Evening Star Newspaper, December 3, 1929, Page 12

&~ 12 THE EVENING STAR.. WASHINGTON, VEBETABLE PRIES SHOW SHAL GAN Decreased Receipts Reflect- ed in Increased Values at . D. C. Market. Continued freezing weather had its effect upon conditions in the wholesale district this morning, many absentees from the farmers’ line having resulted from inability of growers to gather Vegetables yesterday. One result of decreased receipts. was | shown in increased prices of spinach | d kale. The vegetables, sold last week | low as 50 and €5 cents, were sold this morning at more than double these prices. Spinach, in greater demand, sold as high as $1.75 and $2 a bushel, while kale was offered at $1 and $1.25 a| bushel. Turnips, also fairly scarce, | brought around $1 a bushel basket. | Commission merchants were able to come to the rescue with supplies of | other shipped-in vegetables, making it | possible for retailers to obtain most of | the supplies of vegetables wanted InrJ their trade. market steady; Texas, Western, lettuce crates, bunched, 3.25. Oaulifiower—Supplies moderate; de- mand light, market steady; New York, Long Island, crates, mostly 3.25; fair quality, 3.00. Oranges—Supplies moderate: demand | moderate, market steady: Florida, boxes, |No. 1, medium size, 4.25a4.50; No. 2, | medium size, mostly around 4.00; large sizes discounted 50. Grapefruit—Supplies moderate; de- mand light, market steady: Florida, boxes, No. 1, small to medium size 4.50a 4.75; " large size, 3.5024.00; few fine quality higher, Carrots—sSupplies light; demand light, market firm; California, crates, 3.00a 3.50. Fruit, JACKSONVILLE, Fla., December 3.— A better grade of grapefruit is being shipped as a result of the lifting of the ban on Florida's citrus fruits. The Sat- suma orange crop from Southeastern Alabama is finding a ready market. ‘Wheat. ' PORTLAND, Oreg.—In the last three months nearly half a million bushels of wheat have been sold here for export to Great Britain. As a result of higher prices farmers are beginning to sell the wheat they have stored. Steel. LOWELLVILLE, Ohio.—The Sharon Steel Hoop Co. has started up three ad- ditional open hearth furnaces and will Vegetable Supplies. Moderate supplies of potatoes, cab- | bage, celery, lettuce and onions were reported. Because of the low tempera- | ture during the early morning hours, | commission merchanis kept most of their supplies indoors, where they were | safe from weather conditions. | Oranges, grapefruit, tangerines and apples were displayed on the outside, | however, and business showed an im- provement over the volume handled yesterday. Attractive displays of tree-ripened and other oranges claimed attention of the Tetailers, the tree-ripened fruit selling | at $4.50 and $4.75 a box, a trifle higher | than other oranges. apefruit was | quoted at $4 and $4.50 a box, while tan- | gerines sold around $3.50. A continued firm condition of the egg | market was reported. Dealers report, Jarge quantities of the product of the hennery still held in storage, and sug- gested it is because of such supplies that consumers are not paying more for fresh stock. Strictly fresh eggs were re- rted anything but ple; , dealers saying. ho demand for them was not heavy. Butter this morning was a fraction of a cent cheaper. Poultry “dealers have about cleaned up their surplus supplies of turkeys for the Thanksgiving holiday trade and are receiving both live and fresh-killed dressed stock. Prices have settled back to normal, dealers report, and probably will remain so until the beginning of the Christmas holiday trade. N Meat prices have undergone practi- cally no changes the past few days. Cold weather increased demands, according :;- reports, and improved market condi- ons. Today’s Wholesale Prices—Jobbers® Prices,Slightly Higher. Butter—One-pound prints, 44a45; tub, 43244; store packed, 30a32. Eggs—Hennery,. 58; fresh. selected, 87a58; current receipts, 52a53. Poultry, alive—Turkeys, young hens, 32a33; old toms, 27a28; Spring chick- ens, large, 26a27; medium, 25a26; \broil- ers, 30; Leghorns, 22a23; fowls, 25a26; also ificrease its strip mill operations. T. P. Draper, vice president, says that orders in the last few days have war- ranted this enlargement of schedules. Fish. NEW ORLEANS.—It is expected that the annual yicld of shrimp from Louis- jana waters will exceed 40,000,000 pounds }'7);; year, worth approximately $1,500,- CRUDE OIL OUTPUT. ‘TULSA, Okla., December 3 (#).