Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-22
TRADING SMALLER
AT D. c. MARKET
Start of Vacation Period
Causes Let-up in Bust
ness Here.

Higher temperature, recess taken b!
Congress and closing Of educational IN
stitutions for the Summer, followed b,
thousands of persons leaving the city
1t is reported, already has affected loca
market conditions.
'It is naturally to be expected thai
business will decrease during the heated
period" remarked wholesaler, "ant
adjournment of Congress always mean!
q decided leSSening Of the number Of
consumers of food In addition to mem
beers and their families.
Large numbers Of persons always
are attracted here when Congress /;
in session." the wholesaler added, land
as soon as adjournment or a lengthy
recess is taken these followers leave the
city"
Weeks Market.
It also was explained by the dealer
that closing Of the schools is followed
by many children and parents starting
on their vacations. Dealers figured
that the population in few days will
be several thousand smaller than II
was the first Of the week.
But they all have to eat" said the
ington merchants is gained by mer-
chants elsewhere"
Dealers say the weeks market has
not been particularly satisfactory, q
condition that was not surprising
partly because of the heavy receipts of
some commodities, the overStocking re-
sulting in losses.
Several varieties of vegetables came
in such large quantities that the mar
ket was glutted and prices, according
to dealers, reached low mark. Truck
loads of fruits and vegetables came over
the road from North Carolina and Vir-
ginia, small vegetables from the former
State coming in such large quantities
that dealers experienced difficulty in
their efforts to dispose Of them.
One interesting feature of the fruit
market the past few days involved the
firm condition Of the market on canta-
loupes. Usually, it is stated, as the
season progresses prices drop, but q
fornia and heavy demand throughout
the country made conditions different
this season.
Cantaloupes from other States have
not been so high, 1t is reported, dealers
reporting them not Of the uniform good
quality of the California product
Georgia, Texas and Florida growers are
contributing to receipts. It is believed
that daily shipments Of the fruit from
the several States have averaged con-
siderably more than 500 carload lots
this week.
Poultry Prices.
Poultry prices experienced q drop
this week, while the egg market con-
tinued firm with slight advance in
prices, and q change Of cent in butter
ted ~ De- he ~ot-
Meat prices continued high, while
dealers at Municipal Fish Market re-
ported cheap prices Of most marine
products.
Interest is being taken in the ap.
preaching Fourth of July holiday sea-
son, dealers realizing business will be
quiet during that period. 1t is ex-
pected, however, that demands for
picnic land excursion parties the sew
eral days preceding the holiday should
be fairly heavy.
salers today were not exceptionally
heavy, although business was fairly
good. Many Of the retailers were on
hand earlier than usual, 1t Is stated,
partly to escape the heat later in the
day and partly to get supplies for their
week end trade in time to supply pa
irons intending to leave on week end
outings. Prices Of most commodities
were substantially the same as prices
quoted yesterday.
Today,s wholesale prices Gobbers'
prices slightly higher:
Butter-Cne-pound prints, 45a46;
tub, 44a45; store packed, 80.
Eggs-Hennery, 34a3S; fresh selected,
34a35; current receipts, 3la32.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, hens, 80;
toms, 80; Spring chickens, large, 4oa43;
small, SASS; Leghorns, IS: fowls, 2sa
50; roosters, 81; ducks, 15a2O; keats,
young, 60a65;, old, 35a40. Dressed
Turkeys, 38a40; Spring chickens, large,
45a50; small. 40a42: fowls, 35a36; Leg
horns, 80; fowls, 37aSs; Leghorns, 80;
ducks, 30a32.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 22a25: veal.
23a26; lamb, 25a28; pork loins, 81;
fresh shoulders, 10; fresh hams, Is;
smoked hams, 2ea29; smoked shoulders,
1Sal9; bacon, 21a25; lard, In bulk, 1917;
In packages, 1917.
Live stock-Calves, Is; lambs, Is,
Urging consumers to give more at
tention to a vegetable diet during the
heated term, both as o matter of con-
serving health and cash, dealers this
morning quoted prices for some prod
ucts so low that they frankly admitted
failure to understand just how the
growers could meet expenses.
Millions Of punches of beets, both
shipped-in and from nearby, are on
the market and are to be had as low
rs cents bunch" said dealer.
Certainly" he added, cheaper
prices could not be expected. Then
there is cabbage at so cents q bushel.
squash at 81 and $50 bushel, and
so on all along the line"
Squash, rated as one of the best Of
the Summer vegetables, has been plenti-
full all the week, and retailers have sold
them as low as 3 pounds for 10 cents.
Both string and stringless beans con-
tinued plentiful and cheap all the
week, receipts being heavy enough TO
giut the market.
The heaviest receipts of beans came
over the road In motor trucks from
North Carolina, q distance of more
than $50 miles, drivers making the trip
in about is hours. Other vegetables
also came from there in trucks.
Some surprisingly fine quality aspar-
agus is stu being received from the
Eastern Shore Of Maryland and Della
ware and selling at the Low Y,rica If