Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-22
VEGETABLE SUPPLY |
IS PLENTIFUL HERE
Dealers Display Attractive
Exhibits From Widely Scat
tered Shipping Points.

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all available space was occupied. Next
can, Cuban, California, Florida and
Texas growers were the chief shippers
of supplies offered here.
Michigan, Massachusetts,, New York
and Pennsylvania growers contributed
some dollhouse supplies of vegetables,
rhubarb, from Detroit, being one Of the
most attractive supplies. The rhubarb
was quoted at SIPS for 5-pound baskets.
Lima beans from Cuba and peas from
Mexico were more plentiful, the former
selling at 81 and So and the latter at
$6 and $3.50 crate. Broccoli, grown
IN Texas, was in demand at $3.50 and
$l.75 crate.
Vegetable Prices.
Dealers had fancy Florida celery this
| morning to offer at $6.40 and 81 a crate.
while California cauliflower was quoted
at So and $2.25. Elephants. product of
Florida, were in demand at 81 for choice
and So for fancy stock.
Several grades of potatoes were offered
at a wide range of prices. while Nancy
nan sweet potatoes, product of the
Eastern Shore of Virginia. brought
$l.75 and So bushel.
oranges and grapefruit continued in
plentiful supply. Much of the fruit is
small, however, and sold at low prices.
Big fruit, in demand for hotel trade. is
/ not SO plentiful and higher prices rule
6uCter prices were slightly higher
CnlS morning, but no change in the
egg market was reported. In the meat
market 1t was reported that beef prices
were down and the market fiat. Beef
was quoted from Is to "a cents. Veal
ana lamb continued high, the former
Selllng at n and the latter at 80 and
81 cents.
TOday's Wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One- pound prints. 47a48.
tub. 461aa47; store packed. 3Oa35.
EggS-Hennery, 40; fresh selected. 81
a38; current receipts, So; storage, 3Oa32.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 36a37; Spring
chickens 35a36; Leghorns, 30; fowls,
%; ROSTERS, 19a20; ducks, 25; geese,
20; keats, young, 50a60; old, 80. Dressed
Turkeys, 40a45; Spring chickens, 38a
40; Leghorns. 30a32; fowls. 30a32; ca
pons, large, 45a46; small, 38a40; ducks,
| 32a33; geese, 25a30: keats, 80a1.00.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 18a24; veal,
| 81; lamb, 30a31; pork loins. 22a23;
fresh hams, 22a23; fresh shoulders, Is
alt; smoked hams, 25a26: smoked
shoulders 15a16; bacon, 20a22; lard,
in tins, 12laa13; in packages. 1315a14.
Live stock-Calves, 161sa17; lambs,
13al4.
Game-Rabbits, Soa35.
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 moderate; demand
light, market steady; boxes, Washing
ton, medium to large sizes, extra fancy
Delicious, 3.25a350; Romes, ESQ: Stay
mans, 2.50a2.65; bushel baskets, VIZ
ginia. U. S. No. 1, 212 inches up, Stay
mans, 1.75a1 80; unclassified, 2h inches
up, Ben Davis, 5Oa75.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; South Carolina,
barrel crates, pointed tyne, 3.50a3. rs,
few 400: New York, sacked, per hun
dredWeight, Danish type, 2.60a2. rs:
florlda, i e buShel hampers, pointed
type, mostly ESQ; round type, 2.20a
2.25; Texas, barrel crates, round type,
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; California, crates,
5.50a6.00, few higher; Florida, 10-inch
crates, As dozen, 3.25a3.5O.
Lettuce-Western; supplies moderate;
demand light, market unsettled: Ari-
iona, crates, Iceberg type, As dozen,
falr quality and condition, 3.OOa3 rs.
poorer, $50; California. Imperial Valley
crates, Iceberg type, AS dozen, 4.50a
4.7S: Southern, supplies light; demand
light, market steady; Florida, L "a bushei
hampers, Big Boston type. local so,
some poor condition, IS, some dumped; :
pusnei baskets, Big Boston type, 90al 90.
Onions-Supplies moderate demand
ngnt, market steady; Ohio, 100-pound
SACKS yellows, u. S. No. /, $50; Hol-
land, 112-pound sacks, yellows, 5.25a
$50.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate: demand
light, market steady; Pennsylvania, 15O-
pound sacks, round whites, U. S. No. /,
2.25a2.35; New York, 150-pound sacks,
round whites, u. S. No. l, 2.35a2. SO:
Michigan, 150-pound sacks, Russell
Rurals, U. s. No. l. 2.25a2.40
Spinach Supplies moderate; demand
light, market about steady; Texas,
bushel baskets, Savoy type, 90al.15,
mostly around 100; ordinary quality
and condition to poor, 50a75.
| Sweet potatoes-Supplies moderate;
q,
| bushel baskets, Nancy Halls and yellow
! varieties, No. /, 1.75a2.00.
| Tomatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
! mand moderate, market steady; re-
, packed, unknown origin, IS, ripes, wrap
ped, fancy count, 2.00a2.10; IS, ripes.
wrapped, fancy count, 4.25; choice
count, 3.25a3.50: originals, Florida, IS,
ripes and turning wrapped, good quail
ity and condition, fancy count, 400;
choice count, 800.
String beans-Supplies very light; de-
mand moderate, market about steady;
Florida, 1s-bushel hampers, green
round and fat types, 5.OOa5.50; few
high as ATS.
Peppers-Supplies light; demand
slow, market dull; Florida, pepper
crates, fancy, mostly around $50; few
fine quality and condition, few higher.
Eggplant-Supplies very light; de-
mand light, market firm; Florida, pep
per crates, fancy, few sales. 500.
Squash-Supplies very light; too few
sales reported to quote.
ucumberS--Supplies very light; de-
mand moderate, market firm. Florida
Is bushel hampers, choice, few sales
800
Strawberries-Supp moderate; de-
mand light. market dull and slightly
weaker. Florida, pony refrigerator Mis-
sicnarys, 5Oa6O, mostly 5Oa55 per quart
auliflower-SupplieS liberal; demand
moderate, market about steady. Cali
fornia, pony crates, 2.00a215.
Carrots-Supplies light; demand light
market steady. Texas, Western lettuce
crates punched, $50, few higher.
Beets-Supplies light; demand light
market steady. Florida, pepper crates
punched, 325a3.50.
Oranges-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market steady. Florida
boxes, No. l., medium to large size, BE
a4.25; small size, 3.O0a3.25; very small
size, 2.25a2.75.
Grapefruit--Supplies moderate: de.
mand moderate, market steady. Florida
boxes, No. /, medium size, 3.50a375.