Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-28
FISH ARE HIGHER
AT D. c. MARKET
Poultry Receipts Are Light.
Commodities. Are Plentiful,
With Prices Stable.

A slight increase in the price OF fish
was manifest today in the wholesale
market here. with receipts in poultr,
continuing light and other staple com
modities fairly plentiful.
The supply Of vegetables was mod
crate and there was no appreciablt
change in their prices.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-One- pound prints. a. aa4s
tub. 43ha44l2; store packed. 29a30.
Eggs-Hennery. 40a42; fresh selected
33a4O: current receipts, 33a34.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, hens. IS
toms, SO; Spring chickens. large, 32a34
medium. 80; small. 30: Leghorns, 26a27;
fowls, %: ROSTERS. %; ducks, l5a20
keats, young, 60a70; old. isaac. DRESSED
Turkeys. 38a40: Spring chickens
large isaac: medium. 37a38; small. IS
Leghorns. 34a35: fowls, 34a35; ROSTERS
26: ducks. 28a30: keats, GOAL 90.
Meats. fresh killed-Beef. 24ka; veal
24a26; lamb. 30a32; pork loin. "a; fresh
hams. 28a30; fresh shoulders, %;
smoked hams, 30a32; smoked shoulders
20a22: bacon. 28a30. Lard, In bulk, IA;
in packages, is.
Live stock-Calves. 14laal5; lambs, 10
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics. says:
Cantaloupes-Supplie moderate: de-
mand light, market steady: Colorado
Jumbo flats. IL and 15s, salmon tints
l.l5al.25: standard fats. 12s and ISIS
mostly 100. Miscellaneous melons
Supplies moderate: demand light. mar
ket slightly weaker: California Turlock
section, jumbo. crates, Honey Dews. IS
to 12s. 225a275: SIS to IS, 200a2 IS
West Shore Virginia. standard crates
Honey Balls, 6s to 9s, 2.00a2.25; mostly
200.
Iettuce-Sllpplies of Western stock
moderate: demand moderate. market
steady; California. crates. Iceberg type
As dozen. fair quality and condition,
4.O0a4.5O: Colorado. crates. Iceberg type.
As dozen. fair to ordinary quality and
condition, 300a350. Eastern stock
Supplies liberal: demand moderate.
market weak. New York. 2-dozen
crates. Big Boston type. 50a65.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
light. market dull New York and Mas
sachusetts. 10o-pound sacks. Yellows,
u. s.. No. !, medium to large size.
2.50a2.65.
Peachcs-Supplies liberal: demand
light, market steady: Maryland. Viz
ginia and Pennsylvania. bushel baskets
Elbertas. u. S., No. !. medium to large
size. 125a1.50: few best high as 200:
small size. 1.00al.25; bushel baskets
sturnps. medium size, ! so; bushel baS-
kets, Bellies, small size, 100.
Pears-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market about steady: California,
boxes. Bartletts. No. l. 3.75a4.00.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; demand
light. market steady: New Jersey, l50-
pound sacks, Cobblers, u. S. No. l, 5.00a
525; Pennsylvania, 100-pound sacks
round whites, u. S. No. l, $40.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies moderate:
demand slight. market steady; North
Carolina. cloth top barrels. yellows,
No. /. 4.00a4.S0: small size low as $50;
East Shore Maryland, bushel hampers,
mostly around It's; bushel hampers,
yellows, 1.65al.75.
Watermelons-Supplies moderate: de-
mand light. market steady: West Shore
Virginia. various varieties; selects, 40a
so: primes. 20a3S eac.
string beans-Supplies liberal: de-
mand light. market weak: Virginia
Norfolk section and East Shore Mary
land, bushel hampers, green, l.25al so:
ordinary quality and condition low as
100: Virginia Norfolk sections. 5-peck
hampers, green, l.50a2.00, mostly around
Its.
Lima beans-Supplies liberal: demand
light. market steady: East Shore Mary
land. bushel hampers. mostly $50.
Peas-Supplies moderate; demand
light. market steady: Colorado. As
pound crates. some fair condition, 2.00a
en-. yNnoror lou I m
Apples - Supplies liberal: demand
light. market weak: Virginia. bushel
baskets. Grimes. u. S. No. l. 2i2 inches
up, LIS: Baldwins asking $50. No car
lot sales reported.