Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-12
Today's Wholesale Prices-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
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 lobbers eX-
cept where otherwise noted,
ntaloupes-Supplics heavy; demand
moderate market about steady. Cali
fornia Imperial Valley and Arizona. sal
mon tints. some ripe junlboS 36s ana
iumbos ASS. salmon tints. 3.00a350; few
best, 375; standards. 36S and Ass, zoo
Assoc: jumbo fats, 9s and rs, l.25a
$50: few It's. Honey dews-Supplies
liberal; demand moderate, market about
steady. California Imperial Valley
standard crates, IS to 12s, 1.75a2.0O; 6s,
$50; some green, all sizes, Csc lower,
Honey balls-Supplies limited. Cali
fornia jumbos 36s and ass. 4.5Oa5,Oo;
some ripe. soft, 400; standards, 36s and
Ass, 350a4.00.
Lettuce-Western stocks; supplies
moderate. demand moderate; market
about steady. California, crates Ice
berg type, and 5 dozen, 3:5Oa3 10.
Colorado. crates Iceberg type, and D
dozen, few sales, $50. Eastern stocks
Supplies liberal; demand moderate
market steady. New York, 2-doze1
crates. big Boston type. fair quality and
condition, l25; ordinary quality ard
condition, 50al 90.
Onions-Supplics light; demand mod
crate, market steady. California. stand
ard crates yellow Bermudas and 5O-lb
sacks Yellow Bermudas, U. S. No. /,
2O0a215.
Peaches-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate. market steady; Georgia and
South Carolina, 6s, Elbertas, U. S. NO. l.
small size, 3.25a350; medium to large
size, 375; South Carolina, IS, Bellies
OTRPn
| $50. IS. Elbertas, unclassified. medium
| size, $50; small size, 2.5oa2.75: North
| Carolina. IS. Hileys, u. S. No. l, small
| size, 275: Virginia. Is. Carmans, U. 3
! No. /, medium size, $50.
| Potatoes-Supplies limited; demand
/ moderate. market slightly stronger
| East Shore Virginia, cloth-top stave
barrels, cobblers, U. S. No. l. AIS.
ermelons-Supplies moderate; de-
mand good, market steady; Georgia ano
| South Carolina, Tom Watsons, 1882
| pound average. 65a70; 28-pound aver.
age, so; 22-24-pound average. 30a35
| each: Georgia, Thurmond Grays, 1892
| pound average, 60a70 each.
| String bears-Trucked-i stock most
| ~ supplying market; supplies liberal
| demand moderate. market about steady
| East Shore Maryland, bushel hampers
fiat type, stringless, $50; nearby Mary
land, bushel hampers, green, best
stringless, 200: fair quality. $50
ucumbers-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market steady; North Caro-
lima and East Shore Maryland, bushe
hampers, fancy, 1.25a1.50; few best
LIS.
l. Peppers-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; North Carolina
bushel hampers, fancy, 1.50a1.75; poor
er low as 1.25.
Corn-Supplies light; demand mod.
crate, market steady; Norfolk sector
! Virginia, 5-dozen bags fair quality ant
condition, 200; nearby Maryland s.
dozen bags, $50.
Apples - Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market steady; Virginia
| bushel baskets Gravensteins and Olden'
| burgs, United States No. l. 212 inche!
up fine quality and condition, $50
United States No. l, 214 inches up
Transparents, 2.25; Delaware, bushe
| baskets, Williams and Transparents, la.
belled United Gtates No. /, ordinary
quality, no sales reported.
Lima beans-Supplies moderate; de.
mand moderate, market steady; NORTH
| Carolina, bushel hampers, 3.50a4.00
! mostly 400; few higher.
/ Currants-Supplies moderate; demand
limited, market slightly weaker; New
York, 32-quart crates, 3.00a325.
Celery-Supplies light; demand light
! market steady; Michigan highballs, few
sales, 200; New Jersey, two-third crates
all sizes, 6.50a7.00.