Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-08
TRADING DRAGGy
AT D. c. MARKET
Weather Causes Slow Deal
inqs-Poultry Receipts
Are Heavy.

Warm and muFky weather robbed the
market Of the snap enjoyed by whole
sAlers the past week, making dealing
this morning allow and unsatisfactory.
Dealers had plentiful supplies Of prod
ucts Of all kinds to offer the trade, but
retailers were. not on hand IN their
usual large numbers.
Fairly heavy receipts Of poultry, many
chickens and smattering Of turkeys,
ducks. geese and keats were reported
this morning. Part Of the receipts Of
chickens came from the West by way
Of New York, while other. receipts were
from nearby and distant points in
Maryland and Virginia.
Some Of the turkeys held back by
raiserS during the Christmas holiday
season because Of low prices are Begin
ming TO reach the local market, and q
fairly good demand for them has been
registered the past few days.
Butter and Eggs.
Butter and egg receipts, continue to
increase, according TO dealers, prices
this morning continuing At prices quoted
yesterday, current receipt eggs selling
ut a. and As cents, with dealers pre-
dieting further decrease in the next
few days.
Marine products, not especially plen-
tiful, attracted the attention of retail
ers and consumers this morning. Some
Of the fish were from nets along the
Potomac River below Alexandria, while
others came from Boston and the South
Fruit and vegetable supplies in the
commission house district and on the
farmers line continued to give the
place Spring-like appearance, quanti-
ties Of kale, spinach. lettuce, beetS, car
rots and other vegetables, appearing as
fresh rs nearby produce, being dis
played to the best advantage.
Florida cabbage sold around $2.75
and % o hamper, dealers managing to
get rid Of receipts without much ef-
fort Caulinower, product Of Cali
fornia, was offered 1t $2.2S and $3.50
Q crate, while lettuce. rs TO size and
variety, sold from $3.50 to 90. Peas.
4S.pound boxes, were plentiful enough
to supply demands at S5.7S and Sc:
strings beans selling 1t from $2.25
to %.
Increased receipts of sweet potatoes
were offered at o. . bushel basket;
liberal supplies Of white potatoes, as
to size and quality, selling at q fairly
vide range Of prices.
Prices Of most commodities this
morning were substantially the same
IS prices quoted yesterday.
Teday's Wholesale Market-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-poun prints, 50: tub,
81: store packed, 25a30.
EggS-Hennery, 48a5O; fresh selected,
~; current receipts, 44a4S.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, young, 30a32 !:
old toms, 27a2s; Spring chickens, large,
2Sa3o; medium, 2sa3o; broilers, 3oaS2;
fowls, 27a2s; Leghorns, 2oa23; ROSTERS.
young, 3ea3s; old, 32a33; Spring chick
ems, large, SASS; medium, Sass; broil-
ers, 3ea40; fowls, 32a33; Leghorns, 26a
81; ducks, 2sa30: ROSTERS, 23a25; ca
pons, 35a40; keats, S0a6O.
Meats-Beef, 20A22; veal, 2Sa30; lamb,
26a2s; pork loins, 2S: fresh hams, "a;
fresh shoulders, a.; smoked hams, 25;
smoked shoulders, "a; bacon, 2Sa26;
lard. in bulk, 12h; in packages, 1914
Live stock-Calves, Is; lambs, 1Sal4.
Fruit and Vegetable Review:
The daily market report on fruits ana
vegetables Compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics) says:
Appies-supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market steady. Boxes, WASH
ington, medium to large size, extra fan
cy Delicious, 3.75; StaymanS, mostly
500; bushel baskets, Virginia, U. 8. No.
1, az inches up; Staymans, mostly
around 400. few fine quality, high as
2.50; U. 8. No. /, 29z inches up, Stay
mans, 225a2.50. Virginia and Pennsyl-
vania, U. s. No. l. az inches up, Yorks,
mostly Its. few high as 400. Penn
sylvania, u. Q. No. /. al inches up,
Yorks, from common storage stock,
1875
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market about steady; New York,
100-pound sacks, Danish type, AIS;
South Carolina, 11&.bushel hampers,
Pointed type, fair quality, ZOO; Flat
type, 400. Florida, Il -bushel hampers.
Pointed type, 2.50a2.7S, mostly 250a
ass. New York, S0-pound sacks, Dali
ish type, 2.00a2.10.
Celery--Supplies moderate; demand
light. market steady. California, crates,
fair quality and condition, S.00a5.50 Il
cooled. $50. New York, "a crates in
the rough mostly $50. Florida, 10
inch crates ordinary quality green, 2.S0
a275, mostly AIS.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market about steady; Arizona and
California, crates. Iceberg type, As
dozen. mostly 500; fair quality, AIS.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; Ohio and New
York, 100-pound sacks yellows, q. S.
No. /, medium to large size. 2.25; me-
dunn size, fair quality. 100; Colorado.
50-pound sacks, Valencia type, large to
very large size, 1.6Sa1.SS.
Potatoes - Supplies liberal; demand
light. market about steady; Maine, 150-
pound sacks Green Mountains, U. g.
No. i, mostly ATS; 120-pound sacks, q.
Q. No. 1, 3s6a3.s0; New York, 150-
pound sacks round white. U. 8. No. /,
4.50; some fair quality, ass.
String beans-Supplies moderate; de-
raand light, market steady: Florida,
bushel hampers, green, stringless, 2.TSa
500: mostly ais.
Cucumbers - Practically no supplies
on the market.
Tomatoes - Supplies very light; de-
mand light, market slightly stronger
Cuba. skies, ripes and turning, wrapped
fancy count, S.ooas5o; choice count,
500; repacked threes ripes. wrapped,
fancy count, 4.50a4.7S; choice count,
4.o0a4.25; Ohio, e-pound baskets, hot
house, medium size, few sales, ATS.
Spinach-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market about steady; Texas,
bushel baskets, Savoy type, 1.40al so;
fair quality and condition, LOCAL as
poorer, low as so; Virginia, Norfolk
section, bushel baskets, Savoy type, fair
quality and condition. l25.
Caulifiower-Supplies light: demand
light, market steady; California, pony