Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-01
PLANT OF MARKET PATRONS
PRICES REMAIN HIGH IN THE
LOCAL STALLS.
Meats Way Up, Fish Slightly Adj
vanced-vegetables Plentiful
and Somewhat Cheaper.

FAtrOnS OF the local InafketS nave hot
yet experienced much reliof In the matter
Of prices. and complaints are still heard.
Usually buyers are able to get some cheap
meat. but now the more inferior stock 10
only trifie lower than the higher grades
and dealers do not care to handle It be-
cause OF the close margin.
II paid more for my meats this morn
ing" said a retailer to g. Star reporter
today, than ever before. / have heard
of 1t being high before. but this morn
ing the prices We're very much up
,Porterhouse steak is quoted at 80 cents
a pound. some of the highest grades OF
beef selling at even a higher price. Sir
loin steak is % cents a pound and other
steaks, rOasts. boiling and stewing beef
is nothing cheap In the poultry line.
Fresh killed broilers are selling at 40
cents a pound and they find ready sale at
the advanced price. 1t Is not an unusual
thing for them to bring such price,
but it Is unusual for the price to remain
at such figure for so long a time. Chill
ed brOilers are 30 cents pound. the price
charged for capOns.' Turkeys and Long
Island ducklings are quoted at 20 cents.
ducks 20 cents and fowls IL cents a
pound. SQUADS are to be had at the rate
or from S. to $3.50 dozen.
E1Su Ouc6p6T xudu G0SdI.
Fish are not as cheap as they usually
are at this season. although they are
much cheaper than meat Large roe shad
are to be had for Is cents and the bucks
are quoted at from 5j to 30 cents. The
large roe shad weigh from five to seven
pounds. and the roe finds ready sale at
IS cents. II Is believed by dealers In
the market that shad will not be so plen-
that
seaAcn will be shorter than usual. Herring
are cheap. Crabs are In greater demand
now than they were couple or weeks
ago. and they are larger and in better
condition. Soft crabs are getting larger
as the season advances. but the size of
the shell fish does not necessarily in
crease it's price. Prices this morning
ranged from 20 to 10 cents a dozen. Crab
meat and crab flake find ready sale at
this season. the warm weather increasing
the demand for it, The meat is quoted
at 10 cents a quart cheaper than the
fake.
frogs from North Carolina, the largest
they have received this season, and are
selling them at $3.50 and So dozen
Swapping turtles are plentiful at 121a
cents a pound. Sturgeon is scarce and
the demand for 1t exceeds the supply.
Last week local dealers had enough to
smoke some of 1t for the trade. Fresh
sturgeon sells at 20 cents a pound, ~
cents a pound being the price charged
for the smoked fish. Saltwater fish are
fairly plentiful and prices are about the
same as usual, but no cheaper.
Vegetables Plentiful.
Vegetables are more plentiful and
cheaper. Kale and spinach are still
plentiful and cheap, being about the
cheapest commodities. Lettuce, spring
onions and radishes are also plentiful
and cheap. Peas and string beans are
cheaper. than they have been. dealers sell
ing them at 10 cents quart box. To-
matoes are plentiful and cheaper. choice
stock selling at 10 cents a pound. and
cucumbers at 5 cents each. Pineapples.
apples. oranges and bananas are in fair
supply and prices reasonable. Straw
berries have been more plentiful this
week and cheaper, dealers being able to
sell good fruit at from 10 to Is cents a
box.
There has been but little change in the
butter and egg market during the past
week. Eggs are selling at from 1S to -
cents a dozen. and are not SO plentiful as
they were a month ago. Butter Is quoted
at from 80 to IS cents