Evening star., 1924-03-25
FORESEE REDUCED
!: PRICES FOR FISH
Local Dealers Expect Change
by Friday-Eggs and PouI-
- try Quotations.


PREDICTION that a reduction in. the
prices now obtaining on the fish mar
ket would be noted by Friday of this
week was made today at the mu-
hlcipal fish wharf. Scarcity of the
product due to recent winds and
storms has held the prices unusually
nigh, but dealers look for "a good
sprinkle" of fish with the arrival
or a Baltimore boat, which will bring
In collections Of fish from points to
the south of Wa asbinGton. Encourage
ment was given the market With the
arrival of few, shad from Old Point
and nearby points. Roe vas quoted
at 45 to AS cents pound and buck.
a so to 81 cents. Prices for other
fish remain about the same as quoted
in The Star few days ago.
Current receipt eggs in wholesale
lots brought some commission mer-
chants 81 cents dozen today, while
others claimed 2l to % cents Tor
fresh candled nearby eggs. Smaller
lots brought cent or more higher.
eggs from % TO 20 cents a dozen
Dressed. Poultry Waning.
Dressed poultry was declared 10 he
waning with the exception of ship
nents from killing plants which sent
in thetr products refrigerated. Live
poultry. hens. were liberal in receipts.
but the demand was light, Prices
varied a tribe. some quoting at 20
to c6 and others 26 to 90. Turkeys
arc about off the market. \ few
priced at so to 80 cents apiec" FOR
young and 35 cents apiece for old.
Calves were 13 cents with a weaker
tenGency in some quarters.
Fresh and smoked meats were firm,
good supplies being on hand and a
moderate demand. Prices virtually
were unchanged.
Tie banana market dropped to $50
for the inside" hut lunches of ex-
cellent quality and condition brought
about 81.
Vegetable Market Features.
As reported by the bureau of agri-
cultural economies of the Depart
meut OF Agriculture, the vegetable
market today follows:
Apples-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate: market steady. Bar
rels. Maryland. Virginia and West
, saps, 5.50a6.O0; few. ESQ; Ben Davis
Nand Ganos. 3.OOaS.5O; "a inches up,
Winsaps, 800. Correction-Yester-
days reported Stayman Winesaps
shonld have read WireSaps. New
York. \ 2i2 Inch Bald wins. 4.00a4.50.
Boxes, Washington and Oregon. me
dunn to large sizes. extra fancy
Winesaps.- 2.50a 2.6I: StsSman Wine
saps. 3.25: some ripe decayed. l.50a
zoo; Delicious. 4.o0a4 "a; combination
F..fI AfaxH-
towns, most 2.23: Washington and
Idaho. medium to large size, fancy
Romes. 1.T5a2.00.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS light; demand
light; market fairly steady: Caiifor-
mia, green. punched. large size. S.J0a
800; medium size, 7.5OaS.00 Cab
bage-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate: new stock. Florida. ! /.
bushei hampers. pointed typs, e.o0a
> 25;-most;S 225: Texas. bulk, per Ton,
fat type. 6S 00a 600. CeIerN-Sup-
plies moderate: demand moderate:
market steady: Florida 10-,nch
crates golden Seif-blanching. in the
rough, four 30 six dozen stalks. 4.0e
a4.2J! few 40: two and half TO
three dozen. 8 S50a4.00.
Supplies Mostly Light.
Lettuce-Supplies moderate. demand
good, market firm; California. crates
Iceberg type, doz., mostly $50 doz.,.
5.00a,5 so. Onions--Supplies moderate,
demand light, market fairly steady :
New York. Ohio and Michigan. 100-ib.
sacks. yellow varieties! No. l. 2.25a
80; small sizes. 200. Potatoes-Sup-
plies moderate. demand moderate. mar
ket firm :: Michigan. hob. sacks. Rus
set rurals. United States No. /, 250a
2.75 per sack New York, i50-lb. sacks,
round whites. United States No. !. most
ly 500 per sack. Spinach-Supplies
moderate, demand moderate market
slightly weaker; Texas. bu. baskets.
l.15a1.S5.
Quotations on sweet Potatoes.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies light. demand
moderate, market firm: North Carolina.
cloth-top stave barrels. yellow VARIETIES.
No. !, 7.50aS.00: white vans. j.50a6. 90.
mostly COO: Georgia. bu. crates. Porto
Ric4ns No. /. . 80 String beana.-Sup-
plies light. market fairy steady; Florida.
s blu, hampers. green best. 5.00a5.l0
fair quality. .n9a4. 30. .Peppers-Supp!ies
moderate. market steady Florida. L.
hu. hampers. fAnc9, i.6t; crates choice.
800. Eggplant-Supplies light. market
steady Florida pepper. crates, No. /.
450a9. .O0 No. 2, 3.00a3.50. Tomatoes
Florida. SKIES, ripes and turning wrap
ped, best, fancy, count 3.50a3.75: choice.
count, 2.50a2.75: ordinary quality. 1.50
a2.50. rawberries-Supplies light
market firm; Florida. refrigerators,
mostly 65 per qt.
tars on Track at AM Today.
Apples. Washington, 1 Virginia.
freight; 20 barrels, Maryland express:
. broken and 4 unbroken cars on
track. Cabbage. / unknown freight;
Q broken and unbroken cars on
track. Celery. > Florida, freight: 4
broken and l unbroken cars on track.
Potatoes. ; Michigan, freight; II bar
rels. Virginia, boat. II broken and 8
unbrokeu cars on track. Lettuce. !
California, freight; Sc crates. Florida
express; 5 broken cars on track
Grapefruit, 4 broken cars on track.
Oranges, Florida, freight; 3 broken
and 10 Unbroken cars on track.
onions, 1 Michigan, / Ohio, freight: l
unbroken car on track. Tomatoes, .
Florida, freight; 4 broken and ] un-
broken car on track. Carrots, |
broken car on track. Caulifower.
broken cars on track. i; String beans,
1865 baskets, Florida express. Egg,
plants 56 crates, Florida, express.
Peppers, IS crates. Florida express.
Spinach, 25 baskets, South Carolina
express: . broken cars on track Mix
ed vegetables. l unknown freight: >
broken and / unbroken cars on track.
Mixed fruit, Florida, freight; .
broken and l unbroken cars on track.
Strawberries. z refrigerators, Florida
express. Kale, 303 barrels. Virginia,
boat Brussels sprouts. Is crates,
New York express. Cucumbers, 2h
crates. Florida express. Bananas. 3 un-
known freight; g. unbroken. cars on
track. @--,.~ ..
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