—Con- servation activities under way in Okla- homa, Kansas, Texas and California suffered another setback during the week ending November 30, when the | estimated daily average production of crude oil continued to increase follow- ing the record decline of one month ago. According to the Oil and Gas Jour- nal, the Nation's total estimated dally average production for the week was 2,632,717 barrels, an increase of 5,635 barrels over the previous week. Since: November 9 a total of 24,369 | barrels has been added to the daily average production. The light oil increase for the week ending November 30 was 13,346 barrels. Heavy oll decreased, especially in the Gulf Coast area, however, brought down the combined total. CHICAGO DAIRY MARKET. CHICAGO, December 3 (#).—Butter steady; receipts, 9,197 tubs; prices un- changed. Eggs steady; receipts, 2,070 cakes; extra firsts, 51 to 53; graded firsts, 48 to 49; current firsts, 40 to 43; ordinary firsts, 37 to 39; refrigerator firsts, 37'2 to 38; refrigerator extras, 381 to 39. Arkwright, who invented the spinning machine, was a barber and shaved for “tuppence.” roosters, 20; ducks, 15a20. Dressec— ‘Turkeys, young hens, 36a38; old toms, 32a33; Spring chickens, large, 30a32; medium, 25a30; broilers, 35a36: Leg- horns, 28230; fowls, 28a30; ducks, 28a 30; roosters, 22, capons, 40a45; keats, 70a80. Meats—Beef, 20a22; veal, 24a26; lamb, 24a27; pork loins, 22a25; fresh hams, 20a22; fresh shoulders, 18a22; smoked hams, 25a26; smoked shoulders, 18a20; bacon, 25a26;- lard, in bulk, 13; in packages, 12. Live stock—Calves, 15; lamb, 1212a13. Fruit and Vegetable Review. ‘The daily market report on fruits and vegetables (compiled by the Market News Service Bureau of Agricultural Economics) says (sales to jobbers except ‘where otherwise noted) : Apples—Supplies moderate; demand light, market steady; boxes, Washing- ton, extra fancy, Delicious, medium to large size, 3.75; extra fancy, Staymans, medium to large size, 3.00a3.25; bushel baskets, Rennsylvania, U. S. No. 1, 23 inches up, Northwestern greenings, 2.25; U. 8. No. 2, 23 inches up, 1.50; Virginia, U. S. No. 1, 2, inches up, Yorks, 1.50a1.75; U. 8. No. 1, 2! inches up, Staymans, 1.75a2.00; few fancy high a5 2.50; U. S. No. 1, 2% inches up, Stay- mans, fine quality and condition, 2.50a 2.75; U. 8. No. 1, 2% inches up, Yorks, 1.25a1.40. Cabbage—Supplies moderate; demand light, market firm: New York, 100- pound sacks, Danish type, 1.75a1.90; South Carolina, barrel crates, approxi- mately 100 pounds net, pointed.type, 2.50a2.75; 1)5-bushel hampers, pointed type, 1.25a1.50. Celery—Supplies moderate; demand moderate, market steady: California, crates, 6.00a6.50; New York, two-third crates, 3.25a3.50. Lettuce—Supplies moderate; demand light, market steady; California, crates, Iceberg type, 4-5 dozen, 5.00a5.50; few Jow as 4.75. Onions—Supplies moderate; demand light, market steady; New York and ©Ohio. 100-pound sacks, yellows, U. S. No. 1, medium to large size, 2.00a2.25. Potatoes—Supplies moderate; demand light, market steady; New York and Pennsylvania, 150-pound sacks, round whites, U. S. No. 1, 4.25a4.40; Maine, 150-pound sacks, Green Mountains, U. 6. No. 1, 4.50a4.65; 120-pound sacks, Green Mountains, U. S. No. 1, 3.65a3.75. Sweet potatoes—Since Friday's report; supplies light; demand light, market firm; East Shore Virginia, cloth-top barrels, yellows, No. 1, 3.25a3.50; Geor- gia, bushel baskets, Porto Ricans, fair quality, 1.25; South Carolina, no sales reported. v String beans—Supplies liberal; de- mand light, market weak; Florida, bushel hampers, green, ‘mostly 2.50a 2.75; few poorer low as 2.00 Cucumbers—Supplies light; demand slow, market slightly weaker: Florida, bushel hampers, fancy, 4.50a4.75: choice, best, 3.25a3.50; others, no sales reported. S3juash—Supplies very light; demand light, market steady: Florida, bushel hampers, white, wrapped, 2.75. Peas—Supplies light; demand light, T&l"keh steady; Florida, bushel hampers, “Beets—Supplies light; demand light. and sneezes and relief and comfort quick- arn when you take s Laxative BROMO QUININE Tablets. Used by millions for two generations. 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Mr. Bristow sald he preferred branch banking to chain banking. He urged bankers to form their own conclusions and enact them into law, in view of |the approaching session of the Vir- | ginia State Legislature, and the fact that Congress soon again will be in session. - Mr. Bristow quoted three propositions advocated by Congressmen McFadden— i e., granting of national branch pow- |ers to national banks; prohibition of the several States from taxing national | banks and the carrying on of financial transactions in interstate commerce only by the means of the credits of the national banks. “These last two suggestions would be very damaging to State banks,” Mr. Bristow said. “As to the first sugges- tion, Controller of the Currency Pole | has announced & -policy of restricting | national bank branch rights to economic |areas around a particular bank. 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