lamb, Sla32; pork loins, 24a25;
fresh hams. 25a26; fresh shoulders, I8a
10: smoked hams, as: smoked shoulders,
10; bacon, 20a22; lard, in tins, 1915; in
FAa oh
Live stock-Calves, l5al6, lambs, 1Sis
ala.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits
and vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics) says:
Apples~-Supphes moderate: demand
light, market steady: barrels, Virginia,
y. S. No. J., 2la inch up Winesaps,
slightly scalded, 5.00a5.50; mostly 500;
boxes, Washington, extra fancy De-
licious, medium 10 large size, $50: fancy
medium to large size, 500: extra fancy
medium to large size. $50; bushel bas-
kets, Virginia. u. s. fancy Delicious, 8
inches up. 276; u. 8. No. l, 2ls inches
up Stayrnans. 1.6Sa1 IS; 2s4 inches up,
1.76a2.00: few best, high as 2.25; U. 3.
No. l, ala inches UP, Black Twigs. l.50a
LES: Pennsylvania, u. 8. No. !, Black
Twigs, az inches UP, It's.
Cahbage-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market firm; new stock
Florida. 1la-hushel hampers, pointed
type. l.50a1 80: Texas, barrel crates,
round type, $50,
Celery-Supplies moderate: demand
light, market about steady; Florida, To-
inch crates, washed, "a dozen, mostly
2,25 higher, ordinary quality and eondi-
ton low as $50.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate: demand
light. market steady; California, crates,
Iceberg type, AS dozen. 3.50a3.T5, few
best high as 400; Florida, .hushel