Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-16
TRADING IS QUIET
AT D. c. MARKET
Light Receipts and Demand
Mark Opening of Weeks
: Business.

market district this morning.
"Jt is just another of those average
quiet Mondays" observed a dealer.
sort of cleanup day, with very little
coming and very little going"
Meat, butter and egg merchants were
affected the same as those engaged In
the sale of perishable commodities,
chiefly fruits and vegetables. Along
the commission house district, however,
there were attractive displays Of fruits,
mostly from distant places. =
tinued in plentiful supply, while there
were not many Honeyballs in evidence.
Cantaloupes. mostly from Colorado, were
in fairly plentiful supply, but there
were very few received from nearby.
Homegrown Supply.
It was said by dealers that the nearby
or So-called homegrown supply soon will
become exhausted. Flats Of the Colo
RADIO fruit sold from SIPS to $3.50 this
morning Prices of Persian melons and
Honeydews were the same as prices
quoted Saturday.
Apples were offered at a wide range
of prices, windfalls selling around so
cents a bllshel. Top quality fruit sold
around So bushel basket.
Dealers had peaches in all conditions
stock from Pennsylvania, not having
been in storage, sold at $3.25 and $3.75
a bushel, stock of nearby peaches from
cold storage, not in good condition, SELL
ing at almost any price retailers offered.
WatermelonS were not plentiful. Few
melons from the Eastern Shore Of Mary
land. Thurmond Grays and Improves
Excels, averaging about 80 pounds, were
offered at so cents.
fAA
the market being glutted with late-crop
tomatoes this week. Receipts Of the
vegetable this morning were fairly
heavy, in addition to stock carried over
from Saturday, and top quality receipts
were offered at IS cents, some few
bringing 81. Good quality stock sold
at so and culls at 25 cents basket.
StringlesS beans were scarce and
higher, dealers asking $1.75 and 81 for
them. Yellow squash also were scarce
and h. III, receipts being so light That
prices we're not quoted.
Prices of most other commodities this
morning we're substantially the same as
prices quoted Saturday.
Today's Wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One- pound prints. 46a47;
tub, 45a46; store-packed, 30a32.
38a4O; current receipts, SO.
Poultry, alive-TurkeyS, hens, 50;
toms, SO; Spring chickens, large, 3la32;
medium, 3d. small, 80; Leghorns. goa
81: fowls, 90; Leghorn fowls, 22a23;
ROSTERS, %; ducks, Isaac; keats, young,
6Oa70; old. ISAAC. Dressed-Turkeys,
3Sa40; Spring chickens. large, 3Sa4O;
medium, 37a38; small, 35a36; Leghorns.
SASS; fowls, 34a35: ROSTERS, Is; ducks,
OQa2n. keats 4(1a1 90.
Meats-Beef, 22laa25: veal. 27a28:
lamb, 25a28: pork loins, 35; fresh mans,
26; fresh shoulders, %; smoked hams,
3Oa31: smoked shoulders, 20: bacon, 28a
80; lard, in bulk, 1917; IN packages,
14k. 49,,
12a13.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics, says:
light market steady: bushel baskets,
Virginia, u. S. No /, 2l2 inches up,
Grimes and Baldwins, 1.50a1.75; I'M
classified various varieties, some 1alr
condition. 75a1.50.
Cabbage-5upplies moderate: demand
light, market slightly weaker; New YORK,
9O-pound sacks, Danish type, 2.OOa2.5O;
mostly around 2.25.
Cantaloupes-Supplies moderate; de-
rnand light, market firm; Colorado jumbo
flats. 12s and 15s, pink meats, 1.35al so;
mostly $50; IS and 9s, 1.15a1.25: mostly
1.25. Miscellaneous melonS-Supplles
liberal: demand moderate, market dull;
California, Imperial Valley, Honey Dews,
crates, ali sizes, 1.50a1.75; Colorado,
Honey Dews, crates, all sizes, 1.25al 90;
slightly decayed low as IS; California,
Persian melons, jumbo crates, IS to 5s,
1.75a2.25; some fair condition, ! GOAL 90;
standard crates. As and SIS, 1.5Oal.75.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; New York. "a
crates, early varieties, mostly around
Lettuce-Supplies of Western stock
light; demand moderate, market steady:
Colorado, crates, Iceberg type, 40
dozen, some Shiny, 3.00a3.50. California,
crates Iceberg eo Type oSer Dozen Res
stock-Supplies light; demand light,
market dull. New York. 1-dozen crates.
big Boston type, ordinary quality and
condition. 5Oa75; fair quality and con-
dition, 50a75.
Onions-Supplies light; demand light.
market dull. New York, 100-pound
sacks. Fellows, U. S., No. /, medium to
large size, Z.UUaZ.Z0.
Peaches-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady; New York,
u. S., No. /, bushel baskets, Bellies, me-
dunn size ripe. 200. New Jersey, bushel
baskets, Elbertas. u. S., No. l, medium
to large size, ordinary condition, 1.50a
400; poorer, low as so. Virginia, bushel
baskets, Salways and White Heath. 2.75.
Pears-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market about steady; California
70
375a400; New York, bushel baskets,
Bartletts, fancy, mostly around $50.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market firm; Maine, l50-
pound sacks, cobblers, U. S. No. /,
mostly 500; 120-pound sacks, cobblerS,
u. S. No. /, 400: Pennsylvania, 100
pound sacks, round whites, U. s. No. /,
mostly 400.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies moderate;
demand light, market firm; East Shore
Virginia, cloth-top barrels, yellows, No.
/, 3.00a3.25. =
String beans-Supplies liberal; de-
mand moderate; market steady; East
Shore Virginia, bushel hampers. green,
l0oa1.25.
s.uaa heans-Supplies liberal; demand
w--,ierate, market steady; East Shore
Maryland. bushel hampers, 1.50a1.75.
Peas-Supplies light; demand light
market steady; Colorado, 45-pound
crates, best. 35Oa4.00; poorer. 2.00a3 90.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
rnand light, market steady: nearby
Maryland, 1s-bushel hampers, 50a75;
few higher.
Grapes-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market about steady; Della
ware and East Shore Maryland, 2-quart
climax baskets Concords mostly around
climax baskets Concords mostly around
so; few higher; California Tugs, Thomp-
son. seedless, l.60al.75; mostly around
100. ..s