Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
WHOLESALE MARKET ACTIVE
DESPITE INCLEMENT WEATHER
Merchants Report Satisfactory Business
Retailers Also Declare Week Has
Shown Good Results.

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sale.
Crabmeat continued scarce and high,
very small quantities having been re-
ceived from Biloxi, Miss, and Crisfield,
Nd. New Orleans, La, shippers sent
supplies at about the highest prices
quoted this season. Shrimp, both green
and cooked, continued IN plentiful
supply.
Probably the largest quantities of
musKrats ever received IN this city
ieached local dealers the past week.
They were offered at 25 cents each.
The muSkrat is about the cleanest
OF all animals" commented a dealer,
thoroughly washing all food before par
taxing OF 1t, but the name probably is
the one reason why many persons re-
fuse to make purchases"
Oranges and Grapefruit.
Commission merchants reported heavy
receipts OF oranges and grapefruit from
Florida shippers, low prices increasing
the demand. Some of the oranges were
from the 1noian River section of Flori-
da, reputed to be one of the best orange
growing sections of the State, and were
exceptionally large.
Some OF the grapefruit also was much
larger than the average fruit and of
splendid quality, being very heavy.
oranges were quoted from $3.50 to SIS. so,
grapefruit prices covering a range be-
tween So and IS. Many small oranges
also were received the past week and
SOLD at prices making 1t possible for
retailers to offer some as low as is
cents a dozen.
Apples continued in moderate supply
most OF the week, receipts increasing
Yesterday as result of weather condi-
lions making it possible for haulers to
Drlng supplies from the Shenandoah
valley OF Virginia. BuShel baskets of
the frult, mostly Virginia and Pennsyl-
vanla stock, sold at prices ranging from
Sis to SITS, few fancy apples selling
slightly higher. Fancy box stock from
washington sold around 81 and $4.25.
Pears, fancy stock from Oregon and
washington, were offered at SIS most of
tne week. Alligator pears, not very
box. Pineapples, grapes, cranberries
and honeydews were among other fruits
offered the trade during the week.
new potatoes, Florida stock, received
during the week, was the interesting
feature OF the weeks vegetable market.
Some of the fancy stock, received in
boxes, sold at 81 box, barrel stock SELL
ing at $l3 and $l4, No. stock selling
slightly lower.
bers, mostly from Indiana, met a weaker
market the past few days, boxes of two
dozen, fancy stock, selling at 81. Extra
fancy stock sold at $3.50. Tomatoes
nave not been very plentiful. dealers
report, and prices are not cheap. An
Improvement in their quality was
reported.
Best quality string beans were In light
Eheceipt the past few days, bushel
hampers selling as high as 81. Light
receipts OF cabbage, Florida and South
Carolina stock, and several other varie-
Ties OF vegetables were reported during
the closing hours of the weeks market.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Yesterdays daily market report on
fruits and vegetables compiled by the
Market News Service Bureau of Agri-
cultural Economics) said:
;. Apples-Supplies moderate; demand
hight, market steady; boxes, Washing
ton, extra fancy, medium to large sizes.
Delicious, 4.00a4.25; mostly 400; Stay
mans, 3.00a3.25; large sizes, 2.75; extra
fancy, medium to large sizes, Spitzen-
burgs, slightly decayed, 3.00a3.25; bushel
baskets, Virginia, unclassified, 90 inches
up. StaymanS, 1.40a1 so; YorkS, LISA
lao; U. s. No. /, 21a inches up, Yorks,
1.50al. rs; Staymans, 1.60a1.75; Penn
Ssylvania, U. S. No. l, az inches up,
YorKs, l;4Oai so; U: S. No. /, pa inches
Cabbage-Supplies light: demand
moderate, market firm; new stock,
Florida, 112-bushel hampers, pointed
type, 2.50a2.75; old stock, New York.
lO0-pounds sacks, Danish type, mostly
Celery-Supplies moderate: demand
light, market steady; Florida, 1O-inch
crates, dozen, 3.00a3.25: 6 dozen, 2.75
a3.00; 8 dozen, 2.25a25O; 10 dozen,
1.75a2.00; few higher.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; California, I'M
perial Valley, crates, Iceberg type, 4
dozen, 4.50a5.00; mostly ATS; S dozen.
best, $50; fair quality and condition,
3.50a4.0O; Arizona, crates, Iceberg type,
dozen, fair to ordinary quality and
condition. 2.00a2.75.
Onions-Supplies moderate: demand
light, market steady; New York and
S. No. /, medium to large sizes, 2.25a
$50; Ohio, 100-pounds sacks, yellows, u.
S. No. /, medium size, mostly $2.25;
Colorado, 50-pound sacks, Valencia
type, large size, fair condition, 1.25.
Potatoes-Supplies light; demand
light, market about steady; Maine, 15O-
pound sacks, Green Mountains, u. S.
No. /, few sales. 4.s5; New York, 150-
pound sacks, round whites, U. S. No. /,
4 50a465.
String beans-Supplies light: demand
light; market steady; Florida, bushel
hampers, green, 3.75a400: fair to ordi-
nary quality and condition, 2.5Oa3.OO.
ggplant-Supplies light; demand
light, market steady; Florida, pepper
crates, fair to ordinary quality and con-
dition. 2.5Oa3.50.
squash-supplies light; demand light,
market dull; Florida, pepper crates,
quality. large size, low as $50.
Tomatoes-Supplies light; demand
light, market steady; Florida, lug boxes,
ripes and turning, wrapped, 6x6, few
sales 500a5.25. Unknown origin Re-
packed. IS, ripes, wrapped, fancy count.
3.50a4.00; fair condition low as 800;
choice count, 2.50a3.00; some overripe
lower.
Spinach-Supplies liberal; demand
light, market steady; Texas, buShel
baskets, Savoy type, mostly $50; fair
quality and condition, LOCAL rs; Vir-
GINA, Norfolk section, bushel baskets
Savoy type, ordinary quality and condi-
ton, 60a75.
Caulifiower-supplies liberal: demand
moderate, market steady; California,
pony crates. It's; few higher.
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light, market firm; Florida, pepper
crates fancy, 6.00a6.50.
Peas-Supplies light; demand light,
market slightly weaker; Mexico, As
pound crates, 4.00a4.25.
Carrots-Supplies liberal; demand
light, market steady; California, West
ern lettuce crates, punched, 3.00a3 so;
Arizona, Western lettuce crates, punched.
mostly 500; Texas, Western lettuce
crates, punched, some fair quality, 2.50a
800.
Beets-Supplies very light; demand
light, market steady: few sales; Texas,
Western lettuce crates punched, $50.