Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-05

early in the morning to get f1rSt pick OF
supplies Along the market line there
were attractive displays of vegetables
from the surrounding country, apples
being about the only fruit in evidence
there.
Receipts of practically all commodi-
ties since the close of the holiday sea-
son have been more than ample to
meet demands at prevailing prices.
Slight fluctuations in prices of numer-
Gus commodities were reported, drop
in the price Of eggs being one of the
most interesting features.
Merchants report fairly good mar
ket throughout the holiday season.
Business has not been so brisk the past
few days, according to dealers, who as
Sert that consumers were living on left
overs from their holiday supplies. Prices
this morning were substantially the
same as prices quoted the past few
days.
Today's Wholesale Prices-JObbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter - One pound prints, 49i2a
5ol2; tub, 4812a5o1s; store packed,
30a35.
Eggs-Hennery, AZ; fresh selected,
37a38; current receipts, IS; storage,
30a32.
Poultry, alive - Turkeys, 35a36;
Spring chickens, 3Oa32; Leghorns, Is;
fowls, %; ROSTERS, 19a20; ducks, 25;
geese, 1920; keats, young. 50a60 old,
80 Dressed-TurkeyS, 40a45; Spring
chickens, 35a36; Leghorns, 28a30:
fowls, 3Oo31; capons, large, 45a48; small,
3Sa40; ducks, 30; geese, 30; keats,
80a1.O 90.
Meats-Beef, top, IS; medium. 11aa
%; common, 17a18: veal, 25a27; lamb,
%: pork loins, 24a25; fresh hams,
23a24; fresh shoulders, 18al9; smoked
hams, 25a27; smoked shoulders. II;
bacon, 20a22; lard, in tins, 1212; In
packages, 1872.
Live stock-Calves, 15a16; lambs. 13a
a.
Game-Rabbits, No. grade, Is; No.
2 grade, 15a20.
Snappy weather, part Of the week
drove some of the fruit and vegetable
dealers to cover and made it necessary
for them to take extra precautions to
prevent losses from freezing. In front
of a number of the houses on B street
fires were kept going in stoves on the
sidewalks, those who were without such
protection moving their supplies inside.
Displays of fancy fruits and vege-
tables proved as attractive this week as
usual, although a few varieties of
fruits had disappeared from the mar
ket. Oranges bananas, grapefruit
tangerines, pears and strawberries were
included among the fruits displayed
Strawberries this season have been of
exceptionally good size and quality, ac-
cording to dealers, but high prices kept
down the demand.
First picking of the Florida crop sold
As high as $2.25 quart, but it was not
until prices got cheaper that local
<ZA AfArr a.
Some of the choice berries this week
sold as low as rs and 80 cents quart,
some in fair condition selling at slight
~ lower prices. 1t is said that culls
have been exceptionally scarce this
season, practically all the fruit being
first quality.
Fruit Prices.
Oranges have been reported in light
supply the past week. Supplies have
been greater than the demand how
ever, and much of the fruit was small
Prices Of the Florida fruit sold around
$3.75 and 81, the California fruit, not
so plentiful, selling at $5.25 End $3.50.
Moderate receipts of grapefruit Flor
ida stock, met light demand and
steady market. Medium size, No. 2
fruit, was quoted at $3.50. Florida tan
gerineS, y boxes. as to size, were Of
4CIeu from Sl.0U 10 $40.
Pears, box stock from the Northwest,
sold at wide range of prices, accord
ing to size and condition. Cranberries
were received in light supply this
week, while apples continued plentiful.
Idaho potatoes, larger than home
grown stock, are regarded by certain
wholesalers as the pride of the vege-
table market, although some fine stock
Is coming from New York, Michigan
and Texas as well as from nearby
Maryland and Virginia Dealers re-
ported light demand and firm market.
Idaho stock sold the past few days at
SITS for sacks of ITO pounds, round
whites 120-pound sacks, selling at
$l.90. Nancy Hall sweets were quoted
at 81 bushel.
Lima beans and Spring peas, grown
In Mexico, received in the best possible
condition, were offered around 81 a
crate, both being good sellers. String
Deans. Florida product, sold at $3.50
and 81 crate. Carrots. top quality.
were quoted at $3.50 for crates of S
dozen punches, nearby stock selling at
81 and SIS per 100 punches.
Cutoff turnips, homegrown stock
brought $3.50 a bushel. Norfolk spin
ach sold around 81 bushel, kale from
the vegetable growing section of Vir-
rel Florida peppers, more plentiful
and cheaper, sold at SO and 50 crate
the past few days.
Iceberg lettuce, grown in Arizona,
sold at SO and $3.50 a crate, while
California celery was quoted at Sc and
ST. Very light supplies Of string beans
and squash and light supplies of pep
perS were received this week.
String beans, 70 bushel hampers,
found ready sale at $3.50 and 81, pep
per crates of squash selling at $3.50
and peppers selling at 50. Moderate
supplies of cabbage both old and new
stock, found ready sale. Onions have
been received in light supplies this
week, meeting a light demand that
continued the market steady.
Vegetable Supplies.
Liberal supplies of caulifiower, Cali
fornia stock, resulted in a weakening
of the market, pony crates selling from
81 SO to $225. Texas beets, received ir
small quantities, were not much in de-
mand, dealers reported, and were priced
at $3.50 to 81 for lettuce crates Of
punched stock.
Tomatoes have not been very plen.