Evening Star Newspaper, March 16, 1928, Page 13

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., TRADING IS DRAGGY INLOCAL MARKET {Attractive Sea Food Sup- * plies Offered by Whole- salers Today. q's cive to heav ading and g N of tk 0: | choice Ia on fruits and | t repo: ed by the Market News her | Service Bureau of Agricultural Eco- nomics says: Apples—-Supplies moderate; demand moderate, market about steady; barrels, Virginia, U. S. No. 1, 2y inches up | Winesaps, 8.50a9.00; mostly 9.00; boxes, | Washington, medium to large size, extra fancy Delicious, few sales, 5.00; extra fancy Winesaps, 4.00; bushel baskets, Virginia, U. commercial Staymans, 21, inches up, 2.7 > inches up Winesaps, | vania, U. S. No. 1, Rome: 3.00. ‘Cabbage—Supplies moderate: demand moderate, market stead new stock, Florida, 1';-bushel hamj round and pointed type, most ‘Texas, barrel crates, round type, 3.25; few higher; old | stock, New York, sacked per hundred | weight, Danish type. 1.50 Celery—Supplies ligh erate, market ‘demand mod- Florida, 10-inch ; 10 dozen, demand | Califon dozen, 3. demand e, market t Iceberg type, a 3.50. Onions- | upplies | light, et No. 1. medium to large i Massachusetts, 100-pound sacks, U. S. No. 1, small size, 4.00. TPotato Market Steady. Potatoes—Supplies of old stock liberal; demand moderate, market steady: 150-pound Russet . U. S. No. mostly lvania and New York, 150- round whites, U, 120-pound sacks, Green No. 1, 3.75. { demand | bushel 1.00a1.10; mostly condition, | pound sack: {400 Maine, Moun U. S. Spinach—Supplies moder moderate. market stea kets Savoy type, some_ordina | moder Ohio, 100-pound sack 2 S.|6 bushel ty and | de- | ction Virginia type, good qua ¢ . Strawberries—Supplies limited; pony refrigerators, Mi few poor condition low crates, Missionarys, 40a45; |45 per quart. | At plies light: demand | ket steady; repacked in w York City, unknown origin, threes, pes, wrapped, fancy count, 4.5025.00; count, 3.75a4.00; repacked in Pittsburgh, unknown origin, | ripes, wrapped, fancy count, |12.00; choice count, 9.50a10.00. String beans—Supplies ligh moderate, market abou “%-bushel hampers, green, 4.0025.00; few poor condition low as 2.00; wax, no sales reported, asking 3.00. Cucymbers—Supplies very light; too few sales reported to quote. Eggplant—Supplies very light; too few sales to establish market. Peppers—Supplies moderate; demand moderate, market about steady; Mexico, pepper crates, fancy, 3.75a4.00; Florida, pepper_crates, fancy, 4.25a4. choice, 3.25a3.50. Squash—No supplies on market. Carrots Are Steady. Carrots—Supplies light; demand light, market steady: Texas, Western lettuce crates, bunched, 3.00a3.25; mostly 3.00. Beets—Supplies very light; too few sales reported to quote. Caulifiower—Supplie: mand moder: m light; too few ted to quote. moderat: o medium sizes, 6 larger and ller California, bs medium size, 6.00a larger sizes discounted. Grapefruit—Supplies moderate; de- mand moderate, ma t steady: Florida, boxes, medium 75; few 6.00. Sweet potatoes—sSupplies moderate; demand moderate, market steady; North Carolina, cloth-top barrels, Nancy Halls, No 5521.75; mostly bushel hamper Porto Ricans, air quality, 1.15a1.25: cloth-top bar- rels, white yams, 2.50: box 7.0 o A series of 70 two-mile walking con- tests are being held in Caleutta and vicinity. BEST WAY TO KILL Cockroaches Always Use Stearns’ Electric Paste Sure Death te waterbugs, rats, mies, etc. Used by housekeepers for 50 yearsl Directions in 15 languages. All Dealers 2 oz. 35c—15 oz. $1.50. Money Back if it fails EARNINGS ARE LARGER. Allied Chemioal & Dye Co. Has Bet- ter Year in 1027, NEW YORK, March 16 (#).—Net income of $24,586,873, equivalent to $10.03 on the common stock, is shown in the 1927 report of the Allled Chemi- cal & Dye Corporation, sent to stock- holders yesterday. This compares with net income of $24,072,820, or $9.79 on the common stock in 1926. A substandial volume of business dur- ing the year reflected the steady growth of the company under the consolidated management, Thomas E. Casey, the treasurer, said. Participation in the in- creasing domestic and world markets necessitated expansion in fields in which the company now is engaged and in new fields, including a new development at Hopewell, Va,, his report stated. Beautiful dress is not FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1928. AMERICAN TOBACCO CO. HAS INCREASED PROFITS Earnings Equal to $10.09 a Share on Common, Against $0.90 a Share Income Last Year. 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