Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-20
TRADING IS QUIET
AT D. c. MARKET
Recent Shipments of V.ege,
tables and Fruit Received
in Bad Condition.

local markets. according 70 dealers. sales
being nothing like as heavy as during
the Fall and Winter seasons. Whole
salers naturally take 1t for granted that
demands will not be so heavy during
the hot weather, and shippers of food
stuffs, especially varieties that are
periShable, are advised to reduce ship
ments.
Numerous shipments of fruits and
vegetables from distant points during
the recent hot weather were received
here in such bad condition that dealers
refused to accept them, resulting in
total losses to shippers while in other
instances shipments were accepted and
sold at a loss, the sale prices not being
enough to more than defray express
charges.
A number of shipments of corn and
peaches came in bad condition, some
unfit for food, shippers having failed
to take the precaution of shipping their
products in chilled cars. and it is be-
cause of losses incurred in this way that
dealers are urging shippers TO take every
precaution to protect their shipments.
NO price on them" was the COM
rnent of a dealer one morning this
week when asked for a quotation on
peaches. Asking a dollar, "he added,
but will have to take anything
offered"
1t was explained NY lllS uedlcI tIldL
the fruit was ungraded and had reached
so advanced a stage of ripening that
few OF them were scarcely in condition
for making jam. Prices paid for some
Of the fruit were below express charges.
Corn and Peaches.
In a number of instances, accord
Ing to reports of dealers, corn received
from As nearby as North Carolina came
in miserable condition. 1t was dry and
hard enough for feed for cattle, and
yet. dealer stated the shipper ex-
pected well paying returns.
Corn received earlier in the season
from rs far away as Texas. it is stated,
came in much better condition. shippers
there giving it a cold water treatment
when gathered and shipping supplies in
refrigerating cars. Homegrown corn has
come to the rescue. however. but not
in quantities sufficiently large to sup
ply demands, and prices are depending
entirely upon the size and condition of
the vegetable.
Hot weather has affected receipts OF
eggs, according to wholesalers, making
Gambling losses of current receipts
heavy. 1t is nothing unusual to find
one or two dozen spoiled eggs In a
crate of 80 dozen of the product of the
hennery. This, of course, does not APP
ply TO hennery stock.
Dealers in marine products have ex-
perienCed losses Of fish and soft crabs
as a result of weather conditions. the
crabs having been particularly affected.
1t is because of such losses, it is stated,
that prices are higher at times than
they otherwise would be.
Losses in the meat market are neg
ligible, dealers say, because most of the
receipts are SO carefully handled from
the time of Slaughtering until turned
over to retailers.
Market business has not been par
ticularly brisk this week. 1t has been
about what dealers had reason to ex-
pect however, and they are hoping for
an earlier improvement than usual. Re-
converting of Congress Is expected to
bring about increased business.
Wholesalers were out early this morn
ing to get supplies of perishable prod
uctS while the weather was cool. num-
erous other supplies having been OBJ
tanned yesterday. Haulers of eggs,
poultry and other products from nearby
Maryland and Virginia we're in evidence
yesterday afternoon and this morning,
and supplies of every description were
in excess of demands.
Today's Wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One- pound prints, 4311a44;
tub, 421a a4312; store packed. 28a30.
Eggs-Hennery, 35a36; fresh selected,
34a35; current receipts, 29a30.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, hens, IS;
toms, 80; Spring chickens, large, 36a37;
medium. 34a35; small, 32a33 Leghorns,
30a32; fowls, 30a3l; ROSTERS, 81; ducks,
IS; keats. young, 60a65: old, ISAAC.
DreSsed-Turkeys, 38a40; Spring chick
ems large, 42a45: medium, 40a42: small,
37a38; Leghorns, 37a38: fowls, 35a36;
ducks, 28a30; keats, 80a100.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 2412; veal,
%; lamb. 28a30; pork loins, "a; fresh
hams, 3oa32; fresh shoulders, %;
smoked hams, 80; smoked shoulders,
~; bacon. 26a28; lard in bulk, Is; in
packages. Is.
Live stock-Calves, IS; lambs, 1919
to 13.
Fruit displays this week have been
particularly attractive, dealers saying
they we're equal to, if not better than,
usual displays at this season of the year.
Every day this week dealers have re-
ceived large quantities of choice fruits
from far and near most of it coming
from the several sections Of this coun-
try, however, very few imported fruits
coming this late in the season.
Watermelons have been more plenti-
full the past two days than earlier in
the week. dealers reported, supplies
most of the week having been men,
toned as moderate. Georgia growers,
leading in shipments of melons, shipped
more than $50 carloads of the popular
fruit to various sections Of the country
single day this week. Alabama, South
Carolina, Texas and California were
the other shippers OF large quantities
of the fruit.
Increased receipts of melons the past
two days weakened the market. There
were many Thurmond Grays among the
local receipts, most OF the others being
Tom WatSons. The former melon, 81
pound average, sold around so cents.
while some of the Tom Watsons, small
and ordinary condition, sold as low as
IS cents.
Liberal supplies of cantaloupes were
reported throughout the week, supplies
being almost In excess Of demands, and
some were so small and ripe that re-
cents a dozen. California cantaloupes
have not been so plentiful this week
the season for early crops gradually
drawing to a close.
Salt River Valley, Ariz., shippers are
sending increased quantities Of the
fruit here, however, and Georgia and
South Carolina are contributing to re-
ceipts. Few cantaloupes have been
shipped from the Ridgeway section Of
North Carolina. according to reports
Arkansas and Nevada growers also are
shipping small quantities to various
sections.
Fruit From California.
California shippers continue to flood
the market with large quantities OF
faoneyballs and honeydews, both fruit:
being in demand at prevailing prices
trading was slow on the smallest of tht
inoneyballs, 54s selling around $3.50
Jumbos ASS, sold around $3.50 and SIS
STANDARD crates of honeydews sold a