Evening star., 1929-06-24
VEGETABLE SUPPLY
IS PLENTIFUL HERE
Growers Report Recent Rains
Have Benefited Crops.
Peaches Received.

Rain last night and early this morn
| ing was not especially needed to assist
, growing crops in nearby Maryland and
! Virginia. cropS still getting the benent
| of the heavy downpour last Frioay
night. 1t was admitted by growers,
| however, that the more recent ram Is
certain to be beneficial. -.
Growers have not yet been nara MI
by dry weather. according TO reports
! and Yields of early vegetables have been
| heavier than usual. During the entre
| Spring season, it is stated, nearby grow
ers had immense quantities OF greens,
| later gathering big crops Of the severai
varieties of small vegetables
Receipts Heavy.
Receipts OF fruits and vegetables this
| morning were fairly heavy, dealers re-
ported. and q fair demand for them was
registered. Because of the warm wealth
er. retailers were out early in the morn
ing TO get supplies for the days trade,
and wholesalers were able to more than
meet demands.
Hiley Bell peaches. pride of the Geor-
gia crop. first Of the season, were re-
ceived this morning in fairly large
quantities. being the largest ana per-
haps the most attractive peach thus rar
received. They were quoted at 81
bushel basket.
Honeyballs, product of California
growers, also first of the season, were
offered the retail trade this morning
around So crate, retailers selling
them at 35 cents. The first received
this morning was of fairly large size,
and it is said of them that it Is impos-
Sible to find one that is not sweet.
Incheased receipts Of cantaloupe6
were reported this morning. There was
q slight easing Of the market on Califor-
mia stock but the drop in prices was
slight, Jumhos Of the three sizes were
quoted from $5.25 to $5.75. South Caro-
Lima and Georgia stock sold around ~
ana $25O.
Top quality watermelons continue to
come from several States In the South,
some particularly fine ones having
reached here this morning. Prices
ranged from so to IS cents.
There were plentiful supplies Of vege-
tables to offer the retail trade this
morning, many from nearby or so-called
homegrown stock, while plenty shipped
In vegetables also were on hand.
Lima beans, scarce the past week OF
more, came in larger quantities this
morning and Of better quality than last
weeks receipts. String beans from
nearby were quoted at $2.7S and % o
bushel, while good peas were scarce at
$S.25 . bushel.
A slight drop in butter prices was
reported. The egg market continued
f1rm, with no change in prices, and
meat and poultry prices were the same
as prices quoted Saturday.
Today's wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One- pound prints, 441sa45k !;
tub, 43ha44A; store packed, 80.
Eggs-Hennery, 34a35s fresh selected,
Sass: current receipts, 31a32.
Poultry, alive - Turkeys, hens, "a;
toms. 80: Spring chickens. large, zoa43;
small. 34a35; Leghorns, IS; fowls, asa
30; Toosters, a.; ducks, Isaac: keats,
young, 6oa65; old, S5a40. Dressed
45a50; small, 40a42; fowls, 35aS6; Leg
horns, 30; fowls. 3Ta3S; ducks, 3Oa32.
Meats, fresh kflled-Beef, 22a25; veal,
23s26; lamb, 25a2S; pork loins. II;
fresh shoulders, ls; fresh hams. 90.
Smoked hams, 2Sa29; smoked shoulders,
1eal9: bacon, 21a25; lard, in bulk, 12h ;
in packages, 1914.
Live stock Calves, IS; lambs. IL.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits
ket News Service Bureau of Agricul-
tural Economics. says:
Cantaloupes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady; Cali
fornia, Imperial Valley salmon tinted
jlimbos, ass, 5.50a6.00; jumbos. Sos.
5.00as.50; jumbos. ATS. 425aA.S0. few
ATS: jumbos, flats, o. and @, 1.6Sa
LIS; lis and 12s, 400; standards, ASS,
Lettuce Supplies light; demand mod
crate, market firm: California, crates,
Iceberg type, 4-S dozen, 5.75a6.O0.
Eastern supplies moderate: demand
moderate, market steady; New York, a
dozen crates, Big Boston type, 1.5oa1 rs,
| few 400.
onions Supplies moderate: demand
light, market steady; California, stand
ard crates. Yellow Bermudas, No. !,
210a2.25.
Peaches-supplies light: demand
moderate, market steady: Georgia,
bushel baskets, Hileys, q. g. No. /,
1N inch minimum, 3.75a4.O0; es, Hileys,
u. 9. No. I, small size, 3.75a4.0o; North
Carolina, bushel baskets, Arps, u. q.
| No. /, small size, $50; closing Saturday,
few sales, bushel baskets, Red Birds,
q. 3. No. /, medium size, $50.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market steady; old stock.
N18AklC, 4OW~pOuAA0 S&CAoS \1CGA 11Ouk1~
tains, u. O. No. ], mostly 2.25: Few
higher; new stock, Norfolk section and
North Carolina, cloth-top stave barrels.
Cobblers, y. 8. No. /, 3.50a3.75; South
Carolina, top-slat barrels, Cobblers,
u. 8. No. !, S.0OaS.25; East Shore, Va,
cloth-top, stave barrels, Cobblers, U. 8.
No. I, 3.7Sa4.00.
Watermelons-Suppl moderate; de-
mand good, market steady: Florida,
Tom Watsons, 30-32-pound average,
| 65; 22-24-pound average, 40 each.
string beans-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate, market about steady:
North Carolina, bushel hampers, green
bountifuls, 225a2.5O; other varieties,
I.75a2. 90; Norfolk section, bushel
hampers, green, some poor condition,
Supplies light: demand
moderate, market steady. Norfolk Sec
tion, hothcuse. .h bIshel hampers;
hampers, fancy, 3.oOa4.00; ordinary
quality and condition, 2.60a3.00.
Peppers-Supplies light; demand mod
crate, market steady. Florida, pepper
crates, fancy, 500; fair quality and
condition, 2.00a2.50; poorer, low as 100:
South Carolina, pepper crates, fancy,
3.25.
Eggplant-Supplies light: demand
moderate, market steady. Florida, pep
per crates, fancy, 2.50a3 90.
Cofn-Supplies liberal; demand mod
crate, market steady Alabama. crates,
1.7Sa2.00; Texas, bushel baskets, most
ly 90: North Carolina crates fair to