The Washington times., 1930-07-28

market about steady. Eastern Shore
virginia barrels. Cobb U. S. No. best,
sag; poorer. &2.2592.5O. U. s. best
Shore Virginia barrels. Cobb IT. s. No.
l best, $2.5o, few higher. hated 31.75@
2.25. Nearby busheI baskets. Cobb U.
s. No. /. soc @s1.Oo,
graded. $S.00@S.50. Florida and Geor7
gis bushel baskets, yellow No. i. mostly
$2.7S; No. 2. $3.50. Georgia barrels, No.
1. $S.50@s.09.
u -bushel hampers. 25035c.
Tomatoes-Supplies fairly liberal. vir-
ginia, NOrfolf and Hampton sections,
skies, ripes. unwrapped. 75c@$1.25.
wrapped. SO075c. Nearby 1a-bushel
hampers. ripe. best, s5@75c, few fancy
higher, poorer. 25 a soc.
WatermelonA-Seven North Carolina
and IS South Carolina arrived: cars
reconsigned. ST cars on track including
broken. Supplies fairly liberal, demands
good for fresh stock. market steady
for fresh stock. South Carolina Tom
Watsors and Excells. 3o@32 lh: average
tOSaSs .oSstsS Ss3: ID Ivsrass soss5G
Carolina, bulk per car, Excells, 4 lay
ers: 2s lb. average. s1.s5; "a ID; aver
age, s1.25, Thurmond Grays. layers.
2s ib average s?S9: 24-2S ID average.
age. 12.75.
No trading on Exchange. Street sales
market quiet, small lots, nearby; cur
rent receipts. 21Q22c; candled, $50
2sc; few higher. Receipts butter, SIS
tubs; SIT cases.
LIVE POULTRY
Chickens-Young, colored, as to slze
2S9s2c: leghorns. as to size, 17@23c.
hAA H. 1S,.,., a.
leghorns and other light stock. 15016c;
roosters. 13@15c.
Ducks-Young. white pekins. four
pounds and over. 16@lSc: muscovy.
four pounds and over, 16d1Sc. Old,
all 'kinds. is@15c.
Summary Of Baltimore's fruit, veEe-
table. egg and live poultry markets
for the week ending July rs, 1880:
FRUIT
Receipts of apples were fairly liberal,
the demand light and prices continued
low, especially on small stock. Peach
arrivals were heavier and the market
declined 50c6s1 per bushel on bellies
and Elbertas: few carmsns from
and sold at $1@1.25 per half bushel
hamper. Receipts of cantaloupes from
all sections were light, with the mar
s;r.t hst holding firm al all , the week The
California will be- on the market
Monday. Arrivals of watermelOns in
creased the latter part of the week
Ssfraa the market s0jea ssss ssek d
l5 @20c quart. Prices on California
pears declined sharply. Plums held
steady.
VEGETABLES
Receipts Of potatoes were somewhat
lighter, the market closing with n
Ia .t.aN
prices. Sweet potatoes declined to $3.50
90 per barrel for No. / yellows from
Georgia. Onion arrivals were fairly
liberal with prices lower. Both New
about steady. Eastern Shore Maryland
lima beans sold at $3@4 per bushel
hamper. North Carolina at $500
$50. Peas, Western telephones. ranged
20@O opun% per Sgshs hsmpsr Sr around nnS
state stock sold at $1@1,s0 per bushel
basket New York State celery was
dull at S2.25@2.7S per 2-s. crate. Re
heavy most lots showing the effects
of the dry weather. Tomatoes de-
clined sharply on Saturday. Beans
were easier. other lines held about
BUTTER AND EGGS
Receipts OF strictly nearby eggs were
light and sold at a premium. Current
receipts were rather draggy at II a. 22c
per Dozen candled lots sold at 20 o z6c
per dozen. There was no trading on
of creamery butter held steady to firm
in sympathy with other leading mar
kets. There was q little better de-
mand for packing stock.
LIVE POULTRY
The general market on live poultry
was dull and draggy all the week.
Most lots arrived poor ana thin and
moved out slowly, particularly old hens.
Fat young, white leghorns, two pounds
and over, were wanted. Ducks con-
tinued to move slow.