Evening Star Newspaper, June 29, 1926, Page 20

1926. 20 ; NG _STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, JUNE 29, Tube, as saying there is no intention |t In that direction was not ex-| who can get their products to sea- g “We will be glad it our own | board at low cost.” rkets are not taken up by goods from abroad, Trade Set Records in Fiscal Year STRAWBERRY CROP |, zaLrumote mosos S VRIS, [ e B Prices No Longer Quoted. . Other Fruit and Berries F ~ Are More Plentiful. — | $5,44; Receipts of strawberries from near- 'f_-;f’“"u by Maryland and Virginia have be- come so light that prices no longer «re quoted. The strawberry season has extended over a longer perlod than usual, due to the lateness of the seagon, and it is likely that the supply will become exhausted before the close of the week. Raspberries, blackberries and cherries are becoming fairly plentiful, and prices quoted today - tioned by dealers as being fairly cheap. Blackberries have been very plentiful, growers in North Carolina supplying the local market. Rasp- berry prices, always higher than cherry and blackberry prices, are continuing about the same as during previous seasons. More liberal supplies of water. melons from Florida were reported this morning, and a limited demand wade a steady market. Tom Watsons and Dixle Belles, 28 to 30 pounds, were quoted at from 75 to 90 cents. Moderate supplies of peaches and cantaloupes, the former from Georgia and North Carolina and the latter from Callfornia, interested buyers. Feaches were quoted at from $2 to §4, while cantaloupe prices ranged from 34 to $5. Meat, poultry, butter and egg prices were about the same as at the close of last week's market. Price of calves dropped from 111 to 11 cents, while the price of lambs went from 15 tS 13 cents, 45a46. resh, selected. 31a32; hen- a34; current receipts, 28a29. Poultry, alive—Turkeys, 85; Spring brotlers,” 40a45; Plymouth Rock broil- ers, 11 to 2 pounds, 43; smaller, 38a 40; White Leghorns, 35a36; fowls, 30; roosters, ducks, young, 20 old, 15; 3 0a80; old, 35a40. stock—Calves, cholce, 11; medium, 9al0; thin, 6a7: hogs, heavy and medium, 13!y; light, cholce, 15 lambs, 13. Meats—RBeef, 17al8; lamb, 30; veal, ed_pork, heavy, 19; pork rn, 30a32; hams, 36 shoulders, 24a25; fresh hams, 32a 34; fresh shoulders, 25. Fruit and Vegetable Review. Today’s market report on fruit and vegetables (compiled by the Depart- ment of Agriculture) says: Cantaloupes—Supplies moderate; de- mand moderate, market steady; Cali- fornia, Imperial Valley, Salmon Tints, standards, 45s, 4.00a4.50; few high as 5.00 s .50: few high -50; flats, 12s and 15s, best, 2.00. Lettuce—Supplies moderate; de- | mand moderate, market steady; Wash- Iceberg type, 4-5 dozen, :_ordinary quality and 2.25; New York, 2-dozen Big Boston type, 75a1.25. Onjons—Supplies light; demand light, market steady; Texas, standard Yellow Bermudas, U. 8. No. 1, ordinary condition, 1.50. s—Supplies light; -demand moderate, market firm; Georgla, sixes, Early Rose, small sizes, 2.00a2.50. Potatoes- pplies moderate; de- mand moderate, market _slightly weaker; North Carolina and South Carolina, cloth-top stave bar- SHOW GAINS IN REPORTS B. & 0. and Western Maryland Earnings Increase in May and for Whole 5-Month Period. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, June 29.—Two of the three Baltimore railroads, the Balti- more and Ohio and the Western Maryland, show gains in the r for May and the five-month pe The Baltimore and Ohio reported s sain_in railway operating revenues for the month of $1.571,079 3 for the period es showed a comparativ 1.633 for May for the five months. come, afte; greater in v than sponding month in 19 months the company reported a of §3,1 in net rail operating income after adjustmen Thig is the best showing the system ever made period. Ope Western Railway for M 718 ahead of May, 192 five-month period ‘the comp: crease was $1,044,7 penses required §102,374 more in M and $700,897 more for the period th in 1925. The gain in net income for 2 or more than 100 than in any corresponding per the history of the system. BOAT LINE STARTS. Baltimore-Philadelphia Service Is Inaugurated With Sailing Today. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, June some delay in beginning operations the Chesapeake and Delaware Steam- boat Co., Baltimore’s new line to Philadelphia, will get under way to- day with the sailing this afternoon of the first boat for Philadelphia zation of the company s been completed s officials and dir may be expectes hortly. N arrangements have been made for a call each way to Camden, N. J where handling will be performed by | the Camden Terminal Co. at the municipal pier in that port. Trans- shipment facilities also will be of- fered at Philadelphia for Trenton via the Trenton and Philadelphia Steam- | boat Co. The Baltimore service will be tri-weekly and additional vessels may be acquired within [E— OIL RECEIPTS LARGER. BALTIMORE, June 29 (Special).— Receipts of oil products last week, brought by seven tankers, totaled 542,000 barrels, ,303 in excess of the previous weel The total was made up of 276,000 barrels of crude oil, 126,000 of gasoline and 140,000 of fuel oil. The crude oil, an_unusual cargo, was brought from Los An- geles. The gasoline came Tampico and Los Angeles and the cruae product from Tampico and Texas. PIG IRON BUYING. NEW YORK, June 29 (®). ing approaching the pre: in the pig iron industry ha nessed since 1924, Daily Metal Trade says. Pig iron buying on the present movement bids fair to reach or even exceed 1,000,000 tons. Fully 850,000 tons have been placed. Selling con tinues and inquiry is growing. [HARDWARE SALES GOOD; 29. — After | hort time, | from | BY J. C. ROYLE. Industry d trade established new records for. all time in the 19 r Volume of business for the last ahead of that for the first half of 1925. The assets of the United States have risen $10,000,000,000 in the last year. Unemployment was negligible and wages were maintained steadily at a high rat Money w ix months has been consistently easy and credit ample for all legitimate expansion of agricultur: d commercial enterprises. The building boom attained new heights in the last six months. Railroad freight and passenger traffic was of record proportions, and efliciency and net revenues increased. Oil companies operated more profitably than for many years. Coal, textiles, the clothing industry and leather and shoes were in the business fabric. il trade wus ahead of the previous year despite unfavorable Weather has yet to determine the profits and buying power of agricultural communitles for 1 The outlook is for a gentle recession of industrial and commereial activity during the third quarter, with a brisk revival of trade in the Fall and Winter. (Copsright, 1926.) goods. COLLECTIONS IMPROVING | Pprted for staples and | A well maintained del for | ported during the week. hardware, hoth in the se spectal lines { various whole: nfavorable weather con- lo hardware market | justments. 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