Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-06
MEAT MARKET EASY
LITTLE RELIEF FOR THE RETAIL
BUYER-oTHER FooDSTUFFS.

The meat market is much easier than 1t
a week ago, but there has not been
change enough in the price to give relief to
the retail buyer. 1t is thought that there
will be a break in the prices before long
and that it will be sufficient to give the
small buyers the benefit of lower prices
There has been no change in the poultry
n.arket during the past week, although
spring chickens are getting more plentiful
as the season advances. Butter and eggs
are also quoted at last weeks prices. But
ter is 30 cents a pound and eggs are 70
cents a dozen. Dealers think there will be
no decrease in the price of eggs this sum-
mer. Packers are still buying all the stock
they can get, and, it is stated, are paying
as high as II cents a dozen.
The cool weather of yesterday gave the
fish market a brighter appearance and there
was good demand for fresh stock. Stur-
geon is getting more plentiful and is in
good demand at Is cents a pound. Years
ago sturgeon sold at cents pound and
did not find ready sale at that price, but
during recent years it has been i'll demand
and the fish have not been so plentiful.
Soft crabs are improving in quality, but not
in quantity or price. Today good stock
brought as much $1.25 dozen. Hard
crabs are getting more plentiful and there
cents dozen. The crab feasts that have
become SO popular in this city have already
begun and such dealers consume most of
the crabs that are brought here. Shad are
still in good condition. The shad season
will not end for nearly a month, and the
demand for the fish will likely be great
enough to consume the catch. Roe Shad
are selling at 60 cents and bucks at IS
cents. Perch are from 12h to 10 cents.
halfbut, 20 cents; weak and bluefish are ~
cents, and salmon is 80 cents pound.
Strawberries and pineapples are leaders
in the fruit market. Berries are in Splen-
did condition and are selling at from 10 to
70 cents basket The crop of berries in
the Carolinas is larger than usual, but
shippers are unable to get rid of them on
account of the scarcity of freight cars. 1t
will be but few days before Norfolk ber-
ries will be getting plentiful and the fruit
will then become cheaper. Pineapples are
selling at from 10 to 30 cents Bananas
and oranges are plentiful. Spring vege-
tables are in great demand at this season.
and the demand for them, it is stated, has
increased since the increase in the price OF
meats. New potatoes, string beans and
peas are to be had at 60 cents a peck, and
new cabbage are to be had at from to 10
cents head. Bermuda onions always find
ready sale and selling at 81 peck.
This is cheaper than usual, but spring
onions are plentiful and cheap that the
demand for the BermudaS has fallen off.
Tomatoes seem to have recovered from the
effects of the frost and are again coming
in good shape They selling at from
10 to % cents pound. Cucumbers are get
ting more plentiful and are in demand at
from 3 to cents Asparagus is to be had
at % cents bundle. and it is in fine con-
dition. Vegetables from the surrounding
country are getting more plentiful every
day and are cheaper