FOODSTUFF SUPPLY
IS GOOD IN MARKET
Slight Drop in Tub Butter
Only Price Change Re
ported Today.
* A drop of a fraction of a cent in the
price of tub butter was the only change
In prices reported in the wholesale
market this morning, the drop being so
alight that sales were not affected.
Wholesalers had attractive quantities
of all foodstuffs this morning, making
It possible for retailers to lay in sup
plies for their week end trade at prices
that have prevailed most of the week.
large quantities of Spring greens
from nearby farms and truck gardens
proved interesting to retailors.and there
were fairly large quantities of Spring
vegetables from the South.
Strawberries from Florida. Louisiana
and South Carolina were more plentiful
and cheaper, retailers selling some of
them as low as 15 cents a quart.
Municipal Fish Market dealers had
attractive supplies of shad, herring and
other fish from the Potomac River, and
trout, croakers, butter fish and Boston
mackerel from salt water. Roe shad
were offered as low as 14 cents a pound,
bucks selling at 8 cents.
Plentiful supplies of rrabmeat from
Mississippi. Maryland and Virginia met
a good demand at 60 cents. Prices of
most commodities this morning were
about the same as prices quoted the past
few days.
Today’s Wholesale Price*.
Butter—One-pound prints, 48a48*.*;
tub. 46a47; store packed, 28
Eggs—Fresh selected. 28a29; hen
nery. 29a30: current receipts. 27.
Poultry, alive—Turkeys. 30a35: Win
ter chickens. 35a40: foals. 30; roasters.
17al8: ducks. 15a20; keats. young. 70a
75; old. 30. Dressed—Turkeys. 40a45;
roasting chickens. 38a40; fowls, large.
32; small. 28; broilers. 55; capons, large.
44a45: small, 30a35; ducks. 20a25; keats.
1.00a1.10.
Meats, fresh killed —Beef. 20a22: veal.
20a24; lamb. 30a35: pork loins, 32a33:
hams, 20a21; shoulders. 14a15; smoked
hams, 23: smoked shoulders, 13’-al4;
bacon. 20a22; lard. 12'-; calves. 15;
Spring lambs. 18a20.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits and
vegetables, compiled by the Market
News Service Bureau of Agricultural
Economics, .says .
Apples—Supplies light; too few sales
reported to quote.
Asparagus—Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market about steady; South
Carolina, dozen-bunch crates, green,
very large size. 3 50a4.00; large size,
mostly around 3 00: medium size. 2.00a
2.50: small size, 1.50a2 00.
Cabbage—Supplies moderate: demand
moderate, market steady: Florida, 1
bushel hampers, round type, some
wormy. 2.50a2.75: South Carolina. I*4-
bushel hampers, pointed type, 2.85a3 00.
Celery—Supplies light; demand mod
erate, market firm; Florida. 10-inch
crates. 4-6 dozen. 4 50: 8-10 dozen. 4.00:
3 dozen, mostly 425; few fancy, 4-6
dozen, high as 5 00.
Lettuce—Western stock; supplies
moderate: demand moderate, market
about steady; Arizona, crates. Iceberg
type, 4-5 dozen. 3.00a3.50; Eastern
stock, supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market slightly weaker;
North Carolina. 5-peck hampers. Big
Boston type, best, 2 50a2.75; fair qual
ity and condition, 2 00a2.25.
Onions—Supplies light: demand light,
Siarket about steady; Texas, standard
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crates, yellow Bermuda*, mixed No. 1
and No. 2. mostly 2.50.
Potatoes -Supplies of old stock light;
demand light, market, dull: Michigan,
150-pound sacks. Russett Rural*, U. 8.
fNo. l, mostly 4.00; Minnesota, 150-
pound sacks, round whites, U. S. No. 1,
3.65a3.85; Maine. 120-pound sacks.
Green Mountains, U. S. No. 1, mostly
325 new stocks, supplies moderate; de
mand moderate, maiket weak: Florida,
double-head barrels, Spaulding Rose,
rU, G. No. 1. 8.50.
Spinach—Homegrowns supplying the
"'strawberries—Supplies moderate; de
mand light, market weak; Florida, pony
refrigerators. Missionary’s, and 32-quart
crates. Missionary's, best, mostly 35:
some poor condition, wide range prices,
10n20 per quart: Louisiana. 24-quart
. nates. Klondvkes. best, mostly 4.00; poor
, condition low' at 2 50; North Carolina.
; 32-quart crates, various varieties, most
ly ordinary quality and condition, few
best, 6.00a7.00; poorer, 3 00a5.00, mostly
s 3.50a4.00.
Tomatoes—Supplies liberal; demand
1 moderate, market slightly weaker; Flov
' Ida. 6s. green and turning, wrapped.
' mostly turning, fancy count, 4.25a4.50:
choice count, 3 25a3.50: some ordinary
' j quality, fancy count, 3.75.
