Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-28
IN LOCAL MARKETS
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR
CANNING IN DEMAND.

This is the season of the year when fruits
and vegetables are in demand for canning,
preserving and picking purposes, and mar
ket dealers are making every effort to sup
ply the demand. 1t is stated that few to-
matoes have been canned In this city this
season, because they have commanded
higher prices than usual. They were cheap
for short time earlier in the season, but
they have sold at from 81 to $3.50 box
the greater part Of the summer. They were
quoted at from s1.25 to $3.50 this morning.
Green tomatoes. to be used for picking
purposes. are in market, and rs cents a
box is the price. Onions are selling from
% to 20 cents a peck. according to size.
Green peppers are so cents hundred. and
small peppers are selling at so cents
bunch. String beans are plentiful, and to be
had at 20 cents a peck.
CucumberS are scarce, dealers depending
almost wholly upon southern shippers for
supplies. Earlier in the season cucumbers
were plentiful and cheap. selling as low as
90 cents barrel. but the dry weather made
decided change in the supply, and higher
prices rule, the prices ranging from to
cents each. Caulifower is getting more
plentiful and cheaper, Long Island growers
supplying stock for the local market. The
price charged ranges from 10 to % cents
each.
Good Supply of Fruits.
Fruits of all kinds are to be had in the
local markets, the prices charged depend
ing largely upon the quality. Fine peaches
are being received from the orchards OF
western Maryland. Virginia and West Vir-
ginia, the finest of the fruit selling at about
So bushel. Apples are also of fine quail
ity, and are much more plentiful than
peaches. Retailers are selling the choicest
of the fruit at 40 cents peck, inferior
stock selling at 20 cents. Ounces are
| quoted at Go cents a peck for the best
| stock. New cranberries are in market and
are selling at 10 cents quart. Tokay
grapes and California plums are plentiful
the former selling at from 10 to 10 cents
| pound and the latter for IS cents pan.
| Lemons are higher than dealers have ever
! known them to be at this season, bringing
as much 35 cents a dozen. PineappleS
are quoted at from Is to % cents.
Green corn is scarce at 20 and 30 cents a
dozen. Spinach Is being gathered by grow
| erS in this section, and dealers are selling
1t at 80 cents a peck Pumpkins and squash
are In season. and are to be had at from
| 10 to 20 cents each. Celery Is in splendid
condition for this season, and stock from
New York and Michigan finds ready sale
| at from to 10 cents. Lettuce Is plentiful
| and cheap
Fish Market.
The warm weather has affected the fish
| market, making the demand for bivalves
| fall shorter than it would have been had
| the weather been more seasonable Oyster
| men along the lower Potomac are supply
| ing dealers with enough oysters to fill Or
| ders, but New York dealers are helping to
| supply the local trade. Soft crabs are still
! in market, and the season for them, it is
| expected, will not close until ABOUT the
| middle of next month. Since the opening
| of the oyster season. however, the crabs
| have not been in such great demand as
| they We're earlier. Today they are selling
| at 10 cents dozen. Snappers at 10 cents
| pound and sliders at from % cents to 81
| each are finding ready sale. There is moth
| ing new in the fish line this week, the sup
| plies and prices being about the same as
| they were a week ago.
| Game Scarce.
| Wild ducks are in season. but the birds
| are scarce. The change in the weather, 1t
is thought. will improve the shooting on
| the Chesapeake bay and Potomac river and
| be the means Of giving the gunners sport
as well as supplying birds for market Or
| tolan are selling at 81 a dozen, reedbrds
at 80 cents and blackbirds at 40 cents a
| dozen. Frogs that are caught about the
local marshes are selling at So a dozen.
| The meat, poultry, butter and egg mar
| kets are about the same they were last
week. Eggs are retailing at from so to 81
| cents a dozen, and butter at from 30 to 30
| cents pound. Long Island ducklings are
| attracting attention Of buyers at 20 cents
| a pound.