Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-22

season for good grass" has extended
over much longer period than usual
Corn Shipments.
North Carolina. South Carolina, Geor.
gia, Alabama and Texas shippers are sup.
plying quantities Of corn to local deal,
ers. North Carolina truck receipts
have been running fairly heavy the
past few days, while express receipts
have not been so heavy. Receipts were
IN excess Of demands, however, and
prices ran from $3.50 to 50 a bushel
burlap bag stock selling around Is
and 20 cents dozen.
Nearby growers are supplying the
local market quantities Of peas Of finest
erS In other States also contributing
supplies. The peas have not been quite
SO plentiful the past few days, probably
because Of the increased temperature
and slightly higher prices resulted.
Supplies of old stock potatoes have
been moderate during the week, meet
ing q light demand and weak market
Liberal supplies of new potatoes and
cheaper prices were mentioned in the
weeks market report. No: 2 stock
said by dealers to be as good as No.
stock, only smaller, were offered at
low prices throughout the week. Best
potatoes sold around $3.50 a barrel.
Sweet potatoes also have been re-
ceived in plentiful supplies this week.
coming from nearby and Tennessee
Best quality sweets sold around 81 and
s2.25 a bushel, poorly graded stock
selling much lower.
Eggplant, received from Florida in
splendid condition, found slow de-
mand most of the W ek, selling around
$1.75 and 81 q crate. Light supplies
OF cucumbers and moderate receipts Of
| onions were not in great demand.
/ Moderate supplies Of. tomatoes met a
| light demand and weak market, the
supplies coming chiefly from South
Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi
Prices dropped several times during the
| week, dealers reported, enabling retail
ers to offer them as low as 10 cents q
pounds.
Wholesalers this morning expressed
surprise when q few Strawberries were
received from Maryland growers. They
had anticipated the end of the season
several days ago. but the past few
days some berries of splendid quality,
not as large as some received thereto
fore, came from growers and were
this morning offered them at 20 and
| IS cents box.
Raspberries, both black and red;
blackberrieS, cherries, currants and
| huckleberrteS were among the other
smaller fruits wholesalers had to offer
the trade this morning. Prices Of the
several fruits depended entirely upon
size Of receipts and quality Of the fruit.
Plums, received from North Carolina
| at So . crate Of 6 pans.
WatermeIons and Cantaloupes.
watermelons and cantaloupes con-
tinued to reach here in fairly large
quantities throughout the week, and
reports show that more than 1000 car
loads Of the watermelons were in transit
one day early In the week. The melons
are coming from California, Florida,
Georgia, Mississippi and Texas, the
choice stock this morning selling from
so to IS cents. Smaller MELONS were
cheaper.
Cantaloupes, always in demand when
in season, have been received in moder-
ate quantities this week. The market
on California stock was firmer, prices
increasing the past few days. It is
said that higher markets elsewhere in
duced shippers to divert supplies in
tended for the local market to the
higher markets. A light demand was
reported for light receipts Of canta-
loupes from Georgia, making the mar
ket dull.
North Carolina growers continued to
supply local dealers quantities Of
peaches, most Of them small, but highly
colored. Some Of the fruit was spien-
didly favored, dealers reported, while
other fruit possessed but little Of the
peach flavor. The fruit sold around
81 . crate, few bringing as much as
H@AAF0fN
to 81.
Moderate supplies OF oranges and
light supplies Of grapefruit were re-
ported the past few days, much of the
grapefruit, 1t Is stated, being light.
Grapefruit Is selling around $3.50,
while Florida oranges are being offered
retailers at 50 and $3.50 q box.
Maryland, Virginia and North Caro-
lima growers are supplying new apples
and good demand for them Is report
ed. Good stock is selling at $50 and
81, poorer stock selling much cheaper.
Marine Products.
Marine products have been more
plentiful and cheaper this week than
earlier In the season. Immense quanti-
Exmoor, Eastern Shore Of Virginia.
neighborhood, were in such plentiful
supplies the past few days that prices
dropped to cents a pound. Other va
rieties Of fish also were plentiful,
dealers reported, and prices were cor
respondingly cheap.
Hard crabs, reported very plentiful
at all places in salt water regions,
were offered the past few days as low
as 80 a barrel, the lowest price reported
the past 10 years. Soft crabs also have
been fairly plentiful this week. They
sold from IS cents to SIPS a dozen
most Of the week. Crabraeat also has
been plentiful.
Holsters also were more plentiful
and cheaper, dealers selling them at
SO cents a pound Shrimp also have
been more plentiful and cheaper this
week, the green stock selling at 80 and
the cooked at go cents o pound.