Evening Star Newspaper, November 3, 1928, Page 28

AoBUSINESS IS QUIET AT D. . MARKET Trading Has Been Slow Dur- ing Week—Supplies Have Been Ample. Indications of brisk business this week, the week preceding the election, have been lacking. Indeed, according to many merchants, trading has been lighter than during pre-election weeks of past years. The reason for the slow trading are not known or understood by merchants, but they are well satisfied that a different story will be told after the result of the election becomes own. It is the belief of some of the mer- chants that the dull season is partly due to the fact,that most of the per- sons who tru\'e{lv. this season arejre- maining at their respective homes to take a hand in the election. The belic! also is expressed that many Washing- tonians who have votes elsewhere are away to cast their ballots. Supplies of Foodstuffs. Dealers in all commodities have had attractive supplies of foodstuffs this| ‘week to offer the trade at prices termed reasonable to cheap, especially fruits and vegetables. Appearance of frost several times the past week is reported to have affected some of the growing crops. ‘Tomato and sweet potato plants were most seriously affected, according to reports, but the former vegetable was not damaged, as most of the green tomatoes of any size already had been gathered to sell for pickling purposes or to be ripened indoors or under glass. Wholesalers report a continued firm condition of the butter and egg markets. Butter prices showed a slight advance during the week, egg prices remaining ctically unchanged. Releasing of e quantities of aggs from storsge st 33 cents is believéd to be a factor in preventing additional increases in prices of fresh stock. Receipts of fresh eggs have not been wvery heavy the past week, dealers re- ed, and consumers appear willing to pay almost any price for best stock. Dealers are hoping prices will go no higher before the Christmas holiday season, realizing, however, that weather conditions will have an important bear- upon the question. Retailers were out early this morn- ing looking for the best commodities, all wanting first pick, and wholesalers were able to more than accommodate them. Prices of most commodities were substantially the same as prices quoted yesterday. Today’s Wholesale Market. Butter—One pound prints, 50a51; Cub, 49a50; store packed, 30a32. Eggs—Fresh, selected, 45a48: hen- 53a55; current receipts, 45; storage, 33. Poultry, alive—Turkeys, 35a40; Spring chickens, 30a32; Leghorns, 27a28; fowls, 23a30; Leghorns, 22a23; roosters, 19a20; keats, young, 60a80; old, 30. Dressed, turkeys, 40a45. Spring chickens, 38a40; Leghorns, 27a28; capons, large, 42a45; small, 30a35; ducks, 28a30; keats, young, 80al 22a27; lamb, 20a25; pork loins, 25a26; fresh hams, 22a23; fresh _shoulders, 19a20; smoked- hams, 25a27; smoked shoulders, 21a22; bacon, 22; lard, 1421415, Live stock—Calves, 15'5; lambs, 13. Attractive displays of numerous vege- tables and fruits along the country line and in wholesale houses in the vicinity of Center Market continue in evidence. Owing to the absence of numerous kill- ing frosts, it is stated, supplies of vege- | tables this Fall have been greater than usual and prices correspondingly lower. Sugar corn, usually off this market early in the season, still is being re- ceived in small quantities. Very little of it is of good quality, it is stated, but it finds ready sale, many consumers showing a willingness to purchase it without questioning its quality. -Light receipts of the popular vegetable this morning sold -from 25 to 40 cents a dozen. Butter beans and peas, grown on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, continued to reach here in small quantities this week, rather late in the season for such good =tick, and dealers experienced no dificulty disposing of receipts. Best quality of peas sold at $4 and $6 a bushel, California stock selling at $3.50 nndo $4. Butter beans sold around $6.50. Lettuce and Tomato Prices. California and home-grown lettuce have been plentiful this week, large crates of the California stock selling at $5 and $5.25, regulation crates of the home-grown product selling at $1.50 and $1.75. Shipped-in celery and cauli- flower continued plentiful throughout the week at prices dealers reported rea- sonable to chgap. Homegrown tomatoes are about off the market, only small receipts of the vegetable ripened indoors or under glass being received, Dealers continue to receive attractive tomatoes from California and hothouse stock from