Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-05
FRESH SHAD IN MARKET
FINE CONTRIBUTION FROM THE
GREAT FALLS.
Small Fruits and Vegetables Plentiful
Advance in the, Price
Of Meat.

Fresh shad from the Great Falls are to
be found on the benches of fish dealers III
the market. Sixtyseight fine roe shad
reached the market from the falls yester-
day before they had been out Of the water
six hours. They were in splendid condi-
ton and sold readily at 80 cents each. The
roe from the fish sold at IS cents set.
After next Wednesday it will be unlawful
to have shad in possession or offer them
for sale in the District of Columbia. There
is no longer any demand for herring. Crabs
are in greater demand than they were
earlier in the season, and the quality OF
them has improved. Because of the large
number of free crab feasts given by saloon
keepers the hard crabs are In great de-
mand. Thousands of them are used at
these feasts every night, but the supply Is
equal to the demand, and no trouble Is ex-
perienced in getting plenty of stock.
Soft crabs are selling at from 30 to 10
cents a dozen. Frogs are in demand at
$3.50 dozen. Black sea bass are plentiful
at ~ cents pound, and they can be used
as good substitute for many Of the more
expensive fishes. Boston mackerel are to
be mad FOR 70 cents a pound, while Spanish
mackerel are selling at 10 cents pound
Good perch are scarce and high, but salt
water fish are plentiful and cheap.
Fruit and Vegetables.
Almost everything in the fruit and vege.
table line is to be found on the market
benches this week Berries of all kinds,
cherries, melons and canteloupes are lead
ing the fruit displays, while pineapples,
oranges and bananas assist in completing
the list Raspberries appeared two days
ago for the first time this season, and are
bringing 80 cents a box. The other berries
are much cheaper. Strawberries are I'M
usually plentiful and correspondingly cheap.
Berry growers in some sections of Mary
land are picking the fruit and throwing it
away on account of the low prices offered
IN the Baltimore market. Many berries
sent. there sold at less than what the
growers paid for having them picked.
melons are 70 cents each. They are
from Florida and the fruit is fine. Canta-
loupes are improving in quality and the
price is lower. They are to be had at from
to 10 cents each
Vegetables from the surrounding country
are plentiful and cheap.
Meat Advances in Price.
The meat market has taken jump since
last week Prices quoted today show an
advance of from 81 to So a hundred. 1t
is stated that not many dealers have ad-
vanced the retail price, but will do so UNI
less there is drop in the wholesale price
in the near future. One dealer told Star
reporter that he thought the advance was
due to the floods in the west. while another
said he thought the price was raised with
out any just cause.
Fowls are higher and spring chickens are
cheaper. 1t is the belief of poultry deal
ers that the increased price of meats af-
fected the poultry market. Fowls are sell
ing at from 16 to 10 cents pound, and
spring ducks are % cents pound. Spring
chickens are held at about 80 cents
There has been no change in the butter
and egg market since, last week. Butter
is to be had at almost any price, according
to quality, and eggs ARE retailing at 20
cents a dozen.