Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-17
FL0!W|ERS::F0R EASTER
Display in Local Markets Re-
garded as Elaborate.
WILD BLOSSOMS PLENTIFUL
Necessities and Delicacies for the
Sunday Dinner.
DEALERS QUOTE THE PRICES
Cost of a Quarter of. Spring Lamb,
With Fresh Peas and Mint
Sauce.

benches in the local markets this MORN
! ing. dealers having already made prep
| arations for the Easter display of bios
SONS and potted plants. 1t is expected
that the display tomorrow will be equal
| to that of any past Easter and prices are
| expected to be cheaper. Sales of flowers.
| it is said. have not been brisk during the
| Lcnten season. but dealers hope to reap
| a harvest tomorrow and Sunday.
| Blossoms have been cheaper in this
city this SPRING a dealer remarked to
Star reporter. than for many years. The
New York market has been everstocked
and flowers from that city have helped to
increase the supply here" Wild flowers
are also plentiful.
Necessities and Delicacies.
The appearance of the benches in the
markets today indicated that there will be
no lack of supplies for those who expect
| to celebrate Easter Sunday with a bount-
full supply of necessities and delicacies. \
dinner of spring lamb and peas for Easter
will prove an expensive luxury. the mint
| to go with the sauce being about the only
! feature that is cheap. Mint is ) cents
| 4 bunch.
! "A quarter of lamb will cost from s. to
s.. a butcher explained, and other meats
will be proportionate.y high. While it is
true that lambs are scarce and naturally
| high. it is also true that there is no
scarcity of other meats. although the
| prices are high. Choicest steaks will
bring much ~ cents d pound al
though there are chcape" grades. Pork
products also higher than they were
couple of weeks ago. although hams
| are to be had at from III. to IL cents a
pound. being about the cheapest meats 70:
| the Easter dinner
There is nothing better or more appro
| pirate for an Easter dinner than stuffed
| ham. pork dealer declared. Make
| pockets in the ham and fill them with
| mixture of field cress. onions and condi-
ments. If the ham is boncd it is still
| better and easier TO cook
Poultry Always in Demand.
Poultry is always in demand at the
Easter season. Turkeys are much higher
| than usual. dealers charging ID cents
pound for the best. although there are
some that will be sold as low as 20 cents
Fresh-killed broilers are selling at SID
pair. the chilled ones bringing 30 cents
a pound. Frying chickens are to be had
at - and 30 cents d pound; roasting
chickens at ~ and - cents; capons. -,
cents: ducks, 20 cents. and long Island
ducklingS. - cents.
Even Potomac shad. the leader in the
sca-food market is high due to the great
demand and short supply. but dealer
ventured the opinion that cheaper prices
will prevail next week. Roe shad sold
this morning for 81. the roe alone bring
ing 40 cents. Melt ,shad were quoted at
80 cents. Dealers said that but, few rock
or bunch fish are coming from the Po-
tomac Fisheries. Rock is selling at Is
and 70 cents a pound. and perch at 10 and(
10 cents Salt water fish are fairly plen-
tiful and about the usual prices, prevail.
Spanish mackerel at IL and 20 cents a
pound. sturgeon at 20 cents and salmon
steaks at % cents a pound find ready
sale at this season.
Soft and Hard Crabs.
North Carolina shippers are supplying
local dealers i'll marine products with soft
crabs. They are not large, but the de-
| mand is great at 30 and - cents a Dozen
| Hard crabs are becoming more plentiful
and an improvement in their condition is
| likely to come with warmer weather.
They are selling at p cents a dozen, and
| are in demand. Crab meat and crab fake
| are also in demand, the former selling at
| so and the latter at 30 cents quart.
Live Holsters arc 80 cents pound. and
frogs are quoted at 20 and 30 cents each.
There will be no difficulty getting sup
| plies of fruits and vegetables for the
Easter dinner, the supplies of vegetables
| being almost equal to that during the
| summer season., dealer In the Center
market said to a Star reporter and
considering the season of the year, the
prices not high.
| The quantity of Strawberries in the
| markets this morning was sufficient to in
dictate that the berries are being gathered
in this section. Dealers were selling good
berries at - cents a box. 20 cents being
asked for the best ones, and it is likely
| that they will be still cheaper tomor-
| row.
Apples and oranges were plentiful this
| morning, oranges selling at from 70 10 20
| cents d dozen and apples at 80 cents a
| peck. Good apples are more plentiful
now than they were month ago, deal
| ers say, and they are also cheaper. Pine
| apples are more plentiful and in better
condition, the prices ranging from - to
| 40 cents. Lemons and bananas are plen-
| tiful and cheap. the former selling at
| from 10 to ~ cents dozen and the best
! OF the latter at 10 cents
Some Things Are Cheap.
Kale is about the cheapest thing that
! is to be found in market, selling at 20
cents a peck, while spinach is to be had
| for u cents. Asparagus is being received
| in large quantities from the Carolinas
while several small shipments have been
received from Norfolk. The prices charged
| range from 10 to 80 cents bunch ac-
| cordng to size and quality. Green and
| wax beans are plentiful. at Ii cents
/ quart box new peas selling at $1.O0
peck. Tomatoes are plentiful at ~ and
l. cents pound and there are plenty of
icucumbers. beets, eggplants, rhubarb and
other early vegetables to be had at prices
tina. dealers consider reasonable. Mush-
rooms are quoted at 15 cents pound.
Almost every shopper in the local mar
kets will want eggs tomorrow. A num-
| Der of the haulcrs reached the Center
market this morning with large quantities
| of eggs and many of the Easter buyers
were there getting their supplies. Eggs
| were retailing at from II to % cents
dozen, the latter price being charged
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