Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-25
IN THE LOCAL MARKETS
PUMPKINS CALL TO MIND
THANKSGIVING DINNER.
Malaga Grapes Plentiful and
Oranges Scarce-Ga1ne and Fish.
Chickens Reported Cheap.

/ The plentiful supply of pumpkins in the
! local market brings TO the minds Of the
I shoppers the approach of the Thankssiv-
ing season. There is a striking cont. asst
! between the prices charged for the pie
plant and those for other things essen
tial for the Thanksgiving dinner. Large
pumpkins are being received from grow
ers about this section and are selling at
from 10 TO 20 cents each, the particularly
large ones bringing the higher price.
Cranherr.es have reached the local mar
ket, and dealers are selling them at 10
cents quart, but the price. it is believed,
will advance before Thanksgiving.
Il cannot understand how you can sell
the cranberries for T. cents quart" "A
grower of the berries said to a dealer in
the Center market this morning Il am
growing them, and at this time | am get
tlrg more for my berries by the whole
sale than the price YOU are charging"
Malaga grapes. always in demand dur
ing the holiday season. are much more
plentiful this season than last. and the
price IS corresponding lowe. Last year
they were unusually scarce and soil as
hlgh as 10 cents Il pound but this year
they are selling al 20 cents GRAPES from
Hamburg. Germany, are to be had in the
local markets. the price charged for them
Deihg 20 cents pound. They are ship-
ped here in small boxes. each bunch be-
ing wrapped in cotton. The German fruit
Is two or three times the size of the aver
age malaga grape, and their quality it Is
stated. Is also better Other cranes are
plentiful and reasonable. Dealers are
somewhat disturbed over the prices that
wholesalers are charging for apples and
they fear the prices will advance so much
that they will not be able to handle
say. are bringing as much as $40 a har-
rel, making 1t almost impossible for them
to derive profit from sales
Oranges and Other Fruits.
Dealers say they have not yet received
reliable advices as to the prospective con-
dition of the orange market this winter.
Oranges are exceptionally scarce at this
time. and the prices are correspondingly
high. There are scarcely any oranges SELL
ing at less than 50 cents a dozen, the best
Of the fruit finding ready sale at ST. There
are several varieties of pears on the
benches Of the local markets this week,
ana the prices charged average about 81 a
peck. Peaches are about played out ONLY
few being left, and the prices are high.
New York ounces are being handled by
local fruit dealers, fancy stock selling at
81 a peck.
There seems to be a plentiful supply OF
vegetables in the market and dcalers say
prices are not high when the season of tht.
year is considered. Kale and spina oh are
selling at rs cents a peck. and cabbage AT
from cents to 10 cents a head. New
string beans from the south are selling AT
from 90 cents to 60 cents peck, the vegs-
table that Is grown about here being
scarce at 40 cents peck. New beets are
selling at cents bunch ard carrots are
to be had for 10 cents peck. Lettuce is
more plentiful than 1t was last week
Radishes and spring onions are cheap,
and tomatoes scarce, the season being
about over.
Game and Fish.
A big improvement is noted In me con-
dition of the game and fish market since
the change in the weather, and dea ers
think a little stormy weather will cause
ducks to become more plentiful Reports
from down the Potomac indicate that
there are plenty of ducks along tie water
but gunners are not yet out in full force
1t will probably remain for the POI hunter
to Slaughter the ducks and send sjffic ent
to the local markets to bring down the
prices. Malard ducks are selling at 81
pair, but the demand is not great az
that price. There plenty of rudy
and crow ducks being killed and sent
here. the former Sc ling at from so cents
to 81; the crow ducks selling at 10 cents
each. Ortolan and reed birds are still
to be had in the local markets, but deal
ers will not have them hard much
longer. Ortoan are quoted at $140 a
L.
Squads are selling at 25 and 80 cents
Potomac bass are selling at % cents
pound, not many of them reaching the
local market. 1t is sad that they com
mand better prices in New York and
Philadelphia. and that many of them are
shipped to those cities. Dealers are
getting some fine rock and white perch
from the Potomac. and there Is no scar
city of saltwater fish. Norfolk spots still
being plentiful Fresh picked crab meat
is still to be had at S1.25 a gallon, $3.50
being charged for the flake meat.
Chickens Are Cheaper.
Chickens are actually cheaper, was
the remark made by poultry dealer to
Star reporter this morning. They are
only IS cents pound-chea per than meat
and the decreased price means an in
crease in sales
Turkeys are high. lowever. c5li-sto.agn
stock selling at % cents pound ard
fresh Kill ed spring turkeys bringing 2s
and 30 cents. Dealers say they fear tur-
keys will be high all the winter although
there may be turkeys enough in the wesi
to bring down the price before the holi-
days. Fowls are quoted IL cents and
ducks at is cents pound.
There have been practically no changes
in the butter, egg or meat markets $ nee
last week.