Ohio. Prices have depended entirely ulpon size and condition of the veget e. Spinach and kale, leaders of the ¥all greens, have been plentiful this weck, homegrown supplies coming from near- by Maryland, Virginia and the truck gardens in the District. Both vegetables were offered the past few days at 50 and 75 cents a bushel. Eggplants, top quality, have sold around $2 a bushel most of the week, culls selling as low as $1. Peppers and turnips continue plentiful at $1 a bushel, parsnips, not so plentiful, sell- ing at $1.50. Spring onions have been plentiful at 2 cents a bunch. Carrots and beets continued plentiful, the former selling at 4 and the latter from 4 to 7 cents a bunch. Parsley, not so plentiful, was quoted at $6 per 100 bunches. Cabbage, more plentiful, was quoted at 2 and 24 cents a pound, the hardest heads, suitable for sauerkraut and slaw, being in greatest demand. Supplies of mushrooms, many from growers in the vicinity of Kenneth Square, Pa., have reached the local market the past few das ‘The demand for them is not yet brisk, however, and prices quoted today were as low as 40 cents a pound, Fruits, chiefly from the West, con- tinue to come in plentiful supplies. Grapes, exceptionally plentiful and cheap this season, have not been so plentiful the past few days. It is re- ported that an overproduction of grapes in California this season brought losses to some growers, and local deal- ers hear that in some instances the growers permitted great quantities of the fruit to remain on the vines, here is no doubt about some of the growers incurring losses,” remarked a local dealer. .00. Meats, fresh killed—Beef, 18a27; veal, OPEN S 3060 Porter St. N.W. (Convenient to Conn. Ave.) uilt-in garage. Eight rooms frigeration, etc. Exclusive 1433 K St. N.W. Ui l — v Unique 2911 Thirty-Third PL N.W. MASS. AVE. PARK For real hominess, attractiveness and coziness there .is no comparison. As there is nothing else like it in sachusetts Avenue ‘Park, it has individuality, ng room. 27 feet long by 16 feet wide, with m: fireplace. There are three sun room on first floor; servant’s room and bath in attic, also spacious studio. home in a beautiful setting of many shade trees, with a frontage of over 100 feet. Open All Day Sunday J. €. Douglass Co. Realtors—Builders 1621 K St. N.W. The Ideal Home Expos Beantfully terraced and landscaped Tot, Detached Brick home wvery modern feature; superb finish. Attractively priced. Inspect Sunday or any afternoon. Wm. H. Saunders Co., Inc. “I bought a carload of the fruit at 75 UNDAY (including maid’s). Electric re- Agents Main 1017 PRNN NNY 'THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTO! D. C. SATURDA NOVEMBER 3, 1 cents a crate,” he added; “the express charge was 54 cents per, crate. Then there was a brokerage charge of 5 cents and a cost of 15 cents for the crate, a total of 74 cents, leaving a margin of 1 kent for the grower.” It is stated that in some instances losses have been incurred by apple growers shipping their fruit here when the market was glutted. Some of the fruit received at such times was placed in storage to be held for a better mar- ket. Apples continue plentiful and cheap, and much cider is being received from nearby orchards. Fruit Prices. Bananas are not so plentiful. A short time ago the fruit was offered as low as 21, cents a pound, the price the past few days advancing to 4.80. Increased price has not lessened the demand to any material extent. Oranges are coming in light supplies from Florida, prices as to size and con- dition, covering a wide range. Moderate receipts of grapefruit, cranberries and pears were reported the past few da: Opening of the dredging season N vember 1 resulted in increased activities among oyster men in the waters of Maryland and Virginia, and as soon as cold weather sets in it is expected that receipts in the local market will increase. Dealers at Municipal Fish Market the past few days had supplies of fish both from the fresh and salt waters of the Potomac. Netters at points along the lower river shipped white and yellow perch, catfish and eels to local dealers, while near the mouth of the river fairly large quan- tities of rockfish and trout were caught. North Carolina dealers supplied the local trade large quantities of jumping mullets, rated an excellent food fish, that sold at 14 cents a pound for the Friday trade. They also supplied blue- fish that sold at 20 and Norfolk spots that brought 11 cents a pound. A steady condition of the meat mar- ket this week was mentioned in reports of local wholesalers. Meats have been plentiful and cheaper, but business has not been very brisk. “Business probably will not pick np eat extent until after the 205 Investment Building, Where He Will Be Pleased to November 1, 1928 Only 3 Homes Facing the New * Government Park Semi- Detached 7 Rooms and Garage $350 Cash $59.50 Monthly 1831 Otis St. N.E. Open 9 AM. to 10 P.M. HOW TO COME: Out Rhode Island Ave. to 18th St. N.E. then left to Otis St. or tdke Brookland bus to 18th "and Monroe, then morth to homes. Wisconsin Ave. B S S S et Large ve bedrooms, two baths and This is a most unusual Frank. 