Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-26
! THE LOCAL MARKETS
SMALL PROFIT IN COLD STORAGE
| EGGS.
Plenty Of Fish Of Fine Quality Being
Received-Good Prices for
Poultry and Game.

Packers who put away eggs last fall are
not repeating their experience of year
ago. when they sold their storage eggs at
PROFIT of from 81 to "A case. The stock
that Ii on hand at this time L. being dis
posed OF at q loss II Ii stated, and indica-
lions point to the loss Of the immense pro-
fts OF year ago. Efforts are now being
made by some OF the larger packers to get
rid of their stock. 1t is stated, and they
are Offering the eggs at figures far below
what 1t cost to put them away last sum-
mer and fall. Storage eggs were quoted
at as low IL cents in Chicago yesterday
and IA cents In this city. Fresh eggs sold
as low as IS cents last week, but there
has been an increase of 2 cents a dozen on
them since then. The increase. It is stated.
will not greatly affect the retail price, how
ever. and dealers are selling them at d
cents dozen. Some extra fancy and
cents. Storage eggs are being offered at 20
cents by retailers and keat eggs are to be
had for Is cents a dozen. Farmers who
had practically no eggs to haul this time
in large quantities Dealers who are famii-
lar with the condition OF the market think
that eggs will go no higher this season I'M
less weather conditions undergo COM
plete change.
1t is said that packers who put away
butter are also experiencing difficulty In
getting rid of their stock at a profit. Some
of them, 1t Is said. will probably have to
carry some of their stock over until the
next season or dispose of 1t at remarkably
low figures. There is a scarcity of extra
fine fresh butter. however. and dealers do
not find 1t easy matter to get enough
of this kind Of the dairy product to supply
their trade. The prices for prime quality
butter are the same as they were last
week.
Fish and Sea Food.
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fine fish for the local market and the fine
quality causes an increase In the demand
for family consumption. Frozen Ash from
northern waters are not in such great de-
mand now as they were a short time ago.
the fresh stock from the Potomac and other
nearby streams taking their places. Bass.
rock, perch and pickerel are being received
from the nets along the river below Alex
andria. the shipments OF bass and perch
having shown a great increase during the
past week. Rock fish are not plentiful
and sell at from Is to 80 cents pound the
latter price being charged for boiling rock.
Bass are bringing from Is to 90 cents. ac-
cordfng to size, and white perch are 10
cents pound. Yellow perch are selling at
10 cents, and are regarded by some OF the
dealers IS being equal to the white perch at
this season. Shad are not as cheap as they
were short time ago. but the fish that are
coming from North Carolina are larger and
more attractive than those that were sent
here from Florida earlier In the season.
Roe shad were sold at $50 each this morn
ing and bucks brought 90 cents No her
ring have yet appeared in market.
Poultry and Game.
There is a scarcity OF game and poultry
and prevailing prices are not very low.
Turkeys are selling at 20 cents pound for
the smaller ones and Is cents for the larger
ones. Young chickens are not very plenti-
f,,I
cents pound for them Broilers are scarce
at % cents pound. The supply of wild
ducks and game is running low, but the
demand for them is on the wane and their
absence from the market will not greatly
diSap pOtnt the dealers. Quail are scarce at
30 cents each, dealers being unable to get
any except a few from North Carolina.
None of the heavy shippers in the west will
fill orders. 1t is thought that there Will be
no quail in the local market long before the
close of the long season. The season is al
ready closed in most of the states. but local
dealers have until the 10th of March.
Berries and Vegetables.
Strawberries have not been so plentiful
during the past week and dealers were ask
ing IS cents quart for them this morning.
Florida pineapples are plentiful and cheap,
selling at from Is to 80 cents, and oranges
are also still plentiful and cheap. Spring
rhubarb from Florida finds ready sale at
two punches for . cents. String beans
have become scarce and high, but almost
everything else in the vegetable line is rea-
sonable.
The receipts of fresh fish from the Po-
tomac river and other sources by the deal
ers at the wholesale fish market on the
wharf this morning were rather light and
the demand was not heavy. Prices show
but few changes from those of last week
and range as follows: For bass. PFC per
pound; yellow perch. large. 25c. to soc. per
bunch; small, 10c. to 15c. per bunch: black
catfish. 2oc. to soc. per bunch; white perch,
large. 12c to 14c. per pound; medium, &c.
to 10c. per pound, and small. 10c. to 25c.
per bunch; river mullets, 15c. to Use. per
bunch; green pike, Sc. TO &c. per pound:
salmon trout. 12c. per pound; Florida shad,
roes. T5c. each: bucks, 40c. each; sheephead.
Sc per pound; rock, boilers. 2Oc per pound;
medium. Zoe. to 15c. per pound; pan, 10c.
to he. per pound, and green Writings, 4l1c.
per pound.
Twenty-three vessels, all with oysters
aboard. were lying at the 18th street wharf
market this morning, and each vessel has
aboard about 800 bushels of either Potomac
stock or from the Eastern shore The de-
raaud for tha she'll fish was light nd tbay