Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-06
ADVANCE IN PORK
PRICES is NOTED
Heavy Demands Cause In
crease in Costs-vege-
table Receipts Light.

Heavy demands for fresh pork fol-
lowing the close Of the Christmas holi-
day season has lessened supplies and
resulted in an advance in prices IL Is
said by dealers that demands for fresn
pork invariably follow the Christmas
holidays, probably because consumers
tire of turkey. Veal also was higher
Butter and egg prices showed slight
decline this morning, prices OF potn
products having started downward some
days ago.
1.-THE market has been due for a drop
for some time" commented dealer,
especially the eggmarket. and It IS
probable that egg prices will continue
downward unless blizzard weather Is
experienced"
Receipts Are Light.
Hot house asparagus, product OF Bos-
| ton growers has made its appearance
| in the local market, punches being
small, and because of light receipts, 1t
was stated, wholesale prices were not
quoted.
Receipts of vegetables on the farm
ers' line were not very heavy tnis
morning, receipts on Mondays usually
being light. Commission merchants had
their usual attractive displays of fruits
and vegetables, however, in quantltles
sufficient to more than meet demands
They had supplies Of oranges, grape
fruit, pineapples, bananas, grapes, pears,
cranberries and other fruits to offer the
trade, while vegetables they had 70
offer included almost every vegetable
to be found in the market at any sea-
son.
continue to come from Cuba, Mexico
and the South and West, while hot
house stock was received from Asnta-
bula, Ohio, and Boston, Mass.
Poultry dealers had supplies OF tur-
keys, chickens, keats, ducks and geese
suficient to supply the retail trade at
about the same as prices quoted at the
close of last weeks market.
Today's wholesale market-jobbers'
prices slightly higher.
|. Butter-One pound prints, SSE2a
.391a; tub, 371aa38!a; store packed,
25a30.
Eggs-Hennery, 5oa52; fresh selected,
Al a48; current receipts, 45a46.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, young, 32a35;
old toms, 27a28; Spring chickens, large,
| 28a3O; medium, 28a30; broilers, 30a32;
fowls, 27a28; Leghorns, 20a23; ROSTERS.
90; ducks, 15a18. Dressed-Turkeys,
young, 4oa42; old, 35as6; Spring chick
ems, large, 34a35; medium, 34a35; bron-
ers, 38a40; fowls. 33a34: Leghorns, 26a
81; ducks. 28a30; ROSTERS, 23a25 ca
poris, ISAAC; keats, 50a60.
Meats-Beef, 20a22; veal, 28a30;
lamb 26a28; pork loins, %; fresh hams,
"a; fresh shoulders, %; smoked hams,
IS; smoked shoulders, %; bacon, 25a
IS: lard, in bulk IL ": in packages, 1874
Live stock-Calyes. 15al6; lambs,
13a14.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
The daily market report on fruits and
vegetables Compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics). Sales to jobberS except
where otherwise noted.
Apples-Supplies liberal; demand mod
crate, market steady: barrels, no sales
reported; boxes, washington, medium te
large size extra fancy Delicious, 3.75
Staymans, mostly 500; bushel baskets
Virginia, U. S. No. !, 21s inches III
Staymans mostly around 400: few fin,
quality high as ESQ; U. S. No. l, %.
inches up Staymans, 2.25a2.50; Virgins
and Pennsylvania, u S. No. /, 21R inch.
eS I'D Yorks, 1.50; u. S. No. /, 2a4
inches up Yorks, mostly Its; few high
as 200.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market about steady; New York
IO0-pound sacks Danish type, 2.25;
l
pointed type, fair quality, ZOO; fiat
type, 200; Florida, 1la-bushel hampers
pointed type, 2.50a2.75; mostly 2.Sos
2.65.
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market steady; California, crates
in the rough. fine quality and condition
600a6.50: ordinary quality and condi-
tian, 500; half crates, individually
washed and preceded, 3.5oaS.75; FIori.
| TO- ivNo rry fTffa
condition, asking 500, no sales reported
Lettuce-Supplies moderate; demand
light, market about steady: Arizona ano
California, crates iceberg type, As
dozenj 5.00a5.25; 6 dozen, 4.25a4. so;
Florida, 115-bushel hampers, big Boston
type, good quality and condition, 2.75a
500.
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
5O-pound sacks, Valencia type, large te
very large size, 1.65a1 IS. "a
Potatoes-Supplies moderate: demand
light, market firm; Maine, 150-pound
sacks, Green Mountains, U. S. No.
ATS; 120-pound sacks, Green Noun.
tainS, U. S. No. 1, $50; New York, $50.
pound sacks, round whites, U. S. No. !
4.65.
String beans-Supplies liberal; de-
mand light, market steady; Florida
bushel hampers, green, stringlesS. mostly
2.75, few high as 500; A-bushel ham
pers, 1.75a2.00.
Cucumbers-Supplies very light; de-
mand light, market steady; Florida
square bushel crates, No. !. fair quail
ity, 500.
Squash-Supplies light; demand light