Many buyers were in evidence this
afternoon. Tomorrow morning the
number prol>ably will increase, retail
ers being on hand during the early
hours to get first pick.
The first reduction in egg prices
. the past few weeks was reported to
day. the price of current receipts drop
ping from 30 and 31 to 28 and 29
cents. No change in prices of fresh.
6elected or hennery stock.
Market Prices Today.
Butter —Fancy, 1-pound prints, 4fia
47: tub, 45a46.
Eggs—Fresh, selected, 31a32; hen
tterv, 33a34: current receipts, 28a29.
Poultry alive —Turkeys, 35; Spring
broilers, 40a45; Plymouth Rock broil
ars, Vi to 2 pounds, 45; smaller. 38a
40; White Leghorns, 35a36; fowls, 30;
roosters. 22; ducks, young. 20; old,
35; keats, young, 70a80: old, 35a40.
Dressed —Turkeys. 35a38; broilers,
48a50; keats, young, 90al.00; old,
40a50.
Live stock —Calves, choice, 11 Vi;
medium, lOall: thin, 6a7; hogs, heavy
and medium, 13’i; light, choice, 15;
Jambs, 15.
Meats —Beef, 17: lamb, 30: veal.
20a22; dressed pork, heavy, 19; pork
loins, 35a36: Western, 30a32; hams,
36; shoulders, 24a25: fresh hams 33a
84; fresh shoulders. 25.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today’s market report on fruits and
vegetables (compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics) says:
Cantaloupes—Supplies moderate; de
mand moderate, market steady; Cali
fornia. Imperial Valley, salmon tints,
standards, 455, 4.50a5.00: jumbos, 455,
6.00a5.50: flats, 12s and 15s, 1.75a2.00.
Lettuce —Supplies moderate; demand
light, market fairly steady: sales di
rect to retailers; Washington, crates
Iceberg type, 4-5 dozen, 3.00a3.50.
Onions —Supplies light; demand light,
market firm; Texas, standard crates,
yellow Bermudas, U. S. No. 1. best,
mostly 2.00: California. standard
crates, vellow Bermudas, U. S. No. 1,
2.15a2.25.
