Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-19
IN THE'LOCAL MARKETS
BIG SUPPLY OF POTOMAC BASS
AND WHITE PERCH.
"Between Seasons" With Fruit and
Poultry Dealers-Eggs Are
High in Price.

High in Price.
Local dealers in game express the hope
that the present northeast wind win make
itself felt on the Chesapeake bay and its
tributaries to the extent of causing wild
ducks to move. The mild weather has re-
tarded the work of the gunners and made
wild ducks unusually scarce. Some few
ducks have been killed on the lower Poto-
mac and Chesapeake bay. but dealers are
depending almost entirely upon the chilled
stock for their supplies.
with few days of blustery weather." a
dealer remarked today, the ducks will be-
gin to fly and the gunners will have some
good sport During the latter part of
September and the first part of October we
usually experience some weather that Is
rough enough to start the ducks, burt this
year the storms seem to have touched
places where there were no ducks to start.
1t seems reasonably certain. however, that
by next week there will be some ducks COM
ing from this section"
Some redheads and teal are being re-
ceived by the local dealers, but the receipts
are limited and ample to supply the de-
mand. The former are selling at $3.50 a
pair and the latter at 60 cents each. Reed
birds and ortolan are still plentiful and in
good condition, selling at the rate Of 81 a
dozen Biackbirds are quoted at 40 cents.
Squads are plentiful and in demand at Is
cents each, being used to supply the de-
fciency caused by the scarcity of game
Bass and White Perch.
While game from the Potomac has not
OF fish has greatly improved. and dealers
are now able to furnish genuine Potomac
bass and fine white perch.
"a big white perch caupbt In tho poto,,o,
Is luxury" a dealer in marine products
explained. 1T has been long while since
we have had many big white perch, but
we pave them now and they are as fine as
Potomac"
1t was stated that the perch are being
caught In the creeks down the river, mostly
In small nets. They are more plentiful
tnan they have been for a long while. The
largest of them are selling at Is cents a
pound, the smaller ones selling at 1914 cents
Potomac bass are bringing % cents pound,
some OF the smaller ones being sold at
North Carolina. similar to the plymouth
bass that are being caught in the Potomac,
are also quoted at 20 cents. They are much
larger than the Potomac fish and the color
are to be had this season, dealers having
received and disposed of their last stock
Hard crabs are still obtainable, but the
demand has decreased and there has also
Frogs in Plenty.
Frogs ought to prove an attraction in
the marine product line" one of the dealers
said today. There are plenty of them
In market. and, although they are not large
there Is no doubt about the quality of the
meat"
The frogs are selling at 50 cents pound
Crab meat and crab fake are still to be
he da6
the fall. Sheepshead, bluefsh and salmon
trout are quoted at Is cents pound. Cat
fish and cells are also In demand, and the
prices charged for them are trife higher
than usual HOLSTERS are plentiful and In
demand at 80 cents pound Salmon steaks
are % cents a pound and halibut is selling
at 20 cents.
Between Seasons for Fruit
1t Is about between seasons with the
fruit and poultry dealers, but they are still
receiving good supplies of most kinds of
fruits and vegetables. Peaches and toma-
toes are scarce and high, but most other
fruits and vegetables are still fairly plenti-
full. The season for peaches and tomatoes
is fast coming to a close. There are no
southern peaches to take the place Of the
stock from this section, and 1t is too early
for southern tomatoes. Tomatoes were SELL
ing this morning at from to Is cents a
pound the frost several nights ago having
blighted the vegetable and prevented the
tomatoes on the vines from ripening. The
larger Of the green tomatoes that were
gathered before the heavy frost visited this
section have been wrapped in paper and
put away to ripen.
1T is easy matter to have tomatoes
from now until the Christmas holidays"
would purchase the larger Of the green
vegetable and put them away in sawdust
or paper they will find that they will ripen
as the season progresses and they will not
rxyffh tha,, H.
used"
Depending Upon Distant Growers.
Dealers are already depending upon
northern, western and southern growers for
supplies. They are getting grapes from
California, celery from Michigan, cucum-
bers from Long Island and Boston and egg
plant and string beans from Florida Flor
ida growers also shipping some fine
oranges to this section. and dealers say
they are cheaper than usual for SO early in
the season. They are quoted at from rs
70 90 cents. Lemons are still scarce. high
and Of poor quality, retailing at 80 cents a
dozen. Malaga grapes selling at 10 and
20 cents. and Tokays sell at from 10 to Is
cents. California plums. grape fruit and
pineapples are also to be had.
Florida elephants are purchasable at
from 20 to Is cents; string beans are Is
cents a quarter peck, and lima beans are Is
cents a quart. Hot-house mushrooms are
yet cheap, selling at 90 cents q pound Cab
bage, spinach. cress. lettuce, radishes and
other such vegetables that are grown in this
section are plentiful and cheap. Cucumbers
are bringing from 5 to 10 cents each.
Hens on a Strike.
Hens have stopped laying and eggs are
higher" was the remark made
by dealer in butter and eggs today. II
don't knew what has come over the hens
this fall, but something has happened to
cause them to go on a strike and the I'M
fortunate part Of 1t is that dealers are ex-
periencing trouble in getting enough fresh
stock to supply their trade. One hauler
from whom usually get two or three crates
Of eggs each week came to the city this
week with only three cases instead of hav-
ing fifteen or twenty cases, his usual num-
Der. He told me that he Travelled about
twenty miles around the country and got
only ninety dozen eggs where he should
have gotten more than 400 Dozen"
There has been an increase of cents
a dozen in the wholesale price of eggs
since last week, and retailers find it neces-
sary to make corresponding advance. The
prices quoted today range from 80 to 35
cents a dozen. Unless there is an improve
ment shown in the market some Of the
dealers think eggs will bring higher prices
this winter than last year.
1t was said this morning that there had
been no change of any consequence in the