Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-09
STORAGE FISH CHEAP
STRAWBERRIES, PEAS AND
STRING BEANS IN MARKET.

Fish dealers who put away so many fish
| last summer are having as much difficulty
| in getting rid of their storage stock, 1t Is
reported, as are those who put eggs and
| butter in cold storage. Millions of pounds
of salt water trout were reserved in the
big storage houses in Brooklyn and Balti-
more, and the packers, it is stated, are
now disposing of them at even less than
the cost of storing them. They are packed
in cases of 125 pounds and local dealers
have bought them as low as 3 cents a
pound. They retail at about cents
pound, and dealers say they retain their
flavor as well as the bluefsh. Trout were
exceptionally plentiful and exceedingly
cheap last summer, but bluefish were scarce
and high and not SO many of them were
put in cold storage. They are commanding
better prices than the other fish. selling at
Is cents pound. The open weather all
the winter made winter fishing more profit
able than usual, and It was because of the
large quantity of fish that We're caught
during the winter months that the storage
stock win prove losing investment to
many dealers.
North Carolina shad are more plentiful
in the local market and cheaper prices
rule. Some of the roe shad are as large
as the dealers are In the habit of handling.
and are selling at s1.25 each. Smaller shad
are selling at from 80 to IS cents each.
Extra fine white perch are being received
from Norfolk and are selling at 10 cents
pound The same price is charged Tor
bass that are caught in the Potomac, the
larger fish bringing 20 cents. Boiling rock
are scarce and 80 cents a pound is the
price charged for them, pan rock bringing
only Is cents. Spanish maokerel and red
snappers are in demand at 10 cents.
Snow, Ice and Strawberries.
With ice on the streets and strawberries,
peas and string beans upon the benches
Ia the markets the two seasons, winter and
summer, are well represented. String beans
have been exceptionally cheap all the win
ter but they are now getting scarce ana
higher Fifty cents a quarter-peck was the
price asked for them this morning, double
what had been charged most of the winter
Spring peas from Florida are becoming
more plentiful and are finding ready sale
at 40 cents quarter-peck.
Florida oranges will soon be getting scarce
and California fruit will take their place;
Florida fruit is selling at from 20 TO %
cents dozen. Dealers say that this year
California fruit is better and sweeter than
usual Apples are high and grape fruit
cheap the latter bringing from to 10
cents Lettuce is improving in quantity ana
quality and is selling at from to 10 cents
a head. Oyster plant, egg plant ana RAD
ishes are plentiful and reasonable. Egg
plants from Florida are selling at from
to 10 cents EACH and oyster plants at
cents a bunch.
Meat Market Stronger.
The meat market Is stloiisel liie'ii II "'N
last week but not much of change mas
occurred in the retail prices. There has
been but little change in the butter ana
eg,7 market butter selling at about what
II brought last week. Fresh eggs are selling
at from q to - cents a dozen, fancy ana
selected stock bringing much as 30 cents.
There has not been much change In the
poultry market during the past week, ewlth
the exception that broiling chickens have
become scarce and high. They are bringing
% cents a pound. Turkeys are selling at
from 20 to % cents. Long Island ducks are
to be had in the local markets. and dealers
say they are superior to other fowl