Evening star., 1934-01-08
VEGETABLE PRICES
TURN WEAK HERE
Potatoes, Lettuce, Cabbage
and Others Display Sag
ging Tendency.

QuOtatlOnS OF many vegetables weak
ened on the washington Produce Mar
ket today. although both eggs and live
poultry followed a firm but unchanged
trend.
Among the weak spots were broccoli,
cabbage. cauliflower, lettuce, potatoes,
peppers. collards, kale and carrots.
The summary with egg, live poultry,
fruit and vegetable prices furnished by
the Department of Agriculture, follows:
BUTTER prints coz scorel,
tub. go; 1-pound prints (ss score)' "o'
DRESSED poULTRY-TuEkeys. to- toms, s:;:s s5a
u; hens, mixed colors. 14a15; Leshorns,
poands psr pound 45a5o S9s Long Island
ducks, Il; keats. per pair, 15a9O; capons'
GAME-Rabbits. per dozen. 2.oo,2.4o.
MEATS-Beef l0a11; veal, 11a12; lamb
IS; pork loins, 12al3; fresh hams, 13al4;
imSsea iards fa7s hsms: compoa2ds sag 7a7Is A' O
Prices UNCHANGED. Current receipts, 1Sa$o;
and dated white eggs, U. S. extras; large,
25a"7; U. S. extras, mediums, 2la24; U. S
s'lnHHsaf' 1--we PoUITRY-Market firm. Receipts
light Prices unchanged. Fowl; Colo1ed'
13al5; Leghorns, 7a9; roosters, 6a1 Ply
PSmouth 9na oeo Rock sprine broers
and mixed eoors 13a1 6aSg LsEh9Fns and 1oSf2 o1e2
is; young hens, 10 pounds and over 70
Fruits and Vegetables.
salsS nsS e al am wo TO-DAY dSnstor arrived. two
pies phe5oNfn moderate; tTs on demand liEht market
iteasy 8 g. No Mafyana g. fnS nshes yRha mnmam sas
1.25; 212 inches minimum. 35al 30; 2'4
inches ncRes minimpm minimum 5oa5S y bee0ay Htay
y s. No l. "a inches Glt,, minipmum: pnsI li2a as,
inches M minmum h6uas nI: 15oai95; 2orks u s
No; l. ~. inches minimum. aa55a90; S12
INCHES minimum m l1?aI S5; s. 254 inchss
No, /. aN inches minimum. 9oaI 90: sis
inches ,srr5 minmqm 81 125a135 4 inches hes
infRSS sapaf aT91sIs! no
crates bHqeheq 5e& York arrived four
New stock: Supplies light; demand Itgi. light; It
type: South Carolina. I.15al:25; Florida,
1.25: Texas. miXed-car lettuce crates,
domestic, fiat type. very few sales, 2z5a @
3og 9ie st0Sk @ Yort shs saek
Danish type . 4Oa2 80.
CAULIFLOWER-No carlot arrivals; four
weak California, pony crates. 1.o5al so.
brSEen a9d Ro cars on
steady. California u crates, washed, 3-6
sashed aSzfn SG9as 4 dozen 6H Fo6da crates
LETTUCE One arizona: one Galifornia
SIX ReseTn :e suppss
crate; demand light; market weak. Arizona
and California; crates Iceberg type: 4.5
Supplies light; demand light; market weak.
E0Tida bus big B0s5On
no supplies on the market.
mchssn ON NeT gk
bies aEseo indicate: gS H'fa aemand nfS liz Eht rtet
D0f4a sacts seSSi 1 Is No foal one
broken and one unbroken cars on TRACK
Supplies light demend Light mkss saay
few higher; Florida bushei hampers. 1.50a
zoo; fair quality. 1-ooa1-25.
Potato Prices Weak.
twelve New York. two. PENNSYLVANIA ar
bToEen byaa fsqs srs on siohsR track ane onn @
g2ana saSks aEsen SSGn'1lp5 @
ss iRd g. s No + s5S shs PshasSsaia
pound sacks Round whites. 325; idaho
100 pound sacks Russet Burbanks. U. S. No
SPINACH Texas arrived; two broken
and two ,unbroken cars on track. TrucS
ispT iisht:p market @ Steady. ste TeSas. bushe baskets
9oa1 oo;.. Virginia, bushei baskets. best. 65;
iais SWEET agE4'I PoTAToEs- North Carolina
arrived; two unbroken cars on track, sup.
pteady m0ofEaFs North car0na es bushel @ bastes
Puerto Rica1S moTtlg y, arguing So California
arrived; four broken and three unbroken
~ GREEN (BEANs-rwo Florida arrived;
track Supplies moderate: demand light;
green, aast type, 1.75as,oo; fair condi-
LIMA BEANs--No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track: Supplies moderate: demand n5 Light; E nG
az az tsS go g59TIid3s 2Geb 9bt; demand
vsFy EfN fa5fS e0as light demand
light; market weak. Florida. pints. l5al6;
cKRA%;suDplies Of good stock very light;
0afks sEass Dgo5 sGndt0n sh 15O demand
bnshel crates: Florida, 2.ooa2.5o Cuba
PEPPERS Supplies liberal; demand light;
green fancy . . 5a2 50; choice. 900; bushel
hampers. large. size. 1.75
Squash Market Steady.
SoUASH-Su Supplies light: demand light;
market steady Florida buShel o hameprs.
Tfets Thts SFapped 5o Yeo" Crook
ToMAToEs-N c@arlot @ arrivals; 1nt one
Truck receipts light; supplies light demand
moderate. market steady. Florida SKIES
green and turning. wrapped. truck receipts,
144s. 300a325; poorer lower lug boxes
rIpes and turning. wrapped. freight re-
ceipts, 6x6 and larger. ,3.00a3.25; poorer
over: lug boxes. ripes and turning. wrapped,
express receipts, 6x7. fair condition. 200.
CARRoTs-Two California arrived, a. @ tWo
demand light; market weak. California. 12
lettuce crates. punched. 1.25a1 80.
COLLARDS- liberal; demand
STEAMSHIPS.