The Washington herald., 1915-12-10
STORMS CAUSE
FISH SCARCITY
Oysters and Other Seafood
Plentiful, Say Local
Food Merchants.
EGGS WILL ADVANCE
EGGS WILL ADVANCE
slump in Trading Following Thanks.
giving Does Not Worry Mar
kel Dealers.

\ si;t.nD ia market trading. preceding
brisk business forecast for thc middle of
December and tire Christmas period, was
surYere.; by dealers H. food supplies this
week. The falling Cf in business Is not
Of 2 scr.ors nature. and Is taken to be
merely an aftermath o: Thanksgiving
buying.
S'old :r.I rath.r stormy weather along
the northern coast line has resulted in a
sharp decrease III supplies of fish. Oysters
and other sea-food caught in the bay
region are plentiful
Sloops of oysters arrive at Washington
docks every day. The beds are said t.
contain unlimited supplies and produce
what dealers declare is an' oyster Of the
best quality they have had for years
il Is doutful il the quotation on the bi-
valve will be lowered for Christmas din
ners although IL Is predicted the markets
may have capacity OF the shell food
A higher price for eggs il predicted by
dealers if the present cold and CLOUDY
weather continues. Such weather Is a
check on the laying Of eggs. dealers say.
ESgs now are quoted at forty to nifty
cents dozen for the best products.
Meat prices fuctuated in wholesale mar
kets but retail quotations were unaf-
fccted FirstSrade OF steaks are quoted
at from twenty-five to twenty-eight cents
a pound and first grade roasts at twenty
two to twenty-five cents pound Sec
cnd grade steaks are selling for eighteen
to twenty-four cents a pound and fifteen
to twenty cents is asked for second grade
roasts- Pork prices are stable.
Prices OF Foodstu6s.
Quotations announced yesterday are:
EGGS.
Heunery drz, soa5o Gathered. doz.. 20.
Southern. doz - St'ragc, uoa ~
IL,
Rr,t crramery H. sSaio Medium. Ib.. Is.
Rrpvyatel H. % OHIO. H.. l5aD
POULTRY
Chrkcns, H.. Rnosters H.. Is.
turkeys h.. . Broilez, H., 3
Hens. H.. % heats. each ".
'''' VEGETABLES.
Potatoes. l4pk. 70. Sweet potatoes. l+pk-. a
Rldishes bunch , Lettuce hean. l~s.
I,ccrv bunch salp Onions bunch for 4
Cucimbers. 5ss. THuIpH. l-fpk. ~
String beans. qt.. IA Tofnatoes' H. 4.
Spinach. hpk.. Is
bananas doz.. l5a2j. GraIehuit. Ssl0
Aprlrs. l4-rk. IS Lemons. doz-. ljAZ.
Alligator lears. each. D. PineapTieS. each, oa2'
Grapes. Ib.. Is. Oranges, doz. l5a75.
MEATS
Roast veal Ib.. 2oa5 Hamburger. b.. Iss,.
Veal chops. H. 25a30. Beef liver. ID. T..
Corn-fCd beef. in roast, ChCps. H.. iah
IL csaS Calf liver. h.. As0.
Curn-fed beef in steak. .Bscap. pioce. In. 2
IL, c5aas. Smoked ham h.. lsA2o.
tirassfcd beef. in roast, Sausasr. H..
10 .sacU Mutton, H.. Ha,S.
t;riss led heel in steak Mutton. stexinE. per
10. lss2i h.. lz=al5
Mixed cattle, in roast, Bacon sliced. h.. 8.
n T.s5 Lamb. yearling. per
Mixed cattle. in steak. ILL.,. LAS.
H. lials Roast pork. h.. l5Als.
ro-k shouIde- H. -iaIs. Ecrned beef h. i5als.
FISH.
sea bass H. Is ElGefsh. Ib.. 9a5.
Cod Ib. Is Ruiterf.h. lb. ~
SaIm,sl Ib . Grab Take. qt.. %.
Trout H. I0a!5. Halibut. h., ..
White Ierch. H.. Gals Oysters. qt. s9aio
S7ani..l mack rel H.. >. FiouTdeE. h.. l2't.
Iians. qt - TilfSsh. ID, IL
Sh::rrp. Ib q White bait. -