Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-25
I'm THE LOdALMARKETS
DEoUTH AFFECTS THE SUPPLY
OF PRODUCTS.

The appearance of early fruits IN the
local market has caused the local dealers 20
forget all about the reported damage done
TO the growing crops in all sections OF the
country. Dry weather Is what is troubling
the growers in this section Just now. and
unless there shall be rainfall In the near
future 1t is thought the crops VIII prove an
utter failure. Watermelons canteloupes.
blackberries. peaches. cherries and pluns
are among the fruits that have appeared
upon the benches of the local markets dur
ing the past week. Most of these are fropl
Florida and they are reaching here IN
splendid condition. Fast freights are used
In order to get the fruit here as quickly
as possible, so that it is not on the road
much longer than If carried by fast pas
Senger trains
Melons are not as large as they VIII be
later and the prices asked for them range
from 90 cents to 81 each. Cauteloupes are
much better than they usually are at tho
beginning OF the season and are in de-
mand, the prices ranging from 10 10 %
| cents each. Peaches are sold In pint boxes
for a quarter, blackherries are 20 cents a
quart box and cherries are 40 cents
| pound. The cherries come from California
and plums from North Carolina are quoted
| at % cents a quart. Strawberries are
plentiful IN the markets; most OF them are
from the vicinity of Norfolk.
Growers in this section have been picking
berries during the past week, bat most or
tHem are SnlAi on account o. the df1
weather. Oranges are plentiful, but they
are not in such great demand on account
of the Strawberries which are cheaper. The
best of the stock Of strawberries is bring
ing as much as - cents a quart
The Vegetable Market.
New peas from gardens along the Fast
ern branch and other sections near the city
are to be found upon the benches of ths
local markets. Some few telephone peas
are to be found among them, and the de-
mand for them Is greater than the supply
Sixty cents peck is the price charged for
them. Florida tomatoes arc more plentiful
than ever and cheaper. They are selling at
from 10 to 20 cents "A pound and dealers
are getting more Of them than their trade
demands. New potatoes from Norfolk have
reached the local market and they are
causing a decrease in the sales OF bermuda
and Florida stock. 60 cents peck being the
price asked for them. String beans are not
vet plentiful and are quoted at % cents a
quarter peck. Cucumbers, lettuce radishes
onions and other early spring vegetables
are plentiful and cheap.
The warm weather causes the use u large
quantities of ice by the dealers in marine
products as they no longer able 10 make
attractive displays of the stock. Very rev
fish are coming from the Potomac river at
this season, the big haul-selnes having been
taken from the river and been succeeded ny
the smaller nets. Dealers are still depend
ing upon the Susduehanna river fishermen
Go cents each for the roe shad.
Some of the Quotations.
Buck shad are selling at 80 cents. and a
set of shad roe sells for IS cents While
there are still enough herring in market to
supply the demand there are but few OF
them being caught In the Potomac. The
season for Potomac bass Will open next
Tuesday, and the METERS will then get busy
in the small creeks along the lower river
Rockfish are getting more pienttuL ana
cheaper, pan rock selling at IL cents q
pouSd and boiling rock al 20 cents. Black
sea bass are in demand at 1914 cents g.
pound. New York pogies a pan hsh, arc
also to be found upon the benches of the
local dealers. They sell readily at 10 cents
a pound. Butter fish. from Norfolk. and
founders are also quoted at 10 cents Bos-
ton mackerel. Spanish mackerel, sheep.
head salmon. haddock, halfbut, trout ana
sturgeon are also in market the prices or
them ranging from 121a to % cents pound
The Crab Supply.
Soft and hard crabs getting more
plentiful and keep pace with the demand.
twenty-five cents dozen is the price
charge for hard crabs, but quotations
for soft crabs vary according to the
supply. They are quoted at 60 cents
dozen this week. Oxford crab meat is sell
ing at 80 cents quart Swapping turtles
killed and dressed. are popular at iZi2 cents
a pound. Frogs are getting more PLENTIFUL
fishermen catching thousands of them in
the small creeks and ponds along the lower
and upper river While they are not so large
as those that are received from New Ut
leans the flavor of them. it Is stated, ia
mIeh better. They are commanding 90
cents pound.
TIE butter and egg market has expe-
rienced practically no change during the
past week retail prices being the same now
that they were a week ago. Eggs are still
selling at from 20 cents a dozen for the gem
eral run of the stock to % cents for specially
selected stock Fowls are also quoted at
the prices reported week ago.