5678 ion Tonight A R R R R R T R R et tatadantadnd of superior construction. Ofen and Lighted 'til 9 Builder Main 36 TOBACCO IS CUBA’S MEDIUM OF TRADE HAVANA, Cuba, November 3 (P)— Tobacco, Cuba’s second most important crop, is its oldest and most colorful medium of foreign trade. From time immemorial the golden ed has occupied a prominent place in Cuba’s business. Columbus in 1492 found tcbacco a medium of exchange bet; the Siboneys, the original Cubans, who also used the weed for smoking. The yearly crop is estimated at $70,000,000 and the output at 600,000 bales. More than 80 per cent is shipped to the United States, much of it to cigar factories in Florida, Illinois and New York, but some is sent to the | Argentine and a little to Holland. Growing tobacco is a lengthy process, requiring careful cultivation, picking. sun drying and curing. Seeds planted in late Autumn are transferred when the shoots, reach a height of 5 inches from hothouses to fields and later are transplanted again at 15-inch intervals in rows 1 to 3 apart. Planters are forced to eternal vigilance Thanksgiving holiday season,” remark- ed a dealer this morning. “Everybody will want poultry, espe- cially turkeys, for their holiday dinner,” he added, “and consumers will not be much interested in meats until the close of the holiday season.” Dealers are without information as to the probable receipts of turkeys for the Thanksgiving holiday season. They feel that there will be plenty of birds to supply the demand, however, and ex- ress the belief that consumers need | ave no fear of having to go without one of the king of the barnyard fowls for their holiday dinner. A continued firm condition of the butter and egg market was reported this morning. Butter prices took a slight advance this week, egg prices continuing at about those quoted the F. ELIOT MIDDLETON FORMERLY VICE PRESIDENT OF HEDGES & MIDDLETON, INC. 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When the plants reach the budding stage, the small flowers or seed pods are pinched off to conserve the plant’s growing energy for the production of large, heavy leaves. In May the leaves are picked, graded and “sweated” at high temperatures, then are bundled and placed in warehouses to be kept at certain degress of temperature and dampness. Havana cigar factories still make cigars in the old accepted shapes of “coronas,” “panatellas” and “perfectos.” It is estimated there are 3,000 small factories on the island in addition to the larger and better known establishments. Expert cigar makers turn out about 400 cigars a day and are always busy, for the Cubans alone use 400,000 yearly. Java is actively developing its mining industry. Jameson-Built Homes 410 to 416 Douglas St. N.E. 502 to 508 Central Ave. N.E. “Ask the Man Who Owns One” Built, Owned and for Sale by Thomas A Jameson Co. Owners and Builders s 906 N. Y. Ave. N.W Voting for Hoover? Voting for Al Smith? There is no question, however, about the vote for this Every visitor votes it the most at- tractive and most reasonably priced in the city. And that’s not unusual with so many features. beautiful new home. Exhibit Home, 1700 B N. Reach: Go out East Capitol St. to To 17th, then two squares north, In a restricted neighborhood. Faces Eastern High School. Both streets and The Price Is Low Terms Like Rent. ROBERT W.SAVAGE 717 Union Trust Bldg. IMMIGRATION BILLS DUE FOR DISCUSSION | Chairman Johnson of House Com- mittee Issues Call for Meeting Here November 21, By the Associated Pre: Chairman Johnson of Washington yesterday called members,of the House committee on immigration to meet here Wednesday, November 21, for consid- eration of bills on the committee cal- endar. The committee, one of the few au- thorized to sit between sessions of Con- gress, was considering a bill to restrict immigration from Mexico at the time of adjournment in May, and this bill will be taken up on reconvening. 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