Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-09
IN THELOOAL MARKETS
PRESENT SCARCITY OF GAME Is
CAUSE FOR COMMENT.
Mammoth Egg Plants on Display
Oranges From Florida-Potomao
River Fish Plentiful.

| SaIne Is Urine more plentiful than
earlier in the season, but prices remain
| high. 1t Is because of the high prices that
dealers find It difacult to get rid Of their
| stock as fast as they otherwise would. 1t
Is true however. that the season. when
game is in greatest demand has not yet
opened 1t seldom being pressing until about
| the Thanksgiving holiday. Then there Is a
demand for game and fowls of all kinds
as well as for such fruits and vegetables
as go to make up the holiday meals. Deal
ers say they never knew game to be so
scarce on the Potomac river as II has been
| this season, gunners down the river ship
ping very little.
1t is stated that SUFFICIENT ducks have
| been on the river to furnish sport for those
| who go cunning merely for sport, but not
| enough for those who make a business OF
killing ducks and other river game for
| market. Some OF those who are interested
| In the sport say that the scarcity of ducks
In market Is partly due to the more strict
| enforcement OF the cunning laws by the
| game wardens' and county officers along the
| river Until recently the pot hunters''
| were able to go upon the water at night
and slaughter the ducks, bus such slaugh-
| tering OF the birds is not done to any ex-
tent.
Activity of Game Wardens.
Game wardens and county officers along
the river are on the alert for such persons,
knowing that under the law they are likely
| to benefit from arrests and convictions
| Despite the precautions that are taken by
the authorities, however. it is declared a
| few 'pot-hunters" take the chances and go
| out az night. A resident of Virginia. who
| makes a business of killing ducks during
| the winter season and shipping the birds 10
| this CITY, recently related an experience
l oil ling
| officer one night last winter He had been
on one of the creeks during the night and
was pursued by the officers. but on ac-
| count of the darkness was able to get
| away When the officers visited his cabin
| he had seven barrels of ducks, but the
] birds had been concealed beneath fish and
when the officers were shown the fish on
| the tops of the barrels they went away
| satisfied.
1t is yet too early in the season to kill
| game in such large quantities. it is stated,
but later In the season it will probably be
attempted. and it may be billed as fish or
| oysters The game now in market is I'm
splendid condition. Malard ducks are
quoted at 81 each; teal. Go cents: black
heads, 80 cents; grouse 81: pheasants. 81 %
and S1.35 cach English pheasants 81. as "A
pair, and Scotch plover, 81 a dozen Rab-
bits are more plentiful than they were last
week. but they are still scarce and higher
| in price than usual. selling at 80 and Is
cents each. Quail are quoted at Is cents
each or "a a dozen. Ortolan are 81 a
dozen.
| 1t is thought that the stringent game
| laws In the states iii this section will great
| ly affect the game markc+ here this winter,
| and IT will also decrease the demand. Many
| applications for permits to shoot game In
the District since the 1st of the month
have been received, but no such permits are
| being issued and the game is therefore,
| not being disturbed.
Large Egg Plants.
Some of the largest egg plants ever seen
here were displayed in market this morn
ing. They were sent here from Florida
and some OF them weighed as much as five
| pounds They were firm and solid and
found ready sale at so cents each. the
smaller ones selling as cheap as 10 cents.
/ These large egg plants" a dealer said,
ARE no trouble to sell. French people are
| very fond of them, and they are willing to
| pay good price when they get what they
want. The large ones are stuffed and
baked.
1t is yet too early for Florida tomatoes,
but California growers are shipping some
| fine ones here. They are selling at 10 cents
| pound. Tomatoes grown in this section
! are about played out. Hothouse cucum-
| bers are more plentiful and selling at
| from 10 to Is cents each Potatoes are
| cheap, and 1t Is said by dealers, this is n
| good time of the season to put away
| supply for the winter. Cabbages are cheap
and plentiful and dealers do not expect they
! will get high enough to be sold by, the pound
this winter Caulifower Is sold at from II
| to 40 cents. Lettuce is getting scarce and
| higher in price.
Florida oranges are being received by
local dealers and they are leading the
fruit market, selling at 35 cents a dozen.
Dealers say they are much better than the
Jamaica stock. being solid and juicy. Grape
| fruit is selling at from to Is cents. Nal
aga grapes are In splendid condition this
| year, the best of them selling at 30 cents
| a pound. 1t Is thought that there will soon
be a scarcity of other grapes and that only
| the Malagas will be left to supply the de-
mand. Apples and pears are plentiful and
| cheap. the prices charged for them being
regulated by the quality of the fruit.
Apples are selling at from 25 to 60 cents a
| peck and pears at about the same prices.
Potomac River Fish Plentiful.
| Potomac river fish are more plentiful and
| in better condition than they have been