Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-19
MARKET BENEFITS
BY RECENT WEATHER CHANGE
Cooler Temperatures in Latter Part Of
Week Bring About Upturn in Dealings.
Supplies Are Plentiful.

coming from various States. Heaviest
receipts were from the Shenandoah
Valley OF Virginia, chiefly the vicinity
of Winchester, prices ranging from
$1.25 to 81. few selected apples selling
slightly higher.
Pears, not so plentiful, were OF
splendid quality and in demand, Ali
gator pears, not so plentiful, were much
higher than early in the season. Grapes,
in fairly large receipt during the week,
were in fair demand. and wholesalers
continued with plentiful supplies Of
bananas, oranges, grapefruit, cram
berries, pineapples and other fruits.
Next We will have cantaloupes," OBJ
served a dealer. "Cantaloupes always
are in demand when in season, price
meaning nothing to many consumers"
1t was said by the dealer that canta-
loupes may appear in the local market
at any time, first receipts coming from
California. Chicago and New York
markets usually make efforts to get first
shipments, it is stated, but Chicago
merchants usually are willing to pay
prices to insure receipt of the first pick
ing.
Last season, according to merchant.
Chicago outbid New York for the first
shipment, paying around $50 and $22
crate for them. Watermelons Will
not appear for several weeks, dealers
said.
Vegetable supplies continued fairly
heavy throughout the week. kale from
the Norfolk, Va, section being partic-
ularly plentiful, hundreds of barrels OF
the vegetable being received in single
shipment. Spinach. not so plentiful,
sold at approximately twice the price
paid for kale.
Increased shipments of red cabbage
during the week met only fair de-
mand, prices being higher than prices
demanded for other varieties of the
vegetable.
Growers Of red cabbage years ago, )"
remarked a local dealer, "reaped a
harvest. but so many persons entered
the field that profits dwindled. and In
some instances much money was lost.
Tomato receipts from Florida have
not been very heavy the past week and
dollhouse supplies also were light. Mush-
rooms, another interesting dollhouse
output continued as plentiful as tomato
receipts did light. They were offered at
exceptionally low prices, choice stock
selling not higher than SIPS, while
some not so good were offered at IS
cents.
Potatoes continued in moderate re-
ceipt, while string beans. celery, squash
ties only about equal to demands.
Yesterdays snow did not prove much
of an interference with market condi-
lions. most of the haulers from the
country having started their trips to
market before snow appeared. Those
who were not fortunate enough to get
protection afforded by sheds improviseol
coverings to keep of the falling snow.
Such haulers had their accustomed
quantities of eggs and other supplies
and consumers wended their way
through the snow to patronize them.
Butter and eggs were offered at prices
not having afforded an excuse for in
creasing prices.
Dealers at Municipal Fish Market had
plentiful supplies of fish, oysters, CLAIMS
and shrimp to offer the retail trade
during the week. Frogs, received from
New orleans, was the interesting re-
ceipt of the week They were by nc
means plentiful. however. and sold at
high prices. dealers quoting them at 81
and $6 a dozen.
Frozen fish from the North and fresh
| fish from the South continued in plen-
tiful supplies during the week. receipts
of fish from the Winter seines below
Alexandria not being so heavy. Oyster
| prices continued unchanged. dealers
receiving fairly heavy shipments of the
bivalves from points along the lower
Potomac, vicinity of Norfolk and points
on the ocean front of the east coast
of Maryland and Virginia.
Meat prices changed very little dur
! ing the week. Packers had supplies
more than sufficient to meet the fairly
heavy demands, and prices of poultry
also continued with but little change.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Yesterdays daily market report on
! fruits and vegetables compiled by the
Market News Service Bureau OF Agri-
cultural Economics) said (sales to
| jobbers except where otherwise noteD ::
Apples-Supplies liberal; demand
| light, market dull; few sales. Boxes,
washington, extra fancy. medium 10
large sizes. Delicious, 3.75a4.00; extra
fancy, medium to large sizes, Stay
mans, 300a3.25; fancy, medium 70
large sizes Staymans. 2.85. Bushel
baskets, Virginia, u. S. No. /, az inches
up Staymans mostly around 200; I'M
classified 234 in mes up, Staymans
l.75a20 90; few low as l.50; U. S, No. /,
| 234 inches up, Yorks. LIS; few higher.
Pennsylvania, II. S. No. i, 2I2 inches
a, up, Yorks l.25a1.50.
| Cabbage-Supplies liberal; demand
light. market steady; few sales. New
York, l0O-pound sacks, Danish type,
2OOa215; few, 2.25. Texas, approx
mately 100 pounds, net barrels, crates,
round type, trading slow, $50. Florida,
! x -bushel hampers. pointed type, ESQ.
Celery-Supplies light; demand light,
market steady. California, crates, 6.00a
! 6.25; one-half crates, 3.00a3.25.
, Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
| light, market steady. Arizona. crates,
! Iceberg type, AS dozen, 4.I5a5 90; few
low as 4.50; 6 dozen, 3.75a4.OO; few
! low as $50. California, no sales re-
| ported.
Onions-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; New York Michi-
| gan and Ohio, l00-pound sacks, yell
! lows, u. s. No. /. medium to large size,
2.00a2l5; few 2.25; Colorado. 50-pound
sacks, Valencia type. u. s. No. l, very
large size, l.65a1.75; large size. .40al so.
| Potatoes-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market Arm; Maine, l50-pound
sacks. Green Mountains. u. S. No. !,
485a5 90; mostly 500; New York. $50
| pound sacks, round whites, U. S. No. i,
4.65a4.75.
String Beans-Supplies light; demand
| light, market firm; Florida, bushel
hampers, Green Refugees and mats,
| 375a4.0O; few Pearls, $50; mats,
coarse, ordinary quality, 3.00a3.50.
Eggplant-Supplies very light; Florida,
pepper crates. fancy, 5.00a600.
Squash-Supplies light; demand light
market steady; Florida, pepper crates,
white. wrapped, large size, ordinary
/! quality. $50; bushel hampers, medium
| to large size 200a2 so,