Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-15
PRICES IN LOCAL MARKETS
STORMS ALONG THE COAST AT
Feet SUPPLY OF FISH.
Turkeys Becoming More Plentiful as
Thanksgiving Day Approaches.
Charge for Butter High.

Storms along the coast have affected
the fish market. and the supply OF ma
rine products here is not az large as 1t
would otherwise be. The supply is equal
to the demand. however. and dealers find
but little excuse to increase prices. De-
spite the stormy weather outside. the Po-
tomac river fishermen seem to be making
some fairly good catches for this season
of the year. and Potomac stock Is selling
at reasonable prices. Fine rock from the
Potomac are to be had at from 10 to Is
cents, these prices being cheaper than the
summer prices. Plenty white perch are
also being caught in the Potomac, and
dealers are selling them at 10 cents a
round. They are not large, however. but
the demand is as great as !s the demand
for the larger ones at other seasons.
great many black bass have been caught
in the nets down the river during the past
month, and the prices charged for them
have been cheaper than ever before.
few days ago they sold at 10 cents
pound but they are now bringing 10
cents. Eels find ready sale at D cents
each. the demand for them being great on
account of the number that are smoked
Catfish are also in demand at 1917 cents u
pound
Fresh cod" a dealer remarked to The
Star reporter today, lis fish that is not
fully appreciated by people who think
they know all about the finny tribe. There
is really no fish on the market that is bet
ter for all purposes than is the cod. ana
If properly cooked it Is far better than
more expensive fish
Cod is quoted at 10 cents pound this
week, although 1t frequently sells as low
as 10 cents. Whiting Is the name of a
salt water fish that finds ready sale In
this city. Dealers say 1t is good hsh
~ md ma
a ready seller. Halibut is selling at from
II to 20 cents a pound, and trout are to
be had at from 10 to 10 cents Terrapih
are scarce, dealers obtaining from 81 TO
500 dozen for them. The price of oysters
is about the same that II was at the be-
ginning of the season. Reports from
down the river are to the effect that small
bivaives-the size that cannot be mana en
in the Baltimore market-are SO plenu1u!
and cheap that dredgers do not care TO
handle them, but the larger and choicest
scarce and high.
Game and Turkeys Plentiful.
Game is more plentiful than it was this
time lest year, and prices trltie
higher
1T seems that with the game more
PLENTIFUL" a dealer said, cheaper prices
should prevail, but the increased prices
are caused by the scarcity of last year
Usually there is game enough in cold
storage to run the market part of the
season. but the cold storage stock has
been sold and it is necessary to get in a
supply for the beginning of next season. !
This means the taking of quantities of
game from the market and the consequent
advance in prices.
According to a dea'er there VIII be !
plenty of quail sent here from the south |
this winter, although there are laws in |
most of the states against shipping the |
birds to other markets. Because of these |
laws. he said, shippers have to smuggle
quail out of the stI.r= ~ shipping them |
as produce or billing them as something
other than what they really are. Quail
were quoted at 40 cents each this morn
ing, nearby birds being scarce at that
price. Woodcock are 10 cents each and
plover are selling at 30 cents each. Nal
lard ducks ere to be had for 81 pair,
blackheads 81 and teal co cents each.
Almost everything In the poultry line is
cheaper. Turkeys are becoming more
plentiful as Thanksgiving approaches and
the prices are cheaper than they were
earlier in the season. There are plenty
Of good turkeys to be had at % cents
pound. although some dealers are asking
as much as % cents for choice stock.
EARLY in the season. explained ship.
per, some people shout a scarcity of
turkeys and charge prices accordingly. but
you can say for me that there are plenty
of turkeys in Virginia, and there is not
much likelihood of there being the search
W Inat some persons WOuiu nave the pun
lie believe
Chickens are also plentiful and cheaper,
dealers selling dressed stock at from 16
to 90 cents, Ducks and Long Island duck
lings are selling at the prices they COM
manded a week ago.
Butter Prices High.
Butter prices today married. disap-
pearance of the relief that was in sight
a few days ago. The panic in the money
market decreased prices and gave con-
sumers an idea that they were going to
save money on their purchases of but
ter but quotations have again advanced
and caused retailers to return to the
prices they were charging before the
panic affected the market Dealers pre-
dict that prices will go higher this win
ter than they have for several years. 1t
is said that there Is already big de-
crease in the output in the west, and
dealers say the market will be greatly
affected when the weather gets cold. Eggs
are also high, dealers asking 80 and 40
cents a dozen for them Haulers say
eggs are about as scarce as they have
been for a number of years. but, they
say, cheaper prices are expected before
the Christmas holidays.
There has been practically no change
in the prices of meats, fruits and vegs-
tables during the past week Green
vegetables are Plentiful. and dealers say
prices are reasonable, but fruits are not