Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-18
VEGETABLE SUPPLY
IS |NCREASED HERE
Warmer Weather Acts as
Spur to Trade at Whole
sale Market.


morning hours greatly increased.
Immense quantities of fruits, chiefly
apples and oranges. attracted attention
of buyers, and dealers also had large
quantities of vegetables to claim atten-
ton.
Hundreds of barrels of kale and
spinach reached the local market from
Norfolk this morning, and dealers also
had quantities of vegetables from dis
tant points.
Receipts from Florida continued light
due to unreasonable weather there, out
extra large shipments of green peppers
were received from there, almost
enough to glut the market. They
brought from 81 to 81 crate.
Immense quantities Of celery were
brought from indoors this morning ana
displayed where attention OF buyers was
attracted. It was California stock tnat
had been kept indoors to prevent 1reez-
ing. Dealers quoted the celery al
$3.50 and Sc.
Business at Municipal Fish Market
this morning was fairly brisk. Ice
cleared from some of the creeks along
the Potomac River below Alexandra
and made it possible for the fishermen
to operate Winter seines, catches Dens
chiefly small catfish, small yellow perch
and sand perch.
Market dealers had fairly large guam
titles of sand perch, alive, and the nSh
in roughly constructed aquarlums al
tracted much attention. Shad and her
ring caught in Florida waters, were
plentiful enough to more than supply
the demands, prices Of shad being lower.
oysters were not especially plentl1ul,
dealers reported, but supplies were ABOUT
equal to the demands. Selects were Oh
fered at $3.50 and standards at $50
q gallon. shell stock selling around 81.
An attractive feature OF the poultry
market was the offering OF genuine
Spring chickens, dressed, at so cents
a pound. Such chickens usually 40 no oI
reach the local market until the latter
part of February, it is stated, and flrst
prices usually go as high as IS and ~
cents for the live ones.
Dealers this morning had fairly large
quantities of turkeys to offer the re-
tail trade, some of them being OF ex-
ceptionally fine quality and OF all sizes
Receipts of chickens were signify neaV-
Ter Yesterday and today. Prices con-
tinued practically unchanged:
Butter, egg and meat prices this
morning were quoted the same as
prices reported yesterday.
Today's Wholesale Prices-Jobbers
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-p pound prints, 47a4S; tub,
461aa47; store packed, 30a3S. s
Ecgs-Hennery, 40; fresh selected,
37a38: current receipts, 80; storage
30a32. -
Poultry. alive-Turkeys, Grass; spring
chickens. 35a36; Leghorns, 80; fowls,
28a3O: ROSTERS, 19a20; ducks, 20: geese;
90. keats. young, 50a60; old, 80. Dressed
turkeys. 4Oa45; Spring chickens, 30a
40: Leghorns, 30a32; fowls. 30a32; ca
Mons large. 45a46: small, 38a40; ducks,
32a33: geese, 25a30; keats, 8Oal .OO.
Meats. fresh killed-Beef, 20a23: veal,
24a27: lamb. 30a32; pork loins. 22a23;
fresh hams. Q3a24; fresh shoulders. ~;
smoked hams, 25a26: smoked snou!oeIs,
II; bacon, 20a22; lard, IN tins, 1872;
Live stock-Calves, 1slaa17; lambs,
13a14.
Game Rabbits, 30a35.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits
and vegetables compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics) says:
AppIes-Supplies moderate; demand
light. market dull; barrels, no sales re-
norted: boxes, washington, medium TO
large size extra fancy Delicious, S.25a
35e: Staymans, 2.50a2.75; Romes, 2.2o
al so. bushel baskets, Virginia, U. 5.
No. 1. 2I2 inches up, Staymans, mostly
rs: few 100; Pennsylvania, .. .. NO
l. Black Twigs, "a inches up, l.oua
1855; Staymans, ripe, slightly oecayeo'
Cabhaee-Supplies moderate; demand
Hight market about steady; New YORK
sacked. per hundredweight, DANISH
type, 2.75a2.9o; South Carolina, barre
crates, pointed type, some fair quaIity
3.75a4.25; 1ha-bushel hampers pointed
type. 1850; Florida, la2-Dusnel
hampers, pointed type, 2.5Oa2oo:
Celery Supplies moderate; demand
LIGHT market slightly weaker; Califor-
MIA. crates. best, mostly 500; some IAN
quality. short, slightly frozen, 4.50a
$50: New York, 90 crates, 800.
Lettuce 49, Western stock: Supplies
moderate: demand light, market steady;
Arizona, crates. Iceberg type, As dozen
fair quality and condition, 2.75a325
Southern stock: Supplies moderate; de-
mand light, market slightly weaker;
Florida, / L -bushel hampers, Big Bos'
ton type, 25a1 50: poorer, low as lO0
Onions-Supplies light; demand light
market slightly stronger; Holland, ll0'
pound sacks yellows, No. !, medium tc
large size, 525; few low as 500: Mich
igan and Ohio. l00-pound sacks vel
lows, u. S. No. l, medium to large size
5.25a5.50.
Potatoes - Supplies light; demand
moderate, market firm; Pennsylvania
,150-pound sacks round whites, U. s
4 n q
sacks round whites. N. S. No. l, 2.35a
24O; Michigan. l50-pound sacks Rus
set Rurals, u. S. No. !. 2.35a2 40.
Spinach-Supplies liberal; demand
light market slightly weaker; Texas
bushel baskets Savoy type, GOAL %;
mostly 1.00a1.10; ordinary quality anc
condition. scars; Virginia, Norfolk sec
ton. bllshel baskets Savoy type, 85a1 90
Tomatoes-Supplies light; demand
light. market steady; repacked. un
known origin, IS, ripes, wrapped fal
quality, fancy count, 200a2.25; choice
count. 1.5Oal75: IS, ripes. wrapped
fancy count 500; originals, Florida, 6s
ripes and turning, wrapped, fame!
count, 300a3.50.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies moderate
demand light, market steady. Tennes
see. bushel hampers Nancy Halls Nc
1, Z.1OdZ .GOs MAI bhoAA1A AA@AAtSA
yellows and Nancy Halls, Its.
String beans-Supplies moderate; de
mand light, market dull: Florida, u
bllshel hampers green, fair quality an
condition. 500a6.00: wax. 300a4 90
some slack pack. good quality, 800.
Peppers Supplies light; deman
light, market steady: Florida peppe
crates fancy, 6.00a700; choice, no sale
reported.
Squash-No sales reported.
Cucumbers-No supplies on market.
Eggplart--No supplies on market
Peas-Supulies very LIGHT; deman
light. market steady; Mexico, 45-poun'
crates, $50
awbcrries-Suuplies lioht; deman
light, market steady: Florida pony re
frigerator Missionarys, 60a70 per quart
IS per mint.
Caulifower-Supplies very light: de
vnaud slow market dull. CalifOrni