Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30
HEAVY RECEIPTS
OF RABBITS DUE
Wholesalers Expect Large
Supplies of Game for Fri
days Market.

It is expected by local wholesalers
that there will be the usual fairly heavy
receipts of rabbits received in time for
the Friday market, November l being
the date of the opening of the season
for the game in this city.
Opening of the season for the game
In nearby States, with the exception OF
a few counties in Virginia, will come
later. Rabbits expected here the first
day of the season are expected to come
from distant States, in some of which,
it is stated, there is no law against the
killing of the game at any time.
Rabbits promise to be plentiful this
season." was the statement of local
dealer this morning. land an opening
price around so cents is expected"
Inspection Is Close.
Statements given out about diseased
rabbits several years ago proved in
furious to the sale of the game, it is
stated, but it is said that very few of
the rabbits received in this market are
diseased, and the rigid inspection on
part of the Health Department is be-
lieved to eliminate the danger.
1t is said that no suspicious rabbit
IS passed by the health inspectors, and
should one accidentally be overlooked,
it is stated the cooking would relieve
the danger.
1t is probable that shippers in the
West, chiefly in Missouri, will send
early supplies here. Later heavy ship
ments will come from North Carolina
and Tennessee, in addition to heavy
receipts expected from Maryland and
Virginia.
Sloppy conditions about the wholesale
districts this morning proved a serious
hindrance to trade. Dealers had i'm
mense quantities of foodStuffs, but buy
ers were not out in large numbers.
Turkeys and other lines of poultry
were attractively displayed about poul-
try houses. where rabbits soon will be
added to the list of offerings. Condi-
ton of the stock market yesterday is
believed to have been reflected in the
butter and egg market. Butter prices
took drop Of from ! to cents, the
decline being sharp. While egg prices
were not affected to any material ex-
tent the market in the big egg centers
was reported irregular and quiet.
Fruit and vegetable supplies con-
t1nued fairly heavy, displays of vege-
tables in commission houses and along
the farmers line giving much the APP
pearance of receipts in the Spring.
Spring onions and radishes were plenti-
full at 2l2 and 3 cents bunch and
dealers had fairly large quantities of
so.called Spring greens.
ArtichokeS, product of California,
sold around $3.50 a box Mushrooms
continued plentiful mostly from Ken
meth Square, Pa, and found slow sale
around 81 and $1.10 for the best stock.
Pumpkins for the Halloween holiday
festivities continued in plentiful supply,
the largest of the field crop selling
around so cents.
Potatoes were in liberal supply, the
demand moderate and the market
steady. Sweet potatoes, in moderate
supply, met slow demand and steady
market. With the exception of lower
prices of butter, prices today were prac-
tically the same as prices quoted yes
terday.
Today's Wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-pound prints, 441aa4512;
tub. 4312a4412; store packed, 30a32
Eggs-Hennery, SIS; fresh selected, Asa
80: current receipts. As.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, young, hens,
40; toms. 40; hens, old, 35a36; young,
35a38; Spring chickens, large, 27a28;
broilers, 80; Leghorns, 22a23; fowls,
28a29; Leghorn fowls, 20a21; ROSTERS,
10; ducks, 15a20; keats, young, 40a65;
old, 80. Dressed-Turkeys, young, 48a
so; old, 40a45; Spring chickens, large,
35a36 medium, IS; broilers, 37a38;
medium, 35a36; broilers, 37a38; Leg
horns, IS; ROSTERS, 24a25; ducks, 28a30;
keats, 70a90.
Meats-Beef 2oa23; veal, 24a2s;
lamb, 16a27; pork loins, 30; fresh hams,
22a25; fresh shoulders, 20a23; smoked
hams, 26a28; smoked shoulders, 13a20;
bacon, %; lard, in bulk, IA; in pack
ages, IS.
Live stock-Calves, 141aa15; lambs.
12I2a13
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
EconomicS) says (SaleS to jobberS eX-
cept where otherwise noted:
AppleS-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market dull. Boxes: Washington,
extra fancy Delicious, medium to large
size, 375 a400; fancy Delicious, medium
to large size, $50; extra fancy Jona-
thans, medium to large size, 1926.
Bushel baskets Virginia, u S. No /,
90 inches up, Staymans, 200; inches
up, 225; inches up, Black Twigs,
200; U. S. No. 1, 21a inches up, Grimes,
200a2.25; U. S. No. l, ga inches up.
Yorks, 200. Unclassifled, various varie-
ties, LOCALS poorer low as so; Vir-
ginia. U. S. /, 2l2 inches up, Yorks,
165a175.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; demand
slow, market dull; New York, 90-pound
sacks, Danish type Gew sales. 1.50.
Celery-Supplies light; demand light.