Evening star., 1929-12-15

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York and California were reported the
past week, and it is expected that
holiday season, celery always being In
demand for the Christmas dinner.
| Cranberries, also in demand for the
| CHRISTMAS dinner, are not so plenti-
full, according to reports, but dealers
say supplies will be suficient to meet
! demands.
! Meat sales the past week continued
| about normal. Sales of meats the few
| days before Christmas never are ex-
pected to be great, according to dealers.
consumers holding back to enjoy their
fill Of turkey and other varieties Of
poultry.
Butter and egg prices declined during
the week, the drop in wholesale prices
not being great enough to materially
affect retail prices, however, according
to statements of dealers. Just what will
happen before Christmas in the two
markets Is problematical. It is believed
that egg prices will further decline, and
there Is so much butter in storage
plants, it is stated, that butter prices
also should take a further drop.
Business at Municipal Fish Market
continued fairly good throughout the
week. Receipts were more than ample
to meet demands, dealers stated: oys-
ters, however, not being so plentiful and
prices slightly higher.
Increased receipts of fish from nets
operated along the creeks below Alex
andria was an interesting feature of
the weeks business. These fish,
mostly small, found ready sale at low
prices.
Plentiful supplies of crabmeat from
Biloxi Miss. and packers in Maryland
and Virginia interested retailers and
consumers. Crabmeat from Mississippi
sold at rs and the other receipts at so
cents a pound.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Yesterdays daily market report on
fruits and vegetables compiled by the
Market News Service Bureau Of Agricul-
tural Economics) said:
Sales to jobbers except where other
wise noted.
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
light; market steady Barrels-No
sales reported BoxeS-Washington
extra fancy Delicious, medium to large
size, $3.75. Bushel basketS-Pennsyl-
vania, U. S. No. l, 224 inches up.
Northwestern Greetings, $2.25; Yorks.
U. S. No. /, 234 inches up. fair condi-
ton, $50; Black Twigs, fair condition,
SITS: Virginia, u. S. No. !, Grimes,
az inches up slightly slack pack,
$2-$225; U. S. No. /, az inches up,
Staymans. mostly around So, few fine
quality high as $2.50: U. s. No. /, 212
inches up YorkS, $3.50; u. S. No. l, 234
inches up, Yorks, SITS; U. S. No. /,
23z inches up, Black Twigs, $1.75-$2.
Cabbage - Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market steady. New
York. l00-pound sacks, Danish type,
mostly 81; 90-pound sacks, Danish type,
mostly SITS; South Carolina, 1ls-
bushel hampers, pointed type, $50
SITS. mostly $1.50-$l.65.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate; market steady New York,
p crates, mostly $3.75; California,
crates, $5.50-$6, \ crates, fine quality
and condition, S3.75-$4.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate; market steady. California,
crates, Iceberg type, AS dozen, $5-
$3.50; fairly well headed, $4.75; 6
dozen fair quality, $4-$4.25; Florida,
11a-bushel hampers, Big Boston type,
$325-$350; poorer, $3.50.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
light; market steady. Ohio, 100-pound
sacks, yellows, U. S. No. /, medium size,
$2-2.l5; Indiana, 100-pound sacks, yell
lows, u. S. No. /, medium to large size,
$2.25-$2.35.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady: Maine, l50-pound
sacks Green Mountains, u. S. No. /.
45Oa4.65; 120-pound sacks Green Noun
tains, u. S. No. l, 365a3.75: few low as
$50; Idaho. 100-pound sacks Russet
Burbanks. U. S. No. /, 3.75a4.00; New