' String beans —Supplies moderate: de
mand moderate, market about steady;
1 j Florida. -bushel hampers, green. 2.50
j a3.00. mastlv 3 00: ordinary quality and
‘condition, low’ as 2.00: few best 3.50a
: i.oo: Georgia. T *-bushel hampers, green,
j few fancy, 4.50.
Cucumbers —Supplies light: demand
! light, market slightly weaker: Florida.
1 I square bushel crates, fancy, few sales
1 4 50a4.75: choice. 2-dozen baskets, hot-
J j house stock, 2.50.
Pepper* Are Steady,
Peppers—Supplies light; demand
light, market steady: Florida, pepper
I crates, fancy. 4.00a4.50; medium size,
j 3.00a3 50; sm.dl size. 2.50a3.00.
Eggplant—Supplies light; demand
light, market steady: Florida, pepper
:rates, fancy, small size, 2 50a3.00. most
ly 3 00; choice, mostly 2.50.
Squash--Supplies light; demand
light, market steady; Florida, pepper
crates, fancy white, wrapped, mostly
: 3 00.
Cauliflower—Supplies light: demand
light, market steady; California, crates,
2 50a2.75.
Beets— Supplies light: demand light,
market steady: Texas. W’estem lettuce,
| crates, bunched. 4 00.
Carrots—Supplies light: demand light,
market strong: California. Western let
tuce. crates, bunched. 4.50: Texas. West
ern lettuce, crates, bunched, fine qual
ity and condition, 5.00.
Peas —Supplies heavy: demand mod
erate. market weaker: South Carolina,
bushel hampers. Laxtons. 2.00&2.50;
1 small pod varieties, 1.50a2.00.
Oranges—Supplies light: demand
light, market firm: Florida, boxes, me
, dium size. 7.50a8 00: California, boxes,
i medium size, 7.00a7.25; large size dls
i S counted.
1 j Grapefruit—Supplies light; no early
. j sales reported.
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MAYTAG TO RECAPITALIZE.
NEW YORK. April 27 (A*).—Recap
italization of the Maytag Co. through
the issuance of $25,000,000 in new first
! preferred and cumulative preference
I j stock, the latter carrying warrants for
the purchase of common stock, was an
nounced yesterday by Blythe. Witter &
Co . New York brokers The Maytag
family has disposed of $22,000,000 of
their share of the new securities to the
j New York brokers, who will make a
I public offering shortly.
I
ATCHISON EARNINGS SAG.
NEW YORK. April 27 (A*). —A sharp
drop in earnings for March and the first
quarter is reported by the Atchison. To
peka Sc Santa Fe. the month’s net oper
: ating Income falling to $2,667,137 from
$4,028,489 in March, 1927. and for the
three months to $7,936,592 from $12.-
j -536.956 in the first quarter last year.
Gross for March was $2,241,604 less.
THE EVENING STATC, WASHINGTON, P. C., FRIDAY, APRIL’ 27, 1328.^
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Commodity New§
I SAN FRANCISCO. April 27 (Special).
—Strawberries from central California
, are plentiful here, with retail prices
,r down to two boxes for 25 cents. Any
. excess which threatens this price will
, be sent, to the canneries.
’ CHICAGO.—The advantage to 1111-
, nols farmers from high prices for live
stock has been wiped out. by the decline
in other farm commodities, according
I to the American Farm Bureau. Prices
, for products other than live stork have
declined 17.7 per cent in the last two
years.
CLEVELAND —Business among the
patnt companies has been good so far
• this year. For the first five months of
■ the Glidden Co.’s fiscal year sales ran
’ SIOO,OOO a month above those of the
previous year. Sherwin-Wllhanis haa
opened more stores In its chain.
EAST LIVERPOOL. Ohio.— There has
been a slight slackening in the opera
tions of the pottery plants here. Two
plants have just announced that they
would close for an indefinite period.
NEW YORK —The market for indus
, trial alcohol Is very steady at prevail
ing prices, but higher figures are being
demanded for future shipments. This
Is a reflection of the activity among In
dustrial consumers.
COAL OUTPUT DOWN.
Loss of Four and a Half Million
Tons in Production Is Reported.
HARRISBURG. Pa., April 27 <4>b—
Producing 79.367,154 net tons in 1927,
Pennsylvania’s anthracite mines showed
a loss in production of four and one
half million tons as compared with
1926, Walter H. Glasgow, secretary of
mines, announced today.
Reports from the bituminous mines
made public last night showed a loss
of 20,000.000 tons In 1927. as compared
with 1926. producing only 151,746.464
tons last year.
Although about one thousand fewer
men were employed In the mines in
1927, the anthracite industry last year
took a toll of 36 more lives than in the
previous year, according to the report.
An average of 167,648 men were em
ployed throughout the year as com
pared with 168,734 in 1926. and 491
men lost their lives in the fields.
