Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-11
VEGETABLE SUPPLY
|SPLENT|FUL HERE
Heavy Receipts of Fruit Also
Reported at D. C.
Market.

WarkeI.
Heavy receipts of fruits and vege-
tables this morning proved attractive
to retailers. Demands were not es-
pecially heavy, however, and cheap
prices were reported.
Concord grapes, in demand for eat
ing. preserving, jelly making and other
purposes, probably will not be so plen-
tiful this season as in most past years.
There were fairly plentiful supplies on
hand this morning, however, and 20
pound baskets were offered at go and
rs cents.
other varieties of grapes, especially
those from California, were more plen-
tiful. however, but the demand was not
brisk. Nearby growers had supplies Of
grapes two weeks or more ago, selling
| them around 50 buShel. They had
practically none to offer this morning.
CantaIoupes Plentiful.
Cantaloupes continue in plentiful
supplies, both homegrown and shipped
| in stock, and dealers late yesterday
cleaned up Delaware shipments in
standard crates as low as rs cents.
| and nearby Maryland continue OF good
quality.
Honeydews, honeyballs and Persian
melons are also being received in large
quantities. Because of the immense
quantities received, according to re-
ports, prices have dropped to such an
extent that heavy sales are reported.
Oranges and lemons are not so
plentiful the price Of lemons having
increased the past few days. Alligator
pears, peaches. apples, persimmons,
pears and plumS are among the other
| fruits offered at this time.
Apple prices dropped to 81 a bushel
| for unclassified stock, some peaches, not
much colored. selling at similar price.
The best quality Pennsylvania peaches
| sold as high as SO bushel. Dealers
had a few ounces this morning to offer
| at So a bushel, but the demand was
slow.
Stringless beans, top quality stock,
! sold as low as rs cents buShel this
| morning, the lowest price of the sea-
son. Lima beans sold around SITS a
bushel, while shelled stock sold at 80
| and IS cents a quart.
Tomatoes continue plentiful and of
| splendid quality, selling today at so and
rs cents 2-peck basket. Peppers, both
green and red, were offered at rs cents
| a bushel Potatoes, 90-pound sacks,
! mostly from Maine and Virginia, were
| offered at 50 and $3.50.
+, Corn was quoted at SIPS and $3.50
| for choice stock Of dozen in a sack.
okra, product OF North Carolina grow
ers, was so plentiful and in such slow
demand that dealers were willing to &C
! cept any offer.
Dealers reported a continued firm
| condition of the butter and egg mar
ket, butter prices having increased a
| fraction of a cent. Prices of most
| commodities this morning were sub
i, stantially the same as prices quoted
| yesterday.
/ TOday'S Wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-pound prints, 47a4s; tub,
46a47: store packed, 30a32.
| Eggs-Hennery, 43a45; fresh selected,
38a40: current receipts, SO.
Poultry, alive - Turkeys, hens, IS;
toms, 80; Spring chickens, large, 32a33;
medium, 80; small. 80; Leghorns, 26a
81; fowls, 29a30; Leghorn fowls, 22a23;
ROSTERS, %; ducks, 15a20; keats, young,
60a70; old, 35a40. Dressed - Turkeys,
medium, 37a38; small 35a36; Leghorns,
34a35; fowls 34a35; ROSTERS, 20; ducks,
28a30; keats, 80a1 90.
Meats - Beef, 22laa25; veal, 27a28;
lamb, 26a30; pork loins IS; fresh hams.
%; fresh shoulders, %: smoked hams,
30a3l: smoked shoulders, 20; bacon, %
a32; lard, in bulk, 1872; in packages,
1872.
Live stock Calves, 15al5h; lambs,
12a13.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics says:
Apples-Supplies liberal: demand
light, market dull: bushel baskets, Vir-
ginia, U. S. No. l, az inches up, Grimes,
1.50a175.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady: New York, 60
pound sacks, Danish type. ESQ.
Cantaloupes-Supplies liberal; de-
mand slow, market dull; Colorado, pink
meats, jumbos, 8s-9S. / 90; Jumbo flats,
Us, 1.25; standard flats, 12s-15s, LOO;
standards. 36s-45s, 2.75a3.00. Miscel-
laneous melons-Supplies moderate; de-
mand light, market dull: Honey Dews.
California, Imperial Valley, crates, all
sizes, best, $50; ripe, 1.25; Arizona,
crates, all sizes, poor quality and con-
dition, LOCALS; Persian melons,
jumbos, 2.25a2.50; standards, 1.75a2. 90;
ponys, 1.50a1.75.
Celery-supplies light; demand mod
crate, market steady; New York, 2-3
crates, early varieties, ESQ.
Lettuce-Supplies light; demand
light, market steady; Colorado, crates
Iceberg type, As dozen, best, 400; fan
, to poor quality and condition, 3.00a3.50
New York, 2-dozen crates, Big Boston
type, best, rs; fair quality and condi-
! ton, so; poorer, Is.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
. light, market steady; New York, 100
J pound sacks, yellows. U. s. No. /, med
! ium to large size, 2.25.
Peaches-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; Pennsylvania
bushel baskets, Elbertas, 2A inch mini
mum, u. S. No. /, few sales, 2.50a3 90;
ripe, 2.00a2.25; Virginia, bushel baskets