Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04
BUSINESS IS SLACK
AT D. c. MARKET.
Egg and Butter Trade Proves
Exception to General
Condition.

Spring buying on the local wholesale
provision market continued generally
slow today, with the possible exception
Of the egg and butter trade, which
showed increasing activity.
Egg supplies are heavy, but the de-
nand remains fairly strong and dealers
see little prospect of drop in prices,
particularly since the season Of cold
storage buying is drawing near.
Although the prices of poultry, meats
and pork products have been stable for
shaded of slightly today.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter - One pound prints, 46a47;
tub. 45a46; store packed, 28a30.
EggS-Hennery, 29a30; fresh selected,
26a29: current receipts, ~.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, 35a3S; Win
ter chickens. 38a40: Spring chickens,
4Sa50; fowls. 32a33; Leghorns, 30;
ROSTERS, %; ducks, IS; geese, 20; keats,
young. 6oa7o; old, ISAAC. Dressed
Turkeys, 40a45: Winter chickens, 40a45;
Spring chickens, 53a55; fowls, 34a35;
Leghorns, 80; capons, large, 45a46;
small, ISAAC; ducks, S2a33; geese, 20a
as; keats, 80a1 90.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 20a23;
80; fresh hams, IS; fresh shoulders, 20:
smoked hams, %: smoked shoulders
II: bacon, %; lard, in bulk, IA; pack
ages, Is: compound lard, 12ha13.
Live stock-Calves, II; Spring lambs
23a25.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits
and vegetables compiled by the Mar
ket News Service Bureau of Agricul-
tural Economics) says (sales to job
bers except where otherwise noted:
Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
light market dull; barrels, no sales
reported; boxes, Washington, extra
medium to large size. 500; bushel bas-
ketS, Virginia U. S. No. /, az inches up,
Staymans, 2.00a2.15; Winesaps. 2.00a
2.25, mostly 400; U. S. No. /, Wine
saps, az inches, $50; u. S. No. /, az
inches up, Romes, 1.60a1.75; Pennsyl-
vania U. S. No. /, "a inches up, Romesl
1.75a2.00; Starks, pale, ITS; u. S. No
l, az inches up, WineSaps, 2.00a2.25;
Virginia u. S. MOL, 2Z inches up, Stay
mans, fine quality and condition, wrap
ped, ESQ; Virginia u. S. No. /, az
inches up, Delicious, scalded, bruised
400.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate: demand
light, market firm; Florida and South
Carolina, 1ha-bushel hampers, pointed
type, 1.10a1.65; South Carolina, barrel
crates. pointed type, small, 2.25.
Asparagus-Supplies moderate; de-
mand light, market steady; South
Carolina, dozen bunch crates, green
very large size, 5.00a600; large size
<.00a5. 90; medium size, 3.00a4.00;
partly white, large size, 250a3 90;
mostly 2.5o; small to medium size
1.5Oa2.00.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market about steady; Florida, To-
inch crates, individually washed and
preceded and crate washed, As dozen
2.50a2.75, few 500, fair condition
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady: California, crates
Iceberg type, As dozen, 4.00a4.50; some
fair quality, 400a4.50; North Carolina
5-peck hampers, Big Boston type, 1.00a
Onions-Old stock: Supplies light
demand light, market steady; Michigan
100-pound sacks, yellows, U. S. No.
4.50a4.T5: 50-pound sacks. yellows, U
8. No. /, 2.25a2.50; Ohio, 100-pounc
sacks, yellows, U. S. No. /, 400; some
sprouted, 3.00a3.50. -
Potatoes-Old stock: Supplies mod
crate; demand light. market steady;
whites, U. S. No. i. 2.00a2.1O; Michigan
150-pound sacks, Russet Rurals, U. S
No. 1, 2.o0a2.15. New stock: Supplies
moderate; demand light, market dull
Florida, double-head barrels. Spaulding
Rose, u. s. No. 1, mostly TOO.
Spinach-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; Texas, bushel