DIVIDEND REDUCED.
NEW YORK. April 27 (A*). —Phillips
Jones Corporation, manufacturers of
men's shirts and underwear, has re
duced the annual dividend rate on the
common stock from $4 to $3, with a
quarterly payment of 75 cents a share
on June 1 to holders of record May 19
PROFIT IS LARGER.
NEW YORK. April 27 <*■).—Central
Alloy Steel lifted its first quarter profit
to $1,108,100. after charges and de
preciation. but before Federal taxes,
from $684,905. before Federal taxes, in
the first quarter of 1927,
EARNINGS SHOW GAIN.
NEW YORK. April 27 The
Bangor Sc Aroostock earned $4.67 a
share on the common in the first quar
ter. after preferred dividends, against
$8.38 a share, on a smaller amount
of common outstanding in the first
quarter last year. Surplus fell to
$558,821 from $707,901.
PRICES ON PARIS BOURSE.
PARIS. April 27 OP).—Prices were
steady on the Bourse today. Three
Kr cent rentes, 70 francs: 5 per cent
in. 90 francs 15 centimes: exchange
on London. 124 francs 2 centimes. The
dollar was quoted at 25 Iranca 41*4
centimes.
DU PONT EARNINGS
SHOW BIG INCREASE
i -
* Income From General Motori* In
-1 vestment Great Factor in Bet
ter Showing 1 of Company.
t By th« AaaoclJlted PrfM.
t WILMINGTON. Del.. April 27.—E. I.
> du Pont de Nrmours ft Co. earned $7.63
i a share on Its 2,661.658 shares of com
mon Rtock In the first quarter of 1928
In comparison with $5.36 a share in
1 the 1927 corresponding period. Net
' income |ump**d to $21,514,198 from
$15,458,268. Earnings from operations
1 were $4,118,891. an Increase of $831,120.
Income from the company’s General
1 Motors' investment was $14,874,930,
compared with $11,977,865 last year..
Both figures include the extra divi
dends paid by General Motors in Janu
arv of each year.
Income from miscellaneous securities
increased from $525,526 in 1927 to $3,-
067,529 this vear, the gain including
about $2,286,000. representing profit,
from tile sale of 114.000 shares of
United States Steel Corporation com
mon stock. Without this unusual source
of profit, the report said, earnings for
the quarter would be $6.77. or $1.41
a share over the first quarter of 1927
Surplus account was increased during
the quarter bv $23,632,209 from $97,-
785,244 on December 31. 1927. to $121.-
417.453 on March 31 this year.
The company's holdings in General
Motors have been revalued, accounting
for $19,962,440 of the increase in sur
plus account.
* ... ■ •
WOOL QUOTATIONS.
BOSTON. April 27 (Special).—Some
sales of old and new clips of wools
at prevailing prices were reported to
; day in the Boston wool market. French
i combing territory sold at 1.10a1.12.
Fine territory was quoted at 1.18a1.20.
clean basis; half blood, at 1.12a1.15:
three-eighths blood, at 1.03a1.08. and
quarter blood at. 95a1.00. Fine Ohio
fleeces were quoted at 49n51. grease
basis: half hlood. at 50a52. and three
eighths blood and quarter blood, at
52a53.
MAELAND OIL LOSES.
NEW YORK, April 27 (*»).— Marland
Oil Co. reports loss of $1,876,992 for the
first quarter after Interest, depreciation,
depletion, surrendered leases and re
serves for intangible, drilling cost*, in
contrast to profit of $228,692. before
taxes, in the first quarter last year
Gross earnings were $9,661,483. against
$19,330,146.
. > ■
CONTINENTAL BAKING.
NEW YORK, April 27 C4»).—Conti
nental Baking Corporation reports net
profit of $976,935 for 15 weeks ended
April 14. equal to $1 88 on the 8 per
cent preferred, against $1,333,983. or 46
cents a share on the A common, after
preferred dividends. In the 15 weeks
ended April 9. 1927.
POTATO MARKET STEADY.
, | CHICAGO. April 27 (U. S. Depart -
i ment of Agriculture). — Potatoes — Re
i ceipts. 82 cars; on track. 213; total U. S
I shipments. 843; old stock trading slow,
market steady; Wisconsin sacked round
whites, mostly 1.75*1.85; fancy shade
, higher; Minnesota sacked round whites,
1.60a 1.80; Idaho sacked russets. 1.75a
1.90. according to quality. New stock
trading only fair, market steady; Texas
sacked Bliss Triumphs, mostly 4.75a4.»0;
, ordinary. 4.50.
BALDWIN GETS ORDER.
NEW YORK. April 27 </4>).—Baldwin
Locomotive has an order for 10 Mallet
engines from the Southern Pacific,
(ypennsylvan ia\ T ([Sixty lfears\
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