Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-11
FISH AND CRABS
HARD TO OBTAIN
But Few Changes Noted in the
: Retail Prices of Vegetables,
Meats and Fruits.

Few changes of any kind were noted
in the retail prices for vegetables. fruits,
meats and sea food at the Center Mar
ket today. practically all the items re-
naming at last weeks quotations.
By reason of the lateness of the ar
rival of the Norfolk boat. the supply Of
should have locked about o'clock in
the morning, but was delayed In leaving
Norfolk and Old Point because Of heavy
shipments of freight and accordingly did
not reach this city until 10 o'clock this
morning. There were no soft shell crabs
to be had this morning at any price.
Dealers declared that bad weather along
the lower river and bay was responsible
for the scarcity.
Following were todays prices in guam
titles to suit the average houSekeeper IN
the vegetable line: Potatoes. 80 to 40
cents a peck; beets, cents bunch;
cabbage, 8 and 10 cents head; carrots
cents bunch; turnips. D cents bunch;
onions. two punches for ) cents; toma-
toes home grown, 15 cents a pound or
two pounds for % cents; lettuce. and 10
cents a head: parsley, cents a ounch,
celery, 10 and Is cents a bunch. egg
plant 10 and 10 cents each; summer
squash, > cents each: cress, cents a
box; radishes, cents bunch; sweet
corn 90 cents a dozen: peas, 70 cents a
quarter peck: string beans, 10 cents a
quarter peck. cucunbers. cents each or
3 for 10 cents: sweet peppers, cents
each or three for 10 cents. Asparagus
has entirely disappeared from the stands
Watermelons Slightly Higher.
Cantaloupes are to be had at 10 and
Is cents each. For the fine, big.
sweeter variety % cents is asked.
Watermelons are slightly higher. good
ones bringing so cents. Peaches are
selling at 90 to 90 cents a pan, while
plums bring 10 cents for a like guam
tity or 10 cents a small box. New apples
are quoted at so cents a peck Black
raspberries are selling at 20 cents
quart reds at 20 cents quart and
branch berries from 10 to 20 cents.
Cherries of the fine eating type are
quoted at Zoe box, red currantS, 10
cents. and gooseberries. 20 cents.
Oranges are very high, good ones
bringing 81 a dozen. Pineapples were
plentiful at Is and 20 cents each Red
bananas We're selling at 10 cents a
dozen and the plain variety at 20 cents.
Lemons are quoted at 35c dozen and
lines at IS cents a dozen. Grapefruit,
the season for which is about over, are
at 20 cents each.
Meat Prices Are Unchanged.
The prices for meats are on the same
level that they have maintained for some
time past The wholesale prices for veal
and lamb are slightly advanced, but no
changes have yet been made in the re-
tail figures. Prices for poultry were the
same as last week.
Sea food prices We're quoted today as
follows: Sturgeon. D cents pound; blue
fish, 10 cents pound; rockfish, 20 cents
a pound: sea trout, 121a cents pound;
brook trout, 81 pound: butterfish, 10
cents a pound: sea bass. 12la cents a
pound: black bass, - cents pound; hal
ibut, 20 cents a pound. fresh cod, 10
cents a pound; crab meat. 30 cents a
quart and clans, 81. % a gallon.
No changes were noted in the prices
for butter. The best Elgin is selling at
IS and Az cents a pound. Renovated but
ter is quoted at s.5 cents. Strictly fresh
eggs are quoted at 80 cents dozen and
nearby country eggs, % cents dozen