Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-18
TRADING IMPROVES
AT D. c. MARKET
Cooler Weather Brings Out
Better Demand for Meats
and Vegetables.

! suited IN heavier trading than during
the warm weather the several days pre-
ceding, trading in some lines having
taken on squirt yesterday. Heavier
trading yesterday, according to reports,
more particularly affected the meat
market, many retailers doing their
heavv buying on Fridays in order that
they may have more time Saturday
mornings to make selections of other
commodities.
Haulers from Maryland and Vir-
ginia, parked along the farmers line,
south side of B street between Seventh
and Twelfth streets, the line extending
south on Twelfth street, were much in
evidence this morning some of them
| having taken their positions yesterday.
Commodities these haulerS offered the
trade included large shipments of
apples, chiefly from the Shenandoah
valley OF Virginia; large quantities of
eggs, butter, poultry and vegetables.
Many OF them both wholesaled and re-
tailed their supplies to a steady line of
patrons in evidence both early and late.
Cider Prices.
Along B street between Seventh and
Ninth streets most of the dealers con-
| fined their commodities to vegetables,
some of them offering small quantities
of apples and some offering cider in
quantities ranging from a glass jar to a
barrel
When so much cider is offered" OBJ
served a dealer, 1T is suggestive of
growers being unable to get rid of their
| large crops of apples by the barrel or
basket"
Farmers offered the cider at so cents
gallon, the price including containers,
tV1 Il
trading along all lines this morning
showed an improvement over business
the past few days, dealers reported, and
most dealers expected to clean up much
OF tnelr receipts, especially perishable
commodities which could not well be
carried over the week end.
Poultry receipts yesterday and this
morning were heavy enough to enable
dealers to meet all demands. They
continued to have fairly large quanti-
ties OF turkeys from Maryland, Virginia
and more distant places, the king of the
barnyard fowls being in fairly good de-
mand at prices dealers considered
cheap.
Spring chickens, much cheaper this
season than in past years, also were in
plentiful supply and in good demand.
Fowls were not so plentiful, dealers re-
ported, the demand for them being good.
DUCKS, while the demand for geese was
not great enough to consume receipts.
Ihere was good demand for ca
pons this morning." suggested a dealer,
and prices were not much higher than
the price of chickens"
Keats were not in heavy receipt, deal
ers reported, but receipts were heavy
enough to meet demands at SO and so
cents, prices much lower than earlier in
the season.
Receipts of rabbits for the day and
week end trade were not very heavy.
The season for the game is fast drawing
to close. 1t already has closed in
many States according to reports, and
it is suspected that some of them reach
ing the local market so late are being
bootlegged.
Prices of most commodities this
morning were substantially the same as
prices quoted at the close of yester-
days market.
TOday's Wholesale Market-Jobbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-p pound prints. 37I2a3sl5;
tub, 3612a37la; store packed, 25a30.
Eggs -Hennery, 46a50; fresh selected,
45a46; current receipts, 4la42
Poultry, alive-Turkey, young 30a32:
old toms, 27a28; Spring chickens. large.
28a30; medium, 28a30; broilers, 32a33;
fowls, 27a28; Leghorns, 20a23; BOOSTERS,
20; ducks, 15a18. Dressed-Turkeys,
young, 36a38; old, 32a33: Spring chick
ems, large, 34a35; medium, 34a35; broil-
ers, 38a40: fowls, 32a33; Leghorns 26a
n; ducks, 28a30; rooSters, 23a25 ca
pons, ISAAC; keats. 50a60.
Meats-Beef, 20a22; veal. 28a30: lamb,
28a30; pork loins, %; fresh hams, "a;
fresh shoulders, %; smoked hams, IS;
smoked shoulders, 20; bacon, 25a26;
lard, in bulk, 1912; in packages, 1872.
Supplies OF apples today continued
very liberal, supplies being received from
New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia,
barrel stock, box stock coming from
Washington. Barrel stock from New
York sold around $3.50 and Sc a bar
rel. Most of the Pennsylvania and Vir-
ginia fruit was received in bushel bas-
kets, prices ranging from ST. to ST.
Box stock sold at SO and $325.
Plentiful supplies of Florida oranges
and moderate supplies Of grapefruit,
also from Florida. were reported this
morning. 1t was reported by dealers
that the Florida fruit shows much i'm
provement over earlier receipts Tree
ripened fruit, both oranges and grape
fruit, sell a trifie higher than other
fruit.
Oranges were quoted from 1925 to IS,
grapefruit, as to size and quality, SELL
ing from $4.25 to $4.75. California
oranges, not so plentiful, we're offered
at higher prices than the Florida fruit.
Dealers this morning had some large
and attractively colored tangeries to
offer the trade, but the demand was not
very brisk. They we're only in moderate
receipts. dealers reported. fancy stock
selling from $3.50 to $2.25. few higher,
while No 2 stock, Il boxes, sold from
ST. to Sits.
Other Fruit Supplies.
Cuban pineapples very large and in
splendid condition, claimed attention
of retailers and found ready sale, while
Strawberries, not as plentiful as early
in the week, but possessing the same
large size and splendid flavor, were Of
fered at 40 and As cents a quart box.
Grapes, alligator pears. bananas,
lemons, persimmons and cranberries
were other fruits to claim attention of
buyers this morning.
There was the usual long list of veg
etables in the commission house dis
trict this morning to satisfy demands
of wholesalers, the outlay including
practically every variety OF vegetables
found here at any season.
Cabbage, spinach and kale, received in
fairly large quantities, gave the market
the appearance of anything other than
Winter. Immense quantities OF kale
came from the vicinity Of Norfolk, Va,
while the spinach was from nearby and
THE South.
Spinach was offered, as to quality,
from rs cents to SIPS bushel basket,
while the kale sold around $1.75 and 81
a barrel. Hampers of new cabbage sold
from $225 to So, old stock from New
York and nearby selling at lower prices.
Moderate supplies of beetS, product OF
Texas growers, and light supplies of
carrots, also from Texas, met good
demand that continued the market
steady. Beets were offered at So and
1925 a crate, nearby stock selling at
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