Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-07
BUTTER AND EGGS
ARE CHEAPER HERE
Further Recession in Prices
Is Predicted at D. c.
Wholesale Market.

A further decline In butter and egg
prices proved the interesting feature OF
the days wholesale market. The drop
in prices was not very great, however
but, according to dealers, it was sug-
gestive of further declines, more espe-
cially In the egg market.
Egg prices are due for. heavy
drop" was the observation of whole
saler this morning. ut may be tempo
rarily delayed by the storm in the West,
but such a delay could only be tenn
porary."
Butter prices changed only a frac-
ton Of a cent, but recent changes have
been numerous enough to affect the
retail prices. Cheaper retail prices OF
eggs also has resulted from several re-
auctions the past week or more.
Storage Holdings.
Storage holdings of eggs are nothing
like as heavy as they were at the cor
responding period of the past few years,
it is stated, packers having held them
back so long as fresh stock was offered
at moderate prices.
Quite a number of storage eggs are
due in the local market this week, 1t
is stated, and it is probable that the
storage holdings in the larger cities,
less than 100000 cases, soon will be
O1SpOSeQ u. SuIIcLlI IcCClPS CSSc1 AACoAA
stock, were quoted at As and 46 cents
this morning.
Turkey and chicken prices also were
a trif1e lower this morning. Poultry re-
ceipts were not especially heavy this
morning, dealers reported, but heavier
shipments are expected later in the
week.
In the commission house district at
tractive supplies of fruits and vege-
Ill lot, Of nf
tailers, while receipts on the farmers
line were light. Supplies on the latter
line, however, were ample to meet de-
mands, the chief demands for supplies
at this season being for shipped-in
stock.
Splendidly colored rhubarb, grown in
straw beds in Detroit, Mich, claimed
attention Of retailers this morning, as
did receipts of small quantities Of polk
salad, grown in the Kenneth Square,
Pa, neighborhood. Celery cabbage,
product OF Caluornla, also Claimed az
tention.
The rhubarb, said by dealers to be
the most ATTRACTIVE ever received here
so early in the season, was in 5-pound
boxes and found ready sale at $l.25
and S1.50 a box. Celery cabbage sold
around 81 box and the polk salad
brought Is cents a bunch.
Largely increased receipts OF Florida
oranges was an interesting feature OF
the mornings fruit market, the fruit
being piled high in front of commits
sion houses. The Florida fruit was
| quoted at $425 and $4.75, California
receipts selling around Sc and $3.50.
Apples and strawberries were re-
ported plentiful, some good quality fruit
selling as low as $3.50 a bushel. Bet
ter grades sold at much higher prices,
box stock from Washington selling
around S3.75. Strawberries sold at 80,
IS and 40 cents quart.
All varieties of vegetables were Of
fered in quantities desired by retailers,
prices of most vegetables being reported
reasonable to cheap. Mushrooms con-
tinued plentiful at 81 and SIPS a
basket.
Today,s wholesale market-jobbers'
prices slightly higher.
Butter-One-p pound prints, 50; tub,
81; store packed, 25a30.
Eggs-Hennery, 48a50; fresh selected.
At; current receipts, 45a46.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, young, 30aS2;
old toms, 27a28; Spring chickens. large,
28a3O; medium, 28a30; broilers, 30a32;
| fowls, 27a28; Leghorns, 20a23; ROSTERS,
| 20: ducks, 15al8. Dressed-Turkeys,
young, 36a38; old, 32a33; Spring chick
ems large, 34a35; medium, 34a35; broil-
ers, 38a4O: fowls, 32a33; Leghorns. 26a
| 81; ducks, 28a30; ROSTERS, 23a25; ca
pons, 35a40; keats, 50a60.
Meats-Beef. 20a22; veal, 28a30;
lamb, 26a28; pork loins. %; fresh hams,
"a; fresh shoulders. %; smoked hams,
! IS; smoked shoulders, 3D. bacon, 25a
%; lard. in bulk, l2ia; in packages
1872.
Live stock-Calves, IS; lambs, 13al4
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 jobbers except where other
wise noted.
Apples = Supplies liberal: demand
moderate, market steady; barrels, no
sales reported; boxes, Washington, me
dunn to large size, extra fancy, Deli
cious, 375; Staymans, mostly 800;
bushel baskets, Virginia, u. S. No. !.
21a inches up. Staymans, mostly around
200. few fine quality high as $50;
U. S. No. l, 234 inches up, Staymans,
| 225a250 Virginia and Pennsylvania,
| II. s. No. l. 2b inches I'D. Yorks, so ;