Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-12

GOOD SUPPLY OF EATABLES. BUT
PRICES ARE HIGH.
Poor Season for Fruit - Vegetables
Becoming Plentiful-Marine Prod
ucts Scarce BecauHe Of Storm.

While there is a good supply Of eatables
to be had in the local markets tomorrow.
but very few things are low in price.
Bananas are cheap" a dealer in fruits
and vegetables remarked to a Star re-
porter today. but when 1t comes to other
things to eat-well, guess that will do"
Bananas are selling at from to Is cents
a dozen. but other fruits and vegetables
are not SO plentiful or cheap. California
oranges are becoming scarce and higher.
selling at from 40 to 90 cents a dozen.
Apples are selling at from 40 to 80 cents a
peck according to quality. Dealers have
received some of the crop Of strawberries
from North Carolina and they are attract
ing more attention than the berries from
Florida. The former are selling at from 80
to 40 cents and the latter at from 20 to 30
cents. North Carolina berries are making
finer showing than are those from Flor
ida. but the latter, dealers say, are of
better quality at this time of the year.
Grape fruit Is not so plentiful as 1t was
short while ago and higher prices rule,
ranging from 10 to 25 cents.
Vegetables Are Plentiful.
This is a poor season for fruit but vege
tables more plentiful than they were
a short while ago. Cucumbers and toma-
toes from the south present almost good
an appearance as will those that are
grown in this section later.
Tomatoes are exceptionally fine this sea-
son. the supply Is greater than usual and
the prices are about the same dealers
selling them at from 10 to % cents a
pound. Cucumbers are to be had at from
to IL cents each. There has been a
great improvement in the condition of as
paragus during the past week, the vege-
table being much larger and of finer quail
ity. Small punches are selling as cheap
as 10 cents larger punches bringing as
much as 60 cents. Spring peas are selling
q a
bringing 30 cents. Bermuda onions are
quoted at 10 cents a pint, Spanish onions
selling at the rate Of three for 10 cents.
New potatoes are selling at from 20 to %
cents a quarter peck. new beets are 10
cents and new carrots are cents
bunch. New cabbage is more plentiful and
cents old cabbage selling as high as 20
cents a head kale and spinach are more
plentiful and cheaper, the former selling at
20 cents peck and the latter at 80 cents
more plentiful and there Is no scarcity Of
spring onions and radishes.
Marine Products Scarce.
The recent severe storm along the coast
played havoc with the fish market and
made marine products scarce and higher.
Receipts of shad and herring. it is thought.
would have been much larger this week
than they were u week ago, but the storm
made change in the conditions which has
resulted in decrease in the receipts. Shad
are now selling at from 30 cents to 81 each
and herring a % cents bunch. While the
prices charged for shad are regarded as
high, they have been as high other years at
this season, but dealers cannot recall that
herring ever before brought such high
prices so late in the season. A few rock
and perch are being received from the lower
Potomac, the former selling at from 70 to
% cents pound and the latter at Is
cents. The perch are particularly small. 1t
is yet too early for Norfolk spots. but
few croakers have been received by local
dealers and they are selling at Is cents
a pound
Dealers say that the scarcity and high
prices charged for fish has made the oyster
season last longer. the demand for BIZ
valves being greater than it usually is at
this season. Soft crabs are much larger
than those received last week, and the
prices lower. They are not in great
demand when they are so small and dealers
are glad to get rid Of them at lower prices
The prices quoted for them this morning
ranged from IS cents to 81 dozen. Not
many hard crabs have been received since
the severe storm visited the coast and they
are in greater demand than are the soft
crabs. Crab meat and crab fake are plenti-
full, the former selling at 80 cents and the
latter at 40 cents quart sliders and
swapping turtles are plentiful. the former
selling at % and so cents each and the
latter at 10 cents pound. Brook trout
are 10 cents pound
Salt water fish are also scarce because of
the storm, the receipts being much smaller
than they were last week and prices are
consequently no cheaper Frogs are more
plentiful, dealers getting some good-sized
ones from this vicinity and not having to
depend upon frogs from the south to supply
the trade. Southern frogs are larger than
those from this section and are selling for
% cents each. the others selling at the
rate of GO cents pound.
Poultry, Butter and Eggs.
Nothing has occurred during the past
week to decrease the prices charged for
poultry There is big demand for spring
chickens, but dealers able to get only
few OF them other than the chilled or cold
storage stock. Fresh killed spring chickens
are bringing high ~ cents a pound.
the chilled stock selling at % cents. Fowls
are 10 and 20 cents a. pound. ducks 20
and geese 16 cents. Some fresh killed Long
Island ducklings have appeared In the
local market this week and are selling for
% cents pound. There is no game of any
kind to be had at this season and dealers
are supplying squads at 80 cents each in
the place of birds.
There has been practically change in
the butter and egg market since last week.
Butter prices firm and the market Is
without much good stock on hand Eggs
are quoted at 20 cents a dozen. but some
fancy stock is bringing as much quar-
ter, while other eggs are selling as cheap
as Is cents. The meat market is also firm.
prices having shown no decrease during the