Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-01
LARGE EGG SUPPLY
IS AVAILABLE HERE
Dealers at Wholesale Market
Expect Pickup in Trade
This Week.

A reaction from the slow buying dur
ing the Lenten season Is anticipated
this week by local wholesalers of but
ter eggs and meats. This pickup In
trade was noticeable on Thursday and
Friday of last week, and it Is expected
to continue for several days, due partly
TO visitors in Washington for Easter
holidays and the cherry blossom season
and partly to the reduced larderS OF
both retailer and consumer
The quotations today, with a lew
lesser exceptions, remained at levels
current during the latter part of last
week. Spring supplies, notably fresh
eggs and broiler chickens, are plentiful
just now.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-One-pound prints, 461za47,
tub. 46a461R; store packed. 28a30.
Eggs-Hennery, 29a30; fresh selected,
28a29; current receipts, q.
Poultry, alive~-Turkeys, 35a38; VIM
ter chickens, 38a40; Spring chickens,
48a50; fowls. Sass; Leghorns, 30;
ROSTERS, %: ducks, %; geese, 20; keats,
young, eOa70; old, '35a40. Dressed
Turkeys, 40a45; Winter chickens, 40a45;
Spring chickens, 53a55; fowls, 34a35;
Leghorns, 80; capons, large, 45a46;
small, 38a40; ducks, 32a33; geese, goa
IS; keats, 80a1.00.
Meats. fresh killed-Beef, 20a23;
lamb, 3Oa33 veal, 22a27; pork loins, goa
80; fresh hams, 20; fresh shoulders, 20;
smoked hams, %; smoked shoulders,
II: bacon, 22a23; lard, in bulk, IA;
packages, 14l2a15; compound lard, lSa
1917.
23a25.
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; barrels, Virginia,
u. S. No. /, 2i2 inches up, WineSaps,
few sales, 5.00a5 so; boxes, Washington,
extra fancy WineSaps, small size, 2.50a
ATS; medium to large size, 800; bushel
baskets, Virginia, all U. S. No. l, 21a
inches I'D, Delicious, l.75a2.25; Wine
saps, 200; Romes, 1.60a1.75; unclassi-
fed Romes, 212 inches up, l.35a1 40.
AsparaguS-SupplieS moderate; de-
mand light, market dull; South Caro-
lima, dozen-bunch crates, green, large
size, 6O0a70O; medium size, 500; small
size, 3.OOa4.OO; Georgia. dozen-bunch
crates, green, All sizes, S.UUao.uU.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market dull; Florida, l 4 -bushel
hampers, pointed type, 1.25a1.50
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; Florida, 40 dozen,
10-inch crates, .2.50a300.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market dull; California, crates,
Iceberg type, AS dozen, 4.25a4.50; South
Carolina, ia -bushel hampers. Big Bos-
ton type, 1.25a1. so; crates, Iceberg type,
AS dozen, ordinary quality and condi-
ton, 30oa350.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market slightly weaker; old stock,
Michigan, 100-pound sacks, yellows,
u. S. No. 1. 4.5o; 50-pound sacks, yell
lows, U.S.. No. /, $50: Ohio, 100-pound
sacks, yellows, u. S. No. /, 3.50a3.75;
some sprouted, 800.
Potatoes-Old stock, supplies mod
crate; demand light. market steady;
New York, 150-pound sacks, round
whites. U. S. No. /, 2.00a2.10; Michigan,
150-pound sacks, Russell Rurals, U. S.
No. /, 2.00a2.15; new stock, supplies
light; demand light, market steady;
Florida, double-head barrels, Spaulding
Rose, U. S. No. /, 725a7.50.
Spinach-Supplies moderate; demand
light. market steady Texas, bushel
baskets, Savoy, 75a90.
Tomatoes-Supplies Of good stock
light; demand light, market dull;
Florida, SKIES, ripes and turning, wrap