Evening star., 1916-03-10
SMALL SUPPLY OF FISH
REPORTED BY DEALERS
Sharp Advance of Prices Over Those
Prevailing Week Ago
Is Noted.
No Advance in Eggs, and Few
Changes Shown in the Meat
Quotations.

Dealers in the markets of the city re
port a scarcity of fish of all kinds and
the prices noted this morning show
sharp advances over those prevailing Il
week ago, but still are not high when
compared with the wholesale market.
Considerable frozen stock is being used
TO aid in meeting the strong Lenten
demand.
Eggs show no advance and all indica
tions point to a lower market in the
coming week-that is, if the weather
warns up to any extent. 1t is stated
that the hens are beginning to lay. but
that warmer weather is needed to bring
the receipts of eggs up to what they
should be. ON the corresponding day
of last year the highest price asked for
eggs in the markets of the city was so
cents dozen, and from that they
ranged down to 20 cents ii dozen
Few Changes in Meat Prices.
But few changes are noted in meat
prices. but they show an advancing
market. Roasting beef ana pork pork
shoulder and corned hams are from
to cents a pound cheaper than last
week.
Increasing supplies of southern toma-
toes have caused a drop in price and
this morning they sold at from 10 to
20 cents pound. a decrease of > cents
Spinach is in demand and is scarce. 1t
has advanced to 90 cents a peck on
many of the benches. Butter is steady
in price in spite of one-cent-a-p pound
advance in the wholesale market and
several of the dealers do not anticipate
Il further advance soon.
Prices prevailing this morning are as
follows:
Hennery. Sc to ioc doz Gathered .,sc to Sc doz
POULTRY.
Chickens. 2ic to - H.. in Is. 70 q 2sc ID
boosters. lie TO 15c H. pair
Turkeys. 32c TO 3sc 10
Best creamery, isc 60 %. .iiUm grades. 3,c 10
oleo, 15c TO SOC lb. Renovated, 81 H.
MEATS
Lamb 22c to SIC ID. Mutt u. Is. To zoe h.
Beef rosst, lsc to 25c Pork chops, 20c 10 :5c
Beefs,eak. &c to s5c Pork hams. 2oc to -.
Beef, stewing 15c to Pork shoulder lie TO
lsc IL. lsc 10.
fSnl. :oc to ioc ID. Smokg,l ham, 1sc to e
ID. smoked shoulder. lie
Baron. sliced. 20 sc H.
Soc IL. Corned ham, ~ to :..c
FISH
Roe shad. Sl.5O 10 Pollock. lOc TO l5c h.
500 each: salmon trout. 2Oc to
Buck shad. Toe each. &c III.
Sea Iass, l-c q i3c 10. Cathsh tsk.nnedl, l2l.c
Herring, Jc 10 each. 10 ljc III.
Ha.iEJt. .uc to 10 10. CLANS. Soc at. or 81 -
Cod. .Uc Ii II hundred.
Flounders, l5c 10 :0c Crab meat, 50c qt.
lb crab flake, 81 gt
spanish mackerel. 20. White perch. I5c to nc
salmon. fresh, s5c 10. seaiiops eo. to zoe qt.
But uttefnsA. i:rgc TO i1c shrimp 20 lb.
Cry trout. lie to lsc Iiaddock. loc to l5c Ii.
Rock &c TO 3oc H. 500 10
Blurnsh, a5e to so h. soft.shyiI CLANS. &c pit,
PRODUCE.
Irisa potatoes, ioc pA. cynlhlnss, SC TO luc
Street potsto-s. 3uc TO each.
a0e Dk ca1A4o~er. l5c To soc
Turnips 81 10 l5c y Tomatoes Ioc to .uc H.
PIX peppers, y 10
Cucumver=. D and iac String beans, 15c to 2uc
Exr plant, I3c to zoe Lsttuee. Sc to I2c head
Carrots. Sc bunch. Ukra 2Oc II.
Spa onions. Sc TO SC Mushrooms, 40c 10 Cos
Berts. SC bunch Celery root. Ioc bunch
Celery Sc TO l0c bunch. CELERY cahnage. l5c ID
Cabbage. Sc and lOc Hubbard squash, DOG 10
head Soc each.
Onions, 1oc Y PIX. Lima tin huI l
Dssheen l2l.c ID. Si.-J PIX.
Rhubarh, los bunch HJtHuuse aspar s,
lunches for 25c. so 10 I5c bUucn
Burr artirhokes, i.,c to Entiye ,lc 900 ID.
2Oc each. Green peas. s. to 50 pk.
FRUITS.
Lemons l5c 10 2jc doL II-n:es. l5c 10 50c doz
Applies lUc to l0c !, l.n,apiles. 2Uc to ~
PIX rdC...
Lines IJc doz Strawberries, .jc to i0c
Pears, fancy, I5c 70 qt.
81 30 doz Cral5erries 1Uc TO l5e
PeaEs. home grown, 2Uc Ut.
TO 23c /. pk. Grape. Malaga. 2Jc TO
Grapefruit, Sc % lOc ioc ID.