Evening star., 1929-12-03
VEGETABLE PRICES
SHOW SMALL GAIN
Decreased Receipts Reflect
ed in Increased Values at
D. C. Market.


effect upon conditions in the wholesale
district this morning, many absentee;
from the farmers line having resulted
from inability of growers to gather
vegetables yesterday.
One result of decreased receipts, was
shown in increased prices of spinach
and kale. The vegetables, sold last week
as low as so and 65 cents. were sold
this morning at more than double these
prices.
Spinach, in greater demand sold as
high as SITS and 50 a bushel, while
kale was offered at 81 and $l25 a
bushel. Turnips. also fairly scarce
brought around 81 a bushel basket.
Commission merchants were able to
come to the rescue with supplies of
other shipped-in vegetables, making it
possible for retailers to obtain most of
the supplies of vegetables wanted for
their trade.
Vegetable Supplies.
Moderate supplies of potatoes, cab
bage, celery, lettuce and onions were
reported. Because of the low tempera-
ture during the early morning hours,
their supplies indoors, where they were
safe from weather conditions.
Oranges. grapefruit, tangerines and
apples we're displayed on the outside,
however. and business showed an i'm
provement over the volume handled
yesterday.
Attractive displays of tree-ripened and
other oranges claimed attention of the
retailers, the tree-ripened fruit selling
at $3.50 and $4.75 a box. II tritle higher
than other oranges. Grapefruit was
quoted at $4 and $3.50 box, while tan
gerineS sold around $3.50.
A continued firm condition of the egg
market was reported Dealers report
large quantities of the product of the
hennery still held in storage, and sug-
Eested 1t is because of such supplies that
consumers are not paying more for
fresh stock Strictly fresh eggs were re-
ported anything but plentiful this morn
ing, dealers saying. however. that the
demand for them was not heavy. Butter
this morning was a fraction of a cent
cheaper.
Poultry dealers have about cleaned
up their surplus supplies of turkeys for
the Thanksgiving holiday trade and are
receiving both live and fresh-killed
dressed stock. Prices have settled back
to normal, dealers report, and probably
will remain so until the beginning of
the Christmas holiday trade.
Meat prices have undergone practi-
cally no changes the past few days. Cold
weather increased demands. according
to reports, and improved market condi-
tions.
Today's Wholesale Prices-JObbers'
Prices. Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-pound prints, 44a45; tub,
<3a44; store packed, 30a32.
Eggs-Hennery,- So; fresh, selected,
s7a58: current receipts, 52a53.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, young hens,
S2a33; old toms, 27a28; Spring chick
ems, large, 26a27; medium, 25a26; ;Nbroil-
ers, 80: Leghorns. 22a23; fowls. 25a26;
roosters, 20; ducks. l5a20. Dressed
Turkeys. young hens, 36a38 old toms,
32a33; Spring chickens, large. 30a32;
medium, 25a30; broilers. 35a36: Leg
horns, 2Sa30; fowls, 2SaSo; ducks, 28a
80; roosters, %; capons, 40a45; keats.
70as0.
Meats-Beef, 2Oa22; veal. 24a2s:
lamb, 24a27; pork loins, 22a25; fresh
hams, 2oa22; fresh shoulders, 1Sa22;
smoked hams, 25a26; smoked shoulders,
1Sa2o; bacon, 25a26;. lard, in bulk, 13;
in packages, II.
Live stock-Calves, IS; lamb, 121aa13.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits and
vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics) says (sales to jobbers except
where otherwise noted:
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
Light, market steady; boxes, Washing
ton, extra fancy, Delicious, medium to
large size. 3.75; extra fancy. Staymans,
medium to large size, 3.00a325; bushel
baskets, Pennsylvania, u. S. No. l, 234
inches up, Northwestern greetings,
2.25; U. S. No. 2, 224 inches up, $50;
Virginia, u. S. No. /, 80 inches up
Yorks, 1.50a1.75; U. S. No. 1, 2la inches
up, Staymans, 1.75a2 90; few fancy nigh
as $50; U. S. No. /, ga inches up, Stay
mans, fine quality and condition, 2.50a
ais; U. S. No. l, ga inches up, Yorks
1.25a1 40.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; demand
light. market firm; New York, 100
pound sacks, Danish type, 1.75a1 80;
South Carolina, barrel crates, approx
mately 100 pounds net, pointed type,
2.50a2.75: 12-bushel hampers, pointed
type, 1.25a1 so.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; California.
crates, 6.00a6.50; New York, two-third
crates, 3.25a3.50.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; California, crates,
Iceberg type, As dozen, 5.00a5.50; few
low as ATS.
Onions-Supplies moderate: demand
light, market steady; New York and
ONO. lOO-pound sacks, yellows, u. S.
No. /, medium to large size, 2.00a2.25.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; New York and
Pennsylvania, 150-pound sacks, round
whites, u. S. No. /, 425a440; Maine.
150-pound sacks, Green Mountains, u.
s. No. l, 4.50a4.6 IS; 120-pound sacks
Green Mountains, u. S. No. /, 3.65a3 rs.
Sweet potatoes-Since Fridays report;
supplies light; demand light, market
firm; East Shore Virginia, cloth-top
barrels, yellows, No. /, 325a350; Geor-
gia. bushel baskets. Porto Ricans, fair
quality, 1.25; South Carolina, no sales
reported.
String beans-supplies liberal; de-
mand light, market weak; Florida,
bushel hampers, green. mostly 25oa
2.75; few poorer low as 200.
Cucumbers-Supplies light demand
slow, market slightly weaker: Florida,
bushel hampers, fancy, 45Oa475; choice,
best, 3.25a3.50: others, no sales reported.
S@uash-Supplies very light; demand
light, market steady; Florida, bushel
hampers, white, wrapped, 275.
Peas-Supplies light; demand light,
market steady; Florida, bushel hampers,
400.
Beets-supplies light; demand light,